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County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program

Grantor:
Department of Water Resources
Portal ID:
26906
Status:
Closed
Open Date:
3/22/23 00:00
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The purpose of the County Drought Resilience Planning Grant Program intends to help the counties to establish standing drought task forces or to develop the county drought resilience plans, per Senate Bill 552. 

Description:

The DWR County Drought Resilience Planning Grant Program is offered as a sub-program of the Small Community Drought Relief (SCDR) Program, per the allocation of the Budget Act of 2021, Section 2, Item 3860-101-0001(a). Per Senate Bill (SB) 552 of 2021, counties are required to establish a drought and water shortage task force and develop a drought and water shortage emergency response and long-term mitigation plan for domestic wells and state small water systems (serving 4-14 connections) (CWC Section 10609.70).

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency

California’s 58 Counties are eligible to submit applications.

Eligible Geographies:

Entire State of California

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
May 2023 - June 2024
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
2 year

Funding Details - Prod Migration Test

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$5,000,000.00
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$10,000.00 – $125,000.00
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Budget Act of 2021, Section 2, Item 3860-101-0001 (a)

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Applications will be accepted and awarded on a continuous basis through December 29, 2023, or until funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. The maximum funding per county under this program is $125,000.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
CountyDRP@water.ca.gov, 1-916-873-5187, CountyDRP@water.ca.gov

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