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EPA releases draft Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program and Grant Guidelines

Posted Thu, 2012/11/15 - 3:53pm by RCAP

EPA has released draft Nonpoint Source Program and Grants Guidelines for States and Territories for review and comment. The revised guidelines provide states and territories with a framework to use section 319 Clean Water Act grant funds to effectively implement their state nonpoint source management programs. The guidelines provide updated program direction, an increased emphasis on watershed project implementation in watersheds with impaired waters, and increased accountability measures.

Government Accountability Office affirms federal arrangement of EPA and USDA programs for water infrastructure funding

Posted Wed, 2012/10/31 - 2:42pm by RCAP

A new report finds that no duplication at the federal level exists among the programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provide drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funding to small, rural communities.

Rural grants available

Posted Thu, 2012/09/20 - 12:10pm by RCAP

THE LAURA JANE MUSSER FUND wants to encourage collaborative and participatory efforts among residents in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns and regions in a number of civic areas including, but not limited to: economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public space improvements, and education.

PRIORITY IS PLACED ON PROJECTS THAT: