WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2025

The summary for the WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2025 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 2025: The United States Department of the Interior’s (Department) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies for future generations in support of the Department’s priorities. Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to work cooperatively with States, Tribes, and local entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply reliability through investments in existing infrastructure and attention to local water conflicts.Drought conditions across the Western United States (West) impact a wide range of communities and sectors, including agriculture, cities, Tribes, the environment, recreation, hydropower producers, and others. The WaterSMART Drought Response Program supports a proactive approach to drought by providing financial assistance to develop and update comprehensive drought plans (Drought Contingency Planning) and implement projects that will build long-term resilience to drought (Drought Resiliency Projects).Collaboration with a multitude of customers, partners, and stakeholders is essential to identifying successful strategies to address complex water management issues such as drought. Collaborations are central to Reclamation’s approach to addressing drought in the West, and WaterSMART’s Drought Response Program supports the goals of the Interagency Drought Relief Working Group established in March 2021 and the National Drought Resiliency Partnership formed in 2016 to enhance Federal coordination of drought activities.The WaterSMART Drought Response also provides support for priorities identified in Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. The WaterSMART Drought Response will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. Established by E.O. 14008, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities.1With the passage of the IRA, through the Drought Resiliency NOFO, Reclamation now offers an opportunity that provides up to 95 percent of the cost for the planning, design, and construction of domestic water supply projects that benefit disadvantaged communities or households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies. Tribes, territories, and other disadvantaged communities are encouraged to reach out to the Program Coordinator contact in Section G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s), to learn more about this opportunity. Some technical assistance may be available for these projects, contingent on Reclamation staff availability.For further information on the Drought Response Program, please see www.usbr.gov/drought.For further information on the WaterSMART Program, please see www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART.

Federal Grant Title:	WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2025
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Reclamation (DOI-BOR)
Grant Categories:	Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	R25AS00013
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	15.514
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	October 7th, 2024
Original Application Deadline:	October 7th, 2024
Posted Date:	July 24th, 2024
Creation Date:	July 24th, 2024
Archive Date:	November 15th, 2024
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$10,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	July 24th, 2024

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - For-profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: C.1.Eligible ApplicantsApplicant eligibility varies by project category, otherwise referred to as Task Area; therefore, please carefully review applicant eligibility for the Task in which you are applying. For more detailed information regarding eligibility per Task, please see Section C.4. Eligible Projects.C.1.1. Eligible Applicants for Drought Resiliency Projects: Tasks A-CCategory A applicants:• States, Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts.• State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority.• Other organizations with water or power delivery authority.All Category A applicants must be located in one of the following 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, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico.Category B applicants:Non-profit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership with, and with the agreement of, an entity described in Category A. All Category B applicants must be in the United States, or the specific Territories identified above.Category B applicants should include with their application a letter from the Category A partner stating that the Category A partner:• Is acting in partnership with the applicant;• Agrees to the submittal and content of the application; and• Intends to participate in the project in some way (e.g., by providing input, feedback, or other support for the project).C.1.2. Eligible Applicants for 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.See Section D.2.2.12. Letter of Partnership (Category B Applicants) and Applicant Eligibility Documentation for additional information. Note: Partners do not necessarily need to contribute cost-share funding.
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