Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project Inc

HHS RCD - SERCAP

SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT OCS-RCD WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT 2015

CSBG/RCDAP WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM T &TA

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,700,000 TO THE SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT, INCORPORATED (SERCAP). THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER (EFC) AT SERCAP. THE EFCS WILL PROVIDE FINANCE-RELATED TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND ANALYTICAL STUDIES TO HELP REGULATED PARTIES DEVELOP SOLUTIONS RELATED TO ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION; PRE-AWARD WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND POST-AWARD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND TRIBES WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S (EPA) REGION 4. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE STATE REVOLVING FUND (SRF) CLEAN WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THROUGH THE WATER EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (WETAP) PROJECT.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN ALL EIGHT SOUTHEAST STATES. THEY WILL PROVIDE MULTI-STATE TA, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES FOR PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, AS WELL AS FUNDING AND FINANCING FOR STATE REVOLVING FUNDS APPLICATIONS. SUBAWARDS WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, TA, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, FINANCING, GOVERNANCE, STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND POLICY. SUBAWARDS WILL CONDUCT TRAINING AND TA TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE TO SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE RESEARCH CAPABILITIES TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITIES, BOTH SMALL AND LARGE WHICH MAY NEED WATER AND WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PARTNERSHIPS DEVELOPED VIA COORDINATION AND PLANNING BY IDENTIFYING SRF DESIGNATED DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; HOSTING PRE-AWARD COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS; AND PROVIDING PRE AND POST-AWARD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF DISADVANTAGED AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, OUTREACH TO THOSE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING PRE-AWARD SRF WORKSHOPS AND POST-AWARD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THROUGH THE WATER EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT (WETAP PROJECT), THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES WILL TARGET DISADVANTAGED AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE.

RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES PROGRAM

SERCAP'S RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (RCD) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS PROJECT. - SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT, INC. (SERCAP) WILL USE RCD FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH LONG- AND SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING RELATED TO WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS TO RURAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SEVEN-STATE AREA OF DELAWARE, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. TO ENSURE ASSISTANCE REACHES THE COMMUNITIES MOST IN NEED, SERCAP WILL SERVE RURAL AREAS WITH POPULATIONS UNDER 10,000 WHERE AT LEAST 20% OF RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE OR THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IS NO MORE THAN 80% OF THE STATEWIDE MEDIAN, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITIES WITHIN PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES. SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING INITIATIVES WILL INCLUDE: RURAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, TRAINING OF SERCAP’S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS AND OUTREACH WORKERS, ASSISTING COMMUNITIES WITH OBTAINING FUNDING FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING, BOARD MEMBER TRAINING, AND CONTINUED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE SERCAP LOAN FUND PROGRAM. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY SERCAP WILL INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO DELIVER SAFE AND AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER AND SANITARY WASTEWATER SERVICES TO RESIDENTS.

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS). PLANNED ACTIVITIES: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES (REGULATED INSTITUTIONS ONLY), DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LOAN LOSS RESERVES, AND CAPITAL RESERVES (REGULATED INSTITUTIONS ONLY), IN AN ELIGIBLE MARKET OR THE RECIPIENT’S APPROVED TARGET MARKET. END GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS FOR CDFIS TO BUILD THEIR FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO LEND TO ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE RURAL AND URBAN LOW INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: THE RIEGLE ACT (P.L. 103 325), THE STATUTE WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CDFI PROGRAM, REQUIRES THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS, INCLUDING BASE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (BASE FA), DISABILITY FUNDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (DF FA), AND PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (PPC FA), BE MATCHED WITH FUNDS FROM NON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOURCES AND COMPARABLE IN FORM AND VALUE TO THE FA AWARD. MODIFICATIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE FORM AND/OR AMOUNT ORIGINALLY OBLIGATED FOR THE AWARD, BASED ON APPROVED MATCHING FUNDS. NOTE: MATCHING FUNDS ARE REQUIRED ONLY FOR ORGANIZATIONS APPLYING AS CATEGORY II/CORE FA APPLICANTS UNDER THE CDFI PROGRAM. MATCHING FUNDS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ANY NATIVE CDFI APPLICANTS OR HOUSING PRODUCTION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS (HP FA). ADDITIONALLY, MATCHING FUNDS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR SMALL AND EMERGING CDFI ASSISTANCE (SECA) FA APPLICANTS AND HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVES (HFFI) FA APPLICANTS, PENDING FINAL FY 2025 APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE.

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

VISTA STATE

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS

SECTION 6006 COMMUNITY FACILITIES (CF) TECHNICAL AND TRAINING (TAT) GRANT

SERCAP'S COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROJECT: PLANNING FOR EXPANSION OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

SECTION 6006 COMMUNITY FACILITIES (CF) TECHNICAL AND TRAINING (TAT) GRANT

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EASTERN SHORE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE POTABLE WATER QUALITY, LIVING CONDITIONS AND OVERALL HEALTH OF RESIDENTS IN VIRGINIA'S EASTERN SHORE WHO RELY ON DOMESTIC WATER WELLS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS.

WWD INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEMS GRANTS

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

THE SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT (SRCAP) WILL WORK WITH AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENTS IN SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA IN ORDER

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

VISTA STATE

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP OPPORTUNITY GRANT

THE SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT (SOUTHEAST RCAP) WILL WORK WITH RURAL HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS IN DELAWARE ON THIS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTI

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO HIGH COST SMALL DOLLAR LOANS, AS WELL AS HELP UNBANKED AND UNDERBANKED POPULATIONS BUILD CREDIT, ACCESS AFFORDABLE CAPITAL, AND ALLOW GREATER ACCESS INTO THE MAINSTREAM FINANCIAL SYSTEM. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: THROUGH THE SDL PROGRAM, THE CDFI FUND WILL PROVIDE GRANTS FOR LOAN LOSS RESERVES (LLR) THE AWARDS WILL ENABLE A CDFI TO ESTABLISH A LOAN LOSS RESERVE FUND IN ORDER TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF ESTABLISHING OR MAINTAINING A SMALL DOLLAR LOAN PROGRAM. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) THE AWARDS WILL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY, STAFF SUPPORT, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES TO ENABLE A CERTIFIED CDFI TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SMALL DOLLAR LOAN PROGRAM. END GOALS: EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE AN INCREASE IN SMALL DOLLAR LENDING TO HELP UNBANKED AND UNDERBANKED POPULATIONS BUILD CREDIT, ACCESS AFFORDABLE CAPITAL, AND ALLOW GREATER ACCESS INTO THE MAINSTREAM FINANCIAL SYSTEM. BENEFICIARIES: NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS/ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FORM OF FEDERALLY INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, OR FEDERALLY INSURED CREDIT UNIONS THAT ARE CERTIFIED CDFIS. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.