The Kansas Water Office has announced the House Bill 2302 Grant Programs.
Donor Name: Kansas Water Office
State: Kansas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/06/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Technical Assistance Grant Fund and Water Projects Fund serve to help municipalities and special districts related to water to obtain the up-front technical assistance and the on-the-ground actions needed to address various water quantity and quality needs. The two funds are generally directed to supporting water-related infrastructure activities.
The two grant funds serve to help identified Kansas entities to obtain the up-front technical assistance and the on-the-ground actions needed to address various water quantity and quality needs. The two funds are generally directed to supporting water-related infrastructure activities. The new law directs the Kansas Water Office (KWO) to administer these two grant programs, according to certain criteria and parameters.
Provisions for HB 2302 included the creation of two new water-related grants funds: the Technical Assistance Grant Fund and the Water Projects Grant Fund.
Funding Information
- Technical Assistance Fund Grants
- The KWO may provide full or partial grants. No single grant awarded under the Technical Assistance Grant Fund shall exceed $1,000,000 (unless specified by a specific action of the Legislature).
- Water Project Grant Funds
- The KWO may provide full or partial grants. No single grant awarded under the Water Projects Grant Fund shall exceed $8,000,000 (unless specified by a specific action of the Legislature).
Eligible Projects
- Technical Assistance Fund Grants
- Planning, engineering, managing and other technical assistance that may be necessary in the development of plans for water infrastructure projects; or
- Processing grant and loan applications for such water infrastructure projects.
- Water Project Grant Funds:
- Construction, repair, maintenance or replacement of water-related infrastructures and any related construction costs;
- Matching moneys for grant or loan applications for water-related infrastructure projects; and
- Application of the funds to an outstanding loan balance from the Public Water Supply Loan Fund (established in K.S.A. 65-3322 and amendments thereto) or the Kansas Pollution Control Fund (established in K.S.A. 65-163e, and amendments thereto) subject to the certain criteria (see Evaluation Criteria for Water Projects Grant Fund section).
Eligibility Criteria
For Technical Assistance and Water Projects Fund Grants
- Municipalities.
- Special districts related to water are organized under the Laws of Kansas.
For more information, visit Kansas Water Office.
