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Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Water/Wastewater Program (Missouri) is sponsored by Missouri Department of Economic Development (in partnership with Missouri Department of Natural Resources and USDA Rural Development). This program provides funding for communities to make improvements to drinking water and wastewater systems.
Grants can be used for construction related to water treatment and distribution, and sewer treatment and collection for publicly owned systems.
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Community Development Block Grants Water/Wastewater | Department of Economic Development Community Development Block Grants Water/Wastewater The Water/Wastewater Program is currently open. To apply, a community must go through the Missouri Water Wastewater Review Committee to receive an invitation to apply for CDBG funds.
This category provides funding for communities to make improvements to drinking water and wastewater systems, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the US Department of Agriculture, Rural Development. Proposals can be obtained from the main funding partner at the time a gap in financing is identified.
The Missouri Water and Wastewater Review Committee will help determine financing structures available among the participating agencies. If a need for CDBG funding is identified, the community will be invited to make full application. Program Benefits/Eligible Uses Grants may be used for construction that is related to water treatment and distribution, and sewer treatment and collection for publicly owned systems.
Operation and maintenance activities and not eligible. The maximum amount any applicant can apply for is $750,000 or $5,000 per household. Application/Approval Procedure Applications are open cycle (year-round) but require an invitation to apply after completing the Missouri Water and Wastewater Review Committee (MWWRC) process.
This includes submission of a preliminary proposal and engineering report to MWWRC for review and comment. The proposal can be obtained from any of the three agencies at the time a gap in funding is suspected. The MWWRC meets monthly and is made up of members from USDA-Rural Development, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and CDBG.
Special Program Requirements Applicants must be sure that the project beneficiaries are at least 51% low-to-moderate income persons. New water or sewer systems or expansion/upgrades of existing systems that have substantiated health concerns are prioritized.
Successful applicants must demonstrate that rates will adequately cover operation, maintenance, reserves, emergencies, employee overhead, etc; or, the community must have initiated a graduated rate increase that will provide adequate operating costs over a period of years. Communities applying a regional approach to problem solving will receive priority consideration as well.
Any community attempting to qualify a project under the LMI Area Benefit (LMA) National Objective by Census must use the FY 2024 ACS 5-Year 2016-2020 Low- and Moderate-Income Summary Data, available on HUD’s website . Data may be accessed on the right hand column of the website by selecting “Local Government Summaries” for municipal- and county-level data, or one of the other dataset links for other defined Census geographies.
HUD has published the new income limits for any local income surveys. To submit program documents, please upload files to the CDBG Box Account. If you have any programmatic questions, please contact us at 573-751-3600 or MoCDBG@ded.
mo. gov . To submit a physical copy, please mail to: Missouri Department of Economic Development Business and Community Solutions Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0118 CDBG Phone: ( 573)751-3600 CDBG Water Wastewater Application CDBG Water/Wastewater 2020 Final Guidelines CDBG Water/Wastewater Narratives MWWRC Partner Guidelines 1.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Communities must go through the Missouri Water Wastewater Review Committee to receive an invitation to apply for CDBG funds. Project beneficiaries must be at least 51% low-to-moderate income persons. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Water/Wastewater Program (Missouri) is funded by Missouri Department of Economic Development (in partnership with Missouri Department of Natural Resources and USDA Rural Development). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Missouri. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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