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2016 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL STORMWATER GRANT APPLICATION <br />The Metropolitan Council (Council) will implement a stormwater grant program effective March 14, 2016. <br />Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to metropolitan area watershed management organizations <br />(WMOs) or watershed districts (WDs). The Council will provide 75% of the program cost; the grantee must <br />provide the remaining 25%. Grants will be made available in amounts with a minimum of $2,000 and a <br />maximum of $200,000. Grantees will be required to provide promotional/educational signage regarding the <br />project for the benefit of cities and the public. <br />Due to the relatively small amount of available funding, only watershed management organizations (WMOs) or <br />watershed districts (WDs) in the seven -county metropolitan area are eligible to apply for these grants. <br />The Council encourages all metro area WMOs/WDs to work with cities and other local units of government within their <br />watersheds and to submit all appropriate project proposals for consideration. <br />THE COUNCIL WILL ENCOURAGE ALL SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS TO SOLICIT AND INCLUDE <br />METROPOLITAN COUNCIL UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES (MCUB) FIRMS IN GRANT FUNDED <br />ACTIVITIES THAT MCUB FIRMS CAN PERFORM. THE COUNCIL WILL REOUIRE ALL GRANTEES <br />TO REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THESE EFFORTS. A LIST OF MCUB FIRMS IS AVAILABLE ON <br />THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. <br />APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MAY 11, 2016. <br />Application Process <br />• Applicants must be watershed management organizations (WMOs) or watershed districts (WDs) <br />located in the seven county metropolitan area. <br />• Organizations will have eight weeks to submit grant applications. <br />• Metropolitan Council will notify applicants of grant awards by June 15, 2016. <br />• Successful applicants will be required to submit detailed project work plans and budgets which will be <br />included as exhibits in the standard grant agreements. <br />• The Council will encourage all successful applicants to solicit and include Metropolitan Council <br />Underutilized Businesses (MCUB) firms in grant funded activities that MCUB firms can perform. The <br />Council will require grantees to report on the results of these efforts. A list of MCUB firms is available <br />on the Council's website. <br />• No project expenses incurred before agreement execution will be eligible for reimbursement by the <br />Metropolitan Council. <br />• No payments will be made that would cause total compensation to exceed the total grant amount. <br />Primary Proposal Selection Criteria <br />Preference will be given to projects that are: <br />• Innovative and use novel methods or practices to treat or manage stormwater <br />• Can serve as visible demonstration projects <br />• Are easily replicated in other parts of the metro area <br />• Have a strong educational component <br />• Focus on multiple benefits such as <br />• Volume reduction <br />• Stormwater reuse <br />• Address difficult pollutants such as chloride, nitrate, or bacteria <br />• Address difficult sites: small sites, redevelopment, contaminated, or compacted areas <br />• Provide greater than required treatment, i.e. "treatment train" practice sequencing <br />• Address items generally not eligible for cost share like practice maintenance, research, and <br />outreach <br />