Closed · BOR-DO-18-F004 · CFDA 15.560 · Discretionary

WaterSMART: Reservoir Operations Alternatives— Calculating Economic Effects

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Reclamation, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $150K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 27, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

WaterSMART: Reservoir Operations Alternatives— Calculating Economic Effects is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered Up to $150,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 870 other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation.

up to $150K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

WaterSMART: Reservoir Operations Alternatives… is closed (last close February 27, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 15.560 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Bureau of Reclamation still indexes 870 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed February 27, 2018

Posted Nov 28 Closes Feb 27

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, universities, nonprofit research institutions and organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation to develop a methodology for analyzing the economic effects of reservoir operating alternatives. Applicants under this FOA may request funding for projects that include both (i) a technical study that develops a methodology for analyzing the economic effects of reservoir operating alternatives and potential improvements and (ii) a transferable tool for reservoir operators to use to estimate the benefits of specific reservoir operating alternatives and potential improvements.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · BOR-DO-18-F004

Grants.gov marks WaterSMART: Reservoir Operations Alternatives… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 269 other Bureau of Reclamation listings share this eligibility-code string (31% of 871).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 15.560

Bureau of Land Management Grants

U.S. Department of the Interior

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Agency Contact

Irene Hoiby Grants Management Specialist Phone 303-445-2025

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What to do next

WaterSMART: Reservoir Operations Alternatives… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 15.560 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Bureau of Land Management Grants indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Bureau of Reclamation lists 870 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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