Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. This year, NDEQ is prioritizing funding projects which will implement an approved 9-element watershed management or (alternative to a 9-element) groundwater management plan. 2 . Projects must address an identified state NPS area of interest (see Attachment) 3. Surface water or groundwater projects must address a priority area in an approved 9-element watershed management or groundwater management plan. Information and education projects must be associated with and address the goals of an approved 9-element watershed management plan or groundwater management plan. 4. Projects must have good potential for success (i.e., tasks must yield measurable improvement in water quality, resource integrity, citizen attitudes, and behaviors, etc.). 5. Public support and involvement in project planning and implementation must be demonstrated. 6. Project funding must include, at minimum, a 40 percent non-federal match of total project costs. Non-federal funding may include in-kind goods and services. The project sponsor must contribute 10 percent of the total project cost in cash for match, which goes towards the 40 percent non-federal match requirement.