The St. Johns River Water Management District offers several cost-sharing programs throughout the year for projects that assist in creating sustainable water resources, provide flood protection and enhance conservation efforts. Funding may be available for local governments, agricultural interests and other entities.
In general, projects considered for funding shall benefit one or more of the four district core mission areas, including:
Water supply
Projects might include water conservation, alternative water supply development or water resource development.
Natural systems restoration
Projects should show measurable resource benefits to streams, lakes, wetlands, springs or aquifers.
Water quality
Projects might include water quality/nutrient-loading reduction.
Flood protection
Projects should address flood protection issues on a local, intermediate or regional scale.
Districtwide
This program is open to all applicants with a project that benefits one of the four district core missions but is not an O&M or innovative project.
REDI/Innovative
This program is open to all applicants with an innovative project or for REDI communities with projects (including O&M) that benefit one of the four district core missions with a maximum ask of $1,000,000.
Agricultural cost-share
The district’s agricultural cost-share program seeks to engage farmers, growers and ranchers in shared goals of water conservation and reduction of nutrient run-off.
Other grant opportunities
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection offers several other grant opportunities.
Help available to identify water system failures needed for grant applications
Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) communities are eligible for funding for operation and maintenance activities and local flood protection projects for the district’s cost-share funding program. Often, the first step in developing an application that properly addresses operation and/or maintenance shortcomings of water and wastewater systems is to identify and quantify system failures and resulting needs. The Florida Rural Water Association (FRWA) is one resource available to assist with system assessments.
FRWA provides technical assistance to water and wastewater systems operators across Florida. FRWA helps water and wastewater utilities to stay in compliance with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the water management districts. FRWA will help train water utilities employees to perform water audits using a water audit spreadsheet.
Learn more about FRWA or contact:
Main telephone:
800-872-8207
850-668-2746
Tom Gustafson — DEP State Circuit Rider — DEP Central District
tom.gustafson@frwa.net
Fred Handy — DEP State Circuit Rider — DEP Northeast District
fred.handy@frwa.net
Dyana Stewart — Management — Financial Management Supervisor- All Districts
dyana@frwa.net
