Bay-Delta Restoration Program (15.570)
Bay-Delta Restoration Program (Assistance Listing 15.570) is run by the Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $2.6 million in 7 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $377,061 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $469,700. Half of the 7 awards fell between $330,311 and $486,401, and they ranged from $36,307 to $500,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.6 million
- Grant awards7
- Typical award$469,700
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1,722 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 1722nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 6 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
The CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grant program promotes projects that emphasize water use efficiency and conservation activities that result in benefits for the California-Bay Delta.
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
Applicants must be located in the CALFED solution area. For the geographic extent of the CALFED Solution Area please refer to the map available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/docs/calfed-solution-area.pdf.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funding is made available for feasible urban and agricultural projects that improve ecosystem health (including protection of endangered and threatened species), water supply reliability, or water quality of the California Bay-Delta through water use efficiency and conservation measures that result in quantifiable and reliable water savings or improved water management. Proposals may include any type of implementation, demonstration, pilot water use efficiency, or conservation projects that have benefits to the California Bay-Delta. Projects that only consist of research or feasibility studies, planning or education will not be funded.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. The Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out under the Program shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project or activity. Costs of operation, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation of facilities funded under the authority for this Program shall be non-Federal responsibilities.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range: $250,000 - $1,000,000 Average: $500,000
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: none.Fiscal Year2026: Irrigation Technical Support and hands on Training
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Bay-Delta Restoration Program (15.570) awarded $2.6 million across 7 grant awards, an average of $377,061 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semitropic Water Storage District Irrigation Water System Financing Corporation | California | 2 | $972,803 |
| Cawelo Water District | California | 1 | $500,000 |
| Meridian Farms Water Company | California | 1 | $469,700 |
| Delta Diablo | California | 1 | $363,421 |
| Contra Costa Water District | California | 1 | $297,200 |
| Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District | California | 1 | $36,307 |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 7 | $2.6 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 7 | $2.6 million |