During the March 17 Texas Water Development Board meeting, board members approved the executive administrator’s recommendation on awarding water conservation grants through a competitive process with consideration given to the following components:
- The potential service population of the project.
- Monitoring procedures and any estimated water savings to be realized by this project.
- A minimum of 50 percent in private matching funds.
The request for applications will be published in the Texas Register on May 8, 2014 with an anticipated award date of June 2014.
Eligible applicants include: Public and private organizations, trade associations, or any other legally cognizable entity that pursues statewide water conservation education.
Senate Bill 1, Rider 23, approved by the 83rd Legislature, appropriated $1,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2014 from General Revenue for the purpose of providing grants to water conservation education groups. It further directed the Texas Water Development Board to award the grants through a competitive process, which may require grant applicants to provide private matching funds. Any unexpended balances as of August 31, 2014, in funds appropriated for this purpose are appropriated for the same purpose in the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2014.
More details: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/board/2014/03/Board/Brd09.pdf