SWWD Coordinated Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) 2025 Request for Proposals
To facilitate improved stormwater management in existing developed areas, the District administers a Coordinated Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) to provide financial assistance to local land use and public works authorities for projects that benefit District water resources by directly improving water quality and/or the resilience of systems and resources that impact water quality. The CCIP seeks to:
- Facilitate exploration of water quality improvement opportunities by local government units within the District and incorporate those opportunities into routine infrastructure operation and maintenance projects;
- Promote closer collaboration between local government units and the District on water quality improvement efforts as an element of capital improvement plans;
- Foster stormwater management innovation and create demonstration and education examples;
- Reduce chloride use throughout the District while improving de-icing and anti-icing operations;
- Defray local costs in the broader, watershed-wide interest of improving water quality; and,
- Promote actions to increase the climate resiliency of the District’s natural resources.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 project funding cycle. Approved projects must be complete before December 31, 2027. Grants may be awarded for up to 50% of the total project cost. CCIP grants are funded by District stormwater utility fees. Up to $650,000 in CCIP funds are available for projects in the South Washington Management Unit for 2025. Limited CCIP funding is available in the Lower St. Croix and East Mississippi Management Units. Contact SWWD staff for more detailed information about available funding in these areas.
Applications will be evaluated by SWWD’s staff and Citizen Advisory Committee to determine overall water quality benefit and proposals will be ranked based on their estimated costs and benefits. Funding allocation decisions are expected to be made by the SWWD Board of Managers at its April Board meeting. The SWWD Board reserves the right to approve, deny, or offer partial funding to any application. Submittal of an application, regardless of funding availability, does not guarantee acceptance into the program or an offer of funds by the SWWD.
All grants will be awarded contingent on approval following SWWD development review. Project designs must meet all SWWD standards and follow guidance provided in the SWWD standards manual. Development review applications for CCIP-funded projects must include a maintenance plan for SWWD review. Successful grantees will be required to execute a grant agreement with SWWD. Grant funding will be released on a reimbursement basis following completion of the project and submission of a final report to SWWD consisting of a brief narrative, project photos, record drawings (if applicable) and an itemized invoice and supporting documentation detailing all project costs. Staff may request additional information during the grant reimbursement process as needed on a case-by-case basis.
Submit To: South Washington Watershed District
2302 Tower Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125
[email protected]
Deadline: March 11, 2025
For more information, please contact Kyle Axtell, SWWD Watershed Project Manager at 651-714-3718 or [email protected].