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Small Town Grants (for wastewater treatment facilities and sanitary sewer collection systems) is sponsored by Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE). A subprogram of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, this program provides matching grants to municipalities with a population of 10,000 or less for wastewater treatment facilities and sanitary sewer collection systems.
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Small Town Grants (for wastewater treatment facilities and sanitary sewer collection systems) | DWEE NE Small Town Grants (for wastewater treatment facilities and sanitary sewer collection systems) A subprogram of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund , the Small Town Grant Program provides matching grants to municipalities with population of 10,000 or less. As of July 1, 2020, this program has provided $10.
1 million in grant funding for projects in conjunction with a Clean Water State Revolving loan. Many small municipalities find that needed projects are too costly without the additional grant subsidy provided concurrent with the CWSRF loan. Grant funding comes from the CWSRF’s Construction Administration Fund.
During FY2008, legislation was passed providing the department with authority to allocate up to 65% of prior-year revenue from fees collected on CWSRF loans. This legislation also increased the population level for eligible communities to 10,000 or less (previous to the legislation, it was limited to communities of 5,000 or less).
DWEE considers those communities with populations of 10,000 or less that have completed a Needs Survey and have been placed on the Intended Use Plan . To ensure that grants will be awarded to communities with severe financial hardship, only those communities with a median household income below the state median household income will be considered. Additional criteria can be found in Appendix E of the Intended Use Plan .
Small town grants are prioritized based on project benefit (as described in Appendix A1 of the Intended Use Plan ; estimated debt service per capita as a percentage of medium household income, and the estimated reduction in debt service that could be provided by the matching grant for which they are eligible.
The FY2008 legislation also expanded authority to provide financial assistance to communities for engineering studies, research and investigations to help communities comply with the federal Clean Water Act and to encourage wastewater reuse. The department provides CWSRF facility planning grants to communities through the Clean Water SRF Administrative Fee Fund.
For more information about those funds, go to Wastewater Facility Planning Grants. Flow Chart for the Nebraska State Revolving Fund Clean Water State Revolving Fund Publications and Reports DWEE State Revolving Fund Section (402) 471-4200 E-mail: DWEE. SRF@nebraska.
gov Nebraska Department of Economic Development (402) 471-4388 USDA Rural Development, Community Programs (402) 437-5556 EPA’s Small Community Outreach Coordinators, EPA Region VII (913) 551-7217 National Small Flows Clearinghouse 1-800-624-8301
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: DWEE considers communities with populations of 10,000 or less that have completed a Needs Survey and have been placed on the Intended Use Plan. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Small Town Grants (for wastewater treatment facilities and sanitary sewer collection systems) is funded by Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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