The Water Conservation Field Services Program provides funding for the planning, prioritizing, demonstrating, and design of technology / projects that conserve and use water efficiently; mitigate risk in areas with a potential for future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply sustainability in the Western U.S.
Donor Name: Bureau of Reclamation
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Types of Grants
- WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants provides funding for collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements. This includes funding for comprehensive Drought Contingency Plans; Water Strategy Grants to investigate and develop activities and projects supporting water marketing, water conservation, drought resilience, and ecological values; and Project Design Grants to conduct project-specific design for projects supporting water conservation, drought resilience, and ecological values.
- WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects (SWEP) provides cost-share funding to irrigation and water districts, tribes, states, and other entities with water or power delivery authority for small water efficiency improvements that have been identified through previous planning efforts. Projects eligible for funding include installation of flow measurement or automation in a specific part of a water delivery system, lining of a section of a canal to address seepage, or other similar projects that are limited in scope.
- WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants provides cost-share funding to irrigation and water districts, tribes, states, and other entities with water or power delivery authority. Projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk for future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply reliability in the western United States.
- WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects supports projects with environmental benefits and that have been developed as part of a collaborative process to help carry out an established strategy to increase the reliability of water resources.
- WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects provides cost-shared funding to states, tribes, and other entities to study, design, and construct aquatic ecosystem restoration projects that are collaboratively developed, have widespread regional benefits, and result in the improvement of the health of fisheries, wildlife, and aquatic habitat.
- WaterSMART Drought Resiliency Projects provides funding for projects that will help communities prepare for and respond to drought. Typically, these types of projects are referred to as “mitigation actions” in a drought contingency plan.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
- Award Ceiling: $100,000
- Award Floor: $1
Grant Period
- Anticipated Award Date: September 2025.
- Anticipated Project Completion Date: December 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
