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WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I Grants

ID: R22AS00163 • Type: Posted

Description

The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, local governmental entities, non-profit organizations, Existing Watershed Groups, and local and special districts (e.g., irrigation and water districts, county soil conservation districts) to submit proposals for Phase I activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and design watershed management projects. See Section C.4. Eligible Projects for a more comprehensive description of eligible activities. A watershed group, as defined in Section 6001(6) of the Cooperative Watershed Management Act (see Section A.1. Authority for full citation) is a grassroots, non-regulatory entity that addresses water availability and quality issues within the relevant watershed, is capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources in the watershed, makes decisions on a consensus basis, and represents a diverse group of stakeholders, including hydroelectric producers, livestock grazing, timber production, land development, recreation or tourism, irrigated agriculture, the environment, municipal water supplies, private property owners, Federal, state and local governments, tribes, and disadvantaged communities. A disadvantaged community, as defined in Section 6001(2) of the Cooperative Watershed Management Act, means a community (including a city, town, county, or reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality) with an annual median household income that is less than 100 percent of the statewide annual median house-hold income for the state in which the community is located, according to the most recent decennial census.
Background
The U.S. Department of the Interior's WaterSMART Program provides Federal leadership and assistance to secure water supplies for future generations. The Bureau of Reclamation leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to work cooperatively with states, Tribes, and local entities to increase water supply sustainability through investments in existing infrastructure and attention to local water conflicts.

Grant Details
The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, local governmental entities, non-profit organizations, Existing Watershed Groups, and local and special districts to submit proposals for Phase I activities. These activities include developing a watershed group, completing watershed restoration planning activities, and designing watershed management projects.

Eligible projects include:
- Developing a mission statement, vision statement, and goals for the watershed group
- Conducting outreach activities
- Gathering information about issues and needs related to water quality and quantity within the watershed
- Completing a watershed restoration plan
- Conducting mapping and technical analyses
- Obtaining project management services or software technology
- Interviewing stakeholders
- Working with government agencies
- Reviewing best management practices
- Completing an analysis to prioritize watershed management projects
- Completing site-specific project design and engineering
- Developing project timelines and milestones.

Eligibility Requirements
Applicants eligible to receive financial assistance include states, Indian Tribes, local and special districts, local governmental entities, interstate organizations, and non-profit organizations located in specific Western United States or United States Territories. New Watershed Groups must significantly affect or be affected by the quality or quantity of water in a watershed. Existing Watershed Groups must meet specific criteria as defined in the NOFO.

Period of Performance
Anticipated Award Date: 01/31/2023.
Anticipated Project Completion Date: 01/31/2025.

Grant Value
Approximately $3 million is available for this NOFO.
Maximum Award: $200,000 per applicant.
A total of up to $200,000 in Federal funds may be awarded to an applicant over a two-year period.

Place of Performance
Projects must be located in specific Western United States or United States Territories including:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
- American Samoa
- GU
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico.
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Overview

Agency
Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) [DOI]
Category of Funding
Natural Resources
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
15.554 - Cooperative Watershed Management
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 1/24/22 the Bureau of Reclamation posted grant opportunity R22AS00163 for WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I Grants with funding of $3.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 15.554 Cooperative Watershed Management.

Timing

Posted Date
Jan. 24, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
March 31, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications must be submitted (not postmarked by) no later than: March 31, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).Electronic and Physical Proposals received after the application deadline will not be considered unless it can be determined that the delay was caused by Reclamation mishandling or technical issues with the Grants.gov application system. Please note that difficulties related to an applicant’s Grants.gov profile (e.g., incorrect organizational representative), uploading documents to Grants.gov, or an applicant’s SAM registration are not considered technical issues with the Grants.gov system.Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/watersmart, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient.
Last Updated
Feb. 15, 2022, 4:42 p.m. EST
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Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Applicant Eligibility for Existing Watershed GroupsIn order to be eligible to receive an award as an Existing Watershed Group, the applicant must be an eligible entity as described immediately above and must be either: An Existing Watershed Group, (i.e., a grassroots, non-regulatory legal entity that otherwise meets the definition of a watershed group) A participant in an Existing Watershed Group that meets the definition of a watershed group   Applicant Eligibility for Existing Watershed GroupsIn order to be eligible to receive an award as an Existing Watershed Group, the applicant must be an eligible entity as described immediately above and must be either: An Existing Watershed Group, (i.e., a grassroots, non-regulatory legal entity that otherwise meets the definition of a watershed group) A participant in an Existing Watershed Group that meets the definition of a watershed group as described above Please see the full Notice of Funding of Opportunity document in the related documents tab above

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$200,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$3,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
Bureau of Reclamation
Contact Email
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
Contact Phone
(303) 445-2588
Additional Information Site
www.usbr.gov/watersmart/cwmp

Documents

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