DNREC now accepting grant proposals for wastewater, surface water project planning

July 24, 2015
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Watershed Stewardship and the office of Environmental Finance have announced that they are now accepting project proposals for matching grants for wastewater and surface water project planning.

DOVER, DE, July 24, 2015 -- The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Watershed Stewardship and the office of Environmental Finance have announced that they are now accepting project proposals from state, county and municipal governments and governmental subdivisions for matching grants for wastewater and surface water project planning.

Eligible projects include planning, preliminary engineering and feasibility analysis of: wastewater projects, stormwater retrofits, green technology practices, stream and wetland restoration projects, small watershed studies, master surface water and drainage plans, and other source water pollution control projects.

Grant applications of up to $50,000 will be considered with a 1:1 cash match requirement. Up to 10 percent of the grant funds may be used for administrative costs. There is an annual cumulative grant award cap of $100,000 per successful applicant per fiscal year.

The Wastewater and Surface Water Matching Planning Grant programs are set-asides in the State's Clean Water Revolving Fund. Projects will be recommended for funding by the Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council through a competitive grant process. New for this grant cycle are insurance requirements of the grant recipient. Project guidelines and the application can be found here.

Proposals must be submitted by email to [email protected] (Subject: Wastewater Matching Planning Grant) and to [email protected] (Subject: Surface Water Matching Planning Grant). Proposals submitted by email must be less than 10 MB and must be received by 4:30 p.m. August 26, 2015.

See also:

"DNREC accepting applications for wastewater, drinking water asset mgmt program"

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