WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants For FY 2023 and FY 2024

Document Type:Grants NoticeFunding Opportunity Number:R23AS00109Funding Opportunity Title:WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants For FY 2023 and FY 2024Opportunity Category:DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity:Natural ResourcesCategory Explanation: Expected Number of Awards: CFDA Number(s):15.507 -- WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America���s Resources for Tomorrow) 15.514 -- Reclamation States Emergency Drought ReliefCost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Version:Synopsis 3Posted Date:Aug 07, 2023Last Updated Date:Aug 07, 2023Original Closing Date for Applications:Apr 02, 2024 This NOFO covers two application submittal periods.Proposals received prior before Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time will be considered for FY 2023 funding.Proposals received after October 17, 2023, and before April 2, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time will be

considered for FY 2024 funding, contingent on appropriations.Current Closing Date for Applications:Apr 02, 2024 This NOFO covers two application submittal periods.Proposals received prior before Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time will be considered for FY 2023 funding.Proposals received after October 17, 2023, and before April 2, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time will be considered for FY 2024 funding, contingent on appropriations.Archive Date: Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling:$400,000Award Floor:$1 Document Type:Grants NoticeFunding Opportunity Number:R23AS00109Funding Opportunity Title:WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants For FY 2023 and FY 2024Opportunity Category:DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity:Natural ResourcesCategory Explanation: Expected Number of Awards: CFDA Number(s):15.507 -- WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America���s Resources for Tomorrow) 15.514 -- Reclamation States Emergency Drought ReliefCost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Version:Synopsis 3Posted Date:Aug 07, 2023Last Updated Date:Aug 07, 2023Original Closing Date for Applications:Apr 02, 2024 This NOFO covers two application submittal periods.Proposals received prior before Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time will be considered for FY 2023 funding.Proposals received after October 17, 2023, and before April 2, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time will be considered for FY 2024 funding, contingent on appropriations.Current Closing Date for Applications:Apr 02, 2024 This NOFO covers two application submittal periods.Proposals received prior before Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time will be considered for FY 2023 funding.Proposals received after October 17, 2023, and before April 2, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time will be considered for FY 2024 funding, contingent on appropriations.Archive Date: Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling:$400,000Award Floor:$1 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility:Applicants eligible to receive financial assistance to fund activities under this NOFO include:Water Strategy Grants and Project Design GrantsCategory A applicants: States, Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority.All applicants must 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.Category B applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership with, 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. Category B applicants must include with their application a letter from the Category A partner stating that the Category A partner: (1) is acting in partnership with the applicant; (2) agrees to the submittal and content of the application; and (3) intends to participate in the project in some way, for example, by providing input, feedback, or other support for the project.Drought Contingency PlanningA State, Tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery in one of the following states or territories: 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, or the Virgin Islands Agency Name:Bureau of ReclamationDescription:Through Planning and Project Design Grants, Reclamation provides funding for collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements. This includes funding for: (1) Water Strategy Grants to conduct planning activities to improve water supplies (e.g., water supplies to disadvantaged communities that do not have reliable access to water, water marketing, water conservation, drought resilience, and ecological resilience); (2) Project Design Grants to conduct project-specific design for projects to improve water management; and (3) comprehensive Drought Contingency Plans. Note that funding to develop a water marketing strategy – formerly funded through Water Marketing Strategy Grants, a stand-alone funding opportunity under WaterSMART - is now available through (1) Water Strategy Grants.Link to Additional Information:See Related DocumentsGrantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Karen Shubert kshubert@usbr.govkshubert@usbr.gov