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Department of Environmental Conservation
Grants and Loans Program Summary

Details for the following Grant and Loan programs can be found in the CHART below.

DRINKING WATER GRANTS & LOANS:		CONTAMINATED SITES MANAGEMENT:
Public Water System Construction Loans		Brownfields Funding
Water Source Protection Loans		Petroleum Cleanup Fund - UST
Public Water System Planning and Final Design Loans		Petroleum Cleanup Fund - AST
Emergency Use Fund - Public Water Systems		Environmental Contingency Fund
Environmental Review Assist - NERWA
Water System Training Coordinator
Water System Operator Training		HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT:
		Hazardous Wastes Facility Grant - ch159-6603g
SURFACE WATER - AQUATIC NUISANCE:
Aquatic Nuisance Control Grants		SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT:
		Solid Waste - Implementation Grants
SURFACE WATER MONITORING & ASSESSMENT:		Solid Waste - Landfill Closure Grants - Monitoring Well Installation/Replacement at Closed Landfills
Laboratory Services Water Quality Monitoring Grants		Solid Waste Assistance Grants - General
		Solid Waste Assistance Grants - Education
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECTS:		Solid Waste Assistance Grants - Waste reduction and recycling
3 types of Municipal Pollution Control Project assistance available		Solid Waste Assistance Grants - Composting
		Solid Waste Assistance Grants - Household hazardous waste
WATERSHED PLANNING PROJECTS:		Solid Waste Assistance Grants - Community pollution prevention

Nonpoint Source Management Grants		UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS:
Vermont Watershed (Conservation License Plate) Grants		Farm and Residential Underground Heating Oil Tank Removal Grant
Watershed Protection Assistance		Underground Storage Tank Replacement and/or Upgrade Program
Vermont Better Backroads Grants
604B Water Quality Planning Grants to Regional Planning Commissions

Summary of DEC Grant and Loan Programs
Grant, Loan, or Ins.	Grant/Loan Name	Topics Funded	Who Is Eligible	Fund Source & Usual Amount	Contact	Appl. Due
Loan	Public Water System Construction Loans	To Municipalities and certain privately-owned water systems for construction, repair or improvement of a public water system to comply with state and federal standards and protect public health	Public community water systems and not-for-profit non-community water systems	EPA	Eric Blatt, 802-241-3425 Water Supply Division web site - Capacity Development
Loan	Water Source Protection Loans	Municipalities for purchasing land or conservation easements in order to protect public water sources	Municipalities	EPA	Eric Blatt, 802-241-3425 Water Supply Division web site - Capacity Development
Loan	Public Water System Planning and Final Design Loans	Planning and design work needed to be eligible for public water system construction loans	Municipalities and not-for-profit non-community water systems serving less than 10,000 people	EPA	Eric Blatt 802-241-3425 Water Supply Division web site
Grant	Emergency Use Fund - Public Water Systems	Used for the cost of certain emergency actions for public water systems when authorized by the secretary to protect public health		EPA	Eric Blatt, 802-241-3425 Water Supply Division web site
Grant	Environmental Review Assist - NERWA	Preparation of categorical exclusion requests	DWSRF loan reciepents	DWSRF	Eric Blatt, 802-241-3425 Water Supply Division web site
Grant	Water System Training Coordinator	Training Coordinator			Jean Nicolai 802-241-3405 Water Supply Division web site
Grant	Water System Operator Training	Operator Training			Jean Nicolai 802-241-3405 Water Supply Division web site
Grant	Aquatic Nuisance Control Grants	Aquatic nuisance species control or spread prevention projects	Municipalities are eligible for funds to support local programs to control aquatic nuisances in waters of the state.	Motorboat registration fees and US Army Corps of Engineers $2,000 to $60,000	Ann Bove, 802-241-3782 802-241-3777 Water Quality Division web site	March
Grant	Laboratory Services Water Quality Monitoring Grants	Analytical services for water quality monitoring performed by local volunteer groups. No funds are awarded. Grants are in the form of free analytical services to support water quality monitoring programs addressing joint local and VTDEC needs. Number of analyses available will depend on laboratory capacity for the requested test parameters	River, lake or watershed associations; municipal conservation commissions or water quality committees; and secondary-level education classes. Post-secondary-level institutions or statewide groups are eligible under certain circumstances.	Various	Neil Kamman 802-241-3795 Water Quality Division web site	variable
Loan	Municipal Pollution Control	Facilities planning and final design, facility enlargement, refurbishment, general pollution control, Stormwater projects, Municipalities to re-loan to homeowners for repair/replacement of their on-site systems	Municipalities	Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF)	Larry Fitch 802-241-3742 Facilities Engineering web site - grant information
Grant / Loan	Municipal Pollution Control	Construction of the pollution control facilities	Municipalities	State/CWSRF	Larry Fitch 802-241-3742 Facilities Engineering web site - grant information
Grant	Municipal Pollution Control	Phosphorus Removal; Pollution Abatement; Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement; certain Sludge and Septage projects at Wastewater Treatment Facilities	Municipalities	State	Larry Fitch 802-241-3742 Facilities Engineering web site - grant information
Grant	Nonpoint Source Management Grants	Activities to restore water quality or implement nonpoint source pollution controls in priority watersheds that are impaired or threatened by nonpoint source pollution	Municipalities, other governmental agencies and non-profit organizations, schools, universities and colleges	EPA - Clean Water Act Section 319 Up to $50,000 per project	Rick Hopkins 802-241-3769 Water Quality Division web site	variable
Grant	Vermont Watershed (Conservation License Plate) Grants	A wide variety of watershed projects are eligible, including protection, restoration and enhancement of habitat, water quality, recreation, and/or cultural/historic resources, and monitoring and education	Municipalities, local or regional governmental agencies, nonprofits and citizen organizations are eligible to receive funding	Conservation License Plate Sales A) <$1,000 B) up to $6,000	Rick Hopkins 802-241-3769 Water Quality Division Watershed Grants page	Fall
Grant	Watershed Protection Assistance Grants	Runoff control, water quality improvement	Governments, 501c3 groups, schools	Clean & Clear Typically less than $5,000	Water Quality Division - River Basin Planners	variable
Grant	Vermont Better Backroads Grants	(1) correct an existing road erosion problem or (2) conduct a road erosion inventory and create a capital budget plan to fix the identified problems	towns or private road associations	EPA Clean Water Act Section 319 and VT Legislature Less than $7,000	Susan Warren 802-241-3794 Water Quality Division web site	May of each year
Grant	604B Water Quality Planning Grants to Regional Planning Commissions	The DEC is required to pass through to "regional comprehensive planning organizations" 40% of its annual federal Clean Water Act Section 604b allocation to conduct a variety of water-related planning activities	11 Regional Planning Commissions	EPA $3,400	Rick Hopkins 802-241-3769 Water Quality Division web site	variable
Grant / Loan	Brownfields Funding	Financial assistance for purchasers and owners of contaminated property that is to be redeveloped.		various	George Desch 802-241-3491 Waste Management Division web site Brownfields Grants & Loans
Ins./ Trust Fund	Petroleum Cleanup Fund - UST	Evaluation and cleanup of leaks of commercial and residential petroleum products from Underground Storage Tanks (USTs). The eligible party pays the first $10,000 (the deductible) in costs, and the fund pays up to $1 Million for each occurrence including the deductible. Deductible is reduced to $250 for on-premises heating oil USTs less than 1100 gallons and residential motor fuel USTs less than 1100 gallons, and any size farm or residential on-premises heating oil UST	Owners and operators of USTs who participate in the program and do not have private insurance.	Tax on motor fuels and tank assessments	Chuck Schwer 802-241-3876 Waste Management web site -Sites Management Section
Ins.	Petroleum Cleanup Fund - AST	Evaluation and cleanup of leaks of commercial and residential petroleum products from Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) used for petroleum. The deductible for commercial AST owners and operators is $1000, while the deductible is $250 for residential and farm tanks	Aboveground storage tank owners that do not have private insurance to cover the costs of remediating a petroleum spill.	Tax on motor fuels and tank assessments	Chuck Schwer 802-241-3876 Waste Management web site -Sites Management Section
Ins.	Environmental Contingency Fund (ECF)	to provide alternative water supplies contaminated by hazardous wastes, and initiating spill control procedures, clean up of spills, investigations into actual or threatened releases, etc. This funding is implemented after reimbursement by the responsible parties has been pursued	private persons and municipalities	ECF	Marc Roy 802-241-3874 Waste Management web site
Grant	Hazardous Wastes Facility Grant - ch159-6603g	To assist the municipality in assessing the impacts of the proposed hazardous waste management facility within that municipality	A municipality	various variable amounts	802-241-3888 Waste Management Division web site - Grants Information	variable
Grant	Solid Waste - Implementation Grants	Construction and/or purchase of solid waste facilities or equipment required to implement a solid waste implementation plan adopted under 24 V.S.A. §2202a. Facilities and equipment for waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, and household hazardous waste collection are eligible	Municipalities, solid waste districts and alliances with approved solid waste implementation plans	Capital Bill limited amounts	802-241-3888 Waste Management Division web site - Grants Information	ongoing
Grant	Solid Waste - Landfill Closure Grants - Monitoring Well Installation/Replacement at Closed Landfills	To assist in closure of unlined landfills. To assist in installation or replacement of landfill monitoring wells necessary to comply with the landfill’s post-closure monitoring requirements	Municipalities and solid waste districts	Capital Bill limited Amounts	802-241-3888 Waste Management Division web site - Grants Information	ongoing
Grant	Solid Waste Assistance Grants - General	Solid waste management and related projects. Priority is given to projects that directly relate to the State's Solid Waste Plan	Public and private entities	SWMAF	802-241-3888 Waste Management Division web site - Grants Information	contact program
Grant	Solid Waste Assistance Grants - Household hazardous waste	Education and collection programs for household hazardous waste, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and mercury-added consumer products	Municipalities or solid waste districts/alliances	SWMAF	802-241-3888 Waste Management Division web site - Grants Information	contact program
Grant	Solid Waste Assistance Grants - Community pollution prevention	Pilot community wide projects on pollution prevention	State, Municipalities and Solid Waste Districts	SWMAF	Cathy Jamieson 802-241-2368 Waste Management Division web site - Grants Information	contact program
Grants	Farm and Residential Underground Heating Oil Tank Removal Grant	This is a reimbursement program. Applicants are notified of award; tank is removed and environmental assessment is performed; applicant submits proof of payment and copies of invoices to receive reimbursement of up to $1000	Homeowners or farm owners; statute requires low-income applicants be given priority over other applicants	PCF $1000	Marc Roy Susan Thayer 802-241-3874 802-241-2361 Waste Management web site - UST Grant Application	June
Loan	Underground Storage Tank Replacement and/or Upgrade Program	Loans for replacement of UST systems are available to small retail stores selling less than 20,000 gallons of gasoline per month and to municipalities with populations under 2500. The loans may be used only for the replacement of UST systems that were in existence on January 1, 1987. Loans for upgrading of UST systems are available to any owner of a category one tank system, regardless of gasoline throughput. The loans may be used to upgrade or replace faulty piping, secondary containment, release detection monitoring equipment and related purposes		PCF	June Reilly 802-241-3871 Waste Management Division web site - UST home page	no deadlines