The Bureau of Reclamation in the Mid-Pacific Region is offering funding to Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations to improve ecosystem health, water supply reliability, and water quality in the California Bay-Delta region. Through the Water Use Efficiency Grants, projects focusing on urban and agricultural water use efficiency and conservation are encouraged. The period of performance for this grant is from the issuance of the agreement to around September 30, 2014. Applicants must submit proposals through FOA R12AF20002 on grants.gov by March 14, 2012, with a requirement for Central Contractor Registration. For more information, contact Robert Lowry at rlowry@usbr.gov.
Opportunity ID: 136153
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | R12AF20002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Reclamation’s Bay-Delta Restoration Program: CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.533 — California Water Security and Environmental Enhancement |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date:: | Dec 29, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 14, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants include any State, Indian tribe, irrigation or water district or other organization with water or power delivery authority. The applicant must have a defined relationship to the California-Bay Delta. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Reclamation – Mid-Pacific Region |
| Description:: | The Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for a Grant/Cooperative Agreement pursuant to the authority of Public Law 108-361, Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, Title I California Water Security and Environmental Enhancement, section 103 (f)(4). The principal feature of the work is to invite Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on urban and agricultural projects that improve ecosystem health, water supply reliability or water quality of the California Bay-Delta through water use efficiency and conservation. Period of Performance is from the date of issuance of the Agreement to approximately September 30, 2014. FOA R12AF20002 will be posted on the GRANTS.GOV web site, at www.grants.gov, on or about January 1, 2012. The estimated date for receipt of proposals is on or about March 14, 2012. The FOA must be downloaded at the above web site. No paper copy of this announcement will be distributed. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applied to this FOA. Prospective recipients must be registered prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Questions concerning this FOA should be directed to Robert Lowry at rlowry@usbr.gov. |
| 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 5 | The award ceiling has been changed from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and the close date has been moved to March 14, 2012. | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Synopsis 4 | The award ceiling has been changed from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and the application deadline has been extended to March 14, 2012. | |
| Synopsis 3 | The purpose of this modification is to replace the FOA in its entirety as pages 4, 5, 7, and 8 were missing. | |
| Synopsis 2 | Corrected the FOA number from R12AF20003 to R12AF20002. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.533 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00090030 |
| Opening Date: | Dec 29, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Mar 14, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Robert Lowry |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms | Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] |
| optional_forms |
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Attachments [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Assurances for Construction Programs (SF-424D) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.533 | PKG00090030 | Dec 29, 2011 | Mar 14, 2012 | View | Robert Lowry | Organization and Individual Applicants |