1. Section 319 Grant Program Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
Scott Tomkins
Illinois EPA

2. Flint Creek Watershed Partnership
Grant-writing 101
Grant-Writing 101
June 17, 2008

3. Today’s talk… Intro to Section 319 Grants Administrative Aspects
Types of Projects to Consider
Required Information
Helpful Hints

4. Section 319 Grants
Federal grant program authorized by Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.

5. Section 319 Grants continued
Purpose: to work cooperatively with local units of government and other organizations toward our mutual goal of protecting the quality of water in the state of Illinois by controlling Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution.
1972
2002

6. Section 319 Grants continued
Emphasis:
Funding for implementation of cost-effective corrective and preventive Best Management Practices (BMPs) on a watershed scale;
funding for the demonstration of new and innovative BMPs on a non-watershed scale;
development of information/education NPS pollution control programs; and
developing Watershed-based Plans (WBP).

7. Section 319 Grants - funds Total project costs; any reasonable amount
Cost share program;
60/40
TOTAL PROJECT
$200,000
100%
319 GRANT
$120,000
60%
RECIPIENT SHARE
$80,000
40%

8. Section 319 Grants - Applying
August 1st application deadline
Six paper copies of the application (one with original signatures)
Signed Conditions/Certification document
One electronic version of application
Signed Project Proposal Preamble
Signed Project Cost Summary
Applicants failure to meet these requirements will result in the application not being reviewed

9. 319 Project Types – Information/Education
Tours
Signs
Curriculum
Displays
Storm-Drain stenciling
“Marketing”

10. 319 Project Types – Site Specific
Only 20% of federal money allocated to Illinois EPA can be awarded to:
Implementation of BMPs not “backed” by a Watershed-based Plan
Information/Education
Monitoring
Watershed-based Planning
= limited available funds

11. Section 319 – Watershed-based Planning
Step 1: Build Partnerships
Step 2: Characterize Watershed
Step 3: Set Goals, Identify Solutions
Step 4: Develop implementation Program
Step 5: Implement Plan
Step 6: Monitor and Evaluate

12. Section 319 – Watershed-based Planning nine minimum elements
Identify causes & sources of pollution
i.e., cause=high total dissolved solids, salinity. Source=road salt
b. Estimate load reductions expected
i.e., education program will reduce road salt application by 50%, meaning there will be 30% reaching the waterbody
c. Describe mgmt measures & targeted critical areas
how will the reduction be measured and where will you target efforts

13. Section 319 – Watershed-based Planning nine minimum elements
d. Estimate technical and financial assistance needed
how much money? Who will need to help?
e. Develop education component
Develop schedule
When will the work begin? End?
g. Describe interim, measurable milestones
i.e., X number of lbs. of salt will be reduced by year two
Source: US EPA, Supplemental Guidelines

14. Section 319 – Watershed-based Planning nine minimum elements
h. Identify indicators to measure progress
i.e., amount of money spent on salt; water quality measurements
Develop a monitoring component
i.e., how will you determine the waterbody is meeting Full Use Support?
Source: US EPA, Supplemental Guidelines

15. Section 319 – Watershed-based Plan Implementation
Full scale implementation of a finalized WBP
BMP implementation
Information/Education component
Monitoring component

16. Application Required Information
Keys
Use the Illinois EPA Integrated Report for water quality information
Link BMPs to impairments
Pictures!
Problem Statement:
Describe the problem(s)
Identify the waterbody(ies)
Nature of the water quality impact
Causes and Sources

17. Application Required Information-Problem Statement
Factors affecting the waterbody’s Use Support: chemical, physical, biological, existing management programs…
Description of major pollutant sources and linking their relationship to
1) Water Quality
2) BMPs to be implemented

18. Application Required Information-Problem Statement
Load Reduction expectations, for each source indicated what load reduction for the identified pollutant (cause) can be expected? What percentage of the load reduction expected will go towards meeting Full Use Support for the waterbody?
75 tons of sediment will be kept out of the stream annually, 62% of the load reduction needed to meet full use support.

19. Application Required Information-Problem Statement
Listing and Description of BMPs describe in as much detail as possible what you want to do/install and where.
THEN, link it back to the impairments identified
Keys
Have as much design work completed as possible
Link BMPs to impairments
Pictures and maps

20. Application Required Information-Problem Statement

21. Application Required Information-Problem Statement
Schedule, what will be implemented when?
Costs, how much will the project cost? Grant request? Local match? Who will provide?
Keys
Have as much design work completed as possible
Use graphs and charts
Be very specific with costs

22. Application Required Information-Problem Statement
Monitoring component, if one
Information/Education component, if one
Milestones
Criteria to be used to measure success

23. Project Description, Purpose, Relationship to Other Activities
Define overall purpose of the project including cost effectiveness
Document how the public will be affected AND involved
What has already occurred or is currently occurring in the area. How do these “projects” relate to your project?

24. Scope of Work & Schedule
Detailed description & schedule of specific tasks
Evaluation of expected effectiveness, operation & maintenance plan
List & discuss each partners role including financial
Keys
Use graphs and charts
Timeline graphs very helpful
Be very specific with costs
Projects generally 2 years
Separate project pieces for ease, i.e., sub-watersheds, like BMPs, implementation vs I & E…

25. Quality Assurance Project Plan
Monitoring, if monitoring is part of the project then a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) must be included in the application AND must be approved by Illinois EPA.

26. Hints…bad phrases Would like to… Anticipate… Expect to…
Reduce flooding…
Increase habitat…

27. Hints…good phrases Will be used for… Design work completed…
Over traditional measures
Resulting in…
Measured by…

28. Illinois EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Projects
Implementation of the Flint Creek Watershed Management Plan – Phase
Langendorf Pond Retrofit to Reduce Nonpoint Pollution
Implementation of the Flint Creek Watershed Management Plan – Phase
Flint Creek Streambank Stabilization – Fox Point
Flint Creek Watershed Based Plan

30. Additional Information and Hints
Illinois EPA BOW WMS NPS Unit Website Address:
Start early!
Ask for help
Know exactly what you want to do; how you want to do it; and reflect that in the application
Although we need lots of information make it as succinct as possible

31. Scott Tomkins
Illinois EPA
Phone # (217)
Address:

32. Section 319 Grants – Funds History
USEPA GRANT LEVELS for IEPA Section 319 Funded Projects over the last five years ( )
Federal Fiscal Year
Numbers of Projects
Implementation Funds in Million of Dollars
FFY 02 24
$ 5,823,710.00
FFY 03 27
$ 5,619,339.00
FFY 04 23
$ 5,550,176.00
FFY 05
$ 4,346,433.00
FFY 06 16
$ 4,581,117.00
FFY 07 13
$ 4,427,838.00