Financial Assistance Programs – Grants and Loans

Proposition 84 Areas of Special Biological Significant (ASBS) Grant Program

The Public Resources Code requires that the Proposition 84 ASBS Grant Program funds be used to provide matching grants to local public agencies to fund a variety of water quality improvement projects to assist local public agencies to comply with the discharge prohibition into ASBS contained in the California Ocean Plan. The Legislature may enact legislation to further define this grant program.

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Announcements

• New! Template for Attachment 7 of the Full Proposal
  Attachment 7 allows the Full Proposal Applicant to describe their plans to monitor, and assess, and measure performance of the project.
  
  
• Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) Task Force Concept Proposal Consensus Meeting
  
  
• Proposition 84 ASBS Full Proposal Grant Program Solicitation Notice
  This application round is the second step in a two-step process. Only applications from those on the invite back list posted below will be considered. All eligible applicants requesting funds from the ASBS Grant Program must submit a completed electronic Full Proposal by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008, using the State Water Board's online Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST) system. Late applications will not be accepted.
  
  
• Proposition 84 ASBS Full Proposal Grant Program Solicitation Notice
  • ASBS Full Proposal Guidance
  • SCCWRP List (ID Numbers) of Discharges
    
    
• Invite Back List from Concept Proposal Solicitation of the Proposition 84 ASBS Grant Program
  
  
• ASBS Concept Proposal Applicant Workshops
  • April 17, 2008 - Costa Mesa
  • April 23, 2008 - Santa Rosa
    
    
• Proposition 84 ASBS Grant Program Guidelines
  The Proposition 84 ASBS Grant Program Guidelines were approved by the State Water Board on April 1, 2008.
  • Revised Appendix B - Useful Web Links
  • Revised Appendix C - Draft Proposition 84 ASBS High Threat Discharges
    
    
• Prop 84 ASBS Task Force Meeting Information
  • February 22, 2008  [ Agenda ] [ Minutes ]
  • March 31, 2008      [ Agenda ] [ Minutes ]
    
    
• Guideline Scoping Workshops

• Presentations:
  • Update on ASBS Regulatory and Monitoring Efforts
  • ASBS Grant Program Scoping
  • Concept Proposal Applicant Assistance Workshop
• Locations:
  • Costa Mesa - Agenda
    Tuesday, September 25, 2007
    Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Building
    3535 Harbor Blvd., Suite 110
    Costa Mesa, CA 92626
    
  • Oakland - Agenda
    Wednesday, October 10, 2007
    San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
    1515 Clay Street, Room 1505
    Oakland, CA 94612
    Note: Please proceed to 14th floor reception desk to sign-in before proceeding to conference room
    

Funding Information

Contact Information

Mark Fong
State Water Board
Division of Financial Assistance
Project Management & Technical Support Unit
(916) 341-5827
mfong@waterboards.ca.gov

Reference Material

• ASBS Frequently Asked Questions
• ASBS Grant Program Fact Sheet
• Public Resources Code Section 75060(a)
• ASBS Map
• ASBS Map by 303(d) Listed Waterbodies
• ASBS by 303(d) Listed Waterbodies
• Proposed Funding Schedule - To be determined.
• Guideline Scoping Workshops Questions and Answers
• ASBS Regulatory History & Table of Responsible Parties and Exception Application Status
• Special Protections – ASBS Storm Water & NPS Discharges
• California Ocean Plan Exceptions Status – September 2007

Funded Projects

• New program. Projects have not been awarded funding.

(Updated 8/20/08)