Request for Statement of Interest
Central Coast Region Irrigation and Nutrient Management Program
The Central Coast Water Board is seeking opportunities to develop and implement a Central Coast Region Irrigation and Nutrient Management Program. This program would directly implement the most important pollution prevention strategy, irrigation and nutrient efficiency, to address discharges from irrigated lands on a regional, watershed-based scale. Interested parties are invited to submit information describing their interest and qualifications related to irrigation and nutrient management in the Central Coast Region, and their ability to perform the program service(s) required. Submissions are due April 15, 2008. Please click here for announcement and more information.
If you have any questions, please contact Angela Schroeter at (805) 542-4644 or aschroeter@waterboards.ca.gov or Alison Jones at (805) 542-4646 or ajones@waterboards.ca.gov. We look forward to working with our partners in the agricultural community to implement this important program.
Upcoming Grant Funding Opportunities
The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and
Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Prop 84) provides more than $232 Million
to the Water Board for upcoming water quality grants related to Stormwater,
Agriculture, Clean Beaches and Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS),
and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation. In addition, Prop 84 also provides $1 Billion to the Department of Water Resources for Integrated
Regional Watershed Management Plans ($52 Million is available specifically to
the Central Coast Region). The Central Coast Water Board encourages local
agencies and organizations to promote healthy functioning watersheds through
grant funding opportunities and to engage early in the process, by attending
scoping meetings, commenting on draft grant program guidelines, and attending
applicant workshops. Click here for a summary of the upcoming funding
programs.
To receive future information on upcoming grant funding opportunities by e-mail.,
please subscribe online to our Central Coast Region “Grant Funding
Opportunities” electronic mailing list at http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/lyrisforms/reg3_subscribe.html.
The Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) administers the implementation of the
State Water Board's financial assistance programs, which includes loan and grant funding for construction of municipal sewage and water recycling facilities,
remediation for underground storage tank releases, watershed protection
projects, nonpoint source pollution control projects, etc. For a complete
description of funding opportunities, visit the State Water Board DFA website at
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/funding/index.html. For updates on specific State Water
Board grant programs, you may also wish to subscribe to specific electronic
mailing lists at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/lyrisforms/swrcb_subscribe.html
Introduction
Welcome to the Grants Program website for the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board). At this website you can:
Program Background
The Central Coast Water Board's Grants Program provides administrative and technical oversight for grant projects being implemented in the Central Coast Region. The specific goals of the Grants Program are to:
- Facilitate the successful implementation of grant projects that address the Central Coast Water Board’s Vision measurable goals and water quality priorities,
- Integrate grant project data and products into Central Coast Water Board Programs, and
- Provide easy access to grant information to Central Coast Water Board stakeholders (public outreach).
Central Coast Water Board Vision and Priorities
The Central Coast Water Board’s Vision of Healthy Functioning Watersheds promotes healthy aquatic habitat, clean groundwater and proper land management. The Central Coast Water Board encourages local agencies and organizations to promote healthy functioning watersheds through grant funding opportunities that focus on the Central Coast Coast Water Boards Targeted Project Priorities
Grant Projects
Currently, 36 grant projects are being implemented in the Central Coast Region totaling more than $30 Million. These grant projects are located throughout the Central Coast Region and address Watershed Protection, Water Management, Agricultural Water Quality, Drinking Water, Urban Storm Water, and Non-Point Source Pollution Control.
Resources for Grant Project Directors
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), Division of Financial Assistance, requires specific forms be completed by contract/grant recipients for Propositions 13, 40, 50, and 319(h) projects. If you need a form or a sample template that is not at the link above, please contact your Grant Manager.
The reference materials contained in this resource guide will give you an overview of the expectations that the State Water Board has regarding management and implementation of your grant project. The resource guide will introduce you to the negotiation and grant execution process, the forms and templates the State Water Board expects you to complete, Internet resources available to you, the reports you will have to submit, and the invoice process for reimbursement of your expenditures.
For More Information on the Central Coast Water Board’s Grants Program, please contact the Grants Program Coordinator at (805) 549-3147.
