Grant Profile: Nonpoint Engineering Assistance (NPEA) Grants

Grant Description

The Non Point Engineering Assistance (NPEA) Grants are allocated annually to the NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation district to provide engineering technical assistance to landowners. The workplan should be developed in eLINK. The workplan will lock upon submittal to BWSR for approval, preventing edits to the approved budget but allowing you to enter expenses and reporting details as work is completed. If you need make revisions to the workplan after it has been approved and locked, please consult with your Board Conservationist.

Reporting Overview

NPEA grants are subject to the requirements outlined in the grant agreement and the policies within BWSR’s Grants Administration Manual.  This grant requires a 10% match.

Grant agreements, workplans, and reporting are managed in eLINK. A workplan must be approved before work can begin on this grant. For equipment & supplies expenditures greater than $3,500, the grantee must describe in the workplan how all equipment purchased will continue to be used for the same program through its useful life, or, if the use changes, a commitment to pay back an amount equal to either the cash value received or a residual value approved. The workplan will lock upon submittal to BWSR for approval, preventing edits to the approved budget but allowing entry of expenses and reporting details as work is completed.