# WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/r23as00008-watersmart-grants-water-and-energy-efficiency-grants-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339953

> Bureau of Reclamation offered grants of up to $5.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on July 28, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | R23AS00008 |
| Agency | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 28, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.507 |

## Who can apply

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

Category A: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; any state, regional, or local authority whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. All Category A applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories, including 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. Category B: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. All Category B applicants must be located in the United States, or the specific Territories identified above.

## What the grant funds

This Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of renewable energy; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the Western United States.

## Questions people ask

### Is R23AS00008 still open?

No. It closed on July 28, 2022. A newer notice is open: R26AS00017, closes September 8, 2027 (305 days left).

### Who can apply for WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023?

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 Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023?

Closed July 28, 2022. 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 $5.0 million each.

### Who has won WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Trout Unlimited, Inc., The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, North Kern Water Storage District. The program made 673 awards worth $421 million in that time.