OpportunityTitle: WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects Under the WIIN Act
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants eligible to receive an award under this NOFO include sponsors of seawater and brackish water desalination projects located in the Western United State of United States Territiories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 that have submitted a Feasibility Study to Reclamation for review by the date this NOFO is posted Eligibility does not entitle an applicant to any future Federal funding or create a new project authorization. &#160;
Description: Desalination is an essential tool in stretching the limited water supplies in the Western United States. Desalination projects develop and supplement municipal and irrigation water supplies through the treatment of ocean or brackish water, thereby providing a local supply, providing flexibility during water shortages, and diversifying the water supply portfolio. These projects provide growing communities with new sources of clean water and increase water management flexibility, making our water supply more reliable. Desalination projects are an important part of the Department&#8217;s WaterSMART Program. For further information on the WaterSMART Program, see www.usbr.gov/watersmart. The objective of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to invite sponsors of projects eligible under section 4009(c) of the WIIN Act (Projects) to request cost-shared funding for planning, design, and/or construction of those Projects. A NOFO for congressionally authorized Title XVI projects is being released separately. All applicants should reivew the Full Notice of Funding Opportunity Document attached under the Related Documents tab above this statement. The Document provides full guidance and additional information on the application development process.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
GrantorContactText: Matthew Reichert&lt;br/&gt;bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Applications must be submitted (not postmarked by) no later than: March 15, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Electronic and Physical Proposals received after the application deadline will not be considered unless it can be determined that the delay was caused by Reclamation mishandling or technical issues with the Grants.gov application system. Please note that difficulties related to an applicant&#8217;s Grants.gov profile (e.g., incorrect organizational representative), uploading documents to Grants.gov, or an applicant&#8217;s SAM registration are not considered technical issues with the Grants.gov system.  Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. MDT on the listed application due date.  See Section D.4.1 in the attachment to find Applicaiton Delivery Instructions, Instructions for Submission of Project Application, Acknowledgement of Application Receipt