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WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2018

ID: BOR-DO-18-F006 • Type: Posted

Description

The objective of this FOA is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; enable farmers to make additional on-farm improvements in the future, including improvements that may be eligible for Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funding; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply reliability in the western United States.

Overview

Category of Funding
Natural Resources
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
On 3/19/18 the Bureau of Reclamation posted grant opportunity BOR-DO-18-F006 for WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2018. The grant will be issued under grant program 15.507 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow). It is expected that 60 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
March 19, 2018, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
May 10, 2018, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Version
1
Archive Date
May 14, 2018

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Under P.L. 111-11, Section 9502, an eligible applicant is a state, Indian tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority. Applicants must also be located in the Western United States or Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended and supplemented; specifically: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$1,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
Not Provided
Estimated Number of Grants
60

Contacts

Contact Email
Email Description
Reclamation Financial Assistance Contact

Documents

Posted documents for BOR-DO-18-F006

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