The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking applications for its WaterSMART Applied Science Grants to support projects to develop hydrologic information, decision support tools, and tools to improve modeling and forecasting capabilities to increase water supply reliability.
Donor Name: Bureau of Reclamation
State: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming,
County: All Counties
U.S. Territory: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/14/2022
Grant Size: $200,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible non-Federal entities to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on applied science projects (Project) to improve access to and use of hydrologic data as well as to develop and improve water management tools and improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, and improve water management. Project results must be readily applicable by water managers—resulting in tools and information that can be used to support: water supply reliability, water delivery management, water marketing activities, drought management activities, conjunctive use of ground and surface water, water rights administration, ability to meet endangered species requirements, watershed health, conservation and efficiency, and other water management objectives.
Funding Information
Up to $200,000 per agreement for a project that can be completed within 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts; state, regional, or local authorities whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. All Category A applicants must be located in the 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, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
- Universities, nonprofit research institutions, federally funded research and development centers, and non-profit entities (including 501[c][3] organizations).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
