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R23AS00000: Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024

Closed Closed October 13, 2023 Opportunity R23AS00000 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Reclamation notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$100,000
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Applicants eligible to receive an award under P.L. 111-11, Sec. 9502 to fund activities include: States Indian tribes Irrigation districts Water districts Other organizations with water or power delivery authority In addition, applicants must be located within the LCB or the State of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Please see the location map in Section A.1 of this NOFO. Those not eligible to receive an award include, but are not limited to, the following entities: Federal governmental entities Institutions of higher education Individuals 501(c)(6) organizations Please see the related documents tab for the Full Funding Opportunity Document with additional information

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS) awards averaged $51,948; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (63% 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

The purpose of Amendment 02 v.3 is to add a second closing date to FY2023. The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, cities and towns, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located within the LCB to leverage their money and resources by cost-sharing water conservation planning activities with Reclamation to make more efficient use of existing water supplies. This NOFO is issued under the authority of Section 9504(a) of the Secure Water Act, Subtitle F of Title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Public Law [P.L.] 111-11 (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 10364).Please see the related documents tab for the Full Funding Opportunity Document with additional information

Category: Natural Resources.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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