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WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Year 2022

Bureau of Reclamation · R22AS00178

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $200K

Deadline

April 4, 2023

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Year 2022. Bureau of Reclamation. The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing drought contingency planning with Reclamation to build resilience to drought in advance... up to $200,000 per award.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•An eligible applicant is a state, tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority that com...
•Cost sharing/matching required
•Deadline: 2023-04-04

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing drought contingency planning with Reclamation to build resilience to drought in advance of a crisis. Applicants under this NOFO may request funding to develop a new drought plan or to update an existing drought plan (collectively, Drought Contingency Plans).

Attachments

PDF

DCP NOFO-2-14-2022-508.pdf

DCP_NOFO-2-14-2022-508.pdf

Who Can Apply

An eligible applicant is a state, tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority that completes the required technical consultation described below. Applicants must also be in one of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. To be eligible under this NOFO, applicants must participate in a technical consultation with Reclamation Drought Coordinator prior to development of a proposal. During this technical consultation, the Reclamation Drought Coordinator will discuss Drought Response Program objectives, the six required elements of a drought plan or plan update, planning steps, and eligible tasks. The technical consultation will provide interested applicants an opportunity to ask questions about the Drought Response Program and ensure that there is a clear understanding of program requirements. Reclamation reserves the right to remove an application from consideration if a technical consultation was not completed.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $200K
Cost Sharing Required?: Yes
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: February 15, 2022

Application Deadline: April 4, 2023 (0 days remaining)

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m., MT, on the listed application due date.

Agency Contact

Alisha James bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

Ready to apply?

View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov

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