This grant opportunity aims to promote water conservation and efficiency in agriculture by fostering partnerships between Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts in California. The focus is on projects that save water, improve water management, enhance energy efficiency, and benefit endangered species. Emphasizing on-farm water conservation and efficiency projects, applicants will collaborate with the Natural Resource Conservation Service to support farmers and ranchers. The grants are part of the AWCE FOA initiative under Public Law 111-11, encouraging cost-sharing with Reclamation and addressing critical resource issues. Interested parties are urged to download the FOA from grants.gov before the deadline on February 14, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 290477
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BOR-MP-17-F002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.507 — Water SMART (Sustaining and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 05, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Description: | The Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants Fostering District/Farmer Partnerships, for a Grant Agreement(s) pursuant to the authority of Public Law 111-11 (42 USC 10364) Title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Subtitle F, Secure Water, Section 9504 (a) Water Management Improvement. The objective of this Agricultural Water Conservation Efficiency (AWCE) FOA is to invite Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts and other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the state of California to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that save water, improve water management, create new supplies for agricultural irrigation, improve energy efficiency, and benefit endangered species. Water conservation and water use efficiency are critical elements of any plan to address these resource issues. Projects that achieve this by increasing the capability or success rate of on-farm water conservation or water use efficiency projects that can be undertaken by farmers and ranchers will be a high priority for this program, as reflected through the increased weighting of this category in 2016. Reclamation and the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) are encouraging water supplier/client farmer partnerships as an effective way to identify district/watershed/regional needs and opportunities. In coordination with NRCS, Reclamation will select applicants for funding under this FOA. Successful applicants will enter into a financial assistance agreement with Reclamation. NRCS will provide accelerated technical and financial assistance to farmers and ranchers in the project service area, through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) program: 1) for those successful FOA projects that include activities or elements that facilitate on-farm improvement, 2) where a number of farmers are likely to participate and 3) where EQIP applicants and projects meet EQIP program eligibility requirements. Period of Performance is a two year period from the date of issuance. BOR-MP-17-F002 was posted on the Grants.gov website, at www.grants.gov, on or about December 5, 2016. The date for receipt of proposals is February 14, 2017, no later than 1 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). The FOA must be downloaded from www.grants.gov. No paper copy of this announcement will be distributed. Administrative questions concerning this FOA should be directed to Leanne Henderson at lhenderson@usbr.gov. Technical questions concerning this FOA should be directed to Anna Sutton at asutton@usbr.gov. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
LEANNE HENDERSON
GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST Email:lhenderson@usbr.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 290477 Full Announcement-BOR-MP-17-F002 -> BOR-MP-17-F002 NRCS FOA FINAL.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | LEANNE HENDERSON GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST Email: lhenderson@usbr.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.507 | BOR-MP-17-F002 | Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants | PKG00229594 | Dec 05, 2016 | Feb 14, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
290477 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
Optional forms
290477 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
290477 SF424A-1.0.pdf
290477 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
290477 SF424B-1.1.pdf
290477 SF424D-1.1.pdf
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