WaterSMART: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Grants for FY 2014

Post Date

May 8th 2014

Application Due Date

June 6th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

R14AS00038

CFDA Number(s)

15.554

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

6

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Applicants eligible to receive financial assistance to fund activities under this FOA include: Task A - Establishment of a Watershed Group: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the western United States or United States Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended. Task B - Expansion of an Existing Watershed Group: An existing watershed group, i.e., a grassroots, non-regulatory entity and otherwise meets the definition of a watershed group or a member of an existing watershed group.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $1 - $100000

Grant Description

The Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP) contributes to the WaterSMART strategy by providing funding to watershed groups to encourage diverse stakeholders to form local solutions to address their water management needs. The purpose of the CWMP is to improve water quality and ecological resilience, conserve water, and reduce conflicts over water through collaborative conservation efforts in the management of local watersheds.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Michelle Maher, Grants Officer, 303-445-2025
  mmaher@usbr.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  email

• Agency Email Address:

  mmaher@usbr.gov

• More Information:

  Bureau of Reclamation