Water Conservation Field Services Program for Fiscal Year 2025
The Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) 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 DOI 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 (U.S.) impact a wide range of communities and sectors, including agriculture, cities, tribes, the environment, recreation, hydropower producers, and others.
Reclamation established the Water Conservation FieldServices Program (WCFSP) in 1996 to encourage beneficiaries of Federal water projects to conserve water, and to assist agricultural and urban water districts in preparing and implementing water conservation plans in accordance with the Reclamation Reform Act (RRA) of 198 2. Through the WCFSP, Reclamation makes cost-shared financial assistance available for developing water conservation and or water management plans as appropriate, identifying water management improvements through System Optimization Reviews (SORs), designing water management improvements, and improving the understanding of water conservation techniques through demonstration activities.The WCFSP provides support for priorities identified in Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 14008:
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and aligns with other priorities, such as those identified in E.O.
13985:
Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
WaterSMART also supports Reclamation’s priorities to increase water reliability and resilience, support racial and economic equity, modernize infrastructure, and enhance water conservation, ecosystem, and climate resilience.
Through this NOFO, Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Basin Region (LCB) is requesting proposals to fund activities in support of the WCFSP within the LCB (see map on p.3), and within the State of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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 (U.S.) impact a wide range of communities and sectors, including agriculture, cities, tribes, the environment, recreation, hydropower producers, and others.
Reclamation established the Water Conservation FieldServices Program (WCFSP) in 1996 to encourage beneficiaries of Federal water projects to conserve water, and to assist agricultural and urban water districts in preparing and implementing water conservation plans in accordance with the Reclamation Reform Act (RRA) of 198 2. Through the WCFSP, Reclamation makes cost-shared financial assistance available for developing water conservation and or water management plans as appropriate, identifying water management improvements through System Optimization Reviews (SORs), designing water management improvements, and improving the understanding of water conservation techniques through demonstration activities.The WCFSP provides support for priorities identified in Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 14008:
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and aligns with other priorities, such as those identified in E.O.
13985:
Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
WaterSMART also supports Reclamation’s priorities to increase water reliability and resilience, support racial and economic equity, modernize infrastructure, and enhance water conservation, ecosystem, and climate resilience.
Through this NOFO, Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Basin Region (LCB) is requesting proposals to fund activities in support of the WCFSP within the LCB (see map on p.3), and within the State of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-311.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Applicants eligible to receive an award under P.L.
111-11, Sec.
9502 to fund activities include:• States• Indian tribes• Irrigation districts• Water districts• Other organizations with water or power delivery authorityIn addition, applicants must be located within the LCB or the State of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Please see the location map in Section A.1 of this NOFO.Those not eligible to receive an award include, but are not limited to, the following entities:• Federal governmental entities• Institutions of higher education• Individuals• 501(c)(6) organizations
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-311.html
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
cnasstrom@usbr.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2024-11-06
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2025-05-04
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