The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is seeking applications for its Community Water Quality Improvement Grant (CWQIG) to help Delaware non‐profit organizations, local conservation districts, community organizations and/or homeowner’s associations implement projects or programs within Delaware’s developed landscape to improve water quality.
Donor Name: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
State: Delaware
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/07/2023
Size of the Grant: $25,000 to $75,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
CWQIG is intended for projects to improve water quality as part of specific watershed improvement plans. It is meant for programs and projects that demonstrate innovative and sustainable methods, techniques, and/or practices for water quality improvements with cost effective and measurable results.
The Grants must support measurable improvements to surface water and ground water quality throughout the State. They must benefit public education and actions to improve Delaware’s water quality. The available funding should be used to assist with project/program implementation with a priority for projects that promote community involvement, leverage additional resources, further education and outreach, demonstrate innovative science, policy, and technology, and provide a project/program approach that is both measurable and transferable in water quality improvements obtained.
Goals
All proposals should address one or more of the following goals:
- Providing benefits to water quality within an impaired watershed
- Implementation of non‐regulatory projects listed in a watershed management plan. Examples of plans include voluntary elements of Pollution Control Strategies, watershed based restoration plans, a Whole Basin Management Preliminary Assessment, or community‐based stormwater permits.
- Installation of community stormwater management improvements in existing developments and municipalities.
- Restoration for water quality benefits.
Funding Information
Funding for grant award projects in this cycle is expected to range from $25,000 to $75,000.
Project Duration
Implementation of the project should not extend beyond 2 years of the date of grant award. Research projects that will demonstrate innovative science will be a 3 year grant with no less than a year dedicated to monitoring the project once implementation is complete.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects may include:
- Enhancement or restoration of water quality within an impaired watershed
- Community stormwater management improvements in existing developments in partnership with municipalities
- Non‐regulatory or voluntary plans involving pollution control strategies, watershed-based restoration plans, whole basin management preliminary assessments, or community‐based stormwater permits.
Eligible Sectors
Delaware non‐profit organizations, local conservation districts, community organizations and/or homeowner’s associations.
For more information, visit DNREC.
