The Phoenix Area Office is offering a grant to irrigation and water districts, states, local governments, and other entities within Reclamation projects in the Phoenix Area boundaries. This grant aims to promote water conservation and efficiency by funding projects that implement proven measures, focusing on outdoor water management practices like installing remote-controlled irrigation controllers. Projects will be selected through a competitive process, with an emphasis on leveraging resources for cost sharing. Applicants are encouraged to implement best management practices outlined in their water conservation plans. Closing date for this grant is on Mar 23, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 141293
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | R12SF32001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Water Conservation Field Services Program – Phoenix Area Office |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.530 — Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Mar 24, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 100,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $25,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants include agricultural and M&I water user entities, states, tribes, local governments, and other organizations with water delivery authority. To be eligible for financial assistance under this announcement, the applicant must have a definable relationship to the watershed of one, or more, specific Reclamation water projects within the Phoenix Area Office boundaries. For the purposes of this funding announcement, a Reclamation project is defined as a specific Reclamation water project that was authorized by Congress and constructed by Reclamation. This includes everything within the project service area (i.e., project features and facilities, project service area, watershed, water systems or water supplies affected by a specific Reclamation project) and the Colorado River. Substantiation of a Reclamation water supply contract is one way to show a relationship to a Reclamation project. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Reclamation – Lower Colorado Region |
| Description:: | The objective of this FOA is to invite irrigation and water districts, states, local governments, water providers, and other entities that have a tie to Reclamation projects to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on activities/projects that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency in the Phoenix Area Office boundaries. Projects/Activities funded will be selected through a competitive process. Activities/projects to be considered are those that Implement more efficient proven water management/conservation measures with special emphasis on the outdoor water management practices (i.e., installation of remote-controlled irrigation controllers, and automation of water distribution systems) as part of its water management and conservation program. This component involves the implementation of best management practices or water conservation measures outlined in the entitys water management or water conservation plan. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.530 |
| Competition ID: | R12SF32001 |
| Competition Title: | Water Conservation Field Services Program – Phoenix Area Office |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00095070 |
| Opening Date: | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Linda Howell |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Attachments [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.530 | R12SF32001 | Water Conservation Field Services Program – Phoenix Area Office | PKG00095070 | Jan 27, 2012 | Mar 23, 2012 | View | Linda Howell | Organization Applicants |