Municipal Inflow and Infiltration Grant Program

Inflow/Infiltration Grant Program

The Metropolitan Council has been awarded funding through the State of Minnesota bonding bill to provide grants to communities for capital improvements to public wastewater infrastructure to reduce inflow and infiltration (I/I) to the Council’s metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal system.

The Municipal I/I Grant is available to metro-area cities that have been designated excessive I/I contributors by the Met Council, or that have had a measurable flow rate within 20 percent of the permitted flow limit. Eligible cities may receive grants covering up to the statutorily set percentage of eligible I/I construction costs.

Eligible work includes:

Pipe lining and replacement
Pipe joint sealing
Manhole lining or replacement
Chimney seals, manhole sealing joints, castings, or covers
Flood mitigation
Cross connection elimination
Repair or replace lateral tee, wye, or tap connections

Non-eligible work:

Studies, investigations, or investigations
Engineering costs
Privately owned or operated service line improvements.

Funding amount:

$12 million

Qualifying work period:

Qualifying projects must be completed between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025

Key dates:

Application Period End Date: January 26, 2024
Letters of Intent Distribution by Met Council: By February 29, 2024
End Grant Documentation Due Date: March 31, 2026
Grant Agreement Distribution by Met Council: May 1, 2026

How to apply:

The application period for the 2023 Municipal I/I Grant Program is now closed. Please submit the final grant documentation via the Met Council Customer Portal.

Resources:

We held a virtual information session on the 2023 grant program in November 2023. Meeting materials from that information session are available below.

For a description of I/I, please visit the Council's Inflow and Infiltration page.