WaterSMART: Applied Science Grants for Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026
The summary for the WaterSMART: Applied Science Grants for Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026 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.
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WaterSMART: Applied Science Grants for Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026: The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible non-Federal entities to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on applied science projects (Project) to improve access to and use of hydrologic data, develop and improve water management tools, improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, improve water management, and support nature-based solutions. Project results must be readily applicable by managers—resulting in tools and information that can be used to support: water supply reliability, water delivery management, water marketing activities, drought management activities, conjunctive use of ground and surface water, water rights administration, ability to meet endangered species requirements, watershed health, conservation and efficiency, support for nature-based solutions and other water management objectives.
| Federal Grant Title: | WaterSMART: Applied Science Grants for Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026 |
| Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation (DOI-BOR) |
| Grant Categories: | Regional Development |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R25AS00038 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 15.557 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | February 10th, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | February 10th, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | November 19th, 2024 |
| Creation Date: | November 19th, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | March 12th, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $400,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 40 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | November 19th, 2024 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Category A: • States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; • State, regional, or local authorities, which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority as members; and • Other organizations with water or power delivery authority. All Category A applicants must be located in one of the following United States or Territories: 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, and the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico. Category B: Universities, nonprofit research institutions, federally funded research and development centers, and non-profit entities (including 501[c][3] organizations) that are acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. Category B applicants should include with their application a letter from the Category A partner, stating that the Category A partner: 1. Is acting in partnership with the applicant; 2. Agrees to the submittal and content of the application; and 3. Intends to participate in the project in some way, for example, by providing input, feedback, or other support for the project. Note: Partners do not necessarily need to contribute cost share funding.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Nathan T Moeller
Grantor
Phone 986-256-2916
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