OpportunityTitle: WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for FY2010
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants include State or Territory agencies or departments with water or power delivery authority, i.e., State departments of water resources, State engineer&#146;s offices, and other State or Territory agencies, departments, and boards with water management authority; Federally recognized Indian tribes with water or power delivery authority--the term &#147;Indian tribe&#148; has the meaning given in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b); Irrigation and water districts; Entities created under State or Territorial law with water management authority, which may include water user associations, water conservancy districts, and canal, ditch, and reservoir companies; Municipal water or power delivery authorities; and Other organizations with water or power delivery authority.  Applicants must also be located in the western United States or Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended and supplemented; 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.  Those not eligible include entities without water or power delivery authority, such as: other State governmental entities, Federal governmental entities, institutions of higher education, and individuals.
Description: The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that conserve and use water more efficiently, increase the use of renewable energy in the management or delivery of water, protect endangered and threatened species, facilitate water markets, or carry out other activities to address climate-related impacts on water or prevent any water-related crisis or conflict. With leveraged water sustainability grants, an important step will be taken towards increasing conservation for a more efficient use of water in the West. Two separate Groups of project funds will be awarded as follows: (1) Funding Group I: for projects with a Federal share of up to $300,000; 30-40 awards; between $9,000,000 and $10,000,000 in funding available; (2) Funding Group II: for projects with a Federal share from $300,001 to $1,000,000; 4-8 awards; between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 in funding available. Applicants may submit proposals for both Funding Groups; however, no more than $1,000,000 in Federal funding will be awarded to any one applicant under this FOA. Applicants must provide a cost share of 50% or more of the total project cost. Click on the &#147;Full Announcement&#148; button near the top of this Synopsis page to access the full FOA document.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Officer
GrantorContactText: Stephanie Bartlett &lt;br/&gt;Procurement Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 303-445-2025