WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I Grants

Applicant Eligibility for New Watershed Groups Applicants eligible to receive an award as a New Watershed Group include states, Indian tribes, local and special districts (e.g., irrigation and water districts), local governmental entities, interstate organizations, and non-profit organizations. To be eligible, applicants must also meet all the following requirements: •Significantly affect or be affected by the quality or quantity of water in a watershed •Be capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources •Be located in one of the following states or territories: 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 Applicant Eligibility for Existing Watershed Groups In order to be eligible to receive an award as an Existing Watershed Group, the applicant must be an eligible entity as described immediately above and must be either: 1. An Existing Watershed Group, (i.e., a grassroots, non-regulatory legal entity that otherwise meets the definition of a watershed group as described above in Section A.2. Objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement) 2. A participant in an Existing Watershed Group that meets the definition of a watershed group as described above in Section A.2. Objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement Those not eligible include, but are not limited to, the following entities: • Federal Governmental entities • Institutes of higher education, except those institutes of higher educationsponsoring watershed groups • 501(c)4 organizations • 501(c)6 organizations • Individuals

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