Economic Enhancement Grant Fund (EEGF)

Established to provide funding for water, sewer, wastewater, and infrastructure projects.

Details

• Division: West Virginia Water Development Authority
• Type: Non-Competitive
• Eligible Entities: Governmental Agency or Not-for-Profit Organization
• Posted: July 20, 2022

Guidelines

The following requirements must be met for a Project Sponsor to be eligible to receive a grant from the HB217 Subaccount:

• ​​Project Sponsor must be either a governmental agency or a not-for-profit organization.
• The Project must be a “project” or “infrastructure project” under WV Code 31-15A-2, including (by way of example only) a project for either a water system, a wastewater/sewer system, stormwater system or an economic development type project.
• The Project Sponsor must be eligible to receive a State grant under WV Code 12-4-14.
• The Project Sponsor must be registered on SAM.gov and have a UEI number.
• The Project Sponsor must be able to enter into construction and/or acquisition contracts for Project by December 31, 2024.
• All West Virginia Water Development Authority Economic Enhancement Grant Funds for the Project must be spent (paid to contractor/vendor) by December 31, 2026.
• The Project Sponsor must be able to provide prior fiscal year audit by March 29th annually.
• The Project Sponsor must maximize all other funding sources.
• All water, wastewater/sewer and stormwater projects must have a recommendation from the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council.
• All infrastructure projects (economic development) must have a written recommendation from either the Secretary of Commerce, Economic Development or Tourism.
• The Project must be bid using the requirements of the most stringent funding source.