Financial Assistance Programs - Grants and Loans
Small Community Wastewater Grant Program
AMENDED GUIDELINES APPROVED BY THE STATE WATER BOARD ON MAY 22, 2007
ATTENTION - APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED - THE CLOSING DATE WAS MAY 31, 2007
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Background
The Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) Program, funded by Proposition 40 and Proposition 50, provides grant assistance for the construction of publicly owned wastewater treatment and collection facilities. Grants are available for small communities with financial hardships. Communities must comply with population restrictions (maximum population of 20,000 people) and annual Median Household Income (MHI) (maximum annual MHI $37,994) provisions to qualify for funding under the SCWG Program. Funding through the SCWG Program will be provided only to local public agencies.
The SCWG Program Guidelines were adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board on June 17, 2004 and amended on May 22, 2007. The current CPL was adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board on October 21, 2004. The Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) will issue grants as projects are ready to proceed.
Interested parties must apply to be placed on the Statewide Competitive Project List (CPL). The current CPL is being amended to include new potential projects to facilitate timely expenditure of SCWG Program funds. Projects on the current CPL will remain on the list. All projects will be evaluated to ensure they are properly classified as Class A (Existing or Potential Public Health Problems), B (Pollution Problems), or C (Other Projects), according to Section IV of the Guidelines. Per State Water Board Resolution No. 2004-0070, only projects in Class A and Class B will be eligible to compete for available funding. Applicants may be eligible to receive up to two million dollars in SCWG Program funds. Placement on either the Regional CPL or the Statewide CPL does not guarantee grant funds will be provided to the applicant.
Application Process (Applications are not being accepted at this time.)
Complete the Initial Scope of Work Form and submit the form, plus all supporting documents, to your local Regional Water Board Grant Coordinator. Each Region will develop and submit their respective Regional CPL to the State Water Board, Division of Financial Assistance. The Division will compile all Regional CPLs into a new Statewide CPL. The new Statewide CPL is projected to be adopted by the State Water Board in May 2007. Placement on either the Regional CPL or the Statewide CPL does not guarantee grant funds will be provided to the applicant.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the SCWG Program, please contact the Regional Board Grant Coordinator, or Ms. Erin Ragazzi at 916.341.5733 or enragazzi@waterboards.ca.gov.