Closed · BOR-DO-20-F003 · CFDA 15.514 · Discretionary

WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021

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

$1K-$200K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 6, 2021
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered $1,000 -- $200,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 870 other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation.

$1K-$200K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
15.514
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought C… is closed (last close January 6, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 January 6, 2021

Posted Nov 7 Closes Jan 6

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The WaterSMART Drought Response Program supports a proactive approach to drought by providing financial assistance to water managers to develop and update comprehensive drought plans (Drought Contingency Planning) and implement projects that will build long-term resilience to drought (Drought Resiliency Projects).The objective of this funding opportunity is to invite states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing drought contingency planning with Reclamation to build resilience to drought in advance of a crisis. Applicants under this funding opportunity may request funding to develop a new drought plan or to update an existing drought plan.Proposals for the development of a new Drought Contingency Plan (Task A), or an update to an existing plan (Task B), are eligible for funding under this FOA. Projects funded under this FOA must include the required project components identified in Section C.4. Required Project Components. Projects considering multiple entities working together to meet the required project components across multiple applications are also eligible for funding under this FOA.In addition, applicants must also participate in a Reclamation technical consultation prior to submission of an application. To schedule a technical consultation, contact the program coordinator identified in Section G. Agency Contacts.Please is the full Funding Opportunity Announcement Document under the Related Documents Tab.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · BOR-DO-20-F003

Grants.gov marks WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought C… 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 Natural Resources (NR). 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.

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Agency Contact

Mr. Ned Weakland Grants Management Specialist Phone 303-445-3757

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What to do next

WaterSMART Drought Response Program:Drought C… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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