Stormwater: Southern California Region

Public agencies, nonprofits, Native American Tribes that are either federally recognized or listed on the Native Heritage Commission’s California Tribal Consultation list, and public utilities.

The four priority project types include water sustainability improvements, anadromous fish habitat enhancement, wetland restoration, and urban greening.

The most recent application window closed August 2021.

Approximately $3 million for Central California and $2 million for Southern California (2020). There are no minimum or maximum award amounts though most funded projects are typically between $50,000 and $1,000,000.

Open to commercial, institutional, and industrial sites within Metropolitan’s service area. Applications must be submitted by the Metropolitan member agency where the project is located.

New construction and retrofit projects that capture local rainfall and stormwater runoff.

Applications are no longer accepted as this program has ended.

Maximum award amount of $160,000 for retrofit projects, and $500,000 for new construction.

Open to public and private (non-residential) locations within a Metropolitan service area. The program limits of five projects per Regional Board area and two projects per groundwater basin. Applications must be submitted by the Metropolitan member agency where the project is located.

Projects which develop, monitor, and assess new or existing stormwater recharge projects.

No longer accepting applications as this program has ended.

$7.5 million in financial incentives, with a maximum award amount of $500,000 for Monitoring
Equipment Installation and $1 million for New Construction.

The program will fund up to 10 new or existing projects.