The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announces the availability of Source Water Implementation Grant funding to support the implementation of source water protection plans or Transient Non-community.  Source water protection plans are either 1) wellhead protection plans; or 2) surface water intake protection plans that have been endorsed by the Minnesota Department of Health.

Grant Awards. The total amount of funding that is available under this notice is $175,000. The minimum amount for any grant is $1,000 and the maximum amount is $10,000.

Matching Funds. No cost share is required for receiving a grant and all of the funds that are awarded must be expended by June 30, 2018.

Applications for this grant program are accepted between Wednesday, March 1, 2017 and Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Each eligible public water system can submit only one application per grant program announcement.

There are two of grant categories availability: Source Water Implementation  and Transient Noncommunity Wellhead Protection. Applications for each this grant will be accepted between March 1 and March 25, 2017.  The forms will be available by March 1, 2017.

For more information, contact Kris Wenner (Source Water Protection Grant Coordinator, 651-201-4696) Drinking Water Protection Minnesota Department of Health 625 N. Robert Street, PO Box 64975, St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0975.