Water Conservation Field Services Program - Phoenix Area Office

Post Date

January 27th 2012

Application Due Date

March 23rd 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

R12SF32001

CFDA Number(s)

15.530

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)

Eligible applicants include agricultural and M&I water user entities, states, tribes, local governments, and other organizations with water delivery authority. To be eligible for financial assistance under this announcement, the applicant must have a definable relationship to the watershed of one, or more, specific Reclamation water projects within the Phoenix Area Office boundaries. For the purposes of this funding announcement, a Reclamation project is defined as a specific Reclamation water project that was authorized by Congress and constructed by Reclamation. This includes everything within the project service area (i.e., project features and facilities, project service area, watershed, water systems or water supplies affected by a specific Reclamation project) and the Colorado River. Substantiation of a Reclamation water supply contract is one way to show a relationship to a Reclamation project.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000

• Award Range:

  $10000 - $25000

Grant Description

The objective of this FOA is to invite irrigation and water districts, states, local governments, water providers, and other entities that have a tie to Reclamation projects to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on activities/projects that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency in the Phoenix Area Office boundaries. Projects/Activities funded will be selected through a competitive process. Activities/projects to be considered are those that Implement more efficient proven water management/conservation measures with special emphasis on the outdoor water management practices (i.e., installation of remote-controlled irrigation controllers, and automation of water distribution systems) as part of its water management and conservation program. This component involves the implementation of best management practices or water conservation measures outlined in the entityуs water management or water conservation plan.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Linda Howell
  Agreements Specialist
  Phone 623-773-6283

• Agency Mailing Address:

  BOR

• Agency Email Address:

  lhowell@usbr.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Reclamation - Lower Colorado Region