Water Conservation Field Services Program - Great Plains Region, Eastern Colorado Area Office

Post Date

November 16th 2012

Application Due Date

January 29th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

R13SF60002

CFDA Number(s)

15.530

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

Other

State, Indian tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority. To be eligible for financial assistance under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), a proposed activity must have a public purpose to support water conservation and directly or indirectly be associated with a Reclamation Project within the geographical area encompassed by the Eastern Colorado Area Office.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $100000

Grant Description

The objective of this FOA is to invite eligible applicants to leverage available funds and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on activities that will do one or more of the following: ╔Promote the preparation of written water conservation management plans that will lead to subsequent implementation of conveyance, measurement, or operational improvements which will conserve water, increase water use efficiency, or enhance operational efficiency Implement activities identified in a written and Reclamation reviewed water conservation management plans ╔Demonstrate new or previously unknown water management technologies and practices. Reclamation has developed a selection process that systematically evaluates the merits of funding requests to assure that funds are directed to the activity or activities that best meet WCFSP objectives within the geographic area of the ECAO. Eligible activities will be selected through a competitive, ranking process and will be rated using the evaluation criteria in Section V which focuses on achieving the outcome identified in this FOA.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Irene Hoiby
  Grants Management Specialist
  Phone 406-247-7615

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Officer

• Agency Email Address:

  ihoiby@usbr.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Reclamation - Great Plains Region