OpportunityTitle: WaterSMART: Reservoir Operations Alternatives&#8212; Calculating Economic Effects
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: States, local government entities, and territories identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended and supplemented&#8212;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    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, 1902 as amended and supplemented&#8212; 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    Tribal governments and organizations located in the Western United States    Universities located in the United States    Nonprofit research institutions located in the United States    Nonprofit organizations located in the United States    Federally-funded research and development centers
Description: The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, universities, nonprofit research institutions and organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation to develop a methodology for analyzing the economic effects of reservoir operating alternatives. Applicants under this FOA may request funding for projects that include both (i) a technical study that develops a methodology for analyzing the economic effects of reservoir operating alternatives and potential improvements and (ii) a transferable tool for reservoir operators to use to estimate the benefits of specific reservoir operating alternatives and potential improvements.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Financial Assistance Contact
GrantorContactText: Irene Hoiby &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 303-445-2025