WaterSMART: Drought Resiliency Project Grants for Fiscal Year 2015
Agency: Bureau of Reclamation
Assistance Listings
- 15.514 -- Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
Many areas in the west are currently experiencing unprecedented drought conditions. While droughts are common in the western United States (U.S.), there is growing evidence that climate change is causing longer and more frequent droughts in some areas. Drought directly impacts the Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) ability to deliver water and power to contractors, central to Reclamation’s mission. As the Nation’s largest wholesale water supplier, Reclamation must support our customers, stakeholders, and partners in building resiliency to drought and climate change.Reclamation has developed...
a new Drought Response Program to improve our ability to assist States, tribes, and local governments to prepare for and address drought in advance of a crisis. The Drought Response Program is funded under the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Interior) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program. The Drought Response Program supports a proactive approach to drought by providing assistance to water users to (1) develop and update comprehensive drought contingency plans Drought Contingency Plans, (2) implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought (Drought Resiliency Projects), and (3) implement emergency response actions. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports Drought Resiliency Projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought and reduce the need for emergency response actions.For further information on the Drought Response Program, please see www.usbr.gov/drought/.For further information on the WaterSMART Program, please see www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART/.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
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 as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended
Grantor contact information
Description
Irene Hoiby
Grants Officer
Phone 303-445-2025
ihoiby@usbr.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| fy15_drought_resiliency_foa_final-508.pdf | Full Announcement | Jun 4, 2015 03:18 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: July 25, 2015
Award
$3,000,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$300,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
R15AS00046
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Natural resources
Category Explanation:
--
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
May 11, 2015
Archive date:
July 25, 2015
