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Stormwater, Asset Management, and Wastewater (SAW) Program
The SAW program was established in 2013 to help municipalities develop, update, and improve asset management plans for their wastewater and stormwater systems. Most communities use the funding to create asset management plans to help save money, better provide services, and to inform their rate payers on the current and future needs of the systems. Since inception of the program 590 grants have been awarded. The program has met the funding capacity and no new applications are being accepted at this time.
The seventh and final round of SAW grants were awarded in April 2020. Below is a summary of the program by the numbers:
Round |
Date Awarded |
Number of Grants Awarded |
Dollar Amount Awarded |
1 |
May 2014 |
92 |
$79.0 Million |
2 |
November 2014 |
115 |
$89.9 Million |
3 |
November 2015 |
134 |
$100.8 Million |
4 |
November 2016 |
137 |
$96.4 Million |
5 |
November 2017 |
80 |
$66.1 Million |
6 |
May 2018 |
13 |
$8.1 Million |
7 |
April 2020 |
19 |
$8.6 Million |
590 |
$448,900,000 |
Section 603 of Public Act 84 of 2015, established a new grant condition for SAW Asset Management Plan (AMP) recipients. All SAW AMP grant recipients must submit a summary of the AMP, which includes identification of the major assets of the plan, AND a copy of the AMP must be made available to the public for at least 15 years. The summary of the AMP must be submitted with the Wastewater or Stormwater AMP Certification of Project Completeness once the grant activities are completed. This new grant condition only applies if you accept the SAW grant. If you wish to decline your SAW AMP grant, please contact your project manager. Please refer to this memo for additional information.
The AMPs detailed in the reports below have been completed using SAW grant funds.
SAW Section 603 Report Round 4
SAW Section 603 Report: Round 3
SAW Section 603 Report: Round 2
SAW Section 603 Report: Round 1
List of SAW Applications Received
SAW Grant Applications by County