Opportunity 09SF811499

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	Federal Grant Title:	Opportunity 09SF811499
	CFDA Number:	15.507
	CFDA Description:	Water 2025
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Reclamation Denver Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	09SF811499
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 10, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 20, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 22, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 22, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jun 22, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	22
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$40,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include: irrigation and water districts, water authorities of Federally recognized tribes, entities created under State or Territorial law with water management authority, which may include water user associations, water conservancy districts, canal, ditch and reservoir companies, municipal water authorities, State or Territory agencies or departments with water management authority. i.e., State departments of water resources, State engineer's offices, and other State or Territory agencies, departments, and boards with water management 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. Those not eligible include entities without water delivery authority, such as: other State governmental entities Federal governmental entities universities or individuals.
Grant Description: With recent enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), the Bureau of Reclamation will be accepting new applications for RECOVERY ACT Funding under the Challenge Grant Program for Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants. The objective of this Announcement will be to invite irrigation and water districts, United States Territories, States in the West, and other local entities with water delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that bank water, market water, conserve water, or generally make more efficient use of existing water supplies and that will preserve and create jobs, assist those impacted by the recession, provide investments in infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits, and complete a project that will provide a useful service. Projects will be selected through a competitive process. The Department of the Interior (Interior) believes that water banks and markets are essential to secure water supplies in water-short areas of the West. Interior strongly supports the use of these mechanisms, providing that State law allows for them, to enable water to be shifted to address competing water uses while recognizing existing water rights. Accordingly, Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants applications proposing water banking or marketing elements are given priority in the selection process.Applications under this activity for Recovery Act funding are different from applications previously submitted for Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants on January 14, 2009. To be considered previous applicants must reapply. Projects using Recovery Act Funding will be subject to additional reporting requirements, Davis Bacon Wage Rate Determinations, and the Buy American Act.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Stephanie Bartlett 303.445.2025

Grants Officer [sbartlett@usbr.gov]
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