Building, maintaining, and financing adequate infrastructure is a challenge for Idaho's rural communities.  These resources are designed to help leaders navigate the process of choosing design professionals, locating funding, and identifying resources.

Qualifications Based Selection  (right click and select "Save as" to keep a local copy)

QBS is basing selection of design professionals on their qualifications first and foremost through RFP or RFQ process.  Click the link above to view a PowerPoint presentation and learn more about qualifications based selection.

Rural Community Assistance Corporation Funding and Resource Guide  (right click and select "Save as" to keep a local copy)

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), a private non-profit organization serving 13 states in the West, helps rural communities achieve their vision and goals through training, technical assistance, and access to resources. In Idaho, RCAC partners with funding and regulatory agencies to address compliance issues for lower-income rural communities by helping with water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The purpose of the RCAC Idaho Water Wastewater Funding and Resource Guide is to provide an easy to use document, which identifies water and wastewater funding programs, agencies, and organizational resources. It is our hope that this guide will be used as a tool to help you move forward with water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Idaho.