Opportunity ID: 338131

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00165
Funding Opportunity Title: WaterSMART: Applied Science Grants for Fiscal Year 2022
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 15.557 — Applied Science Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Feb 16, 2022
Last Updated Date: Feb 16, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2022 Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 

Applications must be submitted (not postmarked by) no later than: April 14, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Electronic and Physical Proposals received after the application deadline will not be considered unless it can be determined that the delay was caused by Reclamation mishandling or technical issues with the Grants.gov application system. Please note that difficulties related to an applicant’s Grants.gov profile (e.g., incorrect organizational representative), uploading documents to Grants.gov, or an applicant’s SAM registration are not considered technical issues with the Grants.gov system. 

Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2022 Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 

Applications must be submitted (not postmarked by) no later than: April 14, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Electronic and Physical Proposals received after the application deadline will not be considered unless it can be determined that the delay was caused by Reclamation mishandling or technical issues with the Grants.gov application system. Please note that difficulties related to an applicant’s Grants.gov profile (e.g., incorrect organizational representative), uploading documents to Grants.gov, or an applicant’s SAM registration are not considered technical issues with the Grants.gov system. 

Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
County governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Category A: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts; state, regional, or local authorities whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. 

All Category A applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories, including 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, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. 

Category B: Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and nonprofit organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A.  

All Category B applicants must be in the United States or the specific Territories identified above. 

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Reclamation
Description: The WaterSMART Applied Science Grants provide support for priorities identified in Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and aligned with other priorities, such as those identified in E.O. 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. Applied Science projects also support the goals of the Interagency Drought Relief Working Group established in March 2021 and the National Drought Resiliency Partnership.  

The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible non-Federal entities to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on applied science projects (Project) to improve access to and use of hydrologic data as well as to develop and improve water management tools and improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, and improve water management. Project results must be readily applicable by water managers—resulting in tools and information that can be used to support: water supply reliability, water delivery management, water marketing activities, drought management activities, conjunctive use of ground and surface water, water rights administration, ability to meet endangered species requirements, watershed health, conservation and efficiency, and other water management objectives. 

Link to Additional Information: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/appliedscience/index.html
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Alisha James
sha-dro-fafoa@usbr.gov
Email:sha-dro-fafoa@usbr.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 338131 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FY 2022 Applied Science Grants_Revised 2-23-22.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Alisha James
sha-dro-fafoa@usbr.gov
Email: sha-dro-fafoa@usbr.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.557 R22AS00165 WaterSMART: Applied Science Grants for Fiscal Year 2022 PKG00272110 Feb 16, 2022 Apr 14, 2022 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

338131 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

Optional forms

338131 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

338131 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

338131 SF424A-1.0.pdf

338131 SF424B-1.1.pdf

338131 SF424D-1.1.pdf

338131 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

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