Closed · R24AS00206 · CFDA 15.078 · Discretionary

Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program FY 2024

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

$300K-$1000K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 10, 2024
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program FY 2024 is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered $300,000 -- $999,999. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.

$300K-$1000K
award range
Closed
application status
15.078
CFDA program

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program FY 2024 - is cataloged under number R24AS00206 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.078, posted by Bureau of Reclamation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 5, 2024 and last updated on April 19, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.

Award economics. The award range on file is $300,000 -- $999,999. 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 May 10, 2024. 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

$300,000 -- $999,999

Close Date

May 10, 2024

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m., MDT, on the listed application due date.

Posted

March 5, 2024

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The United States Department of the Interior (Department), Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (Program) aims to improve the skill of water supply forecasts via enhancing snow monitoring through the deployment of emerging technologies to complement existing monitoring techniques and networks. This program was authorized in December 2020 by P.L. 116-260, Sec. 1111, Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act. The program was authorized for FY 2022-FY 2026. Reservoir operations and related water management decisions rely on estimates of current and future water availability. These estimates depend on technologies to observe basin conditions such as snowpack. In many Western basins, snowpack and subsequent snowmelt runoff constitutes a significant portion of the annual water supply. Accordingly, monitoring snowpack is of great interest to water managers and water users alike. Traditionally, basin snowpack information is based on a sparse network of observing stations across large watersheds. These networks provide high quality information at station locations but extrapolating that information to an entire watershed is a challenge. This challenge, in large part, motivates the Program. As such, the NOFO invites proposals from eligible applicants that are invested in and capable of demonstrating emerging or deploying existing snow monitoring technologies and/or use of snow monitoring data to enhance water supply forecast skill. Considering this and the Act’s emphasis on partner agency coordination, strong applications will have partnerships with water management and forecasting entities to facilitate transfer of knowledge, foster use of data in forecasts, and evaluate utility of information for informing water management decisions. This supports Department of the Interior priority of addressing the drought crisis by providing water managers the best available information to inform the management of this scarce and critical resource. Applicants must submit technical proposals in the required format and length as specified in Section D.2.1.4 Project Proposal as well as with the required content. Eligible projects must include the implementation of aerial LiDAR snow surveys.

Eligibility

Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23. 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

Christina Munoz bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

Key Dates

Posted March 5, 2024
Close Date May 10, 2024
Last Updated April 19, 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this grant opportunity?
This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program FY 2024", offered by Bureau of Reclamation. It is associated with CFDA program 15.078. The United States Department of the Interior (Department), Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (Program) aims to improve the skill of water supply forecasts via...
Is this opportunity still open?
No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on May 10, 2024. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.
How much funding is available?
The award range for this opportunity is $300,000 -- $999,999.
How do I apply?
Applications for federal grant opportunities are typically submitted through Grants.gov. Visit the official listing at grants.gov for application instructions, required documents, and submission deadlines.

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