The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service is accepting applications for the FY2027 Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program (TAT-FY27), Assistance Listing 10.761. This applicant-facing federal grant funds qualifying nonprofit organizations to provide free technical assistance and training to rural communities working to improve water and wastewater infrastructure, operations, and project planning.
FY2027 application and award information
The current federal opportunity was posted October 1, 2026 and applications close December 31, 2026 according to the current Grants.gov synopsis. The accessible official synopsis does not establish a specific deadline clock time. USDA lists $35,000,000 total program funding and approximately 40 expected awards. No individual applicant award ceiling is published in that synopsis; the displayed zero-dollar maximum is an unspecified field, not a zero-dollar grant or a stated ceiling. The notice lists no mandatory cost sharing or match.
Who may apply
Eligible direct applicants are qualifying private IRS tax-exempt nonprofit organizations established in the United States that have demonstrated experience, legal authority and practical capacity to provide water and waste-disposal technical assistance or training on at least a regional basis. The federal eligibility listing identifies nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status. Private businesses, public bodies, federal agencies and individuals are not eligible to apply directly. Supported technical assistance benefits eligible rural areas and towns generally with 10,000 residents or fewer and eligible rural tribal areas, subject to the controlling program rules.
Funded activities and restrictions
Funds can support evaluating water and wastewater problems; technical assistance for management, operations and maintenance of community systems; and assistance preparing eligible water or waste-disposal loan and grant applications. The USDA program information describes a one-year grant period and reimbursement arrangements. Grant funds cannot pay for construction, facility operation or maintenance, capital assets, real estate, vehicles, lobbying, duplicate consulting services or pre-award costs. Required nonprofit experience, permitted contracting arrangements and cost details must be assessed under the full FY2027 notice and 7 CFR Part 1775.
Application instructions
Read the official FY2027 Grants.gov funding notice TAT-FY27, its NOFO and application guide, and the USDA program guidance. Verify applicant tax-exempt status, service-area eligibility, required attachments and the exact portal cutoff before filing the application by December 31, 2026. Official sources reviewed October 14, 2026.