§ 13890 Grant Fund Expenditure Deadlines

Water Code·California

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•The money given by the grant must be used within 3 years.
•Before spending the money, the agency must show within 1 year that the project cost is close to their estimate (within 20%).
•They need to prove this with a proper bid.

Example

A city gets a grant to fix a park.

The city must start fixing the park within 1 year and finish within 3 years. They also need to show that the actual cost is close to what they guessed (within 20%) using a real bid from a contractor.

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§ 13890 Grant Fund Expenditure Deadlines

Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency within three years of the making of the grant. No grant funds may be expended by the public agency unless the public agency is able to demonstrate to the department, within one year of the making of the grant, supported by an acceptable bid, that the amount to be expended for the project will be within 20 percent of the public agency’s cost estimate for the project. (Added by renumbering Section 13990 (as added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 322) by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

grant funds public agency three years 20 percent cost estimate

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 13890.

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