{"id":2827,"date":"2025-01-23T11:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/?page_id=2827"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T17:27:06","slug":"nj-water-bank-technical-assistance-planning-and-design-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/nj-water-bank-technical-assistance-planning-and-design-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Water Bank Technical Assistance Planning and Design Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]PURPOSE OF FUNDING<\/strong>
\nThe purpose of the NJ Water Bank Technical Assistance Planning and Design Grant Program is to provide funding to Disadvantaged Communities <\/span>participating<\/span> in the Water Bank\u2019s technical <\/span>assistance<\/span> program for planning and design costs associated with clean water or drinking water environmental infrastructure projects. Grant funds will be made available for the planning and design of a variety of environmental infrastructure projects, including wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater management facilities, water supply facilities, and nonpoint source management facilities.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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APPLICATION
\n<\/strong>System for Managing Grants Electronically (SAGE)<\/a><\/p>\n

APPLICATION CONTACT<\/strong>
\nwaterbankinfo@deptest.nj.gov<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

APPLICATION DEADLINE<\/strong>
\nRolling<\/p>\n

SOURCE OF FUNDING<\/strong>
\nFY25 Department of Environmental Protection State Appropriation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

STATUTORY CITATION<\/strong>
\nN.J.S.A 13:1B-3, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-9, P.L. 2024, c.35<\/span><\/span>
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE<\/strong>
\nEligibility is limited to eligible Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund borrowers that meet the affordability criteria for Disadvantaged Communities, as set forth in the most recent, final Intended Use Plan or if grandfathered under a previous year\u2019s Intended Use Plan, that have been awarded a contract for the receipt of Technical Assistance through the Water Bank\u2019s Technical Assistance Program, and that have an eligible project application pending in H2LOans. An eligible project is a project that has been reviewed by the Department and determined to be eligible for Water Bank funding.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Eligible Clean Water borrowers<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u202fare owners of publicly owned treatment works (towns, boroughs, municipal utilities authorities, counties, regional water authorities, other local government units) with projects that help protect, <\/span>maintain<\/span>, or improve water quality are eligible for participation in the Water Bank. Private entities are eligible through public conduit borrowers. Clean Water project sponsor eligibility has also been expanded to private colleges and universities that are interested in sponsoring nonpoint source pollution projects.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Eligible Drinking Water borrowers<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u202f<\/strong>are <\/span>Public<\/span> community water systems, both privately and publicly owned, and nonprofit noncommunity water systems (as defined by the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations) are eligible for Water Bank <\/span>assistance<\/span>. Public community water systems owned by water commissions, water supply authorities, and water districts are also eligible. Federally owned systems and State-owned systems (State agencies, such as State Police, Parks and Forestry, and Corrections) are not eligible to receive Water Bank assistance.<\/span><\/span>
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QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION<\/strong>
\nEligible entities must: (1) if they do not already have one, set up an account with H2LOans for a project associated with the grant and set up an account in SAGE for the grant application, (2) submit project planning and design professional services agreements via H2LOans and receive approval, and (3) complete the grant application on the Department\u2019s online SAGE portal.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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GRANT\/LOAN LIMITATIONS<\/strong>
\nIndividual grants are limited to $2 million per applicant in State Fiscal Year 2025.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Grant funds must be used for the following purposes:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>\u2022 Planning and design of environmental infrastructure facilities, as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:22-3.4.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>\u2022 Projects related to the technical <\/span>assistance<\/span> scope of work.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Projects that have already closed on a Water Bank loan are not eligible for these grant funds.<\/span><\/span>
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES<\/strong>
\nApplications may be <\/span>submitted<\/span> at any time via <\/span><\/span>NJDEP SAGE<\/span><\/span><\/a> within the period listed.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Applicants must <\/span>submit<\/span> documentation for the project associated with the grant using the Department\u2019s online H2LOans portal at:\u202f<\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.h2loans.com<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Complete applications consist of a completed grant application in the Department\u2019s online SAGE portal, submission of eligible project information via the Department\u2019s online H2LOans portal, and the Department\u2019s approval of draft <\/span>planning and design professional service agreements.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

APPLICATION PROCEDURES<\/strong>
\nApplications will be reviewed on a first come first served basis and complete applications will receive funding on a readiness to <\/span>proceed<\/span> basis.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEmail\u202f<\/span><\/span>waterbankinfo@deptest.nj.gov<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\"\"<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]PURPOSE OF FUNDING The purpose of the NJ Water Bank Technical Assistance Planning and Design Grant Program is to provide funding to Disadvantaged Communities participating in the Water Bank\u2019s technical assistance program for planning and design costs associated with clean water or drinking water environmental infrastructure projects. Grant funds will be made available […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":602,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2827","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/602"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2827"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3124,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2827\/revisions\/3124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}