OpportunityTitle: WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase II
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Established watershed groups as defined in the Section 6001(5) of the Cooperative Watershed Management Act (Act) that alsomeet the requirements outlined in Section 6002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of the Act, and are 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 NorthernMariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, or a fiscal agent of anestablished watershed group as described in Section C.1. of this FOA
Description: The objective of this FOA is to invite established watershed groups comprised of a diverse group of stakeholders, which have completed a watershed restoration plan, and are capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources to submit proposals for watershed management projects under Phase II of the CWMP. Funding provided under this FOA may be used to implement on-the-ground watershed management projects, collaboratively developed by members of a watershed group, that will address critical water supply needs, water quality concerns, and restoration needs, helping water users meet competing demands and avoid conflicts over water.A &#8220;watershed group,&#8221;as defined in Section 6001(5) (see Section A.2. Statutory Authority for full citation) of the Cooperative Watershed Management Act is a grassroots, non-regulatory entity that addresses water availability and quality issues within the relevant watershed, is capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources in the watershed, makes decisions on a consensus basis, and represents a diverse group of stakeholders, including hydroelectric producers, livestock grazing, timber production, land development, recreation or tourism, irrigated agriculture, the environment, municipal water supplies, private property owners, Federal, state and local governments, and tribes.Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to:Improving stream channel structure and complexity;Improving channel/floodplain connectivity;Protecting and stabilizing stream and riverbanks;Reducing erosion;Improving water delivery systems to increase efficiency or other projects to address water supply needs;Providing fish passage;Removing invasive species and restoring vegetation;Influencing water temperature or improving the timing or volume of available flows at particular locations to improve aquatic conditions; andOther watershed management projects that will address water supply needs, water quality concerns, and restoration needs in the watershed.Please see the related documents tab above for the full Opportunity Document
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Application Submission Contact
GrantorContactText: Edmund Weakland &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 303-445-3757