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- Application deadline is July 8, 2011
- In order for a community to be considered eligible for design or construction funding, a Management Capacity Assessment must be completed by the Rural Utility Business Advisor (RUBA) program and ALL ESSENTIAL INDICATORS must be met by the application deadline.
See: RUBA Assessments
- Applications can now be submitted electronically. Paper applications will still be accepted, but electronic submittal is encouraged. See guidance documents for completing the online Planning Application and the online Construction Application.
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1. Ensure your community is eligible
Carefully review the Eligibility Requirements, and make sure that your community meets, or will meet, all the requirements before this year's application deadline: Eligibility Requirements for Planning Projects
2. Complete and Submit the Application Package before Deadline
You must attach an original council resolution supporting your funding request.
- You can complete your application electronically, using the on-line application system, or on paper (on-line applications are encouraged)
- There are THREE WAYS the application package can be submitted:
- On-line applications are submitted electronically
- In person - Drop off a paper application package, including all attachments, at the VSW office in Anchorage
- Mail a paper application package, including all attachments, to the VSW office
- Faxes will not be accepted.
- Applications and all required attachments must be received by VSW before 5:00 p.m. on July 8, 2011.
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1. Ensure your community is eligible
Carefully review the Eligibility Requirements, and make sure that your community meets, or will meet, all the requirements before this year's application deadline: Eligibility Requirements for Construction Projects
2. Review the information included in the Sanitation Needs Report for your community:
Sanitation Needs Reports
- The first section of the Sanitation Needs Report includes information about the sanitation project needs in your community.
- The last section provides operation and maintenance capability information about the existing water and sewer system in your community.
- To make corrections or additions to your Sanitation Needs Report, contact the agency engineer (at either ANTHC or VSW) assigned to your community: Agency Engineer Assignments
3. Complete and Submit the Application Package before Deadline
Once you are satisfied with the Sanitation Needs Report for your community, it must be attached to a completed Capital Improvement Project Application for Construction Projects. In addition, you must attach an original council resolution supporting the funding request, a site map , and possibly other materials.
See: Required Attachment to the Application for Construction Projects
- You can complete your application electronically, using the on-line application system, or on paper ( on-line applications are encouraged
- There are THREE WAYS the application package can be submitted:
- On-line applications are submitted electronically
- In person - Drop off a paper application package, including all attachments, at the VSW office in Anchorage
- Mail a paper application package, including all attachments, to the VSW office
- Faxes will not be accepted.
- Applications and all required attachments must be received by VSW before 5:00 p.m. on July 8, 2011.