Division of Water Infrastructure Announces Fall 2019 Application Training at Six Sites Statewide July 24 to August 9

Fall 2019 Application Training is available at six sites statewide July 24 to August 9 (Sylva, Valdese, Kernersville, Winterville, Pembroke, Research Triangle Park)

The Division of Water Infrastructure in the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality announces training for the Fall 2019 funding round.  Funding offered for the State Revolving Fund and Community Development Block Grant - Infrastructure programs this round will be announced shortly after July 10. Funding for the State Reserve Program will be announced pending approval of the state budget and funding availability. All applications must be received by the Division no later than close of business on Sept. 30, 2019. Application training for the following funding programs will be offered from July 24 to August 9 at the locations indicated in the chart below.

• State Reserve Program:  This program funds both wastewater and drinking water projects as well as the Asset Inventory and Assessment Grants and Merger / Regionalization Feasibility Grants. Funding limits for water and wastewater projects as well as the grant programs are as follows:
  • Project Loans and Grants for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure.  Funding is available to all Local Government Units (LGUs) and non-profit water corporations and has grant limits of $3 million per applicant per project type (water/sewer) over a period of three consecutive fiscal years. Loans with a targeted interest rate have a limit of $3 million per applicant per project type over a period of three consecutive fiscal years. Loans at market interest rate have loan limits up to $3 million per applicant per project type per year. Grant percentages of project costs are based upon affordability criteria. 
  • Asset Inventory and Assessment Grants.  This program funds both wastewater and drinking water projects.  It is available to LGUs and non-profit water corporations and has a limit of $150,000 per applicant per project type (water/sewer) over three consecutive fiscal years.  Funds related to this grant are available to inventory the existing water and/or sewer system and document the condition of the inventoried infrastructure.
  • Merger / Regionalization Feasibility Grants.  This program funds both wastewater and drinking water projects.  It is available to LGUs and non-profit water corporations and has a limit of $50,000 per applicant per project type over three consecutive fiscal years.  Funds related to this grant are available to determine the feasibility of consolidating the management of multiple utilities into a single utility operation or to provide regional treatment and the best way of carrying out the consolidation or regionalization.

• Clean Water State Revolving Fund:  This program funds wastewater and green projects.  It is available to all LGUs and non-profit water corporations and offers low-interest loans up to $30 million per applicant.
• Drinking Water State Revolving Fund:  This program funds drinking water projects.  It is available to all LGUs, non-profit water corporations, and for-profit water corporations and offers low-interest loans up to $20 million per applicant.
• Community Development Block Grant- Infrastructure:  This program funds wastewater and drinking water projects.  It is available to counties and municipalities and offers grants up to $2 million per applicant every three years.

If you are considering applying for funding  related to any of the available programs listed above, the Division of Water Infrastructure encourages you to attend a training session.  If you cannot attend training, division staff will be available to meet on an individual basis. Application training will be held during the weeks of July 22 and August 5. Training begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m.  Application materials will be available on the division website before training begins at: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wi//application-forms. Please see the chart below for application training dates and locations.

Division of Water Infrastructure Application Training Sessions Statewide for Fall 2019 Funding Round

Space is limited at each location.  Please RSVP to Jennifer Haynie at jennifer.haynie@ncdenr.gov (919.707.9173) at least a week prior to the training event you plan to attend.  Please provide your name, organization, e-mail, phone number, and the location you plan to attend.  All training sessions will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.