Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Environmental Quality
Water Resources Division
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (Clean Water Fund)
Section R. 324.8909 - Application and process for grants
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 324.8909
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 9.
(1) The department shall issue a request for proposals each fiscal year in which clean water fund funding is available for grants.
(2) Requests for proposals shall include all of the following information:
(a) Instructions
and forms needed by the applicant.
(b) The types of proposals being
solicited.
(c) The application due
date.
(3) An applicant shall submit an application to the department in the format prescribed by the department and on forms provided by the department.
(4) Applications for grants shall include all of the following information:
(a) Information
about the applicant, including all of the following information:
(i) The applicant's name, address, telephone
number, and other pertinent information.
(ii) The qualifications of the applicant's
key project staff.
(iii)A statement
from a certified public accountant as to when an audit was last conducted, the
scope and date of the audit, and a general statement as to the results of the
audit.
(b) A description
of the project, including all of the following information:
(i) The nature of the surface water quality
concern to be addressed, the abandoned well management project to be conducted,
or the monitoring activity to be undertaken.
(ii) The project goals and
objectives.
(iii) For projects
implementing a portion of an approved watershed management plan, all of the
following information:
(A) A statement
identifying the associated approved watershed management plan.
(B) A statement verifying that the plan is
current.
(C) A description of how
the project is consistent with the tasks in R 324.8913(2)(g).
(c) Identification of
the partners participating in the project and their roles.
(d) A work plan that includes all of the
following information:
(i) Tasks to be
completed.
(ii) The entity or
individual responsible for completing each task.
(iii) A timetable of significant milestones
and deliverables.
(e)
Identification of any information and education activities.
(f) Budget information, including all of the
following information:
(i) Anticipated
expenditures.
(ii) Local match and
the sources of match.
(iii) The
amount of the grant being applied for.
(g) A statement that the proposed project is
in compliance with state laws and rules or will result in compliance with state
laws and rules.
(h) A statement
verifying that all monitoring activities to be undertaken will be carried out
in accordance with R 324.8914.
(i)
A description of the steps to be taken to assure the long-term sustainability
of the project, where appropriate, including both of the following:
(i) Steps to institutionalize the best
management practices implemented in the project.
(ii) Commitments by appropriate entities or
individuals to maintain the best management practices and the period of time
over which the commitments are applicable.
(j) An 8½ inch by 11 inch project
location map.
(k) In addition,
applicants for abandoned well management grants under R 324.8907(1)(h), shall
provide all of the following:
(i) A list of
members of an abandoned well management team.
(ii) Verification that a representative of
the county or district health department was requested by the applicant to
participate in the abandoned well management team.
(iii) A description of the methods to be used
to identify the owners of abandoned or temporarily abandoned wells.
(iv) A description of the methods to be used
to locate abandoned wells, including identification of the persons responsible
for conducting the abandoned well search activity.
(v) A description of the methods to be used
to administer the abandoned well plugging activity.
(l) Applicants for abandoned well management
grants under R 324.8907(1)(h) are exempt from subdivisions (h) to (i) and (m)
to (q) of this subrule.
(m) For
applications that propose to implement projects under R 324.8907(1)(c) to (e),
an evaluation component that describes how success in achieving the goals and
objectives will be determined.
(n)
For applications that propose to implement structural best management practices
under R 324.8907(1)(c) to (e), on sites where site plans have been developed,
an applicant shall submit all of the following unless the applicant
demonstrates, in writing, that the following do not apply:
(i) Engineered plans.
(ii) The basis of design.
(iii)A statement indicating the
specifications that were used.
(iv)
A statement verifying that all applicable permits will be obtained before
implementation.
(v) A maintenance
plan.
(o) For
applications that propose to implement structural best management practices
under R 324.8907(1)(c) to (e), on sites where site plans have not been
developed, an applicant shall submit both of the following:
(i) An 8½ inch by 11 inch
conceptual site plan showing the location of natural features and the proposed
best management practices.
(ii) A
statement indicating that final plans consistent with subdivision (n) of this
subrule will be submitted to the department and approved by the department
before construction. The department shall incorporate the commitment into the
project contract.
(p)
Plans and specifications submitted shall bear 1 or more seals of a registered
professional engineer or registered landscape architect or equivalent as
appropriate for the proposed project and approved by the department.
(q) The department reserves the right to
review, require modification of, and approve all site plans submitted for grant
funding.
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