SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households
SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households provides grants to eligible communities to fund predevelopment costs for proposed water and waste disposal projects, including:
- Feasibility studies to support applications for funding water or waste disposal projects
- Preliminary design and engineering analysis
- Technical assistance for the development of an application for financial assistance
Eligible applicants are:
- Most state and local governments
- Nonprofit organizations
- Federally recognized tribes
Eligible areas must be rural and financially distressed, and meet the criteria below.
- Be a rural area with a population of 2,500 or less
- Have a median household income below the poverty line or less than 80% of the statewide nonmetropolitan median household income based on the most recent Census data
Up to 100% of the eligible costs, not to exceed $30,000, based on the Code of Federal Regulations (Title 7, Part 1774).
Contact one of the appropriate USDA state office(s) to begin the application process. Applications are accepted by the state offices year round.
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Organizations (2)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, view details
- USDA Rural Development, view details
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