Closed · R22AS00163 · CFDA 15.554 · Discretionary
WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I Grants
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Reclamation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $200K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 31, 2022
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered Up to $200,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $200K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.554
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I Grants - is cataloged under number R22AS00163 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.554, posted by Bureau of Reclamation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 24, 2022 and last updated on February 15, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $200,000. The agency has projected $3.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. 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 March 31, 2022. 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 $200,000
Close Date
March 31, 2022
Applications must be submitted (not postmarked by) no later than: March 31, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).Electronic and Physical Proposals received after the application deadline will not be considered unless it can be determined that the delay was caused by Reclamation mishandling or technical issues with the Grants.gov application system. Please note that difficulties related to an applicant’s Grants.gov profile (e.g., incorrect organizational representative), uploading documents to Grants.gov, or an applicant’s SAM registration are not considered technical issues with the Grants.gov system.Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/watersmart, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient.
Posted
January 24, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, local governmental entities, non-profit organizations, Existing Watershed Groups, and local and special districts (e.g., irrigation and water districts, county soil conservation districts) to submit proposals for Phase I activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and design watershed management projects. See Section C.4. Eligible Projects for a more comprehensive description of eligible activities.A “watershed group,” as defined in Section 6001(6) of the Cooperative Watershed Management Act (see Section A.1. Authority for full citation) is a grassroots, non-regulatory entity that addresses water availability and quality issues within the relevant watershed, is capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources in the watershed, makes decisions on a consensus basis, and represents a diverse group of stakeholders, including hydroelectric producers, livestock grazing, timber production, land development, recreation or tourism, irrigated agriculture, the environment, municipal water supplies, private property owners, Federal, state and local governments, tribes, and disadvantaged communities.A “disadvantaged community, as defined in Section 6001(2) of the Cooperative Watershed Management Act, means a community (including a city, town, county, or reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality) with an annual median household income that is less than 100 percent of the statewide annual median house-hold income for the state in which the community is located, according to the most recent decennial census.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 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
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Agency Contact
Alisha James
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