Open · R26AS00349 · CFDA 15.554 · Discretionary

WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program

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

$50K-$300K
Award range
Open
Status
479d
Days left
100
Expected awards

The verdict

WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program is an open discretionary opportunity from Bureau of Reclamation, offering $50,000 -- $300,000 across 100 expected awards. Applications close in 479 days. PlainGrants indexes 870 other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation.

$50K-$300K
award range
Open
479 days left
100
expected awards
15.554
CFDA program

Open desk with published close date

WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management P… remains open until February 15, 2028 (479 days out). Award range $50,000 -- $300,000 without a cost-share requirement.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

479 days left to apply

Posted Jun 10 → closes Feb 15, 2028

Posted Jun 10 Closes Feb 15

Est. Total Funding

$25,000,000

Expected Awards

100

Instrument

Grant

Description

The WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program funding opportunity invites eligible entities to apply for funding to develop local solutions to address their water management needs. This opportunity provides funding for watershed group development, restoration planning, and watershed management project planning and design. By providing this funding, Reclamation promotes water reliability and cooperation between stakeholders to reduce conflict, facilitate solutions to complex water issues, and stretch limited water supplies.The WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program demonstrably advances Trump administration priorities, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14154 (January 20, 2025): Unleashing American Energy (E.O. 14154) and Secretarial Order 3418, and aligns with other priorities and requirements, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14332 (August 7, 2025): Improving Oversight in Federal Grantmaking (E.O. 14332).

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · R26AS00349

Grants.gov marks WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management P… 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. 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

Christina Munoz bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

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What to do next

WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management P… is open with $50,000 -- $300,000 awards and 479 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (R26AS00349) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 15.554 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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