UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

RUS BULLETIN 1778-2

RD-GD-2014-75

SUBJECT: Water Programs Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance 

Grants Transmittal Memorandum to Request Funds 

TO: State Directors, Rural Development 

ATTN: Community Programs - Program Directors 

EFFECTIVE DATE: Date of approval 

OFFICE OF PRIMARY INTEREST: Assistant Administrator, Water and Environmental 

Programs 

INSTRUCTIONS: This bulletin replaces the September 26, 2003, version. 

AVAILABILITY: This Bulletin is available on the Internet at 

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/RDU_Bulletins_Water_and_Environmental.html

PURPOSE: To provide the transmittal memorandum used to request funds from the 

National Office for ECWAG grants. 

1/27/2014 

_______________________________ _________

JACQUELINE M. PONTI-LAZARUK Date 

Assistant Administrator 

Water and Environmental Programs 

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this guidance document does not have the force and effect of law and is not 

meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding 

existing requirements under the law or agency policies.
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1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a format for requesting funds from the National Office

for the Water Programs Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grant 

(ECWAG) program. For Grant Applications that are not eligible for the simplified application 

process, complete and attach Exhibit A of this bulletin to the front of Exhibit A of RUS Bulletin 

1778-1 and submit to the National Office. For Grant Applications that are eligible for the 

simplified application process, complete and attach Exhibit B of this bulletin to the front of 

Exhibit A of RUS Bulletin 1778-1 and submit to the National Office.
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Exhibit A

TO: Administrator, RUS

 Washington, DC 20250

 STOP: 1578

 Washington, DC 20250

State ________________________________________________________________

Name of Applicant ______________________________________________________

Total project costs ______________________________________________________

Amount of grant requested _______________________________________________

Is the population of area served less than 5,000? Yes No____ 

Is the amount of grant limited to $500,000? _____ __ Yes No____

 

Is the amount of grant limited to $150,000? Yes No____

Description of proposed facility and emergency it will correct. If you recommend that the 

Administrator assign discretionary points, a complete written justification must accompany this 

attachment. The justification must include the nature and date of the emergency that the project 

will correct. You should include such information as decline in quantity that causes rural 

residents to haul water or contaminate levels that severely affect the quality of the drinking 

water. If additional space is needed, attach separate sheet.

 

 

 

 

 State Program 

Official Date

 

FOR USE BY NATIONAL OFFICE

Administrator's Discretionary Points _________________

 

Total Project Score _________________
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Exhibit B

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TO: Administrator, RUS

 Washington, DC 20250

 STOP: 1578

 Washington, DC 20250

State ________________________________________________________________

Name of Applicant ______________________________________________________

Total project costs ______________________________________________________

Amount of grant requested _______________________________________________

Is the population of area served less than 5,000? Yes No____ 

Is the amount of grant limited to $500,000? _____ __ Yes No____

 

Is the amount of grant limited to $150,000? Yes No____

Description of proposed facility and emergency it will correct. If you recommend that the 

Administrator assign discretionary points, a complete written justification must accompany this 

attachment. The justification must include the nature and date of the emergency that the project 

will correct. You should include such information as decline in quantity that causes rural 

residents to haul water or contaminate levels that severely affect the quality of the drinking 

water. If additional space is needed, attach separate sheet.

 

 

 

 

Evidence of Financial Need. Briefly describe how the applicant has demonstrated financial need 

below.

 

 

 

 
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Exhibit B

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Certification:

I hereby certify that the above applicant and project are eligible for grant funding pursuant to 7 

CFR 1778. I also certify that I have reviewed the applicant’s financial documents and 

determined that the applicant has demonstrated a bona fide need for the grant funding. I further 

certify that the applicant’s proposed project does not contain costs that are covered by the 

applicant’s insurance or eligible for FEMA funding. Documentation sufficient to demonstrate 

that project costs are covered by neither insurance nor FEMA has been entered in CPAP.

 

Program Director

 

State Director

 

FOR USE BY NATIONAL OFFICE

Administrator's Discretionary Points _________________

 

Total Project Score _________________