Municipal Grant Guidelines
and Application

Benefactor members may submit a grant application to install a stormwater BMP within their municipality. Applications will be reviewed, selected and implemented by the Conservancy.

Project Requirements:

• Projects must be budgeted at $5,000 or below. Any amount over $5,000 will be the responsibility of the municipality.

• Projects must be focused on stormwater pollution in some form. Favor will be given to on-the-ground projects.

• If the project requires construction equipment, the municipality must be able to provide the equipment and the staff to operate it at no cost to the Conservancy.

• If the project requires engineers and/or other consultants, the municipality must provide this service at no cost to the Conservancy.

• The Conservancy will not be financially responsible for projects that go over budget.

• The municipality, with PWC guidance, will be responsible for recruiting municipal residents as volunteers for project installations.

• The municipality will be responsible for all on-going maintenance and/or repair of the project.

• Projects must be completed before the municipality’s yearly MS4 membership with the Conservancy ends.

• In order for your application to be considered, it must be submitted no later than May 1, 2027.