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Riverine Stewardship Program

Grantor:
Department of Water Resources
Departmental Grant ID:
Department of Water Resources
Portal ID:
8321
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The RSP supports fish passage improvements & similar projects that increase ecological, stream management, climate, & community improvement benefits. Program goals include protecting, restoring, and enhancing the natural environment of riparian systems. RSP supports innovations in green infrastructure to provide habitat enhancements that benefit aquatic species and fish migration & adapt to climate change.

Description:

The Riverine Stewardship Program will prioritize funding for projects and programs that meet one or more of the following requirements:

•   Can be completed expeditiously and provide near-term benefits and alleviation of urgent problems related to water supply and water quality affecting native species and aquatic habitats.

•   Provide instream water quality benefits by improving aquatic habitats and restoring natural ecosystem functions through green infrastructure designs and solutions that increase water supplies, enhance water supply reliability, groundwater storage, or improve water quality.

•   Support public-private partnerships.

•   Align with the Water Resilience Portfolio Sections 3, 9,10,11, and/or 29.

•   Further support National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Endangered Species Management and Recovery Plan that support salmon, steelhead, and other native fish populations.

•   For programs and projects designed to increase water supplies, enhance water supply reliability, groundwater storage, or improve water quality.

•   Concept proposals will be reviewed monthly. Applicants will be invited to submit full applications following concept review.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency

Eligible projects must support water quality and supply consistent with Water Code section 79205.6 and may include:

-Innovative green infrastructure that enhances water availability, groundwater storage, fish and wildlife habitat restoration, creation of cool water refugia.

-Fish-friendly intakes for agriculture diversions.

-Fish passage solutions that remove barriers to fish migration or improve passage.

-Increase or improve floodplain availability.

Eligible Geographies:

Geographic Limit of the “Delta export service area” and Counties within the Association of Bay Area Governments (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma), areas of the state outside the delta that receive water from the State Water Project or the Central Valley Project, either directly or by exchange, by means of diversions from the Delta.

Important Dates

The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
October 2022
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
3 years

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$6,000,000
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.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
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:

The Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 -Proposition 13

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)

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-820-3891, RSP@water.ca.gov

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