Application
for the Voluntary Flood-Prone Property Acquisition Program
Deadline: March 6, 2026The application must be signed by an administrative head or executive of the Applicant. Please finalize your application below and upload any required documentation.
Review Program Requirements BelowPlease visit the Voluntary Flood-Prone Property Acquisition Program web page to review the program requirements, including Who Can Apply and What Properties Are Eligible for Voluntary Acquisition, the General Partnership (IGA) Requirements for selected acquisitions, and How Funding can be Used.
Draft Links: To save a draft, click Save Draft at the bottom of the webpage. A link to your saved application will be provided at the top of the page. Anyone with this link can edit, upload files, sign, and submit the application.
Questions: If you have any questions about applying to this program or have difficulty with the online application, please contact stormwater@mwrd.org.
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Must be a public entity able to enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the MWRD. Eligible public entities include municipalities, townships, and other local government organizations.
Administrative Head or Executive of the Applicant
Individual that will sign and submit the final, full application to the MWRD. Examples include Public Works Director, Engineering Director or an equivalent position.
Application Preparer or Facilitator
Individual knowledgeable about the details of this application, authorized to prepare and review applications on behalf of the Applicant.
Provide Any Additional Contacts Below
List each property proposed for voluntary acquisition.
Provide the full address (street city, state, zip), estimated fair market value of the property, and the 14-digit PIN(s) associated with the structure and property. Please note that assessor's estimates are not valid measures of fair market value.
Please review What Properties Are Eligible for Voluntary Acquisition. Property to be acquired must located within MWRD's Corporate Boundaries. Property must have structures that are at-risk of being damaged or destroyed due to flooding. These structures must be located within either the FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area or MWRD's Detailed Watershed Plan Inundation Area. Contact MWRD if more than 20 properties are to be submitted.
Briefly categorize the current uses of the listed properties (For example: residential, commercial, apartments, vacant lots, etc.)
What are the current site conditions of the properties listed above and the surrounding area?
Excluding weather conditions, describe how the listed properties are currently used, the properties in the surrounding area, nearby bodies of water, unique geographic features, any historical associations, known environmental factors, and any other relevant details.
Describe the type and impact of flooding that occurs within and around the properties listed. What is the depth of flooding for the impacted properties and streets?
How has your public entity (Applicant) intervened due to this flooding? Have there been any conversations with the owners of the listed properties regarding a voluntary, flood-prone property acquisition offer.
Provide any additional site condition details. Please reference specific properties where needed.
What is the long-term use of the properties once they are acquired? What is the proposed site restoration once the properties are acquired?
How will this project affect your maintenance operations?
Describe any additional maintenance tasks needed and any reductions in work due to the project.
MWRD funding can only be used to reimburse the appraised value of the flood-prone property, as determined by the average of two appraisals obtained by the selected applicant.
Under this program, MWRD will reimburse at least 75%, and up to 100%, of the appraised value based on the median household income of the municipality. If the final sale price is higher than the appraised value, the selected applicant is responsible for paying the difference.
This project may receive up to a maximum of 0.00% of the appraised value of the property(ies).
Project Finances Summary (From Section Below)
Summarize the project's capital costs below.
Estimate the costs to acquire, demo, and convert the proposed properties to open-space. Under this program, MWRD funding can only be used to reimburse the appraised value of the flood-prone property.
Summarize the project's financing sources below as well as the status of that funding.
Include the requested MWRD contribution, the Applicant's contribution, and contributions from federal, state, and local sources.
Please list each additional (or potential) source of funding and provide the requested information below.
Describe how the funding will be used on your project, when the funds need to be used by (i.e. period of performance), and if the project will proceed if that funding is not awarded.
How was the Fair Market Value for each property determined?
Provide any additional cost or funding details below.
You can describe any alternate funding scenarios, backup funding sources, or how the project scope or timeline may change if these additional funding sources are not secured.
Provide any additional scheduling comments or details below.
Multiple files may be uploaded per field. 50 MB per file limit. Allowed types: txt, rft, jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, zip.
Please provide the required attachments below:
Please upload the following attachments if available:
The Applicant's administrative head or executive, identified in the Points of Contact section, must acknowledge the following statements and sign the application.
Please review Who Can Apply and What Voluntary Acquisitions Are Eligible for the program.
Please review the General Partnership (IGA) Requirements for the program.
(e.g. Public Works Director, Engineering Director, or equivalent position).
Draft Links: To have another member of your team edit, upload files, sign, and submit the application, please click Save Draft at the bottom of the webpage. A link to your saved application will be provided at the top of the page. Anyone with this link has access to the application.
