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Small Community Planning Grant
The Small Community Planning Grant Program was established to promote a proactive approach to water and wastewater infrastructure management. This program provides small communities with funds to hire an engineering consultant to develop a project specific engineering report. The engineering report’s level of detail will be on par with the facilities plan required for SRF projects.
The Small Community Planning Grant Program also includes utility rate analysis and review. Communities can access grant funds to procure professional services to conduct a rate analysis and review using the Show-me Ratemaker™ .
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Eligibility Requirements
The grant is available to systems serving a population of 2,500 or fewer.
Grants will be made on a first come, first served basis.
The project sponsor must be an entity of government (county, municipality, or township), or a special purpose districtwiththeauthoritytoconstructawaterorwastewater project(sanitary,wateruser,watershed,orwaterproject).
Nonprofitorganizationsarealsoeligibleprovidedtheywere formed for the primary purpose of supplying water or sanitary service. Nonprofit water systems applying for this grantmustmeetthedefinitionofacommunitywatersystem (a public water system which serves at least 15 service connectionsusedbyyear-roundresidentsorregularlyserves atleast25year-roundresidents).
ThisgrantisnotavailableforprojectsalreadyontheState Water Plan.
Application Requirements
An applicant must submit an original application to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The applicationwillbereviewedbystaffforcompletenessand technical merit. Staff will work with applicants to correct anyidentifieddeficiencies.Theapplicationisavailablefor downloadortocompleteonlineathttps://denr.sd.gov/dfta/ wwf/statewaterplan/smallcommunityplanning.aspx.
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Award Dates
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources maymakeasmallcommunityplanninggrantawardatany time following department review of the application.
Award Criteria
Communities will be reimbursed 80 percent of the cost of the engineering study upon completion of the engineering report. The maximum reimbursement a community may receive is $8,000 for a water engineering study. Wastewater related studies may receive reimbursement up to $10,000.
Communities conducting a utility rate analysis and review studymayreceivereimbursementof80percentofcostsup to $1,600. The study must be an analysis using the Showme Ratemaker™ process.
The remaining cost will be paid by the community and may consist of local cash or other non-state grant assistance. In-kind contributions will not be accepted as local match.
The engineering or utility rate report will be considered complete and payment made to the grantee only if all the items discussed in the Report Requirements section are addressed.Thedepartmentwilldeterminecompletenessof the study.
Report Requirements
The engineering study must contain adequate information tobeusedasafacilitiesplan.Anoutlineofitemsthatmust be included in a facilities plan is located in the Small Community Planning Grant application. A professional engineer licensed in the state of South Dakota must prepare the study.
The Show-me Ratemaker™ analysis must be conducted by a recognized technical assistance provider or financial planning professional competent in providing this service. The report must include the background assumptions and the information generated by the Show-me Ratemaker™ software.
More Information
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Water andWaste Funding Program 523 East CapitolAvenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501 Contact:Andy Bruels E-mail: denrinternet@state.sd.us Phone: 605-773-4216 Fax: 605-773-4068
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