The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) will offer grants to municipalities to help pay for the initial planning of eligible Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) water quality projects.
Donor Name: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
State: New York
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/28/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $100,000
Details:
The goal of the EPG program is to encourage communities to advance water quality projects to the design stage, and ultimately construction, by funding the development of an engineering report. This allows the community to seek financing through the CWSRF program or funding from other sources.
Funding Information
- Up to $3 million has been made available for this round of the Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant (EPG) program
- Up to $50,000: For any wastewater infrastructure-related project
- Up to $100,000: For inflow and infiltration projects required by an Order on Consent or SPDES Permit Compliance Schedule(proof of enforcement must be provided)
Eligible Activities
- A municipality must use EPG funding for the preparation of an engineering report for an eligible CWSRF project. This includes planning activities to determine the scope of water quality issues, evaluation of alternatives, and the recommendation of a capital improvement project. An environmental review for the recommended alternative is also an eligible activity. Design and construction costs are not eligible
- Funding priority will be given to municipalities whose planning activities are for a capital project:
- Required by an executed United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrative Order, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Order on Consent; or
- Required by a DEC draft or final State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit (e.g. nutrient removal, inflow and infiltration, disinfection); or
- For upgrading or replacing an existing wastewater system; or
- For constructing a wastewater treatment and/or collection system for an area with failing onsite septic systems; or
- Addressing a pollutant of concern in a watershed implementation plan.
Eligibility Criteria
Municipalities as defined in the Definitions section of this document with median household income (MHI):
- Equal to or less than $80,000 according to the United States Census, 2021 American Community Survey2 for municipalities located in Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) regions of Capital District, Southern Tier, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Central NY, Finger Lakes, or Western NY; or
- Equal to or less than $100,000 according to the United States Census, 2021 American Community Survey for municipalities located in REDC regions of Long Island, New York City, and Mid-Hudson
- A municipality may have no more than two active EPG awards at the same time. An active EPG award means a project has been awarded funding but does not yet have an accepted engineering report.
For more information, visit NYSEFC.
