OpportunityTitle: WaterSMART- Applied Science Grants
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Category A: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority 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, and the Virgin Islands.Category B: Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Description: The objective of this opportunity is to invite eligible non-Federal entities to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on applied science projects to develop hydrologic information and water management tools and improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, and improve water management. Project results must be readily applicable by water managers, resulting in tools and information that can be used to: support water supply reliability, management of water deliveries, water marketing activities, drought management activities, conjunctive use of ground and surface water, water rights administration, ability to meet endangered species requirements, watershed health, conservation and efficiency, and other water management objectives.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Reclamation Financial Assistance Contact
GrantorContactText: Matthew D Reichert &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 303-445-3865
CloseDateExplanation: Proposals received before October 30, 2019, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), will be considered for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funding.This FOA will be updated to provide a second application deadline in FY 2020 for proposals to be considered for FY 2020 funding, contingent on appropriations.