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3 • Municipalities will submit MCES supplied application form by March 31, 2022. Required information includes: o the municipality’s rebate or grant program design and work plan o proposed examples of communications to property owners o requested total grant amount o estimated annual amount of water saved by the applying municipality • Application form is available at: https://metrocouncil.org/Wastewater-Water/Funding-Finance/Available- Funding-Grants.aspx • Submit competed application to: brian.davis@metc.state.mn.us • Metropolitan Council will notify municipalities of grant awards and provide grant agreements by April 29, 2022. Proposal Selection Criteria In the event that funds requested exceed funds available, the following criteria will be used to determine the amount granted to a given municipality: • Municipalities with identified water supply issues in Master Water Supply Plan Community Profiles or Local Water Supply Plans • Municipalities’ ratio of peak monthly water use to winter monthly water use • Municipalities’ average residential per capita water use • The order in which applications are received and until grant funds are completely committed Funding Process and Reporting Requirements • Utilizing forms provided by MCES, the following information must be reported on a quarterly basis: o Number, type and amount of rebates or grants provided to property owners, along with each property address o Estimated annual gallons of water saved per device installation o Municipality matching funds disbursed o Number of unmet funding requests from property owners, if any • Upon review and confirmation of the above information, MCES will process a grant payment in the amount of 80% of approved total rebates or grants for the reporting period. • MCES will provide confirmation of grant balances available upon request and reserves the right to amend grant agreements, in collaboration with grantee municipality, if quarterly reporting indicates rebate or grant programs will not fully utilize grant awards within the grant period. Qualified Activities • Residential dishwasher replacement with a US DOE Energy Star labeled residential dishwasher: https://www.energystar.gov/products/dishwashers • Toilet replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled toilet: https://lookforwatersense.epa.gov/products/Product-Search-Results-Toilets.html • Irrigation controller replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled controller, either weather-based or soil moisture-based: https://lookforwatersense.epa.gov/products/Product-Search-Results-IrrigationController.html https://lookforwatersense.epa.gov/products/Product-Search-Results- SoilMoistureBasedIrrigationController.html