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Introduction
Welcome to the Grants Program Website for the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board). You can:
- Learn about grant funding opportunities
- Learn about grant projects being implemented in the Central Coast Region
- Obtain resources for Grant Project Directors
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 watersheds through grant funding opportunities that focus on the Central Coast Coast Water Boards. Priorities for External Projects
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
- Provide easy access to grant information to Central Coast Water Board stakeholders (public outreach).
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 $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.
The Federal 319h Program is an annual federally funded nonpoint source program that is focused on controlling activities that impair beneficial uses and on limiting pollutant effects caused by these activities. Click here for more information.
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.
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. For updates on specific State Water Board grant programs, you may also wish to subscribe to specific electronic mailing lists.
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.
- Complete Inventory of Grant Projects in the Central Coast Region
- Inventory of Completed Grants in the Central Coast Region
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, contact the Grants Program Coordinator at 805 549-3147.
