Capacity Development Grant Program

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is inviting applicants for its Capacity Development Grant Program to create a plan/document that will improve a water systems technical, financial or managerial capacity. Donor Name: Maine Department of Health and Human Services State: Maine County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement Deadline: 12/31/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Funding Information The DWP has set aside $300,000 for the 2024 grant program. Individual matching grant amounts are for 75% of the document cost up to a maximum grant amount of $30,000. Grants are awarded on a reimbursement basis. Eligible Projects Each eligible public water system must demonstrate a need for the document for which it is requesting funding assistance. No water system may receive a grant award for a document it has produced within the previous five years if it is the same or similar to any one listed below. Examples of eligible professionally prepared documents may include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive System Facilities Plans Capital Improvement Plans System Hydraulic Modeling Studies Comprehensive Operations and Maintenance Manuals Risk and Resilience Assessments Emergency Response Plans Cybersecurity Evaluations System Consolidation Studies Asset Management Plans GIS Infrastructure Mapping Water Audit Reports Water Storage Tank Upgrade /Replacement Evaluations Comprehensive Community Planning Studies which include a public water infrastructure component. Consideration will be given for funding the “drinking water” portion of such studies. Energy Audit Reports Other professionally prepared documents that can be used to enhance system capacity, as determined by the DWP. Eligibility Criteria All Community and non-profit Non-Community public water systems are eligible for grant awards. Examples include water utilities, mobile home parks, apartment buildings, nursing homes, and schools. Systems out of compliance with Drinking Water Rules & Regulations cannot receive grant funds, unless the funds will be used for projects that will bring the system back into compliance. For more information, visit DHHS.