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Grants will be awarded to municipalities in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 for providing rebates or <br />grants to property owners. Municipalities will be responsible for the design and operation of their rebate or <br />grant program and its details. Grant payments to the municipality will be for 80% of approved program <br />amounts. The municipality must provide the remaining 20% of the granted/rebated amount to the property <br />owner. Municipality rebates or grants are eligible for reimbursement on device replacements conducted July 1, <br />2022 through June 30, 2024. <br /> <br />Here is an example of the grant funding design: <br /> <br />Metropolitan Council Grant Amount$16,000(80% of total) <br />Municipality Match$4,000 (20% of total) <br />Municipality Grant/Rebate Program Total $20,000 (100% of total) <br />Eligibility <br />This grant program is limited to municipalities in the seven-county metropolitan area. <br /> <br />Municipalities eligible per above must apply to participate and, if approved, sign a standard Council Grant <br />Agreement, before any eligible rebates or grants can be submitted for reimbursement. Agreements shall require <br />that municipalities: <br /> Entirely pass through grants received (as is being done by MCES) <br /> Verify purchase of devices to receive grants <br /> Retain records and cooperate with any audits <br /> Conduct all communications with property owners and ensure all written communications to property <br />owners include both the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment and the Metropolitan Council’s logo <br /> Provide quantitative information for state reporting purposes <br /> <br />Eligible water efficiency devices consist of the following: <br /> Toilet replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled toilet <br /> Irrigation controller replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled controller, either weather-based or <br />soil moisture-based <br /> Clothes washing machine replacement with a US DOE Energy Star labeled clothes washing machine <br /> Irrigation spray sprinkler body replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled spray sprinkler body <br /> Irrigation system audit by an Irrigation Professional certified by a US EPA WaterSense program <br /> Residential dishwasher replacement with a US DOE Energy Star labeled residential dishwasher <br /> <br />Expenses eligible for reimbursement are the out-of-pocket cost of the device and its installation only, not to <br />include any owner labor costs. In addition, new construction and new developments are ineligible, as this <br />program is intended as a current infrastructure replacement program. <br />Application Process <br /> Applicants must be served by a municipal public water supply system <br /> Municipalities will submit MCES supplied application form by March 31, 2022. Required information <br />includes: <br />o the municipality’s rebate or grant program design and work plan <br />o proposed examples of communications to property owners <br />o requested total grant amount <br />o estimated annual amount of water saved by the applying municipality <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />