The Department of the Interior is offering the WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant to fund projects that achieve significant water savings and integrate renewable energy components. This grant is specifically designed for initiatives promoting more efficient water use, increasing renewable energy production, and supporting broader sustainability benefits. Its purpose is to mitigate conflict risks in high-risk water conflict areas and advance overall environmental resilience. Recipients will contribute to responsible resource management and sustainable development across the Western United States, fostering solutions that address critical water and energy challenges for a resilient future.
Opportunity ID: 339953
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R23AS00008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023 |
| 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 3 |
| Posted Date: | May 02, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 24, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2022 Due Date for Applications: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time Applications must be received (not postmarked by) no later than this due date and time. 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. Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/WaterSmart/, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient. The applications may be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or a hard copy may be submitted to either one of the following addresses. We strongly encourage you to use grants.gov to submit your proposal if possible. Under no circumstances will applications received through any other method (such as e-mail or fax) be considered eligible for award. By mail or United States Postal Service overnight services: All other express delivery and courier services: |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2022 Due Date for Applications: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight TimeApplications must be received (not postmarked by) no later than this due date and time.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.Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/WaterSmart/, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient.The applications may be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or a hard copy may be submitted to either one of the following addresses. We strongly encourage you to use grants.gov to submit your proposal if possible. Under no circumstances will applications received through any other method (such as e-mail or fax) be considered eligible for award.By mail or United States Postal Service overnight services:Bureau of ReclamationFinancial Assistance Operations SectionAttn: NOFO TeamP.O. Box 25007, MS 84-27133Denver, CO 80225All other express delivery and courier services: Bureau of Reclamation mail servicesAttn: NOFO TeamDenver Federal CenterBldg. 67, Rm. 1526th Avenue and Kipling StreetDenver, CO 80225 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Category A: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; any state, regional, or local authority 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: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. All Category B applicants must be located in the United States, or the specific Territories identified above. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Description: | This Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of renewable energy; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the Western United States. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christina Munoz
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov Email:bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Budget Detail and Narrative template (Attachment A) is a suggested format to present the breakdown of estimated costs, by category, needed to accomplish project activities. The budget narrative provides a discussion of, or explanation for, items included in the budget proposal. The following is guidance for use in preparing a thorough budget narrative (Attachment B). | May 24, 2022 | |
| null | May 02, 2022 | |
| May 02, 2022 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R23AS00008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023 |
| 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 3 |
| Posted Date: | May 02, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 24, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2022 Due Date for Applications: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time Applications must be received (not postmarked by) no later than this due date and time. 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. Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/WaterSmart/, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient. The applications may be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or a hard copy may be submitted to either one of the following addresses. We strongly encourage you to use grants.gov to submit your proposal if possible. Under no circumstances will applications received through any other method (such as e-mail or fax) be considered eligible for award. By mail or United States Postal Service overnight services: All other express delivery and courier services: |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2022 Due Date for Applications: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight TimeApplications must be received (not postmarked by) no later than this due date and time.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.Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/WaterSmart/, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient.The applications may be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or a hard copy may be submitted to either one of the following addresses. We strongly encourage you to use grants.gov to submit your proposal if possible. Under no circumstances will applications received through any other method (such as e-mail or fax) be considered eligible for award.By mail or United States Postal Service overnight services:Bureau of ReclamationFinancial Assistance Operations SectionAttn: NOFO TeamP.O. Box 25007, MS 84-27133Denver, CO 80225All other express delivery and courier services: Bureau of Reclamation mail servicesAttn: NOFO TeamDenver Federal CenterBldg. 67, Rm. 1526th Avenue and Kipling StreetDenver, CO 80225 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Category A: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; any state, regional, or local authority 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: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. All Category B applicants must be located in the United States, or the specific Territories identified above. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Description: | This Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of renewable energy; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the Western United States. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christina Munoz
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov Email:bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R23AS00008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023 |
| 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: | May 02, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 02, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2022 Due Date for Applications: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time Applications must be received (not postmarked by) no later than this due date and time. 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. Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/WaterSmart/, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient. The applications may be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or a hard copy may be submitted to either one of the following addresses. We strongly encourage you to use grants.gov to submit your proposal if possible. Under no circumstances will applications received through any other method (such as e-mail or fax) be considered eligible for award. By mail or United States Postal Service overnight services: All other express delivery and courier services: |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Category A: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; any state, regional, or local authority 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: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. All Category B applicants must be located in the United States, or the specific Territories identified above. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Description: | This Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of renewable energy; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the Western United States. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christina Munoz
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov Email:bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R23AS00008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023 |
| 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: | May 02, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 02, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2022 Due Date for Applications: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time Applications must be received (not postmarked by) no later than this due date and time. 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. Please note that any application submitted for funding under this NOFO may be subjected to a Freedom of Information Act request (5 U.S.C. §552, as amended by P.L. No. 110-175), and as a result, may be made publicly available. Following awards of funding, Reclamation will post all successful applications on the Reclamation website, www.usbr.gov/WaterSmart/, after conducting any redactions determined necessary by Reclamation, in consultation with the recipient. The applications may be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or a hard copy may be submitted to either one of the following addresses. We strongly encourage you to use grants.gov to submit your proposal if possible. Under no circumstances will applications received through any other method (such as e-mail or fax) be considered eligible for award. By mail or United States Postal Service overnight services: All other express delivery and courier services: |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Category A: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; any state, regional, or local authority 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: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. All Category B applicants must be located in the United States, or the specific Territories identified above. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Description: | This Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of renewable energy; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the Western United States. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christina Munoz
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov Email:bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 339953 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> 2023-WaterSMART WEEG_FundingOpportunity_Final508_REV6-7-2022_territory cost waiver.pdf
Folder 339953 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Attachment B – Budget Narrative Guidance v.1.pdf
Folder 339953 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Attachment A – Budget Detail and Narrative template v.1.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Christina Munoz 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 | R23AS00008 | WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023 | PKG00273873 | May 02, 2022 | Jul 28, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
339953 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
Optional forms
339953 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
339953 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
339953 SF424A-1.0.pdf
339953 SF424B-1.1.pdf
339953 SF424D-1.1.pdf
339953 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
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