Financial Assistance Programs - Grants and Loans
AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY GRANTS PROGRAM PROPOSITIONS 40 AND 50
Funds have been awarded through two solicitations. Not all funds were awarded. This includes funds from both Propositions 40 and 50. Additional funds will be available from Proposition 84.
Funding Information
| Eligible Applicants: | Public Agencies*, Nonprofit Organizations. |
| Eligible Project Types: | Projects that improve agricultural water quality through monitoring, demonstration projects, research, construction of agricultural drainage improvements, and to reduce pollutants in agricultural drainage water through reuse, integrated management, or treatment. |
| Funding Available: | $2 million remaining |
| Fund Source: | Proposition 40 and 50 |
| Loans or Grants: | Grants |
| Applications: | Not currently accepting applications; will be solicited with Proposition 84 funds. |
*Public Resources Code,
section 30901(d) defines “public
agency” as a city, county, city and county,
district, the state or any agency or department
thereof, and applicants eligible for technical
assistance under Section 319 of the federal Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1329) or for grants under
Section 320 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1330).
Contact Information
Ms. Jule Rizzardo, Sr. Water Resource Control Engineer
Division of Financial Assistance
State Water Resources Control Board
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 944212
Sacramento, CA 94244
(916) 341-5822
jrizzardo@waterboards.ca.gov
Reference Materials
- First Solicitation
- The State Water Resources Control Board adopted Agricultural Water Quality Grant Program (AWQGP) Guidelines on August 26, 2004 (9/21/04)
- Agricultural Water Quality Grant Program Solicitation
Notice-
- AWQGP
Solicitation Notice
– Attachment B: Project Budget Form
(Required for AWQGP/Section 319 Grant Applications)
– Attachment C: Project Classification Survey Form
(Required for AWQGP/Section 319 Grant Applications)
- AWQGP
Solicitation Notice
- Frequently
Asked Questions about the AWQGP Application
Process
- Second Solicitation
- Statewide Impaired Water Body Information
- Background
Information Links
Funded Projects
- First Solicitation
- 2004-05 Agricultural Water Quality Program Recommended Projects
List approved by the State Water Resources Control Board on June 16, 2005. (Resolution 2005-0043)
- 2004-05 Agricultural Water Quality Program Recommended Projects
- Second Solicitation
( updated 10/5/07 )