Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management Grants

Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management Grant Program The Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water (UNPS&SW) Management Grant Program offers competitive grants to local governments for the control of pollution from diffuse urban sources that is carried by storm water runoff. Grants from the UNPS&SW Program reimburse costs of planning or construction projects controlling urban nonpoint source and storm water runoff pollution. 2024/2025 Runoff Management Grant Annual Report 2023/2024 Runoff Management Gant Annual Report 2022/2023 Runoff Management Grant Annual Report 2021/2022 Runoff Management Grant Annual Report UNPS&SW Construction Grant Application Instructions Summary of Changes to UNPS&SW Construction Grant for 2027 Who can apply Eligible applicants planning commissions, tribal governments and special purpose lake, sewage or sanitary districts may apply. The local government must have either jurisdiction over the project area or be required to control storm water discharge with an inter-governmental agreement between the municipality and the Department of Natural Resources. Grant Program Handout Eligibility Funding Grant Decision Tool For Planning grants, the total state reimbursement amount cannot exceed $85,000. For Construction grants, the total state reimbursement amount cannot exceed $150,000 for construction and engineering, plus an additional $50,000 for land acquisition. Eligible areas Eligible areas are urban lands with a population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile or non-permitted commercial or municipally-owned industrial use. Projects may be in areas that are expected to become urban within 20 years. Planning grant eligible projects Storm water management planning for urban areas; Preparation of local ordinances affecting storm water Evaluating alternatives for local financing of urban runoff control programs; Administrative costs for the initial establishment of local storm water management funding programs; Illicit discharge detection and elimination program planning; Public information and education activities. Construction grant eligible projects Construction of structural urban best management practices (BMPs) including basins or infiltration trenches. Engineering design and construction services for BMPs installation. Land acquisition and easement purchase, including appraisal cost. Storm sewer rerouting and removal of structures. Streambank and shoreline stabilization. Ineligible Projects* Activities ineligible for grant funding include operation and maintenance of urban best management practices and projects associated with new construction or development. * See NR 155.15 (2) Wisconsin Administrative Code for a comprehensive list of ineligible projects. Deadlines Application materials for UNPS Construction projects beginning in 2027 are due April 15, 2026 . UNPS Planning grant applications will not be solicited in 2026. They will be solicited again in 2027. Department of Natural Resources staff score and rank the applications, and available funds are allocated to the top-scoring applications. Grant award announcements are made in the fall. Applying The UNPS Construction and UNPS Planning Grant applications are available applications every other year, on alternate years. TRM Small-Scale Urban TMDL applications are currently available annually in January (see the TRM web page for more information and application forms.) To apply for a grant, choose the current application and instructions available from the chart below. Applications must be sent electronically by April 15 of the calendar year prior to the awarded grant start year. If April 15 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, April 16/17 will be the deadline.

Eligible applicants planning commissions, tribal governments and special purpose lake, sewage or sanitary districts may apply. The local government must have either jurisdiction over the project area or be required to control storm water discharge with an inter-governmental a