WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for FY 2016

Post Date

November 3rd 2015

Application Due Date

January 20th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

R16-FOA-DO-004

CFDA Number(s)

15.507

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

50

Eligibility Categories

Other

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

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $20000000

• Award Range:

  $1 - $1000000

Grant Description

The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) on projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently, increase the use of renewable energy and improve energy efficiency, benefit endangered and threatened species, facilitate water markets, or carry out other activities to address climate-related impacts on water or prevent any water-related crisis or conflict. Water conservation and efficiency are crucial to most Western Statesм plans to ensure that water is available to meet demands into the future. WaterSMART Grants are an important part of the Departmentмs implementation of the Presidentмs June 2013 Climate Action Plan and the November 1, 2013, Executive Order, Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change. Through near-term improvements, projects carried out as WaterSMART Grants can increase water management flexibility, making our water supply more resilient and thereby helping to prepare for the impacts of climate change.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Janeen Koza
  Grants Management Specialist
  Phone 303-445-3446

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Management Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  jkoza@usbr.gov