Closed · R21AS00278 · CFDA 15.507 · Discretionary
WaterSMART Grants: Water Marketing Strategy Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Reclamation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $400K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 7, 2021
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
WaterSMART Grants: Water Marketing Strategy Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered Up to $400,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $400K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.507
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - WaterSMART Grants: Water Marketing Strategy Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 - is cataloged under number R21AS00278 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.507, posted by Bureau of Reclamation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on February 3, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $400,000. The agency has projected $3.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on April 7, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $400,000
Close Date
April 7, 2021
Application due date: Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
Posted
February 3, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Through WaterSMART Water Marketing Strategy Grants, Reclamation provides cost-shared financial assistance to States, Indian tribes, and local governments to develop water marketing strategies to establish or expand water markets or water marketing activities between willing participants, in compliance with state and Federal laws. Water Marketing Strategy Grants are a component of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Grants Program, which also includes Water and Energy Efficiency Grants and Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects. For further information on the WaterSMART Grants Program, please see www.usbr.gov/watersmart/index.html. The objective of this NOFO 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 Reclamation to develop a water marketing strategy to increase water supply reliability. Applicants under this NOFO may request funding to develop a water marketing strategy (project) to establish or expand water markets or water marketing activities. A “water marketing strategy” is a framework for implementation of water marketing activities. Development of a water marketing strategy must include: (1) Outreach and partnership building; (2) Scoping and planning activities (e.g., hydrologic, economic, legal and other types of analysis); and (3) Development of a water marketing strategy document describing how water marketing activities will be implemented. For the purposes of this NOFO, “water marketing” refers to water rights transactions (e.g., the voluntary lease, sale, or exchange of water or water rights), or voluntary agreements governing water rights, water use, or water management (e.g., non-diversion agreements, dry-year options, and agreements governing groundwater recharge and storage), undertaken in accordance with State and Federal laws, between willing participants.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 02, 04, 07, 12, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Matthew Reichert bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
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