Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP)

The Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) assists rural communities and underserved populations in developing and maintaining community infrastructure to improve rural quality of life. GLCAP operates RCAP in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin. We can help communities access safe drinking water, protect groundwater and watersheds, and treat and properly dispose of wastewater.

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800-775-9767

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Technical Assistance • Live Trainings • Self-Paced Online Trainings • Resources • GIS Mapping • Lead Service Line Inventory • Ohio Small Communities Environmental Infrastructure Group • Rural Development • Private Well Assistance • News

The Rural Community Assistance Program can help communities access safe drinking water supplies, protect groundwater supplies and watersheds, and treat and properly dispose of wastewater. RCAP can also help communities:

Plan and finance infrastructure projects
Prepare NEPA environmental reports
Administer grants
Understand state and federal environmental regulations and requirements
Responsibly manage and operate community facilities
Develop rate studies and asset management plans
GPS locating and GIS mapping/inventorying of assets
Assess the condition of water distribution and wastewater collection systems
Conduct vulnerability assessments and develop emergency response planning
Develop a vision for the future and build leadership capacity in the community

What We Do

Technical Assistance

Live Trainings

Self-Paced Online Trainings

Resources

GIS Mapping

Lead Line Inventory

Rural Development

Private Well Assistance

Small Communities Environmental Infrastructure Group

RCAP News

RCAP State Director Wins Kentucky Water & Wastewater Operators Association Award

After being nominated by the Eastern Chapter of the Kentucky Water & Wastewater Operators Association (KWWOA), Kentucky State Director, Roy Gray, was selected as the recipient of the Eugene Nichols Award.

08 May 2025

Persistence Pays Off: Bainbridge Finally Gets Long-Awaited Sewer System After Decades of Setbacks

After more than four decades of trying, the Village of Bainbridge has finally completed a long-awaited sewer collection system and wastewater treatment plant

24 Apr 2025

Great Lakes RCAP Staff Meet with Ohio Representative Gary Click

Brandon Evans and Cindy Brookes met with Ohio Representative Gary Click, who represents District 88, to discuss regionalization challenges facing a community in his district.

11 Mar 2025

A Long Time Coming: Duffy’s Journey from River Contamination to a Modern Wastewater Treatment Plant

Thanks to the dedication and collaboration of multiple organizations, including Great Lakes RCAP, the residents of Duffy no longer need to worry about their sewage contributing to the contamination of State Waters.

10 Feb 2025

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