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Application Forms - Ohio Water Development Authority, Columbus, Ohio, USA Ohio Water Development Authority - Serving Ohio Since 1968 Construction/Planning Loans Local Economic Development Loans USDA-RD Loan Advance Program Research & Development Grants Disbursements and Change Orders Audited Financial Statements Continuing Disclosure Documents Investor Presentation - WPCLF Investor Presentation - DWAF Investor Presentation - Fresh Water Investor Presentation - Fresh Water Revolving Fund Investor Presentation - Community Assistance Construction/Planning Loans Local Economic Development Loans USDA-RD Loan Advance Program Research & Development Grants Disbursements and Change Orders Audited Financial Statements Continuing Disclosure Documents Investor Presentation - WPCLF Investor Presentation - DWAF Investor Presentation - Fresh Water Investor Presentation - Fresh Water Revolving Fund Investor Presentation - Community Assistance Construction/Planning Loan Program Program Information, Application Documents, and Loan Portal The Ohio Water Development Authority created the Fresh Water Loan Program to provide financial assistance for planning/design and/or construction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm water projects.
Eligible projects include but are not limited to development or acquisition of potable water sources, construction/expansion of water and wastewater treatment facilities, installation or improvement of water distribution and wastewater collection systems, well-head protection planning studies, or storm water management facilities.
For more details, see the program guidelines Fresh Water Program-Market Rates and Fresh Water Program-Community Assistance Rates. Please note projects must be constructed using prevailing wage. The OWDA Board meets the last Thursday of the month during January to October; and the second Thursday in the month of December.
A pplications are due the 1st of the month that the loan will be approved. For December approval, the loan application is due on November 1st. For construction applications, the project must be bid prior to applying for the loan.
If you are requesting additional funds to be added to an existing OWDA loan, do not submit your request through the loan portal. Please contact Kim Killian, as a full application is not required for a supplemental loan request.
For questions regarding the Construction/Planning Loan Program, please contact: Kim Killian, Loan Officer PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION LOAN APPLICATION DOCUMENTS: The following loan application documents must be completed prior to requesting a link to the loan application portal. Click on documents in blue to download.
Construction Loan Application (Opens in Excel document) Planning/Design Loan Application (Opens in Excel document) Projection of revenue (in application) Rate ordinance (current rates/tap in fees) Current year operating budget Fund reports that show revenue, expenses, and debt service reserve Construction bid tabs (required for construction loan requests) Engineering agreement (required for planning/design loans; only required for construction loans if engineering costs are included in the construction loan) The following loan application documents are required to complete the loan process; however they may be provided to OWDA at a later date if they are not available by the application deadline.
Click on documents in blue to download. Findings and orders, consent order, health risk documentation (if applicable) The following loan application documents are the cooperative agreements for this loan program. The language in the agreement cannot be altered.
The agreement will be emailed to you for signature after Board approval. Click on documents in blue to view the template. Planning Loan Cooperative Agreement Construction Loan Cooperative Agreement Submit your loan application through the portal.
The loan application portal is a quick and convenient way to submit your loan application. By requesting a link to the loan portal, you can easily upload PDFs of your application documents directly to OWDA. Document uploads should be formatted as PDF documents only.
Please do not upload Excel files. NOTE: D o not use the loan application portal i f you are applying to Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) or Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) programs. Please contact your Ohio DEFA coordinator to apply for WPCLF and WSRLA.
One application per link. If you have more than one application, please request more than one link. Review the loan application documents listed above as these documents must be completed prior to requesting a link to the loan application portal.
Click on the following link to begin the loan application portal process. https://webforms. owda.
org/forms/loanprequalification The person identified as the contact person in the application portal should be the person responsible for the preparation and submission of the application. The contact person will receive an application portal link by email and will also be the person called if there are questions on the information provided in the application.
For example, the contact person could be an RCAP representative, consultant, or the person at the local government that prepared the application and can answer questions, not necessarily the person authorized to enter into contract with OWDA for the loan.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Local governments in Ohio, including cities, villages, counties, and water/sewer districts. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
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Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.