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2005- -06 Consolidated Grants Program 06 Consolidated Grants Program 2005 Full Proposal Full Proposal Applicant Assistance Workshops Applicant Assistance Workshops State Water Resources Control Board Staff State Water Resources Control Board Staff April 17, 2006 Santa Rosa April 25, 2006 Los Angeles April 17, 2006 Santa Rosa Los Angeles April 18, 2006 San Luis Obispo April 27, 2006 Oakland April 18, 2006 San Luis Obispo Oakland April 21, 2006 Sacramento April 28, 2006 San Diego April 21, 2006 Sacramento San Diego April 24, 2006 Riverside May 3, 2006 South Lake Tahoe

Applicant Workshop Objectives Applicant Workshop Objectives � Provide Update/Feedback on Concept Provide Update/Feedback on Concept � Proposals Proposals � Highlight Full Proposal Application and Highlight Full Proposal Application and � Review Process Review Process � Staff available to answer questions Staff available to answer questions �

Presentation Outline Presentation Outline � General Comments on Concept Proposals General Comments on Concept Proposals � � Grant Programs Funding Update Grant Programs Funding Update � � Ocean Protection Projects Timeline Ocean Protection Projects Timeline � � All Other Projects Timeline All Other Projects Timeline � � Fund Encumbrance and Project Deadlines Fund Encumbrance and Project Deadlines � � Eligible Project Types Eligible Project Types � � Reimbursable Expenses/Education and Reimbursable Expenses/Education and � Outreach Outreach � Match Requirements Match Requirements �

Presentation Outline Presentation Outline (continued) (continued) � Full Proposal Full Proposal � • Logistics Logistics • • Overview Overview • • Content Content • • Evaluation Process Evaluation Process • � Sources of Information Sources of Information � � Contact Information Contact Information � � General Questions and Answers General Questions and Answers �

General Comments on General Comments on Concept Proposals Concept Proposals � More than 470 Concept Proposals submitted More than 470 Concept Proposals submitted � � Request approximately $625 million Request approximately $625 million � (~400% of available funds) (~400% of available funds)

General Comments on General Comments on Concept Proposals (continued) Concept Proposals (continued) � 209 209 Concept Proposals Invited Back: Concept Proposals Invited Back: � � Nonpoint Source Pollution Control (NPSPC) Program Nonpoint Source Pollution Control (NPSPC) Program – – � 18 18 � Coastal Nonpoint Source (CNPS) Pollution Control Coastal Nonpoint Source (CNPS) Pollution Control � Program – – 49 49 Program � NPS Implementation Program (319[h]) NPS Implementation Program (319[h]) – – 18 18 � � Agricultural Water Quality Grant Program (AWQGP) Agricultural Water Quality Grant Program (AWQGP) – – � 33 ( (18 18 for Prop 40, for Prop 40, 15 15 for Prop 50) for Prop 50) 33 � Urban Urban Stormwater Stormwater Program Program – – 36 36 � � Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP): Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP): � Planning – – 23 23, Implementation , Implementation – – 32 32 Planning

Grant Programs Funding Update Grant Programs Funding Update Amount Invited Funding Program Back (M) Available* (M) NPSPC $46.1 $27.8 CNPS $62.3 $36.2 Ocean Protection Projects $18.6 $10 NPS Implementation (319[h]) $11.8 $4 AWQGP (Prop 40) $12.5 $17.4 AWQGP (Prop 50) $11.2 Urban Stormwater $20.9 $14.25 IWMP Planning $6.8 $51.5 IWMP Implementation $69.5 TOTAL $259.7 $161.15 * Includes Proposition 13 funds

Ocean Protection Projects Ocean Protection Projects (OPPs OPPs) Timeline ) Timeline ( � Solicitation Notice/Full Proposal Invitations: Solicitation Notice/Full Proposal Invitations: � March 14, 2006 March 14, 2006 � Full Proposals Due: Full Proposals Due: May 9, 2006 May 9, 2006 � � Recommended Project List to Ocean Protection Recommended Project List to Ocean Protection � Council: June 13, 2006 June 13, 2006 Council: � Recommended Project List to State Water Board: Recommended Project List to State Water Board: � July 2006 July 2006 � Grant Agreements: Grant Agreements: August 2006 forward August 2006 forward �

All Other Projects Timeline All Other Projects Timeline � Solicitation Notice/Full Proposal Invitations: Solicitation Notice/Full Proposal Invitations: � April 7, 2006 April 7, 2006 � Full Proposals Due: Full Proposals Due: June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006 � � Recommended Project Lists to State Water Board Recommended Project Lists to State Water Board � and California Bay Delta Authority: and California Bay Delta Authority: September – – November 2006 November 2006 September � Grant Agreements: Grant Agreements: September 2006 forward September 2006 forward �

Fund Encumbrance and Fund Encumbrance and Project Deadlines Project Deadlines � Proposition 40 funds must be encumbered by Proposition 40 funds must be encumbered by � December 2006, projects completed by December 2006, projects completed by December 2008 December 2008 � Proposition 50 funds must be encumbered by Proposition 50 funds must be encumbered by � June 2007/2008, projects completed by June June 2007/2008, projects completed by June 2009/2010 2009/2010 � AWQGP: 2007/2009 � AWQGP: 2007/2009 � Coastal NPS: 2008/2010 � Coastal NPS: 2008/2010 � 319(h) funds must be encumbered by December 319(h) funds must be encumbered by December � 2006, projects completed by December 2010 2006, projects completed by December 2010

Eligible Project Types Eligible Project Types � IWMP IWMP Planning Planning Projects Projects � • Must be a project to develop a local watershed Must be a project to develop a local watershed • management plan in accordance with Section 79078 management plan in accordance with Section 79078 of the California Water Code (CWC) of the California Water Code (CWC) � Implementation Implementation Projects Projects � • Capital improvements Capital improvements • • Can include planning and design associated with Can include planning and design associated with • implementation implementation � All projects must meet eligible project types All projects must meet eligible project types � identified in Appendix A of the Guidelines identified in Appendix A of the Guidelines

Reimbursable Expenses/ Reimbursable Expenses/ Education and Outreach Education and Outreach Only direct costs related to projects eligible for Only direct costs related to projects eligible for � � reimbursement reimbursement Timeframe: Only work performed within terms of Timeframe: Only work performed within terms of � � grant agreement grant agreement Education and outreach is generally not not a a Education and outreach is generally � � reimbursable expense; however, education and reimbursable expense; however, education and outreach is reimbursable as: outreach is reimbursable as: 1) A A component component of a project funded through the of a project funded through the 1) federally funded NPS Implementation Program; or federally funded NPS Implementation Program; or 2) A A component component of a of a demonstration project demonstration project funded funded 2) through the AWQGP through the AWQGP (Section V.K, Appendix E) (Section V.K, Appendix E)

Match Requirements Match Requirements � Applicants identify in Project Budget section Applicants identify in Project Budget section � � Guidelines: Section III.A and Appendix E Guidelines: Section III.A and Appendix E � � “Funding match” means funds made available by “Funding match” means funds made available by � the applicant from non- -State sources State sources the applicant from non � May include (but not limited to) federal funds, May include (but not limited to) federal funds, � local funds, donated and volunteer services from local funds, donated and volunteer services from non- -State sources State sources non � State agencies may use State funds and services for State agencies may use State funds and services for � match match

Match Requirements Match Requirements (continued) (continued) � Eligible Eligible reimbursable reimbursable expenses incurred expenses incurred � after adoption of Guidelines (January 4, after adoption of Guidelines (January 4, 2006) and prior to project completion date 2006) and prior to project completion date can be applied to the funding match can be applied to the funding match � Education and outreach is generally Education and outreach is generally not not a a � reimbursable expense; however, education reimbursable expense; however, education and outreach may be used for match and outreach may be used for match

Match Requirements Match Requirements (continued) (continued) � Match Waived or Reduced for Match Waived or Reduced for � Disadvantaged Communities (submitted in Disadvantaged Communities (submitted in Full Proposal): Full Proposal): � Waiver Waiver: Proposal submitted by a : Proposal submitted by a � disadvantaged community that directly disadvantaged community that directly benefits a disadvantaged community benefits a disadvantaged community � Reduction Reduction: Proposal submitted that : Proposal submitted that � directly benefits a disadvantaged directly benefits a disadvantaged community community