RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 26, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Virginia State Director Perry Hickman today announced that community partners now have additional time to apply for grants to repair water infrastructure damaged by calendar year 2022 presidentially declared disasters.
“This assistance is designed to help ensure that impacted Virginia communities have the resources needed to recover from these events and rebuild water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste systems to be more resilient and reduce future impacts on lives and communities,” Hickman said.
USDA is making more than $8 million in grants available through the 2022 Disaster Circuit Rider Technical Assistance (CY 2022 Disaster CRTA) Grants Program for providing on-site technical assistance to:
- Support post-disaster mitigation of eligible events.
- Identify and evaluate solutions to impacted water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste challenges.
- Help communities develop and prepare applications for water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste loans and grants.
- Deliver training and other resources to operators, managers and other system personnel.
- Provide technical assistance that supports increased resiliency and capacity of eligible systems.
- Pay certain expenses associated with the provision of such services.
These Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, funds may be used in the following Virginia presidentially declared disaster areas:
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Albemarle County Amelia County Appomattox County Bedford Buchanan County Buckingham County Caroline County Charlotte County Culpeper County Cumberland County |
Essex County Fauquier County Fluvanna County Fredericksburg Goochland County Greene County Hanover County King George County King William County Louisa County |
Madison County Nelson County Orange County Powhatan County Prince Edward County Rappahannock County Spotsylvania County Stafford County Tazewell County Westmoreland County |
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Nov. 7, 2023, via Grants.gov. For more information on how to apply, see page 73588 of the Oct. 26, 2023, Federal Register.
USDA expects to announce additional funding for presidentially declared disaster areas in the coming weeks to help eligible rural communities access technical assistance and training to identify and evaluate solutions to water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste problems. Additional resources to support rural communities seeking disaster assistance are available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/page/rural-development-disaster-assistance.
Under the Biden-Harris Administration, Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities, create jobs and improve the quality of life for millions of Americans in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, Tribal and high-poverty areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov.