Water for America: Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2009

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	Federal Grant Title:	Water for America: Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2009
	CFDA Number:	15.507
	CFDA Description:	Water 2025
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Reclamation Denver Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	09SF811468
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Oct 17, 2008
	Creation Date:	Nov 26, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 14, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 14, 2009
	Archive Date:	Dec 31, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,000,000
	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: 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 individuals
Grant Description: Water for America: Expand Protect, and Conserve Our Nations's Water Resources-Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2009: The Water for America Initiative (Initiative) is focused on addressing 21st century water challenges, including decreasing water supplies caused by climate change and population growth, and securing water resources for future generations. The President's fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget requests $31.9 million for the Bureau of Reclamation's (Reclamation) Water for America activities. Reclamation's efforts will focus on two of the Initiative's three strategies: "Plan for Our Nation's Water Future" and "Expand, Protect, and Conserve Our Nation's Water Resources." The U.S. Geological Survey will take on the third strategy to "Enhance Our Nation's Water Knowledge." Water for America will offer four Challenge Grant funding opportunities; two are incorporated from Water 2025: Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants and System Optimization Review Grants (SORs). Two new challenge grants are being developed: Advanced Water Treatment Grants, and Species of Concern Grants. These four Challenge Grants will leverage scarce Federal funds to provide the greatest benefits to the West and Nation. The objective of this Announcement is 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 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 the Initiative. 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
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Randale Jackson Grant Specialist Phone 303-445-2432

Grants Officer [rjackson@do.usbr.gov]
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