Snow Water Supply Forecasting (15.078)
Snow Water Supply Forecasting (Assistance Listing 15.078) is run by the Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $16.0 million in 20 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $801,549 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $813,742. Half of the 20 awards fell between $655,130 and $979,726, and they ranged from $323,368 to $1.4 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$16.0 million
- Grant awards20
- Typical award$813,742
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.6 million
- Size rank1,381 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreement
Key findings
- It is the 1381st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 17 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 10 states and territories.
What the program funds
To fund activities to improve the skill of water supply forecasts via enhancing snow monitoring through the deployment of emerging technologies to complement existing monitoring techniques and networks.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
In accordance with P.L. 116-260, Section 1111(e), paragraph (4), Program partners with whom the Secretary enters into cooperative agreements pursuant to paragraph (5) may include water districts, irrigation districts, water associations, universities, State agencies, other Federal agencies, private sector entities, non-governmental organizations, and other entities, as determined by the Secretary.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Snow monitoring, water supply forecasting, technology development. Funding will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Funded projects ranged from $300,000 to $999,9999. The average of FY24 awards is $730,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Projects conducting aerial lidar snow survey data and continuing to quantify forecasting improvements by integrating high-resolution snow water equivalent estimates into streamflow forecasts.Fiscal Year2026: Program anticipates funding projects that conduct aerial lidar snow surveys and integrate those data into water supply forecasting.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Snow Water Supply Forecasting (15.078) awarded $16.0 million across 20 grant awards, an average of $801,549 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University | Oregon | 2 | $1.9 million |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colorado | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Truckee-Carson Irrigation District | Nevada | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Colorado River Authority of Utah | Utah | 1 | $999,999 |
| Mountain Hydrology LLC | Nevada | 1 | $998,428 |
| Montana State University | Montana | 1 | $991,372 |
| State of Utah Natural Resources | Utah | 1 | $975,844 |
| Arizona State University | Arizona | 1 | $974,265 |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | 1 | $897,963 |
| Nevada System of Higher Education | Nevada | 1 | $729,521 |
| Friant Water Authority | California | 1 | $702,169 |
| Applied Research Team Inc | Colorado | 1 | $660,216 |
| Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District | Colorado | 1 | $639,872 |
| University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1 | $437,701 |
| University of Wyoming | Wyoming | 1 | $346,078 |
| Hydroinnova LLC | New Mexico | 1 | $323,368 |
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 53% of the money, state and local governments 21% and small businesses 10%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 11 | $8.6 million | 53% |
| State and local governments | 4 | $3.3 million | 21% |
| Small businesses | 2 | $1.7 million | 10% |
| Other | 1 | $1.4 million | 8.9% |
| Nonprofits | 2 | $1.1 million | 6.6% |
By state
5 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Arizona.