Stormwater Management Incentives Program Grant Opportunity

The City of Philadelphia, through the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) are pleased to announce the new Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) Grant, which compliments the existing SMIP Loan Program.  SMIP is designed to provide low-cost financing for commercial property owners to design, construct, and implement stormwater management systems that prevent runoff from overloading the City's sewer system and waterways. The launch of this new iteration of SMIP means that commercial property owners will now be able to apply for direct grant funding to stimulate investment in and utilization of stormwater best management practices which reduce a parcel's contribution of stormwater to the City's system.

Uses of funds is restricted to grants which support the design and construction of stormwater mitigation measures.  These may include, but are not limited to: detention and retention basins, tree trenches, green roofs, porous paving and rain gardens

Only non-residential properties are eligible for SMIP grant funds.  Applicants must be owners of the property or have permission from the property owner(s).  The applicant cannot be an agency with the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any United States Department or Federal Agency.

 
The SMIP Grant Program will follow an RFP process rather than the rolling application process that is used for the Loan Program.  The Philadelphia Water Department will be solely responsible for determining which applicants receive SMIP awards.  Some applicants may receive SMIP grants while others may receive a combination of SMIP grants and loans.  Still others may only receive a SMIP loan.  
 

Applications must be submitted electronically by March 31, 2012. Grant application materials are posted on PIDC's website at: http://www.pidc-pa.org/development-and-contract-opportunties/rfp-rfq-opportunities which includes instructions on how to send in the completed application, which materials are needed prior to submission, and in which formats they should be transmitted.     

For questions about the grant, please contact Jennifer Crowther at (215) 496-8139 or jcrowther@pidc-pa.org.  For technical questions, please contact Erin Williams at erin.williams@phila.gov