OpportunityTitle: WaterSMART Grants: Water Marketing Strategy Grants for Fiscal Year 2019
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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. as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended.
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports collaborative planning efforts to develop water markets that will proactively address water supply reliability and increase water management flexibility. Water markets between willing buyers and sellers can be used to help water users meet demands efficiently in times of shortage, thereby helping to prevent water conflicts. By encouraging collaboration and input to the planning process from a range of stakeholders, projects funded through this FOA will expand the lines of communication between Reclamation and local stakeholders, helping to restore community trust. Through this FOA, Reclamation provides funding for projects that improve use of technology to increase water reliability consistent with Section 4 of the October 19, 2018 Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Reclamation Financial Assistance Contact
GrantorContactText: Julie J Hendricks &lt;br/&gt;Supervisory Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 3034452428