Webinar: Water & Waste Disposal PPG & SEARCH Program

Thursday, June 25, 2026

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PT

The USDA Rural Development (RD) will host a webinar to discuss the Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grant (PPG) & Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households in California (SEARCH) Program.

The PPG program helps eligible low-income communities plan and develop applications for proposed USDA RD water or waste disposal projects.

The SEARCH program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.

The workshop will provide information ranging from but not limited to the following:

• What is an eligible area?
• How may funds be used?
• What are the grant terms?
• How do we start an application?