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R22AS00195: WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects

Closed Closed April 28, 2022 Opportunity R22AS00195 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects (R26AS00017). Status: Closes September 8, 2027 (305 days left). It is in our archive of Bureau of Reclamation notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$100,000
• Total funding$5.0 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes.

Category A: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; State, regional, or local authorities, whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and Other organizations with water or power delivery authority. Category B: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. Category B applicants must include with their application a letter from the Category A partner, stating that they are acting in partnership with the applicant and agree to the submittal and content of the proposal. To be eligible, applicants must also be located in one of the following states or territories: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. ​​​​​​​

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) awards averaged $626,058; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (75% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

Reclamation will provide funding for small-scale on-the-ground water efficiency projects which seek to implement work identified in an applicant’s water planning efforts. Example projects include, but are not limited to: Canal lining/piping Municipal metering Irrigation flow measurement Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Automation (SCADA) Landscape Irrigation measures High-Efficiency Indoor Appliances and Fixtures Upgrades to Commercial Cooling Systems to Improve Water Use Efficiency Other projects that are similar to those tasks listed above may be submitted for consideration and will be allowed to the extent that they are consistent with program authorization and goals.

Category: Natural Resources.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, R26AS00017, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.