WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I Grants

The objective of this FOA is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, local governmental entities, non-profit organizations, Existing Watershed Groups, and local and special districts (e.g., irrigation and water districts, county soil conservation districts) to submit proposals

for Phase I activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and design watershed management projects.

See Section C.

3. Eligible Projects for a more comprehensive description of eligible activities.

A "watershed group," as defined in Section 6001(5) (see Section A.

3. Statutory Authority for full citation) of the Cooperative Watershed Management Act (Act) is a grassroots, non-regulatory entity that addresses water availability and quality issues within the relevant watershed, is capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources in the watershed, makes decisions on a consensus basis, and represents a diverse group of stakeholders, including hydroelectric producers, livestock grazing, timber production, land development, recreation or tourism, irrigated agriculture, the environment, municipal water supplies, private property owners, Federal, state and local governments, and tribes.

(See Section 6001(5) of the Act for the statutory definition of a "watershed group").

Related Programs

Cooperative Watershed Management Program

Department of the Interior


Agency: Department of the Interior

Office: Bureau of Reclamation

Estimated Funding: $3,000,000


Who's Eligible


Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.grants.gov

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility for New Watershed Groups Applicants eligible to receive an award as a New Watershed Group include states, Indian tribes, local and special districts (e.g., irrigation and water districts), local governmental entities, interstate organizations, and non-profit organizations.

To be eligible, applicants must also meet all the following requirements: •Significantly affect or be affected by the quality or quantity of water in a watershed •Be capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources •Be located in one of the following states or territories: 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, and the Virgin Islands Applicant Eligibility for Existing Watershed Groups In order to be eligible to receive an award as an Existing Watershed Group, the applicant must be an eligible entity as described immediately above and must be either: 1.

An Existing Watershed Group, (i.e., a grassroots, non-regulatory legal entity that otherwise meets the definition of a watershed group as described above in Section A.2.

Objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement) 2.

A participant in an Existing Watershed Group that meets the definition of a watershed group as described above in Section A.2.

Objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement Those not eligible include, but are not limited to, the following entities: • Federal Governmental entities • Institutes of higher education, except those institutes of higher educationsponsoring watershed groups • 501(c)4 organizations • 501(c)6 organizations • Individuals

Full Opportunity Web Address:
WaterSMART Program Website

Contact:


Agency Email Description:
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Date Posted:
2019-09-13

Application Due Date:


Archive Date:
2020-12-13



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