WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2021

Agency: Bureau of Reclamation

15.507 -- WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow)

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The objective of this 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 seek to conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; enable farmers to make additional on-farm improvements in the future, including improvements that may be eligible for Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funding; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply reliability in the western United States

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Under P.L. 111-11, Section 9502, an eligible applicant is a state, Indian tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization 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: 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.

Grantor contact information

Description

Ned Weakland Grants Management Specialist Phone 303-445-3757

Email

Grants Management Specialist

eweakland@usbr.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2021-WEEG-FOA_Final.pdf	BOR-DO-21-F001 WaterSMART Water & Energy Efficiency Grants	Jun 16, 2020 06:32 PM UTC

Link to additional information

https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/weeg/index.html

Archived: October 18, 2020

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

Expected awards

Award Minimum

$2,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

BOR-DO-21-F001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Natural resources

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 16, 2020

Archive date:

October 18, 2020