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Application form is available at: https://metrocouncil.org/Wastewater-Water/Funding- <br />Finance/Available-Funding-Grants.aspx <br />Submit competed application to: brian.davis@metc.state.mn.us <br /> Metropolitan Council will notify municipalities of grant awards and provide grant agreements by April <br />29, 2022. <br />Proposal Selection Criteria <br />In the event that funds requested exceed funds available, the following criteria will be used to determine the <br />amount granted to a given municipality: <br /> Municipalities with identified water supply issues in Master Water Supply Plan Community Profiles or <br />Local Water Supply Plans <br /> Municipalities’ ratio of peak monthly water use to winter monthly water use <br />Municipalities’ average residential per capita water use <br /> The order in which applications are received and until grant funds are completely committed <br /> <br />Funding Process and Reporting Requirements <br /> Utilizing forms provided by MCES, the following information must be reported on a quarterly basis: <br />o Number, type and amount of rebates or grants provided to property owners, along with each <br />property address <br />o Estimated annual gallons of water saved per device installation <br />o Municipality matching funds disbursed <br />o Number of unmet funding requests from property owners, if any <br /> Upon review and confirmation of the above information, MCES will process a grant payment in the <br />amount of 80% of approved total rebates or grants for the reporting period. <br /> MCES will provide confirmation of grant balances available upon request and reserves the right to <br />amend grant agreements, in collaboration with grantee municipality, if quarterly reporting indicates <br />rebate or grant programs will not fully utilize grant awards within the grant period. <br /> <br />Qualified Activities <br /> Residential dishwasher replacement with a US DOE Energy Star labeled residential dishwasher: <br />https://www.energystar.gov/products/dishwashers <br /> Toilet replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled toilet: <br />https://lookforwatersense.epa.gov/products/Product-Search-Results-Toilets.html <br /> Irrigation controller replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled controller, either weather-based or <br />soil moisture-based: <br />https://lookforwatersense.epa.gov/products/Product-Search-Results-IrrigationController.html <br />https://lookforwatersense.epa.gov/products/Product-Search-Results- <br />SoilMoistureBasedIrrigationController.html <br /> Clothes washing machine replacement with a US DOE Energy Star labeled clothes washing machine: <br />https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-clothes-washers/results <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />