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<br /> <br />Funding <br />Based on discussions with the cities, it is assumed that implementation will be primarily grant <br />dependent. The District will develop and maintain the grant strategy with the goal of leveraging the <br />maximum amount of external funding. This will involve evaluating the recommended projects <br />(estimated benefits, costs, readiness to implement) against the potential grant sources (eligibility <br />requirements, review criteria, available funds, timelines) to find the best matches. <br />The table below provides a summary of potential grant and loan programs, availability, and match <br />requirements. Most grants require a match, and it is recommended that the cities begin to dedicate <br />funds or otherwise develop a strategy for contributing to grant match. <br />Agency/Grant Program Typical Projects Funded Typical <br />Availability <br />Typical <br />Application <br />Deadlines <br />Match <br />Required <br />BWSR Accelerated <br />Implementation Grant <br />Pre-project identification, planning and design <br />work to accelerate implementation of projects <br />that improve or protect water quality <br />Annual, variable <br />funds (~$20M) <br />Late <br />Summer- <br />Early Fall <br />Yes: 25% <br />cash or <br />in-kind <br />BWSR Projects and <br />Practices Grant (P&P) <br />Projects and practices that will protect or <br />restore water quality in lakes, rivers or streams <br />Annual, variable <br />funds (~$12M) <br />Late <br />Summer <br /> <br />Yes: 25% <br />cash or <br />in-kind <br />BWSR Watershed- <br />Based Implementation <br />Funding (WBIF) <br />Water quality improvement projects prioritized <br />in collaboration with other LGUs in the West <br />Mississippi Metro Basin <br />Biennial, variable <br />funds (~$875K) <br />Late <br />Summer- <br />Early Fall <br />Yes: 25% <br />cash or <br />in-kind <br />MPCA Section 319 <br />Small Watershed Focus <br />(SWF) <br />Small-scale watershed planning and <br />comprehensive implementation that targets <br />total maximum daily load (TMDL) plans <br />Annual, variable <br />funds (~$2.8M) <br />Early Fall <br />(2021 is last <br />cycle) <br />Yes: 40% <br />cash or <br />in-kind <br />MPCA Point Source <br />Implementation Grants <br />(PSIG) <br />Stormwater projects that contribute towards <br />meeting wasteload reductions prescribed under <br />a total maximum daily load (TMDL) plan <br />Annual, variable <br />(max. grant <br />award of $7M) <br />Summer Yes: 20% <br />match <br />MPCA Clean Water <br />Partnership Loans <br />Low-interest loans for nonpoint-source best <br />management practices that target the <br />restoration and protection of a water resources <br />Annual, variable <br />funds (max. loan <br />award of $3M) <br />Accepted on <br />a rolling <br />basis <br />N/A <br />MPCA/EPA Clean Water <br />Revolving Fund (SRF) <br />Low-interest loans for stormwater projects <br />ranked on the Project Priority List <br />Annual, variable Spring N/A <br />Hennepin County <br />Natural Resources <br />Opportunity Grant <br />Implementation of projects that improve water <br />quality or preserve, establish or restore natural <br />areas <br />Annual, variable <br />funds (max. grant <br />award of $100K) <br />Open year- <br />round <br />No <br />match <br />required <br />Hennepin County <br />AGBMP Loan Program <br />Low-interest loans to make improvements or <br />implement practices that will reduce or prevent <br />nonpoint source pollution <br />Annual, variable <br />funds (~$14M) <br />N/A N/A <br />MN DNR Conservation <br />Partners Grant Program <br />Restoration or enhancement of prairies, <br />wetlands, forests, or habitat for fish, game or <br />wildlife <br />Annual, variable <br />funds (grants <br />range from $5K- <br />$400K) <br />Fall Yes: 10% <br />non- <br />state <br />funds <br />MET Council <br />Stormwater Grant <br />Program <br />Practices to treat and manage stormwater for <br />redevelopment projects or retrofit fully <br />developed areas with new stormwater <br />management practices <br />Annual, variable <br />funds (grants <br />range from $10K- <br />$100K) <br />Fall to <br />Winter <br />Yes: 25% <br />match <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />