The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation is pleased to announce the application period is open for the Engineering Planning Grant (EPG).
Donor Name: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
State: New York
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/29/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $100,000
Details:
Engineering reports are required in the EFC financing application process. Grants are available to help municipalities jump start their work early on with funding for initial planning, so they can be better prepared to seek financing to help them complete their wastewater, sewer and water quality projects.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $100,000 are available to municipalities to help fund an engineering report. Up to $3 million has been made available for this round of grant funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipalities as defined in the Definitions section of this document with median household income (MHI):
- Equal to or less than $75,000 according to the United States Census, 2019 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 $95,000 according to the United States Census, 2019 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.
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 (see Definitions section).
For more information, visit NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation.
