Targeted Watershed Improvement Plan Grants

Targeted Watershed Improvement Plans (WIPs) are needed to identify and prioritize water quality improvement projects critical to restore water quality. These plans are targeted at specific pollutants causing impairments within a targeted drainage area. The goal of plan implementation is to reduce pollutant loads from nonpoint sources causing surface waters to be listed as "impaired" or "not attaining," or causing ground water to not meet drinking water quality standards.

The objective of this grant is to focus future on-the-ground Water Quality Improvement Grants on priority projects identified in the plan, so that in the near future an impaired water will meet water quality standards.

ADEQ anticipates the release of future funding to Targeted Watersheds. For more information on this grant opportunity please contact Diana Marsh at (602) 771-4545 or, toll free, at (800) 234-5677 ext 4545.

Additional Downloads

• A Step-by-Step Technical Guide

Previously Awarded Grants

• Targeted Watershed Grant Awards May 2009
• Map: San Francisco River drainage area, primarily from the Blue River to Limestone Gulch, near Clifton
• Map: Granite Creek, from headwaters to Watson Lake, in the Prescott area

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Statewide Water Quality Improvement Grants

The Water Quality Improvement Grant Program is pleased to announce the recipients of the Statewide Water Quality Improvement Grants for grant cycle 11.

• WQIG Cycle 11 Grant Recipients

The next grant cycle has not yet been announced. If you would like to receive e-mail notification of the next WQIG cycle, please sign up for the WQIG Mailing List. You may also contact Grant Coordinator Krista Osterberg directly at (602) 771-4635.

The ultimate vision of the Water Quality Improvement Grant Program is for all of Arizona's waters to be clean and safe. To reach this vision, the program strives to fund projects that implement sufficient, economically and scientifically sound management practices that result in quantifiable improvements to surface water quality. Other outcomes of strong projects include education and public awareness of water quality issues, active citizen involvement, innovative approaches to problem solving, and long-term project maintenance and results.

In order to be eligible for funding, projects must have:

• On-the-ground implementation component
• 40 percent nonfederal match
• Education and outreach component with specified projected results
• Demonstrated water quality improvements

Deadlines are as follows:
Pre-proposals: Dec. 4, 2008, 3 p.m.
Final Applications: Feb. 6, 2009, 3 p.m.

For more detailed information about this grant opportunity, the workshop schedule, and submission guidelines, please see the Request for Grant Applications.

• Water Quality Improvement Grant Brochure

How to Apply for Grant Funding
The NEW Water Quality Improvement Grant Manual provides necessary information and forms to apply. The manual outlines eligible investments, provides general guidelines, examples of projects and potential project ideas. To receive a copy of the grant manual, please contact Krista Osterberg at (602) 771-4635 or, preferably, download a copy. If you have questions contact Rebecca Followill, Unit Supervisor at (602) 771-4469 or, toll free, at (800) 234-5677.

Additional Downloads

• Pre-Proposal and Project Summary
• A Workbook for Investing In Clean Water
• Writing Effective Monitoring Plans
• Final Report Template for Project Managers
• Quarterly Report Template for Project Managers
• Project Budget for Project Managers
• Previously Awarded Grants
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, July 2008
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, June 2007
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, February 2006
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, January 2005
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, January 2004
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, January 2003
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, January 2002
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, July 2001
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, January 2001
  • Water Quality Improvement Grant Award Recipients, July 2000

View ADEQ's Interactive GIS eMaps, where you can see all the grants awarded under our program.

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