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. PlainGrants indexes 870 other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation.
- up to $400K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.507
- CFDA program
- 870
- other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation
Archived opportunity record
WaterSMART Grants: Water Marketing Strategy G… is closed (last close April 7, 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 April 7, 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.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
WaterSMART Grants: Water Marketing Strategy G… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (6 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Inside Bureau of Reclamation's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- 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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Agency Contact
Matthew Reichert bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
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What to do next
WaterSMART Grants: Water Marketing Strategy G… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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