WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024

The summary for the WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024 grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Reclamation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024: This NOFO's objective is to invite eligible applicants to submit proposals for projects that can increase water management flexibility—making our water supply more resilient. This helps to prepare for and address the impacts of drought and water supply shortages. Projects that may be funded under this NOFO are divided into four task areas (Task A, B, C, or D), and a brief summary of each task area is provided below. For more detailed information regarding task areas, please see Section C.4. Eligible Projects. Task A: Increasing the Reliability of Water Supplies through Infrastructure Improvements.Task B: Increasing the Reliability of Water Supplies Through Groundwater Recovery.Task C: Projects to Improve Water Management through Decision Support Tools, Modeling, and Measurement.Task D: Construction of domestic water supply projects for Tribes or disadvantaged communities that do not have reliable access to water supplies.

Federal Grant Title:	WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Reclamation (DOI-BOR)
Grant Categories:	Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	R24AS00007
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	15.514
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	November 7th, 2023
Original Application Deadline:	November 7th, 2023
Posted Date:	August 7th, 2023
Creation Date:	August 7th, 2023
Archive Date:	August 15th, 2024
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$5,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	October 19th, 2023

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Drought Resiliency Projects: Tasks A-CCategory A: States, Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; state, regional, or local authorities whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority.Category A applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.Category B: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A.Category B applicants must be in the United States or one of the Territories identified above.Domestic Water Supply Projects: Task DA State, Tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery in one of the following states or territories: 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, or the Virgin Islands.Note: Applicant eligibility varies by project category (Task); therefore, please carefully review applicant eligibility for the project category in which you are applying. Applicants must refer to Section D for specifics on project task type.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Karen Shubert
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