npgrfa2026.pdf

Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System

(MS4) Planning Grant (NPG)

2026 PROGRAM OVERVIEW

FUNDING AVAILABLE: UP TO $3 MILLION

Kathy Hochul, Governor | Amanda Lefton, Commissioner

Available through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA):

https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa/index.cfm

Applications Due: 4:00pm ET, July 31, 2026

Application Period Opens: June 1, 2026 Webinar: June 8, 2026 Question & Answer Period Ends: July 10, 2026 Applications Due: July 31, 2026 Award(s) Announced By (anticipated): December 2026

Contact: dowgrants@dec.ny.gov

(518) 402-8179 https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa/index.cfm mailto:dowgrants@dec.ny.gov

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GRANT DESCRIPTION

FUNDING AVAILABLE

PROPOSED PROJECT TIMEFRAMES

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

APPLICATION LIMITS

MATCH REQUIREMENT AND EXPENDITURES

PROJECT TYPES SUMMARY TABLE

APPLICATION EVALUATION

FLOOD RESILIENCY REQUIREMENTS

CLIMATE RESILIENCY SCORING CRITERIA

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES SCORING CRITERIA 9

APPLICATION RESOURCES FOR ALL PROJECT TYPES

NONPOINT SOURCE PLANNING REPORTS

NONPOINT SOURCE PLANNING REPORTS SCORING CRITERIA

MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) MAPPING

MS4 MAPPING SCORING CRITERIA

MS4 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (SWMP) PLANNING

SWMP PLANNING SCORING CRITERIA

GRANT OPPORTUNITY GENERAL INFORMATION AND CONDITIONS

WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU RECEIVE AN AWARD

GRANT OPPORTUNITY PAYMENT AND REPORTING CONDITIONS

ATTACHMENT A: LIST OF MUNICIPALITIES THAT CONTAIN DISADVANTAGED

COMMUNITY (DAC) POPULATIONS

GRANT DESCRIPTION

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will offer grants to local governments and Soil and Water Conservation Districts to help pay for the initial planning of non-agricultural nonpoint source water quality improvement projects. The program aims to prepare nonpoint source projects for construction and application for implementation funding. DEC will also offer grants to regulated MS4 Operators to complete comprehensive stormwater system maps and stormwater management program planning.

Those seeking planning grants to support projects to upgrade, repair or replace elements of a wastewater treatment and/or collection system, or the construction of such system for an area with failing onsite septic systems, are referred to the New York State DEC/EFC Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant Program.

FUNDING AVAILABLE

$3 million of funding is available for the Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and MS4 Mapping Grant (NPG). At least $1.5 million in funding is available for Nonpoint Source Planning Reports and at least $1.5 million in funding is available for MS4 Mapping and MS4 Stormwater Management Program Planning. Funding for this grant opportunity is provided from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund.

PROPOSED PROJECT TIMEFRAMES

All projects must have defined objectives, tasks, and deliverables accounted for in performance measures that can be completed and invoiced within a three-year contract period/term, June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029. Costs outside of the contract period/term are ineligible. The State of New York Contract for Grants must be fully approved by DEC, and if applicable, approved by the Attorney General and the State Comptroller. Time extensions beyond the contract term end date will be determined by DEC based upon written justification from the applicant. Applicants should not submit an application if they do not anticipate their project can be completed within the specified contract term.

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

For grant-specific questions, contact the Division of Water Grants Team at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Water (DOW), 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233, 518-402-8179 or dowgrants@dec.ny.gov. The question-and-answer period will run from the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) opening date of June 1, 2026 through July 10, 2026. Questions and answers will be posted to https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/grant-applications/non-agricultural-nonpoint-source-planning-ms4-mapping-grant.

mailto:dowgrants@dec.ny.gov https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/grant-applications/non-agricultural-nonpoint-source-planning-ms4-mapping-grant https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/grant-applications/non-agricultural-nonpoint-source-planning-ms4-mapping-grant

APPLICATION LIMITS

• Applicants may only apply for one project type (Nonpoint Source Planning

Reports, MS4 Mapping, or MS4 Stormwater Management Program Planning) per individual application.

• Applicants are limited to five applications per round for Nonpoint Source Planning reports.

• Applicants are limited to one application per round for MS4 mapping.

• Applicants are limited to one application per round for MS4 Stormwater

Management Program Planning.

• For Nonpoint Source Planning Reports, each application must fit within a single eligible report category.

• If an applicant receives more than one award, DEC may combine the projects into a single contract.

• Applicants that have received funding in a previous round will not receive additional funding in this or a future round for the same or partially overlapping scope of work.

• Applications for MS4 Mapping from a regulated MS4 Operator with an open NPG contract for MS4 Mapping will be deemed ineligible.

• Applications for MS4 Mapping from Soil and Water Conservations Districts for municipalities that are currently covered under the scope of work of an existing, open NPG contract for MS4 Mapping will be deemed ineligible. Soil and Water Conservation Districts may have multiple open NPG contracts for MS4 Mapping with unique scopes of work.

MATCH REQUIREMENT AND EXPENDITURES

• Grant funds are available for up to 90% of the application budget. Applicants must provide the remaining 10% in match funds. Additional information regarding eligible forms of match (eligible costs) is provided under each project type.

• Match for NPG is a percentage of the award amount, not the total project cost.

• Match is the portion of project expenditures not paid for with grant funds. Match can be from local, in-kind contributions, or federal grants/funding. Ineligible match sources include state grants/funding.

• Local sources can include funding from other non-state and/or non-federal grant sources or from project partners. In-Kind contributions are non-cash donations provided by non-state and/or non-federal third parties, which can include equipment, supplies, services, and other expendable property. Matching share contributions must support the objectives outlined in the work plan.

• Only eligible NPG costs/activities may be used for match.

• Applications that do not show sufficient match will have their potential award amounts decreased accordingly or may be deemed ineligible.

Match Formula: Requested Award Amount x Required Match Percentage = Required Match Amount

Match Calculation Example 1:

Project type: Nonpoint Source Planning Report

Required match percentage: 10% of award amount Requested award amount: $50,000

$50,000 x 0.10 = $5,000 Applicant is required to provide match of $5,000

Total costs to show in NPG budget: $50,000 + $5,000 = $55,000

Match Calculation Example 2:

Project type: MS4 Mapping (Collaborative) Required match percentage: 10% of award amount

Requested award amount: $400,000 $400,000 x 0.10 = $40,000

Applicant is required to provide match of $40,000 Total costs to show in NPG budget: $400,000 + $40,000 = $440,000

PROJECT TYPES SUMMARY TABLE

Funding is available for the following project types (see project type sections for all information):

Project Type Maximum

Award Required Match

Eligible Applicants 1

Required Attachments

Nonpoint Source Planning Reports

$50,000 to $75,000 depending on project subtype

10% of award amount

Municipalities2 Soil and Water Conservation Districts (excluding Decentralized Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities for Failing On-

Completed NPG Budget Worksheet Map(s) with the project area clearly identified Floodplain map (if applicable) Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification Form Executive Order 16 Form

1 The applicant’s name must exactly match the name of the eligible entity registered in the NYS Statewide Financial System Grants Management System in order to execute a contract. It may not be the name of an individual.

2 For the purposes of this grant, “municipality” means a local public authority or public benefit corporation, a county, city, town, village, school district, supervisory district, district corporation, improvement district within a county, city, town or village, or Indian nation or tribe recognized by the state or the United States with a reservation wholly or partly within the boundaries of New York State, or any combination thereof.

Project Type Maximum Award

Required Match

Eligible Applicants 1

Required Attachments

Site Treatment Systems)

Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace Certification Form Dam Safety applicants must attach a current Annual Certification, in conformance with 6 NYCRR Part 673.8 on file with the Department (due by January 31 every year).

MS4 Mapping $75,000 per municipality or $400,000 per collaborative

10% of award amount

Municipalities3 regulated by the MS4 General Permit4 Soil and Water Conservation Districts on behalf of regulated MS4 Operators

Completed NPG Budget Worksheet Map(s) with the project area clearly identified Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification Form Executive Order 16 Form

Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace Certification Form Comprehensive Mapping Worksheet demonstrating level of mapping complete at time of application.

Applicants applying as a collaborative of cooperating MS4 Operators should submit a Comprehensive Mapping Worksheet for each MS4 Operator.

3 For the purposes of this grant, “municipality” means a local public authority or public benefit corporation, a county, city, town, village, school district, supervisory district, district corporation, improvement district within a county, city, town or village, or Indian nation or tribe recognized by the state or the United States with a reservation wholly or partly within the boundaries of New York State, or any combination thereof.

4 40 CFR 122.26(b)(16)(i), Small municipal separate storm sewer system means all separate storm sewers that are owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, borough, county parish, district, association, or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, storm water, or other wastes, including special districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district, or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under section 208 of the CWA that are discharges to waters of the United States.

Project Type Maximum Award

Required Match

Eligible Applicants 1

Required Attachments

MS4

Stormwater Management Program Planning

$50,000 10% Municipalities5 regulated by the MS4 General Permit6 Soil and Water Conservation Districts on behalf of regulated MS4 Operators

Completed NPG Budget Worksheet Map(s) with the project area clearly identified Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification Form Executive Order 16 Form

Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace Certification Form MS4 Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Plan Components Worksheet demonstrating level of plan development at the time of application.

APPLICATION EVALUATION

All applications will be reviewed and scored by a review team in accordance with the evaluation and scoring criteria contained in this RFA. Applicants are strongly encouraged to read and address the Scoring Criteria for the project type in the process of developing an application. Knowledge of the scoring criteria is valuable for designing and proposing a relevant and quality project. Scoring consists of:

Step 1: Application and Project Eligibility Determination (Pass/Fail Criteria) Applications are evaluated for eligibility against the following criteria:

• Applicant must be an eligible applicant type;

• Projects must be for an eligible project type;

• Projects must be for planning or mapping; projects seeking funds for implementation will be deemed ineligible;

5 For the purposes of this grant, “municipality” means a local public authority or public benefit corporation, a county, city, town, village, school district, supervisory district, district corporation, improvement district within a county, city, town or village, or Indian nation or tribe recognized by the state or the United States with a reservation wholly or partly within the boundaries of New York State, or any combination thereof.

6 40 CFR 122.26(b)(16)(i), Small municipal separate storm sewer system means all separate storm sewers that are owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, borough, county parish, district, association, or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, storm water, or other wastes, including special districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district, or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under section 208 of the CWA that are discharges to waters of the United States.

• Applications must include all required attachments at the time of submission within the CFA system (view the section for your project type for a full list of required attachments). Attachments will not be accepted outside of the CFA system;

• Projects must meet the requirements for that project type or subtype;

• Applicants must submit the current NPG Budget Worksheet; applications that attach an outdated version of the budget form will be deemed ineligible.

• Application budgets must show match and an eligible match source; applications that do not show match, match source, or only use ineligible match sources will be deemed ineligible;

• Applications must be seeking funds for costs incurred after June 1, 2026;

• Duplicate applications will be reviewed based on submission timestamp. The application with the latest timestamp will be reviewed and all other duplicate applications will be deemed ineligible;

• Projects that have received funding in a previous round for the same or partially overlapping scope of work will be deemed ineligible. Phased projects may be considered, provided that the applicant sufficiently describes how the planned scope of work is distinctly different from the previous phase of the project.

Applications that do not sufficiently describe how the planned scope of work is distinctly different from the previous phase of the project will be deemed ineligible.

• Applicants and applications must meet all applicable eligibility criteria included in the Program Overview.

Step 2: Project Evaluation, Scoring and Selection If your application meets all eligibility pass/fail criteria, it will be further evaluated and scored by a review team in accordance with the Scoring Criteria contained in this RFA.

All eligible applications will be individually evaluated by multiple review team members.

Projects will receive a final score and be selected for grant funding from the highest down to the lowest ranked scores. Applications that fail to meet the minimum scoring criteria as detailed for each project type in this Program Overview will be deemed ineligible. An application must receive a minimum score of at least 40 to be eligible for funding. In addition, applications that receive zero points in certain scoring criteria as indicated in the Scoring Criteria table for that project type may also be deemed ineligible.

FLOOD RESILIENCY REQUIREMENTS

DEC is committed to improving community resiliency to extreme weather events that result in flooding. Projects that promote flood risk reduction and enhanced flood resiliency, or both, will receive points in the evaluation of an application where indicated.

The following application eligibility requirements apply to all project types except:

• Nonpoint Source In-Waterbody Controls for Nutrients

• Nonpoint Source Bathing Beach Restoration

• MS4 Mapping

• MS4 Stormwater Management Program Planning

Eligibility requirements:

If the project is wholly or partially within a 0.2% (500 year) or 1% (100 year) annual chance of occurrence floodplain,7 submit with the application a floodplain map with the location of the project indicated. Floodplain maps cannot be imbedded within another required attachment. If a floodplain map is not provided with the application or does not clearly depict the project location in relation to the floodplain or if not enough information is provided in the application to determine that the work proposed is occurring outside of the floodplain, DEC reserves the right to deem the application ineligible.

If the project is awarded funding and is within a 0.2% or 1% floodplain, the following must be included in the planning and design of the project, if applicable:

• A site plan with the contours indicating the Special Flood Hazard Area (1% floodplain), Coastal High Hazard Area, or 0.2% floodplain

• Location of and elevation of non-critical and critical equipment

• Certification of floodproofing

• A floodway analysis with a no-rise certificate if the project is within a regulated floodway.

• Fulfillment of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA National Flood

Insurance Program Special Flood Hazard Area process requirements, where applicable (https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/dam-safety-coastal-flood-protection/floodplain-management).

Guidance and information for meeting this requirement is on DEC’s NPG webpage:

https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/grant-applications/non-agricultural-nonpoint-source-planning-ms4-mapping-grant

CLIMATE RESILIENCY SCORING CRITERIA

DEC is committed to combatting climate change and mitigating its impacts that are being felt across New York State. Projects in municipalities that are proactively addressing climate change resilience and adaptation will receive points in the evaluation of an application where indicated.

To qualify for climate resiliency points, the project must be within or serving a current certified silver or bronze Climate Smart Community or a community that is a registered Climate Smart Community and has completed specific actions as identified in the scoring criteria.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES

SCORING CRITERIA

DEC is committed to underserved and vulnerable populations, and that may be burdened by negative environmental consequences. Environmental Justice (EJ) is defined by DEC as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, or income, with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Potential EJ Areas (PEJA) are U.S. Census block groups of 250 to 500 households each that, in the Census, had populations that

7 Floodplain map resources: https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/dam-safety-coastal-flood-protection/floodplain-management https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/dam-safety-coastal-flood-protection/floodplain-management https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/grant-applications/non-agricultural-nonpoint-source-planning-ms4-mapping-grant https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/grant-applications/non-agricultural-nonpoint-source-planning-ms4-mapping-grant https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps met or exceeded at least one of the following statistical thresholds: at least 52.42% of the population in an urban area reported themselves to be members of minority groups; or at least 26.28% of the population in a rural area reported themselves to be members of minority groups; or at least 22.82% of the population in an urban or rural area had household incomes below the federal poverty level. Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) are identified by New York’s Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) using indicators that include climate-related risks, environmental burdens, health vulnerabilities, and socio-economic factors.

Projects that will improve water quality within a PEJA or DAC, projects within the HUC 10 watershed of a drinking water source that will improve drinking water quality serving a PEJA or DAC, projects that are within the HUC 10 area and upstream8 of a PEJA or DAC and applicant has provided sufficient justification to show a positive impact to water quality in a PEJA or DAC, or projects that protect PEJAs or DACs that are within a dam failure inundation area will receive “PEJA and DAC Benefits” points in the evaluation of an application where indicated. Applicants that are municipalities with a DAC population will receive “Disadvantaged Communities” points based on the concentration of the DAC population served, in the evaluation of an application where indicated.

Maps of PEJA and DAC areas in New York State are available at:

https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/environmental-justice/gis-tools and https://climate.ny.gov/resources/disadvantaged-communities-criteria, respectively.

To qualify for “PEJA and DAC Benefits” points, your application must include a DEC PEJA and/or DAC map and a summary narrative referencing that map, along with details demonstrating water quality improvement to a PEJA or DAC or to drinking water serving a PEJA or DAC, or protection of a PEJA or DAC area within a dam failure inundation area, i.e., where the benefit will be provided, or the area served by the drinking water source, or the exact street location(s) where the project is to be implemented. To qualify for “Disadvantaged Communities” points, your application must include a DEC DAC map and summary narrative referencing that map and the DAC population served.

APPLICATION RESOURCES FOR ALL PROJECT TYPES

• DECinfo Locator9 (most up to date source of WI/PWL segment fact sheets):

https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/dil/

8 Upstream is defined as in the opposite direction from that in which a waterbody flows based on USGS River Flow Direction Map (https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=30859c5ba802474d92e69e1d0e0b972d).

9 For projects impacting surface water, the applicant must provide the correct WI/PWL segment ID and HUC 12 watershed of the closest waterbody the project will impact. To find the closest WI/PWL segment fact sheet, visit the DECinfo Locator at https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/dil/. In the left column of the map, click “DEC Information Layers”>”Environmental Quality”>”Environmental Monitoring” and check the box for “Waterbody Inventory/Priority Waterbodies List”. In the left column, select “Search” and enter the address or project location. Click the plus sign in the top left corner of the map to zoom into the location until the waterbodies are visible on the map. Click on the https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/environmental-justice/gis-tools https://climate.ny.gov/resources/disadvantaged-communities-criteria https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/dil/ https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=30859c5ba802474d92e69e1d0e0b972d https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/dil/

• How to read WI/PWL segment assessments:

https://dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/decinfolocatorhelp.pdf

• Flood Resiliency Requirements for WQIP and NPG Grant Applications Mapping Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=mRT4wR9QKSHPEHPG&v=MZne-tThzYI&feature=youtu.be

• Floodplain Map Instructional Guide: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024- 06/floodplainmapinstructions.pdf

• HUC 12 watersheds map:

https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=a02867dc903 f40a2831c904c7eb1b7d8

• Potential Environmental Justice Area and Disadvantaged Community Mapping Tutorial for WQIP and NPG Applications:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=yfT2_a6gR89LyYbk&v=D4z-qUpOJh0&feature=youtu.be

• How to identify and create a map of Potential Environmental Justice Areas and Disadvantaged Communities https://dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/wqip23dacmapinst.pdf

• Maps of PEJA areas in New York State: https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/environmental-justice/gis-tools.

• Maps of DAC areas in New York State:

https://climate.ny.gov/resources/disadvantaged-communities-criteria/

NONPOINT SOURCE PLANNING REPORTS

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL NONPOINT SOURCE PLANNING REPORTS

• All reports and studies must be prepared by a qualified professional. See table below for list of qualified professional(s) by report type.

• For reports and studies prepared by someone other than a New York State licensed Professional Engineer, applicants must demonstrate in the application that the preparer is a qualified professional through work experience and/or education.

• Final reports and studies, where identified in the table below, must be prepared, stamped, signed, and dated by a New York State licensed Professional Engineer in accordance with New York State Education Law.

• Final reports and studies, where identified in the table below, may be prepared by a New York State licensed Professional Geologist; if prepared by a Professional Geologist, the report or study must be stamped, signed, and dated by the New York State licensed Professional Geologist in accordance with New York State Education Law.

waterbody of interest. A box with the Waterbody Inventory/Priority Waterbodies List information will be displayed, including the waterbody name, segment ID, basin, and description. To access the WI/PWL assessment for that waterbody, click the “Waterbody Assessment Fact Sheet” link in the box.

https://dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/decinfolocatorhelp.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=mRT4wR9QKSHPEHPG&v=MZne-tThzYI&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=mRT4wR9QKSHPEHPG&v=MZne-tThzYI&feature=youtu.be https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/floodplainmapinstructions.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/floodplainmapinstructions.pdf https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=a02867dc903f40a2831c904c7eb1b7d8 https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=a02867dc903f40a2831c904c7eb1b7d8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=yfT2_a6gR89LyYbk&v=D4z-qUpOJh0&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=yfT2_a6gR89LyYbk&v=D4z-qUpOJh0&feature=youtu.be https://dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/wqip23dacmapinst.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/environmental-justice/gis-tools https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/environmental-justice/gis-tools

• Final reports and studies, where identified in the table below, may be prepared by a New York State licensed Landscape Architect; if prepared by a Landscape Architect, the report or study must be stamped, signed, and dated by the New York State licensed Landscape Architect in accordance with New York State Education Law.

• All final reports must include all required elements listed in the Required Outline for that report type. See table below.

• Applications for reports not listed in the Eligible Report Types table below will be deemed ineligible.

• Reports for projects that have already received funding for planning from NPG, the Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program or from another State source will be deemed ineligible.

• Reports for projects specifically identified within a Resilient NY Flood Mitigation Study Report, Local Flood Analysis Report, Stream Management Plan, New York Rising Plan, County All Hazard Mitigation Plan, Army Corps of Engineers flood study, or other comparable flood study AND has been evaluated using hydraulic modeling will be deemed ineligible.

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS FOR ALL NONPOINT SOURCE PLANNING

REPORT APPLICATIONS

• Completed NPG Budget Worksheet10

• Map(s) with the project area clearly identified. Map must be a 1:24,000 scale

USGS or DOT planimetric map, or equivalent to such maps.

• If the project is wholly or partially within a 0.2% (500 year) or 1% (100 year) annual chance of occurrence floodplain11, submit with the application a floodplain map with the location of the project indicated. Floodplain maps cannot be imbedded within another required attachment. Winter Road Maintenance reports should create a floodplain map for where equipment will be stored. If a floodplain map is not provided with the application or does not clearly depict the project location in relation to the floodplain or if not enough information is provided in the application to determine that the work proposed is occurring outside of the floodplain, DEC reserves the right to deem the application ineligible. Floodplain maps do not need to be submitted for in-waterbody control for nutrients or bathing beach restoration applications.

• Completed, signed, and dated (must be dated on or after May 18, 2026) Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification Form12

• Completed, signed, dated (must be dated on or after May 18, 2026) Executive Order No. 16 Certification Form13

• Completed, signed, and dated (must be dated on or after May 18, 2026) Gender-

10 NPG Budget Worksheet: https://dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/mgcattb1.pdf 11 Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Maps: https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps 12 Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification Form: https://dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/wqipshcert.pdf 13 Executive Order No. 16 Certification Form: https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/eo16certification.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/wqipshcert.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/wqipshcert.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/eo16certification.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/eo16certification.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/attachg_genderbasedviolenceform.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/mgcattb1.pdf https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps https://dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/wqipshcert.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/eo16certification.pdf

Based Violence and the Workplace Certification Form14

• All required attachments must be complete and are due at the time of application through the CFA system. Attachments will not be accepted after the application deadline or outside of the CFA system.

14 Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace Certification Form: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026- 03/attachg_genderbasedviolenceform.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/attachg_genderbasedviolenceform.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/attachg_genderbasedviolenceform.pdf

ELIGIBLE PLANNING REPORT SUBTYPES

Report Category Maximum Award Amount

Report Description Report Requirements Required Outline Professional Requirement

Decentralized Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities for Failing On-Site Treatment Systems

$50,000 An engineering feasibility study report for municipally-owned decentralized wastewater treatment facilities in areas with failing on-site treatment systems, including the necessary collection and conveyance system.

• The decentralized wastewater treatment facility must consist of a subsurface treatment and disposal system designed in accordance with DEC standards. Collection may take the form of either a septic tank effluent pump (STEP), septic tank effluent gravity (STEG) system, grinder pump or gravity sewer system.

• An engineering feasibility study report may include conceptual designs and any necessary percolation tests.

Engineering reports must include all Required Elements listed in the Engineering Report Outline for New York State Wastewater Infrastructure Projects15

New York State licensed Professional Engineer

Green Infrastructure

$50,000 An engineering feasibility study report for projects that:

construct green infrastructure to address combined sewer overflows, reduce a pollutant impacting a receiving waterbody, or address a regional water quality issue; or install green infrastructure retrofits designed to capture

• Green Infrastructure practices are limited to bioretention, rain gardens, constructed wetlands, porous pavement, green roofs, downspout disconnection, stormwater street trees, stormwater harvesting and reuse, and stream daylighting.

• All Green Infrastructure projects must be designed in accordance with the 2024 New York State Stormwater Design Manual16 and must go above and beyond the water quality volume treatment

Feasibility studies/engineering reports must include all Required Elements listed in the Green Infrastructure or Stormwater Retrofits Feasibility Study Outline17

Professional Engineer

15 Engineering Report Outline: https://efc.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/01/er-outline-ffy2026-rev-1a_clean_2026-01-1495.pdf 16 2024 New York State Stormwater Design Manual: https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07- 31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf 17 Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Retrofits Feasibility Study Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://efc.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/01/er-outline-ffy2026-rev-1a_clean_2026-01-1495.pdf https://efc.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/01/er-outline-ffy2026-rev-1a_clean_2026-01-1495.pdf https://efc.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/01/er-outline-ffy2026-rev-1a_clean_2026-01-1495.pdf https://efc.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/01/er-outline-ffy2026-rev-1a_clean_2026-01-1495.pdf https://efc.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/01/er-outline-ffy2026-rev-1a_clean_2026-01-1495.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://efc.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/01/er-outline-ffy2026-rev-1a_clean_2026-01-1495.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf

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Report Description Report Requirements Required Outline Professional Requirement and remove the pollutant contributing to a water quality impairment or reduce localized flooding.

The feasibility study report is intended for site-specific recommendations for practices to capture and treat stormwater in a localized area.

Studies at the municipal or watershed scale are ineligible.

and/or reduction requirements listed in the SPDES Construction General Permit.

• An engineering feasibility study report must include conceptual designs and infiltration tests, if applicable.

Stormwater Retrofits

$50,000 An engineering feasibility study report for projects that:

construct stormwater retrofits to reduce a pollutant impacting a receiving waterbody or address a regional water quality issue or reduce localized flooding. The feasibility study report is intended for site-specific recommendations for practices to capture and treat stormwater in a localized area.

• Eligible practices are limited to those identified in Chapters 5 and 6 of the 2024 New York State Stormwater Design Manual. All projects must be designed in accordance with the 2024 New York State Stormwater Design Manual18.

• An engineering feasibility study report must include conceptual designs and infiltration tests (if applicable) and must include load reduction information.

Feasibility studies/engineering reports must include all Required Elements listed in the Green Infrastructure or Stormwater Retrofits Feasibility Study Outline19

18 2024 New York State Stormwater Design Manual: https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07- 31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf 19 Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Retrofits Feasibility Study Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/24-25DraftCGPDesignManual/Manual.SW.CGP.2024-07-31.Design_Manual_Issued_2024-07-31.pdf

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Report Description Report Requirements Required Outline Professional Requirement

Studies at the municipal or watershed scale are ineligible.

Streambank/ Shoreline Stabilization

$50,000 An engineering or conceptual design report for qualifying nature-based or “soft engineering” streambank or shoreline stabilization projects to reduce erosion, enhance flood resilience, and improve water quality and riparian/coastal habitats.

• Projects must incorporate natural features and materials alone or in combination with a minimal use of structural components to manage erosion.

• Projects may include, but are not limited to, natural buffer zones, “living” sills or breakwaters, beach and dune restoration and/or nourishment, nature-based stabilization techniques such as tree/rootwad revetments, staking, live crib walls, and vegetated geogrids.

• For projects requiring a permit, engineering designs must meet the minimum Protection of Waters permit requirements,20 NY’s Coastal Consistency requirements,21 or other State or Federal permit requirements, as applicable.

• Projects within a regulatory floodway may require a hydrological & hydraulic (H&H) analysis conducted by a professional engineer to

Engineering reports must include all Required Elements listed in the Streambank/Shoreline Stabilization Engineering Design Report Outline22

New York State licensed

20 Protection of Waters Permit Requirements: https://dec.ny.gov/regulatory/permits-licenses/waterways-coastlines-wetlands/protection-of-waters-program 21 NYS State Coastal Policies: https://dos.ny.gov/coastal-consistency-review 22 Streambank/Shoreline Stabilization Engineering Design Report Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/regulatory/permits-licenses/waterways-coastlines-wetlands/protection-of-waters-program https://dos.ny.gov/coastal-consistency-review https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf

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Report Description Report Requirements Required Outline Professional Requirement demonstrate no-rise (0.00 feet) in the base flood elevation, as required under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Comprehensive Stream Corridor Assessment

$75,000 A comprehensive stream corridor assessment study to identify areas of erosion across a watershed area.

• Study must be completed for a minimum of a HUC 12 size watershed area and must identify and/or prioritize opportunities for streambank stabilization, riparian buffer restoration, floodplain reconnection and/or culvert replacement and repair.

• Flood risk assessment and modeling may be included as part of the comprehensive study.

Assessments studies must meet all the Required Elements in the Comprehensive Streambank Corridor Study Outline23

Professional Engineer with 2 years of relevant experience; OR professional hydrologist or New York State licensed Professional Geologist with 2 years of relevant experience; OR bachelor's degree in hydrology or a related field with 2 years of relevant experience; OR associate degree in hydrology or a related field with 5 years of relevant experience

Stream Debris Management Plan

$50,000 A management plan report to identify areas within a stream basin where sediment and debris build-up

• As part of the management plan, practical flood risk reduction projects and strategies must be identified, where possible.

Management Plans must include all Required Elements listed in the Stream Sediment and Debris

Completed Post- Flood Emergency Stream Intervention Training25

23 Comprehensive Streambank Corridor Study Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/compstreamstudy24.pdf 25 Post-Flood Emergency Stream Intervention Training, as provided by Soil and Water Conservation Districts: https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/89755.html https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/compstreamstudy24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/compstreamstudy24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/compstreamstudy24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/streamsediment24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/streamsediment24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/compstreamstudy24.pdf https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/89755.html

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Report Description Report Requirements Required Outline Professional Requirement contribute to flooding risk and collect information necessary to develop recommendations to reduce those risks.

Management Plan Outline24

OR

licensed Professional Engineer

In-waterbody Controls for Nutrients

$50,000 A feasibility study or engineering report for projects that reduce internal loading of nutrients (mainly phosphorus) within waterbodies.

and/or A professional study report that provides justification for use of the best management practice (BMP) recommended by the above feasibility study or engineering report.

and/or A written plan report for the long-term operation and maintenance of the BMP recommended by the above professional study or engineering report.

• Eligible practices to address these issues include: hypolimnetic aeration, aeration/destratification systems for polymictic lakes, hypolimnetic withdrawal, and dredging.

• For destratification systems, the professional study must identify the waterbody as a polymictic lake.

• Feasibility reports for algaecide use are ineligible.

Feasibility studies/engineering reports must include all Required Elements listed in the In- Waterbody for Control of Nutrients Feasibility Study/Engineering Report Outline26

Feasibility Study or Engineering Report – New York State licensed Professional Engineer

Professional study report - New York State licensed Professional Engineer; OR certified lake manager;27 OR master's degree in limnology or related field; OR bachelor's degree in limnology or related field with 2 years of relevant experience

Long-term operation and

24 Stream Sediment and Debris Management Plan Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/streamsediment24.pdf 26 In-Waterbody for Control of Nutrients Feasibility Study/Engineering Report Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npginwb24.pdf 27 Certified by the North American Lake Management Society: https://www.nalms.org/nalms-certification-program/ https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/streamsediment24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/streamsediment24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npginwb24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npginwb24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npginwb24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npginwb24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npginwb24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/streamsediment24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npginwb24.pdf https://www.nalms.org/nalms-certification-program/

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Report Description Report Requirements Required Outline Professional Requirement maintenance plan - New York State licensed Professional Engineer

Bathing Beach Restoration

$50,000 Beach sanitary survey and/or

A feasibility study for projects recommended in beach restoration green infrastructure reports or sanitary survey reports.

Projects may include porous pavement, bio-infiltration/bioretention, rain gardens, stormwater tree trenches, beach sand enrichment/nourishment, beach sloping/grading, and/or constructed wetlands.

Beach sanitary surveys must include all Required Elements listed in the Beach Sanitary Survey Study Outline28

Feasibility studies must include all Required Elements listed in the Green Infrastructure or Stormwater Retrofit Feasibility Study Outline29

Beach Sanitary Survey - New York State licensed Professional Engineer with 2 years of relevant experience OR environmental health professional (sanitarian or environmental health technician) with 2 years of relevant experience OR bachelor's degree in environmental health or a related field with 2 years of relevant experience OR associate degree in environmental health or a related field with 5 years of relevant experience.

28 Beach Sanitary Survey Study Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/beachsurvey24.pdf 29 Green Infrastructure or Stormwater Retrofit Feasibility Study Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/beachsurvey24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/beachsurvey24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/beachsurvey24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npggireq24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/beachsurvey24.pdf

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Report Description Report Requirements Required Outline Professional Requirement

Engineering Feasibility Study – New York State licensed Professional Engineer

Stream Culvert Repair and Replacement

$50,000 Stream culvert site assessment report for projects to address erosion caused by inadequately sized or failing culverts.

and/or

An engineering feasibility study or engineering design report for stream culvert repair or replacement projects to address erosion.

• Stream culvert assessments must utilize the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative (NAACC) framework to identify aquatic barriers, in addition to identifying erosion issues.

• Culvert replacement projects should be designed, at a minimum, to meet New York State Department of Transportation’s Highway Design Manual Chapter 8 for culverts, and incorporate elements required by the National Flood Insurance Program’s floodway analysis.

• Projects within a regulatory floodway may require a hydrological & hydraulic (H&H) analysis conducted by a professional engineer to demonstrate no-rise (0.00 feet) in the base flood elevation, as required under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Site Assessments must include all Required Elements in the Stream Culvert Assessment Report Outline30

Feasibility studies/engineering reports must include all Required Elements listed in the Stream Culvert Repair and Replacement Feasibility Study/Engineering Report Outline31

Culvert assessments - Trained and certified by North Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative

(NAACC)

Engineering Feasibility Study - New York State licensed

Berm Removal $50,000 An engineering feasibility study or

• Projects may include (1) removal of side-cast streambed material

Feasibility studies/engineering

30 Stream Culvert Assessment Report Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-02/streamculvert_siteassess_outline.pdf 31 Stream Culvert Repair and Replacement Feasibility Study/Engineering Report Outline: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-02/streamculvert_siteassess_outline.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-02/streamculvert_siteassess_outline.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-02/streamculvert_siteassess_outline.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-02/streamculvert_siteassess_outline.pdf https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/npgstreamoutline24.pdf

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Report Description Report Requirements Required Outline Professional Requirement engineering design report for removal of berms located along streams, which prevent flood flows (i.e., bankfull and greater flood flow events) from accessing the floodplain projects to increase flood resiliency.

that was placed at the top of the streambank; (2) removal of soil, stone, or other fill material placed at the top of the streambank, adjacent to the streambank or within the stream’s floodplain, which limits or precludes flood waters from accessing it floodplain, or (3) removal of other types of physical structure(s) that impede floodwater flows into floodplain.

• Engineering designs must meet the minimum Protection of Waters permit requirements.

• Projects within a regulatory floodway may require a hydrological & hydraulic (H&H) analysis conducted by a professional…