OpportunityTitle: WaterSMART Applied Science Grants for the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: In accordance with Public Law 111-11, Section 9504, of the SECURE Water Act and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-666c, as delegated to Reclamation in Departmental Manual 255 DM 1.1B., eligible applicants include any:  a. States and Territories identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, as amended and supplemented&#239;&#191;&#189;specifically Arizona, California, Colorado, 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  b. Irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery in the Western United States or Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, as amended and supplemented&#239;&#191;&#189;specifically Arizona, California, Colorado, 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  c. Tribes located in the Western United States  d. Universities located in the United States;  e. Nonprofit research institutions located in the United States  f. Nonprofit organizations located in the United States  o Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for funding under all three task areas if the proposal addresses fish or wildlife habitat in wetland, riparian, or aquatic areas and there is a nexus to a Reclamation project or activity.
Description: The objective of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to invite States, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, universities, nonprofit research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other entities with water or power delivery authority to leverage non-Federal monies and resources by cost sharing with the Bureau of Reclamation on applied science projects, to meet shared priorities with Southern Rockies LCC partners, and that are designed to enhance the management of natural and cultural resources in a changing climate. This includes analyzing the impacts of climate change and other landscape scale stressors on natural or cultural resources that affect or are affected by water resources management, and developing tools to assess and adapt to those impacts within the boundaries of the Southern Rockies LCC. Eligible projects are intended to focus on the shared priorities of Reclamation and LCC partners identified through the formation of the Southern Rockies LCC. Projects will also support ongoing efforts under the SECURE Water Act (Subtitle F of Title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Public Law 111-11 (42 United States Code [U.S.C] 10364)) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA), 16 U.S.C 661-666c, as delegated to Reclamation in Departmental Manual (DM) 255 DM 1.1B.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Officer
GrantorContactText: Michelle Maher &lt;br/&gt;Grants Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 303-445-2025