Transcript CLEAN WATER ACT Section 319 Grant Funds

CLEAN WATER ACT
Section 319 Grant Funds
Robin F. “Rob” Rung
Contracts / Grants Officer
Water Quality Planning Bureau
Department of Environmental Quality
319 Overview
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DEQ is the lead Montana agency for the NPS
program, and for the Clean Water Act Section
319 grant program.
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Grant funds are used to further Montana’s Non
Point Source Program (NPS) goals.
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Montana’s primary goal is to protect clean water
and restore water bodies that are impaired by
NPS that do not meet state water quality
standards.
Protecting and Restoring
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Protection of clean water that meets or exceeds
standards is accomplished through the use of Best
Management Practices (BMPs), and the application
of education and outreach (E&O) activities.
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For impaired water bodies that are not meeting
standards, the State’s goal is to restore those waters
through the development and implementation of
science-based, locally-supported Watershed
Restoration Plans (WRPs). Restoration of impaired
water bodies is primarily done through
implementation of BMPs as called for in approved
WRPs.
Categories
 Watershed
Restoration (including
planning)
 Groundwater
 Education
& Outreach
All 319 Grants Must…
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Be submitted by an eligible applicant
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Provide a 40% cost share in Non-Federal
Matching funds
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Keep Contract Administration costs to 10% or
lower for 319 funds requested
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Address the following: Education & Outreach,
Reporting, Operation & Maintenance, Monitoring
and Document Cooperative Efforts.
Eligible Applicants
 State
and Local Government Entities
(Counties, Cities, Conservation Districts,
Irrigation Districts, etc.)
 Non-Profit
Organizations with IRS
designation of 501(c)3
319 Grant Funds Cannot…
 Be
used for implementation of regulatory
projects (permit specified tasks)
 Be
used as match dollars against other
federal funds
 Procure
Land, Food or Recreation
Activities.
Specific to Storm Water…
 319
Funds can be used for planning
projects as well as:
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Carrying out Education & Outreach activities
(provided they are not included in a permit)
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Monitoring activities
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Project Coordination
Project Funding
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319 Funds can not be the sole source of project
funding…especially for storm water projects.
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Several State and Federal Grants exist and enhance
each other for the project as a whole.
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Start planning the project early and exploring all funding
options. Let funding sources know about your project.
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Check DEQ website for Natural Resource Grant Matrix
at:
http://www.deq.mt.gov/wqinfo/nonpoint/319grants.asp
Project Team
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Seeks out all Interested Stakeholders for the
project…see what each has to offer in support of the
project
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Identify the Project Team and their roles &
responsibilities
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Establishes timelines and matches these up against
funding opportunities
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Seeks Professional Assistance (consultant) if necessary
to help drive the project (Beware, you cannot promise
contract work in lieu of pro-bono grant writing or
management assistance)
Questions ???