Disadvantaged Community and Tribal Involvement Grant Program
The Disadvantaged Community and Tribal Involvement Grant Program was established to support and enhance the participation of disadvantaged communities (DACs), economically distressed areas (EDAs), underrepresented communities (collectively referred to as DACs), and Tribes in Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) planning efforts. The Proposition 1 2016 IRWM Guidelines established the framework, procedures, and criteria used by DWR to administer the Program.
Over the course of the Program, DWR awarded more than $51 million to the 12 Funding Areas identified in Proposition 1 as shown in the table below.
A primary objective of the Program was to assess the needs of California’s IRWM regions and document both their successes and challenges associated with outreach to and engagement of disadvantaged communities and Tribes in regional water management planning efforts. Links to the Individual Funding Area Needs Assessments are provided in the table below.
The Program is successfully completed and formally closed. To document the Program's accomplishments and outcomes, DWR prepared a summary report: Understanding the Water Needs of Underrepresented Californians Through Integrated Regional Water Management. This report highlights the Program's key findings, achievements, and lessons learned.
|
Funding Area |
Grantee |
Minimum Allocation |
Grant Award |
Needs Assessment Report |
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North Coast |
Humboldt County |
$2,650,000 |
$2,650,000 |
|
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San Francisco Bay |
Association of Bay Area Governments |
$6,500,000 |
$6,500,000 |
|
|
Central Coast |
Regional Water Management Foundation |
$4,300,000 |
$4,300,000 |
|
|
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles County Flood Control District |
$9,800,000 |
$9,800,000 |
|
|
Santa Ana |
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority |
$6,300,000 |
$6,300,000 |
|
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San Diego |
San Diego County Water Authority |
$5,250,000 |
$5,551,350 |
|
|
Sacramento River |
Yuba County Water Agency |
$3,700,000 |
$3,700,000 |
|
|
San Joaquin River |
Contra Costa Water District |
$3,100,000 |
$3,100,000 |
|
|
Tulare/Kern |
Tulare County |
$3,400,000 |
$3,400,000 |
|
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Lahontan |
California Rural Water Association |
$2,450,000 |
$2,450,000 |
|
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Colorado River |
Coachella Valley Water District |
$2,250,000 |
$2,636,488 |
|
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Mountain Counties |
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment |
$1,300,000 |
$1,300,000 |
|
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|
Grant Award Total |
$51,687,838 |
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Funding Areas within this Program collaborated on three state-wide Summits over the past six years to share lessons learned and engage with community members. Summit summaries and proceedings can be found below.
2018 Summit
2020 Summit
- 2020 DACTI- Ensuring Equitable Involvement in Regional Water Planning Summit (Recordings & Presentations)
- 2020 DACTI- Ensuring Equitable Involvement in Regional Water Planning Summit (Proceedings)
- 2020 DACTI- Ensuring Equitable Involvement in Regional Water Planning Summit (Executive Summary)
2024 Summit
Related Publications
The documents listed below are available upon request:
- Tulare Lake Basin DAC Study
- Coachella Valley DAC Outreach Demonstration Project
- Kings Basin DAC Pilot Project Study
- Greater Los Angeles County DAC Outreach Evaluation Study
- DACs and the Inyo-Mono IRWM Program
- Economically Disadvantaged Communities in the North Coast Region
- Santa Cruz IRWM, DAC Outreach Pilot Project Report & City of Watsonville Projects 2014
- DAC 2014 Visioning Workshop
- Californian's Without Safe Water and Sanitation, California Water Plan Update 2013
- Governor's Drinking Water Stakeholder Group, Report on and New and Expanding Funding Sources