Opportunity ID: 335081

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00026
Funding Opportunity Title: WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 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: 15.507 — WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Aug 03, 2021
Last Updated Date: Aug 24, 2021
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 09, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m., MT, on the listed application due date.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 09, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m., MT, on the listed application due date.
Archive Date: Dec 31, 2021
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Category A applicants: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority.Category B applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations, including watershed groups as defined in the Cooperative Watershed Management Act, Section 6001, that are acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. Category B applicants must include with their application a letter from the Category A partner stating that the Category A partner: (1) is acting in partnership with the applicant; (2) agrees to the submittal and content of the application; and (3) intends to participate in the project in some way, for example, by providing input, feedback, or other support for the project.The definition of Watershed Group can be found in the Attached Notice of Funding Opportunity under Section C.2.Note: Partners do not necessarily need to contribute cost-share funding. A watershed group is eligible to apply for 50% cost-shared funding without other partners but must include a Category A partner to be eligible for 75% Federal funding.Category C applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations submitting an application for a project to improve the condition of a natural feature such as wetlands on Federal land without a Category A partner must demonstrate that entities described in Category A from the applicable service area have been notified and do not object to the project.All 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.Those not eligible include, but are not limited to, the following entities:• Federal Governmental entities• Individuals• Commercial/industrial organizations• Private entities• Institutes of higher education• 501(c)(4) Nonprofit organizations• 501(c)(6) Organizations

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Reclamation
Description:

The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible applicants (Section C.1. Eligible Applicants) to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on Environmental Water Resources Projects, including water conservation and efficiency projects that result in quantifiable and sustained water savings and benefit ecological values; water management or infrastructure improvements to mitigate drought-related impacts to ecological values; and watershed management or restoration projects benefitting ecological values that have a nexus to water resources or water resources management.

How to use Grants.gov Webinar and PowerPoint

Webinar

PowerPoint

https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/docs/GrantsGovApplicantGeneralOverview-USBR-7-2021.pdf 

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

Matthew Reichert

bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
Email:bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Added Grants.gov Support Aug 24, 2021
Aug 03, 2021

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00026
Funding Opportunity Title: WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 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: 15.507 — WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Aug 03, 2021
Last Updated Date: Aug 24, 2021
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 09, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m., MT, on the listed application due date.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 09, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m., MT, on the listed application due date.
Archive Date: Dec 31, 2021
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Category A applicants: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority.Category B applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations, including watershed groups as defined in the Cooperative Watershed Management Act, Section 6001, that are acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. Category B applicants must include with their application a letter from the Category A partner stating that the Category A partner: (1) is acting in partnership with the applicant; (2) agrees to the submittal and content of the application; and (3) intends to participate in the project in some way, for example, by providing input, feedback, or other support for the project.The definition of Watershed Group can be found in the Attached Notice of Funding Opportunity under Section C.2.Note: Partners do not necessarily need to contribute cost-share funding. A watershed group is eligible to apply for 50% cost-shared funding without other partners but must include a Category A partner to be eligible for 75% Federal funding.Category C applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations submitting an application for a project to improve the condition of a natural feature such as wetlands on Federal land without a Category A partner must demonstrate that entities described in Category A from the applicable service area have been notified and do not object to the project.All 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.Those not eligible include, but are not limited to, the following entities:• Federal Governmental entities• Individuals• Commercial/industrial organizations• Private entities• Institutes of higher education• 501(c)(4) Nonprofit organizations• 501(c)(6) Organizations

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Reclamation
Description:

The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible applicants (Section C.1. Eligible Applicants) to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on Environmental Water Resources Projects, including water conservation and efficiency projects that result in quantifiable and sustained water savings and benefit ecological values; water management or infrastructure improvements to mitigate drought-related impacts to ecological values; and watershed management or restoration projects benefitting ecological values that have a nexus to water resources or water resources management.

How to use Grants.gov Webinar and PowerPoint

Webinar

PowerPoint

https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/docs/GrantsGovApplicantGeneralOverview-USBR-7-2021.pdf 

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

Matthew Reichert

bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
Email:bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00026
Funding Opportunity Title: WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 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: 15.507 — WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Aug 03, 2021
Last Updated Date: Aug 03, 2021
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 09, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m., MT, on the listed application due date.
Archive Date: Dec 31, 2021
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Category A applicants: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority.

Category B applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations, including watershed groups as defined in the Cooperative Watershed Management Act, Section 6001, that are acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. Category B applicants must include with their application a letter from the Category A partner stating that the Category A partner: (1) is acting in partnership with the applicant; (2) agrees to the submittal and content of the application; and (3) intends to participate in the project in some way, for example, by providing input, feedback, or other support for the project.

The definition of Watershed Group can be found in the Attached Notice of Funding Opportunity under Section C.2.

Note: Partners do not necessarily need to contribute cost-share funding. A watershed group is eligible to apply for 50% cost-shared funding without other partners but must include a Category A partner to be eligible for 75% Federal funding.

Category C applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations submitting an application for a project to improve the condition of a natural feature such as wetlands on Federal land without a Category A partner must demonstrate that entities described in Category A from the applicable service area have been notified and do not object to the project.

All 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.

Those not eligible include, but are not limited to, the following entities:
• Federal Governmental entities
• Individuals
• Commercial/industrial organizations
• Private entities
• Institutes of higher education
• 501(c)(4) Nonprofit organizations
• 501(c)(6) Organizations

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Reclamation
Description: The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible applicants (Section C.1. Eligible Applicants) to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on Environmental Water Resources Projects, including water conservation and efficiency projects that result in quantifiable and sustained water savings and benefit ecological values; water management or infrastructure improvements to mitigate drought-related impacts to ecological values; and watershed management or restoration projects benefitting ecological values that have a nexus to water resources or water resources management.
Link to Additional Information: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Matthew Reichert
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
Email:bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

Folder 335081 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FY 22 EWRP NOFO final-508_revised_093021.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Matthew Reichert
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
Email: bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.507 R22AS00026 WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 PKG00268417 Aug 03, 2021 Dec 09, 2021 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

335081 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf

Optional forms

335081 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

335081 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

335081 SF424A-1.0.pdf

335081 SF424B-1.1.pdf

335081 SF424D-1.1.pdf

335081 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

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