The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will issue grant funding available to qualified entities, such as municipal and county governments, utilities, and nonprofit organizations involved in stormwater management (qualified entities).
Donor Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/14/2022
Grant Size: $5 million
Details:
The Bureau of NJPDES Stormwater Permitting will make funding available under this Request for Proposal (RFP) for stormwater management demonstration projects that would directly improve water quality and quantity through the implementation of green infrastructure, retrofits and redesigns of existing stormwater management basins, restoration activities resulting in the removal or reduction of impervious surfaces, and planning and analysis activities associated with the implementation of the aforementioned activities.
The Department has identified the following categories of funding priorities. Projects proposed under all categories are available statewide.
- Stormwater Management Planning and Projects:
- Planning and Analysis of Stormwater Opportunity Studies: projects that serve to identify opportunities to incorporate improved stormwater management techniques such as green infrastructure, retrofits to existing stormwater infrastructure and restoration through reduction or removal of impervious surfaces. Individual municipalities or counties may submit a proposal to identify and map areas of possible stormwater management improvement or another qualifying entity may submit a proposal to assist all or a portion of municipalities or counties to identify locations best suited for implementation of improved stormwater management techniques necessary to maximize potential for flood attenuation and/or increased resilience. These inventories of municipal opportunities shall result in the creation of mapping data to be used for the purpose of improving overall stormwater management using one or more of the techniques detailed above.
- Green infrastructure (GI) projects: construction of GI (as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:8-1.2) projects. Green infrastructure includes green roofs, bioretention systems – also known as rain gardens, pervious paving systems, and other activities that manage stormwater close to its source by:
- Treating stormwater runoff through infiltration into subsoil;
- Treating stormwater runoff through filtration by vegetation or soil; or
- Storing stormwater runoff for reuse. Priority will be given within drainage areas that are hydraulically connected to systems with combined sewers (CSOs).
- Improvement of Existing Stormwater Infrastructure: projects that improve existing stormwater management infrastructure and/or restore or retrofit stormwater basins to address water quality and reduce nutrient loading or reduce stormwater velocities and/or volume.
- Management and Restoration: projects that serve to remove or reduce impervious cover for the purpose of creating natural areas and restoring or improving the water quality and quantity functions. Activities may take place within or adjacent to streams and waterbodies’ riparian zones and/or wetland buffers, or within areas currently devoid of vegetation. Projects should incorporate sufficient funding for implementation, monitoring and success criteria for proposals featuring re-vegetation actions.
Funding Information
The Department is making $5 million in funding available from Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSFRF) and $2 million in funding available from State Corporate Business Tax Funds (CBT) to implement the Stormwater Management Grants Program.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants eligible to apply for funding under this RFP include:
- Colleges and universities;
- A local government unit;
- Public utilities;
- Private entities;
- An entity established as a joint meeting pursuant to law or an entity established pursuant to ordinance by the municipalities; and
- A nonprofit organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code authorized to operate in the State of New Jersey
For more information, visit New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
