Water 2025: Preventing Crisis and Conflict in the West

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	Federal Grant Title:	Water 2025: Preventing Crisis and Conflict in the West
	CFDA Number:	15.507
	CFDA Description:	Water 2025
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Reclamation Denver Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Environment Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	06SF811217
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 02, 2006
	Creation Date:	Apr 28, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 05, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 04, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	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: Irrigation and/or water districts, state governmental entities with water management authority (e.g. state agencies, departments, boards, etc.) and other entities with water delivery authority, located in the western United States as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended.
Grant Description: Through the Water 2025 Challenge Grant Program, Reclamation provides cost-shared funding on a competitive basis for projects that will create water markets and make more efficient use of existing water supplies. Increasing the efficiency of existing water delivery systems across the West will help prevent crises and conflicts and significantly increase future water supplies for farms, cities, people and the environment. The objective of this Request for Proposals is to invite irrigation and water districts, Western States, and other local entities with water delivery authority, to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that create water markets and make more efficient use of existing water supplies. Projects will be selected through a competitive process that will focus on achieving the outcomes identified in Water 2025, particularly the first and second of the four tools described in the Initiative, which are "Conservation, Efficiency and Markets", and "Collaboration." More information on Water 2025 including frequently asked questions, descriptions of previously funded projects, and miscellaneous forms and formats can be found at http://www.doi.gov/water2025.*Expected number of awards: FY 2006: 5-10; FY 2007: 10-40.*Total program funding: FY 2006: $1,000,000;FY 2007: Estimated $9,700,000. Funding from FY 2006 and FY 2007 may apply to awards made under this announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Water 2025 Challenge Grant Program Request for Proposal Document
http://www.doi.gov/water2025/RFP2006/
Grant Announcement Contact: Randale Jackson
Grant Specialist
Phone 303-445-2432 rjackson@do.usbr.gov Randale Jackson
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