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2 <br /> <br />Grants will be awarded to municipalities in amounts ranging from $2,000 to $50,000 for providing rebates or <br />grants to property owners. Municipalities will be responsible for the design and operation of their rebate or <br />grant program and its details. Grant payments to the municipality will be for 75% of approved program <br />amounts. The municipality must provide the remaining 25% of the program cost. Municipality rebates or grants <br />are eligible for reimbursement on device replacements conducted September 30, 2019 through June 30, 2022. <br /> <br />Here is an example showing the grant funding design: <br /> <br /> <br />Eligibility <br />Per legislative language, the grant program is limited to municipalities in the seven-county metropolitan area. <br /> <br />Municipalities eligible per above must apply to participate and, if approved, sign a standard Council Grant <br />Agreement, before any eligible rebates or grants can be submitted for reimbursement. Agreements shall require <br />that municipalities: <br />x Entirely pass through grants received (as is being done by MCES) <br />x Verify purchase of devices to receive grants <br />x Retain records and cooperate with any audits <br />x Conduct all communications with property owners and ensure all written communications to property <br />owners include both the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment and the Metropolitan Council’s logo <br />x Provide quantitative information for state reporting purposes <br /> <br />Eligible water efficiency devices consist of the following: <br />x Toilet replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled toilet <br />x Irrigation controller replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled controller <br />x Clothes washing machine replacement with an US DOE Energy Star labeled clothes washing machine <br />x Irrigation spray sprinkler body replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled spray sprinkler body <br />x Irrigation system audit by an Irrigation Professional certified by a US EPA WaterSense program <br /> <br />Expenses eligible for reimbursement are the out-of-pocket cost of the device and its installation only, not to <br />include any owner labor costs. In addition, new construction and new developments are ineligible, as this <br />program is intended as a current infrastructure replacement program. <br />Application Process <br />x Applicants must be municipal water suppliers <br />x Municipalities will submit MCES supplied application form by September 30, 2019. Required information <br />includes: <br />o the municipality’s rebate or grant program design and work plan <br />o proposed examples of communications to property owners <br />o requested total grant amount <br />o estimated annual amount of water saved by the applying municipality