SFY2025 Regional Water Plan Seed Grants

From State Fiscal Year 2025 funds appropriated by the Georgia General Assembly for Regional Water Planning, EPD announces the SFY2025 Regional Water Plan Seed Grant. The Regional Water Plan Seed Grants are being provided to support and incentivize local governments and other water users as they undertake their Regional Water Plan implementation responsibilities. Eligible recipients of the Regional Water Plan Seed Grant funds include local, regional, and State units of government, local authorities that operate local government service delivery programs, regional commissions, resource conservation and development councils, local school systems, State colleges and universities, and State agencies. Project proposals must specifically address the implementation of management practice(s) or other recommendation(s) from one or more Regional Water Plans, and applications must include a letter of endorsement from the Water Planning Council(s) Chair or designated representative. Grant awards are limited to $75,000 and the project period is limited to thirty (30) months in duration. Applicants must attend a pre-application meeting with EPD by October 18, 2024, and applications must be submitted online via the Grants Administration Portal by October 31, 2024. For more specifics regarding eligible activities, application requirements, funding details, access to the online Grants Administration Portal, and other information, visit https://epd.georgia.gov/outreach/grants/regional-water-plan-seed-grant-funds.