The Bureau of Reclamation is soliciting applications for its Water Conservation Field Services Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Reclamation
State: Arizona, California, Nevada
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/03/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This NOFO 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.
Through this NOFO, Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Basin Region (LCB) is requesting proposals to fund activities in support of the WCFSP within the LCB, and within the State of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Other Related Funding Opportunities
- WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects provides 50/50 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
- WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants provides 50/50 cost-share funding to irrigation and water districts, tribes, states and other entities with water or power delivery authority.
- 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 Program 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 Contingency Planning provides financial assistance on a competitive basis for applicants to develop a drought contingency plan or to update an existing plan to meet the required elements described in the Drought Response Framework.
- 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
- Approximately $700,000.
- A maximum of $100,000.
- For all projects, the duration from start to completion is generally two years.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants eligible to receive an award to fund activities include:
- States
- Indian tribes
- Irrigation districts
- Water districts
- Other organizations with water or power delivery authority
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
