# WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Year 2022

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/r22as00178-watersmart-drought-response-program-drought-contingency/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338098

> Bureau of Reclamation offered grants of up to $200,000 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on April 4, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | R22AS00178 |
| Agency | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 4, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.514 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

An eligible applicant is a state, tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority that completes the required technical consultation described below. Applicants must also be in one of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. To be eligible under this NOFO, applicants must participate in a technical consultation with Reclamation Drought Coordinator prior to development of a proposal. During this technical consultation, the Reclamation Drought Coordinator will discuss Drought Response Program objectives, the six required elements of a drought plan or plan update, planning steps, and eligible tasks. The technical consultation will provide interested applicants an opportunity to ask questions about the Drought Response Program and ensure that there is a clear understanding of program requirements. Reclamation reserves the right to remove an application from consideration if a technical consultation was not completed.

## What the grant funds

The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing drought contingency planning with Reclamation to build resilience to drought in advance of a crisis. Applicants under this NOFO may request funding to develop a new drought plan or to update an existing drought plan (collectively, Drought Contingency Plans).

## Questions people ask

### Is R22AS00178 still open?

No. It closed on April 4, 2023.

### Who can apply for WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Year 2022?

Bureau of Reclamation accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Contingency Planning Grants for Fiscal Year 2022?

Closed April 4, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $200,000 each.

### Who has won Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were State Engineer, New Mexico Office of the, Utah Department-Natural Resrce, Patterson Irrigation District. The program made 157 awards worth $467 million in that time.