Section 451.4 - Applications for Financial Assistance(a) Grant funding in an amount not to exceed $1 million per project shall be available for eligible project costs associated with projects described in section 451.3 above. Assistance may be given under the Urban Creek Restoration Program to projects which involve the assistance or participation of Federal or State agencies, so long as those projects are sponsored by at least one local agency and at least one citizens' group.(b) The Department shall conduct periodic grant application cycles based upon availability of funding and the existing pool of projects approved for funding. For each grant application cycle, the Department shall notify the public that financial assistance is available. Applications for funding shall be due 75 days after mailing of the notice. When funding constraints require a streamlined application cycle, the notice shall so state and applications for funding shall be due 30 days after mailing of the notice. Applications may be made for projects to be implemented in phases. The Department may require a new application for funding for each phase of a project, and may re-evaluate the project during each successive application cycle. Unfunded applications from a previous cycle may, at the discretion of the Department, be carried over for consideration in the next application cycle.(c) Applicants for financial assistance shall file a written application. A complete application shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) A cover sheet identifying all sponsors, co-sponsors, the program manager and any endorsers of the project, and providing information regarding the sponsor's legal authority to submit the application. Attached to the cover sheet shall be a map showing the location of and access to the proposed project site.(2) A summary statement describing the purpose of the project proposal. The summary statement shall address how the project or plan proposes to meet the program objectives set forth in sections 451.2 and 451.3 above and fits within the goals of California Water Code section 7048, and whether the grant will assist in planning or implementation of a creek restoration project, or both.(3) A description of the stream restoration or watershed management techniques the applicant proposes to use.(4) A description of the project's relationship to other flood control projects, which states whether the proposed project and/or plan supplements or would be in lieu of a local or cooperative local-federal flood control project, and whether it is consistent with applicable local land use, water management and/or general plans. If there is any relationship between the proposed project and other flood control projects, the description shall identify the agencies and organizations involved and summarize the plans and features of the other projects.(5) A description of the proposed project's use of public participation in planning, design or implementation of the project.(6) A description of the educational benefits to be derived by the public and any technical advances or demonstrations of new methods of stream restoration or stream corridor management the project may provide. This should include a description of the photographs, charts, videotapes, reports, or other material the applicant plans to develop to illustrate the methods used and the results obtained by the project. At the completion of the project, copies of these materials are to be submitted to the Department of Water Resources, which shall make them available to the public upon request and payment of its reasonable reproduction costs.(7) A description of plans for long-term management or maintenance of the stream which the project will affect.(8) A disclosure of other options available to the applicant to carry out the proposed project if the Urban Creek Restoration Program is unable to provide full funding, including other potential funding sources. The applicant shall identify the priority set by the applicant on various project components, to be used in the event partial funding is provided.(9) A description of all anticipated local contributions to defray the cost of the project, which may include financing, materials, paid or volunteer labor, administrative services, rights-of-way, easements, equipment or landfill fees.(10) A project budget reflecting all costs associated with the project, and designating specifically costs to be covered by the grant request, costs to be covered by local contributions and costs to be covered by any other source. The budget should quantify costs for planning and design, ground area of restoration work, labor, material and equipment requirements, and display the total project budget in relation to the total amount of the grant request.(11) A project schedule designating anticipated start and finish dates, and highlighting any times or components which are contingent upon the actions of other entities.(12) During the administration of this program and the evaluation of applications, additional technical, financial, hydrologic, bioengineering, soil and water quality, environmental, water rights, legal analyses and justifications, and other relevant information may be required by the Department.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 23, § 451.4
1. New section filed 9-20-90; operative 10-10-90 (Register 90, No. 44).
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) and amendment of NOTE filed 5-21-2001; operative 6-20-2001 (Register 2001, No. 21).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 12-28-2001; operative 1-27-2002 (Register 2001, No. 52). Note: Authority cited: Section 7048, Water Code. Reference: Sections 7048 and 79062, Water Code.
1. New section filed 9-20-90; operative 10-10-90 (Register 90, No. 44).
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) and amendment of Note filed 5-21-2001; operative 6-20-2001 (Register 2001, No. 21).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 12-28-2001; operative 1-27-2002 (Register 2001, No. 52).