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2024 – 2026 <br />METROPOLITAN COUNCIL WATER EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM <br />GUIDELINES <br />updated 02/08/2024 <br />Overview <br />The Metropolitan Council (Council) will implement a water efficiency grant program effective July 1, <br />2024 to June 30, 2026. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities that are served <br />by a municipal water system. <br /> <br />The Council will provide 80% of the program cost; the municipality must provide the remaining 20%. <br />Municipalities will use the combined Council and municipality funds to run their own grant or rebate <br />programs. <br /> <br />Grants will be made available in amounts with a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. <br />Grantees will be required to provide estimated water savings achieved through this program for Clean <br />Water, Land & Legacy Amendment reporting purposes. <br /> <br /> <br />Legislative Directive - Minnesota 2021 Session Law <br />$750,000 the first year and $750,000 the second year are for the water demand reduction grants to <br />assist municipalities in the metropolitan area with implementing water demand reduction measures to <br />ensure the reliability and protection of drinking water supplies. Fiscal year 2024 appropriations are <br />available until June 30, 2025, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations are available until June 30, 2026. <br /> <br /> <br />Grant Program Goal <br />The goal of the water efficiency grant program is to support technical and behavioral changes that <br />improve municipal water use efficiency in the seven-county metropolitan area. <br /> <br /> <br />Critical Points to Remember <br /> The applying municipality must be served by a municipal public water supply system <br /> New construction and new developments are not eligible <br /> A portion of each eligible activity’s cost must be paid by the property owner <br /> Funds are for rebates or grants only; consulting and city staff time are ineligible <br /> Grant recipients must display the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment logo and the <br />Metropolitan Council logo on program-related web pages and paper communications <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />