Florida Department of
Environmental Protection
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000
Rick Scott
Governor
Carlos Lopez-Cantera
Lt. Governor
Jonathan P. Steverson
Secretary
TO:
Applicants for Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Education Project Grant
Funding
FROM:
Kathryn Merchant, Administrator
Nonpoint Source Management Program
DATE:
December 5, 2016
SUBJECT: Application Guidance for the Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Education
Projects
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Nonpoint Source
Management Program is pleased to announce the solicitation for the Section 319(h)
Nonpoint Source (NPS) Education Grant and welcomes you to apply for grant funds
for your nonpoint source education in your area.
Nonpoint sources include stormwater runoff from urban surface areas and
agricultural operations, failing septic tanks, and erosion. NPS pollution is the
leading cause of water pollution in Florida today. Managing NPS pollution at the
source is critical to meeting the restoration goals, including Total Maximum Daily
Loads, for impaired waters as required by the Clean Water Act.
The 319(h) NPS Education Grant is approximately $1 million and is for projects that
provide education and outreach about nonpoint source pollution in the adopted
Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) areas. Developing BMAPs that will be
adopted by summer of 2017 can be considered as adopted for the purposes of this
solicitation.
Projects should include a minimum 40% non-federal match (that is, Section 319
funding may not exceed 60% of the total eligible project cost). Eligible applicants are
local governments in Florida. The Department anticipates selecting multiple projects
under the $1 million grant.
Upon project selection and EPA approval, the Department and the Grant Recipient
must enter into a contract. Grant funds are administered by the Department on a
cost-reimbursement basis.
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The schedule for the Education grant cycle is as follows:
 March 15, 2017 – Project proposals are due to the Department for review and
ranking. Project proposals received after March 15th may be excluded from the
selection process.
 Spring – Summer 2017 – EPA approval expected to occur and projects to be
evaluated and selected by the Department. Status letters will be mailed to all
applicants.
 Summer 2017 – Fall 2017 - Contracts will be executed for selected projects. No
costs may be reimbursed for work occurring outside the contract period (i.e.
prior to contract being fully executed).
 September 30, 2020 – Contract requirements should be completed. All projects
should be completed and invoiced by this date.
At this time there is also a solicitation for a 2018 319(h) Nonpoint Source Grant which
has different timeframes for funding. Applicants can apply for both grants if the
project meets the eligibility requirements for both grants; both applications need to
be completed and submitted. Applicants can receive only one of the two grants for
the same project.
Please carefully read this guidance. Attachments for both the 319(h) Education Grant
and the 2018 319(h) Grant are on the Department’s website. Failing to abide by these
instructions could result in your project being denied funding.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at (850)
245–2952 or [email protected] or Katie Britt at (850) 245-2938 or
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Kathryn Merchant
Administrator, Nonpoint Source Management Program
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Additional Attachments on Website
Attachment 1: 319(h) Education Grant Proposal Application
Attachment 2: 319(h) Education Grant Eligibility Guidelines
Attachment 3: 319(h) Education Grant Instructions for Completing the Application
Attachment 4: 319(h) Education Grant Evaluation Criteria (projects will be scored
using this criteria)
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Attachment 1 – 319(h) GRANT APPLICATION FOR NONPOINT SOURCE
EDUCATION PROJECTS IN ADOPTED BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN
AREAS
PROJECT NAME:
PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST: $
MATCH COMMITMENT: $
PROJECT COST (Sum of Funding Request and Match Commitment): $
LEAD ORGANIZATION:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
PROJECT LOCATION and ELIGIBILITY:
1. Education is taking place in and addressing the following adopted BMAP(s):
List adopted BMAP(s)
2. What are the top priority nonpoint source issues specified in the adopted BMAP
document and which of those does this project address?
3. Is the education project, or any elements of it, required in an MS4 permit? If yes, the
elements listed in the permit are not eligible for 319 grant funds or match.
PROJECT INFORMATION: Please provide responses to the questions below. The questions
in the Section pertain to only the grant funded and match funded activities unless otherwise
specified.
1. What is the subject matter of the education outreach listed above?
Example: septic maintenance education in two workshops, reducing nonpoint source
pollution from stormwater in one workshop; and reducing personal nonpoint source
pollution through a public service announcement (PSA)t.
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319(h) Grant Application for Education Projects
2. What are the methods and frequency of outreach?
Example: Develop one public service announcement, to be aired on local television twice
a month for 6 months; and provide 3 workshops in one year, one every 4 months.
3. What is the size and type of the target audience for each method of outreach listed above.
Example: PSA on local television aired in X, Y and Z counties reaching an estimated
5,000 people per airing (all age groups); Workshops – 100 adults per workshop
4. What is the type of audience for each outreach method listed above?
Example: Workshop on reducing nonpoint source pollution in stormwater for developers
of residential and business areas; Two workshops on septic maintenance for the general
public; providing an education curriculum to students in primary and secondary schools.
5. Does any of the outreach described above include education on Low Impact
Development? If yes, describe what types of LIDs will be the subject matter, the method
of outreach and the type and size of the audience.
6. Describe any materials, not already listed above, that will be developed or published
under this project and the associated outreach method they will be used in.
Example: Presentation, fact sheet and flyer for workshops.
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319(h) Grant Application for Education Projects
7. Explain how this project is cost effective.
8. Is this application for a new education project or an existing/ongoing project?
9. Do you have any other pending applications, for state or federal funding for this project?
Yes
No If yes, describe.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Provide a more detailed narrative description of the project keeping in mind the following items
to address in the description (limit to 2 pages).
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Include more details on the subject matter for each type of outreach listed above.
How will you encourage public participation?
How does this project address the issues in the BMAP?
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319(h) Grant Application for Education Projects
PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS:
Measuring project effectiveness is a requirement under this grant. Describe how the
effectiveness of the project will be measured. Provide a detailed description of the method(s)
used. Include estimated number of participants in the effectiveness measurement (limit to 2
pages).
Examples of methods: surveys, monitoring changes in behavior
PROJECT FUNDING AND TIMELINE (for Only the Grant and Match Funded Portions)
In the table below, provide the estimated funding amounts and timeline (in months) for each
grant and committed match funded step in the project.
Method of
Outreach
Grant Funding
Match Funding
No. of months for each
Outreach Method
$
$
#
$
$
#
$
$
#
$
$
#
$
$
#
The sum of the grant and match funded steps should equal the amounts provided on page 1.
Total Number of Months for the Project:
Total number of only the grant and committed match portion:
Provide any additional pertinent information about the project that was not addressed in the
above questions.
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319(h) Grant Application for Education Projects
PART IV – CERTIFICATION, ATTACHMENTS AND REFERENCES
I, the undersigned Authorized Representative of the Applicant, hereby certify that all information
contained herein and in the attached is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge
and belief. I further certify that I have been duly authorized to file the application and to provide
these assurances.
Authorized
Representative______________________________
(signature)
Signed this ______________
________________________________
(name typed)
Day of _________________________________ , 20_________
List the file names for all attachments that are included with this application (such as maps,
design plans, etc.), a description of what the attachment contains, and the total number of
attachments submitted, including the application.
Filename:
Description:
Filename:
Description:
Filename:
Description:
Total Number of Files Submitted (include the application in the total #) _____
Cite References (if applicable):
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Attachment 2
ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES for 319(h) EDUCATION GRANT
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Eligible Applicants
Local governments in Florida
Grant Funding Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Projects/Activities for Grant Funding
• Nonpoint Source Education/Outreach Projects that implement adopted Basin
Management Action Plans (BMAP)*
* Developing BMAPs that will be adopted by summer of 2017 can be
considered as adopted for the purposes of this solicitation.
Methods of outreach may include but are not limited to:
• Public Service Announcements
• Development, publication and distribution of Best Management Practices
(BMP) manuals
• Training through workshops, field days, and classes
• Creating and providing information through publications such as flyers and
notices
• Posting information on local websites
• Coordinating with area schools to provide classroom education and nonpoint
curriculum opportunities
Subjects on Nonpoint Source Pollution Education and Outreach may include but
are not limited to:
• Preventing nonpoint source pollution
• Septic maintenance, conversion to sewer and pollution prevention
• Low Impact Development projects
• Activities identified in the BMAPs and targeting BMAP issues
• Citizen and Volunteer Monitoring programs
Ineligible Projects/Activities for the Education Grant Funding
• Projects that implement education on point source pollution*
• Activities that are listed in a final municipal separate storm sewer system
(MS4) NPDES permit or that are required under any federal permit
• Planning, engineering, design activities
• Land acquisition
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Attachment 2 –319(h) Education Grant - Eligibility Guidelines
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Baseline monitoring activities such as water body assessment monitoring
Structural Projects
*Under the federal Clean Water Act, a point source means “any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance, including but not
limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding
operation, or vessel or other floating craft, from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term does not include
agricultural stormwater discharges and return flows from irrigated agriculture.”
Match Funding Eligibility Criteria
Match Requirement
Projects should include a minimum 40% nonfederal match (that is, Section 319 funding
may not exceed 60% of the total eligible project cost).
Eligible Projects/Activities for Match Funding
• The same types of projects/activities that are eligible for grant funding are
eligible to use for match funding.
• In addition, planning is eligible to use for match funding.
• Certain in-kind services can count towards match.
Ineligible Projects/Activities for Match Funding
• The same projects/activities that are ineligible for grant funding are also
ineligible for match funding, with the exception of planning.
• Federal funding and other federal in-kind services cannot count as match.
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Attachment 2 –319(h) Education Grant - Eligibility Guidelines
SECTION 319(h) EDUCATION PROJECT PROPOSAL EVALUATION FORM
PROPOSAL NO.
PROJECT NAME:
AMOUNT REQUESTED: $
GRANTEE:
REVIEWER:
MATCH CONTRIBUTION: $
Description
1. Project addresses priorities identified in the adopted BMAP document.
2. Size and type of the target audience
3. Effectiveness of Education Project
Staff should use their best professional judgment to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the education project
(e.g., how effective will the outreach methods and materials be at reducing nonpoint source pollution in the
adopted BMAP area).
4. Project includes measuring the effectiveness of the education through appropriate means (e.g.,
monitoring, surveys, etc.). Score will be based on how thorough an evaluation of the project can be
made with the measures used.
5. Project educates the public on how to implement BMPs to reduce nonpoint source pollution (e.g
rain gardens, rain barrels, landscaping, septic maintenance, pollution prevention).
6. Section 319 funds are supplemented by other funding. Match funds as % of total project cost (319
+ match) equal.
40% (0 points)
41 to 50% (15)
51 to 60% (30)
61 to 70% (45)
>70% (60)
7. Project educates on Low Impact Development BMPs.
8. Project is cost effective
Total Score (out of 1000 possible points):
COMMENTS:
Score
Score
(0-150)
Score
(0-180)
Score
(0-220)
Score
(0-80)
Score
(0-150)
Score
(0-60)
Score
(0-30)
Score
(0-130)
To be
inserted
Attachment 3
Section 319(h) EDUCATION GRANT
Instructions to Application
This document contains instructions for submitting and filling out the application,
including examples of tasks and deliverables, and definitions of terms. Please follow
these instructions when completing the application.
The DEADLINE for accepting proposals is:
Close of business, March 15, 2017
Please email the completed Application in both Word format and PDF format by the above date.
Attachments to the application can be in either Word or PDF format.
Proposals received after the deadline may not be evaluated.
Please send the electronic files to:
Katherine Britt at [email protected]
Ph. 850-245-2938
An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to you. If you haven’t received an acknowledgment
within 3 business days of submission, please contact Katherine Britt at the number above.
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When emailing the application, please enter in the Email Subject Heading: “319
Education Grant Application.”
If more than one application is being submitted then send them in separate emails and
include the title in the Subject Heading: “319 Education Grant Application, Septic
Maintenance Education Outreach.”
Large files can be emailed separately if needed.
If files are too large to send by email please contact Katherine Britt.
Application Format
Space can be expanded to add more text (e.g., additional space can be used for the Project
Overview information, and more tasks/deliverables/budgets can be added).
Please do not make any modifications to the application other than what is described
above.
Please do not insert tables or pictures into the application. Send any additional
information in separate attachments. Attachments to the application, such as maps,
letters, and other information, can be in word and/or pdf format.
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319(h) Education Grant Instructions to Application
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Project Eligibility
Refer to the eligibility requirements specified in the Eligibility Document, Attachment 2
Completing the Application
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Complete all the components of the application, unless specified as optional.
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319(h) Education Grant Instructions to Application