natural_resources · DOI-BOR
WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023
Bureau of Reclamation · R23AS00008
Award Range
$0 – $5.0M
Deadline
July 28, 2022
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023. Bureau of Reclamation. This Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase... up to $5,000,000 per award.
Who Should Apply
Other eligible entities
Who Should NOT Apply
Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Category A: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; any state, regional, or local authority whose members include one or ...
- •Cost sharing/matching required
- •Deadline: 2022-07-28
💡 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
Attachments
Attachment B - Budget Narrative Guidance v.1
Attachment_B_-_Budget_Narrative_Guidance_v.1.pdf
2023-WaterSMART WEEG_FundingOpportunity_Final508_REV6-7-2022_territory cost waiver
2023-WaterSMART_WEEG_FundingOpportunity_Final508_REV6-7-2022_territory_cost_waiver.pdf
Attachment A - Budget Detail and Narrative template v.1
Attachment_A_-_Budget_Detail_and_Narrative_template_v.1.xlsx
Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Maximum Award
- $5.0M
- Cost Sharing Required?
- Yes
- Funding Instrument
- cooperative_agreement, grant
Key Dates
Due Date for Applications: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight TimeApplications must be received (not postmarked by) no later than this due date and time.Electronic and physical proposals received after the application deadline will not be considered unless it can be determined that the delay was caused by Reclamation mishandling or technical issues with the Grants.gov application system. Please note that difficulties related to an applicant’s Grants.gov profile (e.g., incorrect organizational representative), uploading documents to Grants.gov, or an applicant’s SAM registration are not considered technical issues with the Grants.gov system.Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/WaterSmart/, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient.The applications may be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or a hard copy may be submitted to either one of the following addresses. We strongly encourage you to use grants.gov to submit your proposal if possible. Under no circumstances will applications received through any other method (such as e-mail or fax) be considered eligible for award.By mail or United States Postal Service overnight services:Bureau of ReclamationFinancial Assistance Operations SectionAttn: NOFO TeamP.O. Box 25007, MS 84-27133Denver, CO 80225All other express delivery and courier services: Bureau of Reclamation mail servicesAttn: NOFO TeamDenver Federal CenterBldg. 67, Rm. 1526th Avenue and Kipling StreetDenver, CO 80225
Agency Contact
Christina Munoz bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov