Proposition 1 Sustainable Groundwater Planning (SGWP) Grant Program

Proposition 1 (2014 Water Bond) authorized the Legislature to appropriate funds to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to establish the Sustainable Groundwater Planning (SGWP) Grant Program. The first round of the SGMP grant funding made available $10 million to counties with stressed basins.  

DWR received 23 applications requesting a total of $6,984,182 with a total project cost of $13,011,485.  DWR plans to make draft award announcements in late January and final awards in February.  Applications were due on December 8, 2015.