RESOURCES
Financial Assistance Programs - Grants and Loans
PROPOSITION 84 AREAS OF SPECIAL BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE (ASBS) GRANT PROGRAM
The Public Resources Code requires that the Proposition 84 ASBS Grant Program funds be used to provide matching grants to local public agencies to fund a variety of water quality improvement projects to assist local public agencies to comply with the discharge prohibition into ASBS contained in the California Ocean Plan. The Legislature may enact legislation to further define this grant program.
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS | FUNDING INFORMATION | CONTACT INFORMATION | REFERENCE MATERIAL | FUNDED PROJECTS |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- New ! Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) Task Force Concept Proposal Consensus Meeting
- New ! Proposition 84 ASBS Grant Program Solicitation Notice
All applicants requesting funds from the ASBS Grant Program must submit a completed electronic Concept Proposal by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2008, using the State Water Board's online Financial Assistance Application Submital Tool (FAAST) system. Late applications will not be accepted.
- New ! ASBS Concept Proposal Applicant Workshops
- April 17, 2008 - Costa Mesa
- April 23, 2008 - Santa Rosa
- New ! Proposition 84 ASBS Grant Program Guidelines
The Proposition 84 ASBS Grant Program Guidelines were approved by the State Water Board on April 1, 2008.- Revised Appendix B - Useful Web Links
- Revised Appendix C - Draft Proposition 84 ASBS High Threat Discharges
- Prop 84 ASBS Task Force Meeting Information
- Guideline Scoping Workshops
- Presentations:
- Locations:
- Costa Mesa - Agenda
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Building
3535 Harbor Blvd., Suite 110
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Oakland - Agenda
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
1515 Clay Street, Room 1505
Oakland, CA 94612
Note: Please proceed to 14th floor reception desk to sign-in before proceeding to conference room
- Costa Mesa - Agenda
FUNDING INFORMATION
| Eligible Applicants: | Local Public Agencies |
| Eligible Project Types: | Projects designed to improve water quality and reduce or eliminate discharges into ASBS's in order to comply with the discharge prohibitions contained in the California Ocean Plan. |
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| Funding Available: | Approximately $32,025,000 Million |
| Funding Source: | Proposition 84 |
| Loans or Grants: | Grants |
| Applications: | No longer accepting Concept Proposal applications. It is anticipated that Full Proposal application period will begin in early August 2008. |
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mark Fong
State Water Board
Division of Financial Assistance
Project Management & Technical Support Unit
(916) 341-5827
mfong@waterboards.ca.gov
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REFERENCE MATERIALS
- ASBS Frequently Asked Questions
- ASBS Grant Program Fact Sheet
- Public Resources Code Section 75060(a)
- ASBS Map
- ASBS Map by 303(d) Listed Waterbodies
- ASBS by 303(d) Listed Waterbodies
- Proposed Funding Schedule - To be determined.
- Guideline Scoping Workshops Questions and Answers
- ASBS Regulatory History & Table of Responsible Parties and Exception Application Status
- Special Protections – ASBS Storm Water & NPS Discharges
- California Ocean Plan Exceptions Status – September 2007
FUNDED PROJECTS
- New program. Projects have not been awarded funding.