Other Funding Opportunities
The Resources Agency River Parkway Grant Program and the Department of
Water Resources Urban Streams Restoration Program are currently
developing a combined grant application process funded by Proposition
84. The Urban Streams Restoration Program provides grants for a variety
of activities, including the following: creek cleanups; eradication of
exotic or invasive plants; revegetation efforts; bioengineering bank
stabilization projects; channel reconfiguration to improve stream
geomorphology and aquatic habitat functions; acquisition of parcels
critical for flood management; and coordination of community
involvement in projects. Draft guidelines are now available for public
review and comment. Comments are due by 5:00pm on August 20, 2008.
Public Review Draft-Guidelines and Application
http://www.resources.ca.gov/bonds_docs/FINAL_DRAFT_7-25-2008.pdf
http://www.watershedrestoration.water.ca.gov/urbanstreams/
http://resources.ca.gov/bonds_riverparkways.html
State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Planning and Technical Assistance (PTA) Allocation FY 2008/09. http://www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/cdbg/funds/pta/PTA_2008_NOFA_ANNOUNCEMENT_final.pdf
The State Department of Housing and Community Development (Department)
will make $1,000,000 available under the General PTA allocation and
$1,000,000 under the ED PTA allocation. The PTA allocations provide
funding in the form of grants to small cities and rural counties for
planning and feasibility studies related to CDBG eligible activities
and project-specific activities such as housing, public improvements,
public facilities, and economic development. The Department is
currently accepting applications and will accept applications
continuously until April 2, 2009 or until all funds are awarded to
eligible applicants. Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a
first come first served basis. Interested applicants may download the
NOFA and application document from the CDBG web site at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/ca/cdbg.
West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast – deadline August 25.
http://www.epa.gov/region09/funding/west-coast-estuaries.html
The State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Financial
Assistance is now accepting applications for the 2008 Nonpoint Source
Implementation Grant Program to support projects throughout the State
to restore impaired surface waters through the control of nonpoint
source (NPS) pollution. Applicants must submit their application using
the State Water Board's on-line Financial Assistance Application
Submittal Tool (FAAST) at https://faast.waterboards.ca.gov/
Concept Applications are due by 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 16, 2008.
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/319h/index.shtml
Homeowners and business owners who can’t afford the high cost of
installing solar panels may get help from their local governments under
AB 811, which allows cities and counties to offer low-interest
financing to those who want to make energy improvements.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_811_bill_20080721_chaptered.pdf
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/23/BAP411TF41.DTL
The SWRCB Agricultural Drainage Loan Program and Agricultural Drainage
Management Loan Program are currently accepting applications.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/agdrain/agdrain_loan.shtml
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/agdrain/agdrain_mgmt.shtml
The SWRCB Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program is currently
accepting applications. The CWSRF Loan Program provides low-interest
loan funding for construction of publicly-owned wastewater treatment
facilities, local sewers, sewer interceptors, water recycling
facilities, as well as, expanded use projects such as implementation of
nonpoint source (NPS) projects or programs, development and
implementation of estuary Comprehensive Conservation and Management
Plans, and storm water treatment. Applications are accepted on a
continuous basis.
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/srf/index.shtml
The SWRCB Water Recycling Funding Program is currently accepting
applications. The mission of the Water Recycling Funding Program (WRFP)
is to promote the beneficial use of treated municipal wastewater (water
recycling) in order to augment fresh water supplies in California by
providing technical and financial assistance to agencies and other
stakeholders in support of water recycling projects and research.
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/water_recycling/index.shtml
Draft Guidelines for the solicitation of Clean Beaches Initiative
Proposition 84 grant funds will be completed in late summer and adopted
in the fall of 2008. Project solicitation will commence immediately
following the adoption of the Guidelines and continue until the funds
are exhausted. To be notified of CBI program announcements, please
sign up for the Beach Water Quality Grants email notification using the
email list subscription form at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/email_subscriptions/swrcb_subscribe.shtml
