Grant Assistance Program
Update 2025
Jennifer Nevius,
Funding Consultant
Soto Resources Team
March 2025
Funding Research and Strategy
Report
Ongoing Reporting on Funding
Opportunities
2 2025 GRANT UPDATE
3 2025 GRANT UPDATE
FundingEstimated Total Project CostProject Name
$8 million total
(4 funding awards)
Fully Funded!
$8 millionRialto Habitat Nature Center
(RHNC)
$8 million total
(2 funding awards)
Fully Funded!
$8 millionAdvanced Metering Infrastructure
(AMI)
$4.5 million total
(2 funding awards)
Fully Funded!
$4.5 millionWell City 3A Groundwater
Treatment System
$425,000 funding requested
(Application submitted; awaiting
results; Agreement anticipated 2026)
$425,000DAC Septic to Sewer Planning
2022 Community Funded Projects – Rialto Habitat Nature Center Project Awarded $1.05 Million!
2022 DWR Urban Community Drought Relief Grant – AMI Project Awarded $6.0 Million!
2022 USBR Water and Energy Efficiency Grant – Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project Awarded $2.0 Million!
2022 SAWPA OWOW Prop 1 Round 2 – Rialto Habitat Nature Center Project Awarded $2.15 Million!
4 2025 GRANT UPDATE
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED
2023 USBR Drought Resiliency Projects – Well 3A Groundwater Treatment Facility Awarded $2.0 Million!
2023 SCAG REAP 2.0 Regional Utilities Supporting Housing – Well 3A Groundwater Treatment Awarded $2.5 Million!
2024 USBR Environmental Water Resources Projects – Rialto Habitat Nature Center Project Awarded $3.0 Million!
2023 Community Funded Projects – Rialto Habitat Nature Center Project Awarded $2.0 Million!
5 2025 GRANT UPDATE
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED
2022 SAWPA OWOW Prop 1 Round 2 – Shamrock and Meridian Septic to Sewer Project Runner Up Project; not selected for Award; RHNC Project Already Selected 2023 Bay Area Council California Resiliency Challenge – Rialto Habitat Nature Center Project Wildfire Feasibility Study Application Submitted September 2023; Not Selected for Award 2023 Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Disadvantaged Communities Septic-to-Sewer Application submitted December 2023; Pending Review; Requested $425,000 2024 USBR, Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Project – Rialto Habitat Nature Center Project Application Submitted January 2024; Not Selected for Award 6 2025 GRANT UPDATE
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED
7 2025 GRANT UPDATE
$20.7 Million Total Funding Awarded
Since June 2021
$425,000 Funding Pending
1 Application Submitted
8 2025 GRANT UPDATE
OTHER PROJECT TYPES - FUNDING RESEARCH
• Generators for Backup Power
• Trail Construction Planning
• Septic to Sewer Conversion Implementation
• Service Line Upgrades
9 2025 GRANT UPDATE
Thank you!