{"id":5464,"date":"2025-05-01T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/?p=5464"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:02:00","slug":"rural-community-assistance-partnership-incorporated-awarded-17-million-from-epa-to-strengthen-rural-and-tribal-wastewater-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/rural-community-assistance-partnership-incorporated-awarded-17-million-from-epa-to-strengthen-rural-and-tribal-wastewater-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated Awarded $17 Million from EPA to Strengthen Rural and Tribal Wastewater Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Vital federal investment supports organization\u2019s work in underserved communities nationwide<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) has been awarded $17 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the agency\u2019s Rural, Small and Tribal Clean Water Technical Assistance Grant Program. The funding supports RCAP\u2019s ongoing mission to deliver training, guidance and resources to rural regions across the nation with water infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited to work with EPA to further the capacity building efforts of rural and tribal utilities across the nation,\u201d said RCAP CEO Olga Morales-Pate. \u201cAs a national leader in rural wastewater technical assistance, RCAP is positioned to continue to provide customized assistance to small utilities, particularly those who need it most. We appreciate and support EPA\u2019s commitment to improve the quality of life of those who call rural America home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This award is part of EPA\u2019s broader effort to help communities overcome longstanding wastewater challenges, particularly in underserved and overburdened areas. The technical assistance programs supported through Treatment Works cover a range of support areas, from navigating complex funding programs to helping towns maintain water system compliance, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Using this vital federal investment, RCAP will continue to work with rural communities to ensure they have the tools and guidance needed to improve their water infrastructure and foster long-term prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about RCAP\u2019s mission and impact, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcap.org\">www.rcap.org<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) is a national network of nonprofit partners working to provide technical assistance, training, resources, and support to rural communities across every state, the U.S. territories, and Tribal lands. Through RCAP\u2019s regional partners, more than 350 technical assistance providers (TAPs) build long-term, trusted relationships with thousands of communities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/informedinfrastructure.com\/100639\/rural-community-assistance-partnership-incorporated-awarded-17-million-from-epa-to-strengthen-rural-and-tribal-wastewater-systems\/\">Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated Awarded $17 Million from EPA to Strengthen Rural and Tribal Wastewater Systems<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/informedinfrastructure.com\">Informed Infrastructure<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vital federal investment supports organization\u2019s work in underserved communities nationwide Washington, D.C.\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0The Rural Community [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5464"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5465,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5464\/revisions\/5465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}