Closed · R21AS00428 · CFDA 15.504 · Discretionary

WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects Under the WIIN Act

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

up to $20M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 23, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects Under the WIIN Act is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered Up to $20,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 870 other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation.

up to $20M
award range
Closed
application status
15.504
CFDA program
870
other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation

Archived opportunity record

WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Project… is closed (last close April 23, 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 23, 2021

Posted Mar 24 Closes Apr 23

Est. Total Funding

$12,000,000

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN), Public Law (P.L.) 114-322, was enacted in December of 2016 to address water resources infrastructure that is critical to the Nation’s economic growth, health, and competitiveness. Section 4009(a) of Subtitle J of WIIN includes amendments to the Water Desalination Act of 1996 that authorize Reclamation to provide funding for construction of desalination projects. Desalination is an essential tool in stretching the limited water supplies in the Western United States. Desalination projects develop and supplement municipal and irrigation water supplies through the treatment of ocean or brackish water, thereby providing a local supply, providing flexibility during water shortages, and diversifying the water supply portfolio.. These projects provide growing communities with new sources of clean water and increase water management flexibility, making our water supply more reliable. Desalination projects are an important part of the Department’s WaterSMART Program. For further information on the WaterSMART Program, see www.usbr.gov/watersmart. The objective of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to invite sponsors of ocean and brackish water desalination projects (Projects) to request cost-shared funding for the planning, design, and/or construction of those Projects. Please see the related documents tab of the grants.gov page for this opportunity for the full Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement for additional information

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · R21AS00428

Grants.gov marks WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Project… 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: Grant. 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

Matthew Reichert mreichert@usbr.gov

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What to do next

WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Project… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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