Writing a proposal
2009 Colorado NPS Grant Application
Announcement - Request for Proposals
Grant Application Guidance Bulletin
Watershed Restoration Plan and
Implementation Project Proposal Form
Information and Education Project Proposal Form
Tips on Preparing Proposals
Calculating Match
Possible match funding sources
■ Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance
Program
■ Water Quality Improvement Funds
(category 3 projects follow the NPS proposal process
and are requested in the proposal)
■ SRF - State Revolving Funds
■ The Healthy Rivers Fund
Eligible Costs and Accruing/Documenting
Match to a Nonpoint Source Project
■ References for Cost Accounting
■ Estimating value of volunteer time #1
■ Estimating value of volunteer time #2
Budget Table sample
Milestone Table sample
Environmental Protection Agency Guidance
EPA 2004 Program and Grants Guidelines
EPA Region 8 Non-Point Source Program Project Sponsors
Project Proposal Guidance
Supplemental Guidelines for the Award of Section 319
Nonpoint Source Grants to States and Territories in FY 2003
EPA full Watershed proposal guidance EPA full I&E proposal guidance
EPA full Ground Water proposal guidance
Preparing / reporting a project.
Project Implementation Plans for Proposals
► Watershed PIP guidance
► Information and Education PIP guidance
► Proposal/PIP Summary Page
► Budget Table sample
► Milestone Table sample
► Nine Elements Required in a Watershed Plan
Semi-annual Report Form & Instructions
Form for reimbursement of costs incurred
Final Report Guidance
► NPS Final Report Guidance
► Assessment/Planning Report
► Watershed Report
► I &E Report
► Links to full report documentation
► Elements in a project fact sheet
Federal Circulars and Laws
Costs Information
► Eligible Costs and Accruing/Documenting Match to a Nonpoint Source Project
► References for Cost Accounting
► Estimating value of volunteer time #1
► Estimating value of volunteer time #2
► Tips on calculating match and performing evaluation
Proposal Tools
► Watershed Proposal Guidance
► I&E Proposal Guidance
► Nine Elements of a Watershed Plan
► Budget Table
► Milestone Table
Help for running a program
NPS Project Tools Page
Proposal Tools Page
CDPHE NPS home
2006 NPS Annual Report
NPS Management Plans 2005 2000
TMDL Development
Colorado's Watershed Cookbook: Recipe for a Watershed Plan
BMPs for Colorado
TMDLs - Step by Step PowerPoint presentation
Colorado Outreach Stuff
H2O Jo and Flo materials and news
Coloring Book
H2O Jo Takes a Ride through the Storm Drain
Place Mat
Door Hanger
Storm Drain Marker
H2O Jo Tools
All About Aurora Water activity book
Loveland Bus and Shelter Ads
Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District
Coloring Book designed by District kids
Operation Water Festival
Outreach Grants
Colorado designed manual for identifying audience and
outreach efforts for Nonpoint Source Programs
PowerPoint presentations in English and Spanish
Colorado NPS Projects - history & success stories
Statewide Resource Links
Colorado NPS Connection newsletter
Presentation on using limited irrigation effectively
CSU Extension Water Quality Programs
Social Marketing tools for Colorado
Excerpt from the Colorado-specific outreach guide on
Community Based Marketing
Quick Reference on Community Based Social Marketing
Community Based Social Marketing web site with downloadable
guide, case studies, graphics, listserv and more
CBSM Resources
Selecting Behaviors Worksheet
Barrier and Benefits Worksheet
Mapping Tools and Developing Strategies Worksheet
Getting Your Feet Wet with Social Marketing, A Social
Marketing Guide for Watershed Programs
Tools of Change guide with case studies - 33 MB to open or
download
| Funding Opportunities
► Nonpoint Source Grants
► Colorado Division of Wildlife wetland and riparian
restoration and enhancement projects
► Assessment and Watershed Protection Program Grants
Request for Proposals from EPA.
► Funding Assistance
► Environmental Education grants.
► Loans
► Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund
► Department of Local Affairs
► Outreach Grants
► EPA Watershed funding
► Water, Ecosystems & Agriculture: Policies & Programs
► Regional Priorities Grant Program
► Other Possible Resources
♦ National Park Service Rivers, Trails & Conservation
Assistance Program:
♦ Colorado Foundation Grants
♦ Colorado Historical Society’s State Historical Fund
♦ National Trust for Historic Preservation
♦ Preserve America Grants for planning
♦ Save America’s Treasures
♦ National Forest Foundation Grants - Collaboration Support
Program; Mid-capacity Assistance Program; Community
Assistance Program; Matching Awards Program
♦ The StEPP Foundation
♦ North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Other Colorado Water Information Resources
Colorado Department of Health and Public Environment NPS Colorado Foundation for Agriculture
Using limited irrigation effectively
Colorado Water for the 21st Century
Colorado State University Extension Water Quality Programs
The Post-News Education Foundation
CO Agricultural Irrigation surveys 1997 2003
COlorado AGricultural Meteorological nETwork -- COAGMET
Colorado Office of Smart Growth
Colorado Foundation for Water Education
Green Infrastructure and Colorado Land Help -
FrontRange Earthforce
Cooperative Extension Homeowner's Guides
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Well information; Surface water information
Colorado Water Protection Project
Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
Colorado Watershed Network
Colorado Water Knowledge
Information on Avian flu and West Nile Virus
Colorado Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance
Environment Colorado
AWARE Colorado
Green Infrastructure Calculator
Xeriscape.Org
Rocky Mountain National Park Air Pollution
Regional Storm Water: Arapahoe County, Douglas County, Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder
Central Colorado Water
Colorado River Basin
Colorado Springs
Denver Water Department
Lower Arkansas Valley
Northern Colorado
Southeastern Colorado
Southwestern Colorado
Upper Arkansas
Animas River Stakeholders
Bear Creek Watershed
Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners
Chatfield Watershed Authority
Coal Creek Watershed Coalition
Denver Regional Council of Governments
Fort Collins Watershed Program
Roaring Fork Conservancy
Upper South Platte
Willow Creek Reclamation Project
Clear Creek Watershed Foundation
Mountain Studies Institute
Stormwater in Colorado
Storm Water Council
CO Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM)
CASFM Stormwater Quality Committee
Storm Water- NPS Brochures
Regional Storm Water links - Arapahoe County, Douglas County, Denver, Colorado Springs
Green Infrastructure Calculator
BMP Effectiveness research
Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Code Reform Project
Low Impact Development as a Stormwater Management Technique
Urban BMP Performance Tool
State to curb toxic runoff
EPA's Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID)
Strategies and Practices
Texas Stormdrain PowerPoint Source Water Protection and Assessment
State of Colorado information
Colorado Source Water Assessment and Protection Project Summary
ProtectDrinkingWater.org
Agriculture in Colorado
Using limited irrigation effectively
Agriculture Best Management Practices
Colorado Agricultural Irrigation surveys 1997 2003
COlorado AGricultural Meteorological nETwork -- COAGMET
CSU Extension - lawn and garden information - key items are:
Homeowner's Guide to Protecting Water Quality and the
Environment
Homeowner's Guide to Alternative Pest Management
Homeowner's Guide to Fertilizing Your Lawn and Garden
Homeowner's Guide to Pesticide Use Around the Home and
Garden | NEW in Colorado
Current News Stories
Upcoming Events
New Resources and Tools
Colorado NPS Alliance
Colorado NPS Friends
What is NPS?
EPA Information
Region 8 Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source)
Source Water
Environmental Education
Storm Water Permitting Total Maximum Daily Loads - TMDL Wetlands Program
Tools
Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox
EPA Watershed Plan Builder
Getting In Step: A Guide for Conducting
Watershed Outreach Campaigns
National EPA Polluted Runoff [Nonpoint Source Pollution] Source Water Protection
Nonpoint Source News-Notes - an occasional bulletin
dealing with the condition of the water-related environment,
the control of NPS Making the Connection: Smart Growth and Water
Resource Protection Low-Volume Roads Engineering Best Management
Practices Field Guide EPA Green Infrastructure Watershed Web Sustainable Finance module - part of
EPA Watershed Academy training
Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices National Resources
National Links
Water Education Web Sites
Water Environment Federation Spanish curriculum
▪ AGUA, AGUA EN TODAS PARTES!
▪ HISTORIA DE LAS AGUAS RESIDUALES
▪ PARA LA VENTA: AGUA USADA
▪ VAMOS ABAJO DE LA TIERRA
Water is Life
ProtectDrinkingWater.org
NPS in Hawaii - Cool animated site
New educational tool from NIH
Utah Forest Water Quality Guidelines and Utah Forest Water Quality Guidelines Technical Manual Nonpoint Source News-Notes
Water On Tap
stormwaterauthority.org
Making the Connection: Smart Growth and Water Resource Protection
National Environmental Methods Index
Nifty Ecosystem Valuation tool
NEMO
A Farmer's Guide To Agriculture and Water Quality Issues
WaterWiser
Low-Volume Roads Engineering Best Management Practices Field Guide.
Getting In Step: A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns
Acid Drainage Technology Initiative
American Society of Mining and Reclamation
Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Sustainability issues
The Water Quality Information Center
All About Groundwater animated video
NRCS Backyard Conservation
NRDC Green Business Advisor
Water Words That Work Colorado NPS Alliance Colorado NPS Friends Water Quality and Nonpoint Source Database
A Little NPS Humor |
