The Kansas Department of Commerce is seeking applications for its Regional Water Planning Grant Program to promote collaboration and cooperation between water systems throughout the state of Kansas.
Donor Name: Kansas Department of Commerce
State: Kansas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $12,500
Details:
Regional Water Planning Grants promote collaboration and cooperation between water systems throughout the state of Kansas, this program works with KDHE’s Regional Water Planning Grant to provide funding for preliminary engineering studies.
Public water supply systems in Kansas face increasing challenges in complying with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements. This is especially true for small water systems with low-income populations. One approach the system can use to help meet the increasing challenges of compliance is through a partnership with other systems in their surrounding region. The Kansas Department of Commerce, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) promotes partnership among water systems through the Regional Water Planning Grant Program.
Funding Information
For 2023, the Regional Water Planning Grant will provide 50 percent of the cost to develop a preliminary engineering study, up to a maximum of $12,500. The 50 percent match can come from local funds or in combination with funds from the KDHE Regional PWS Planning Grant Program.
Eligible Projects
- Projects that will result in system consolidation where three or more systems merge resulting in one public water supply system with a single governing body
- Projects that result in the creation or expansion of a Public Wholesale Water Supply District
- Projects that benefit a minimum of 3 public water supply systems. Two of these must be primary systems not currently connected to each other.
Eligibility Criteria
- Primary System – A PWS system that is a voting member of a Public Wholesale Water Supply District (PWWSD), an Interlocal Agreement participant, or a PWS system that is not currently connected to or purchasing water from another water system
- Secondary System – A system that purchases treated water from a primary system and will benefit from the proposed project but is not a voting member of a PWWSD, an interlocal agreement participant, or actively participating in the project.
Selection Criteria
Key considerations include:
- Procurement and Engineering Services must follow CDBG procurement requirements
- For purposes of the feasibility study, primary systems must form a legally recognized entity (Public Wholesale Water Supply District or Interlocal Agreement)
- Communities who have not been awarded a CDBG Grant in the annual competition within the last five years in Housing, Community Facilities, or Water will receive 10 bonus points on their application rating
- 10 bonus points will be awarded if at least 10% of local match comes from other private sources such as foundations (not bonds or state and federal agencies).
For more information, visit KDC.
