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Eligibility Requirements • <br /> In order for a project to be eligible to receive funding from the grant program it must <br /> meet the requirements described in this section. If a project meets the eligibility <br /> requirements it will then undergo further analysis to determine how well it meets the <br /> Evaluation Criteria described in the following section. <br /> In order to be eligible for funding, the project must include: <br /> 1. A completed application form. <br /> 2. A description of how, if implemented, it will protect property and water rights. <br /> 3. Identified group(s) of agricultural users that are or may be willing to transfer a <br /> portion of their water and identified entity(s), group(s) or area(s)where the <br /> transferred water could or would be put to the new use and a description of the <br /> new use. <br /> 4. The project must at a minimum conceptually describe the technical, institutional, <br /> and legal elements of the water transfer. Grant monies may be used to address <br /> one or more of these elements. If grant monies are not requested for all three <br /> elements, the grant applicant must describe how the applicant has or intends to <br /> address the elements,which are not included in the grant request,through other <br /> efforts. <br /> 5. If grant monies are proposed for use for legal assistance then the use of those <br /> funds shall be oriented toward advancing the knowledge of alternative agricultural <br /> water transfer methods and techniques; not for preparation of a specific water <br /> court case. The total requested funds for legal assistance shall not exceed 40 • <br /> percent of the total grant request. In addition, grant monies proposed for use for <br /> legal assistance must be used to collaboratively address issues and concerns <br /> related to agricultural water transfer. Funds shall not be used to solely advance <br /> the cause of the project proponents. <br /> 6. A minimum of a 10 percent cash match of total project cost(past expenditures <br /> and"in kind"can not be counted toward the 10 percent match). <br /> The following list includes examples of activities related to alternative agricultural <br /> transfer methods/strategies that would qualify for funding. <br /> • Technical analysis of transferable consumptive use <br /> • Identification and examination of administrative and legal considerations or issues <br /> related to alternative agricultural water transfers <br /> • Technical, logistical, and/or legal analysis/work to organize the institutional <br /> framework necessary to implement an alternative transfer method(s) <br /> • Technical, logistical and/or legal analysis of water supply delivery options. This <br /> may include conceptual solutions and the feasibility of implementing the delivery <br /> of water to the new use. <br /> • Assist in addressing potential third party concerns <br /> Note: Design and construction of infrastructure is not an eligible activity. Other funding <br /> sources such as the Water Supply Reserve Account or the CWCB loan program would be <br /> more appropriate sources of funding for these types of activities. <br /> 5 of 6 • <br /> Final Criteria and Guidelines <br /> Adopted January 22,2008 <br />