YRBWEP Implementation

Post Date

December 17th 2008

Application Due Date

January 16th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

09SF1UR033SDBOC

CFDA Number(s)

15.531

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Special District Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $54000000

• Award Range:

  $150000 - $54000000

Grant Description

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund project activities, specifically the piping of multiple laterals, without full and open competition pursuant to the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water Settlement Act of 1994; P.L. 103-434, Section XII—Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Sec 1203 (a); (b) (3) and (4); (j) (3). SEC. 1203. YAKIMA RIVER BASIN WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT- (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the State of Washington, the Yakama Indian Nation, Yakima River basin irrigators, and other interested parties, shall establish and administer a Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program for the purpose of evaluating and implementing measures to improve the availability of water supplies for irrigation and the protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources, including wetlands, while improving the quality of water in the Yakima Basin. The anticipated length of the agreement is 15 years. Subsequent renewal or continuation modifications related to additional funds for any awards as of a result of this Notice of Intent may be entered into without future competition; however, they are conditioned upon successful project performance and availability of appropriated funds.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Rex Crumrine
  Contracts & Agreements Special
  Phone 509-575-5848

• Agency Mailing Address:

  rcrumrine@pn.usbr.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  rcrumrine@pn.usbr.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Reclamation-Upper Columbia Area Office