Water Conservation Field Services Program for Fiscal Year 2024

The Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies for future generations in support of DOI priorities.

Through WaterSMART,


the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to work cooperatively with states,tribes, and localentities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply reliability through investments in existing infrastructure and attention to local water conflicts.Drought conditions across the Western United States (U.S.) impact a wide range of communities and sectors, including agriculture, cities, tribes, the environment, recreation, hydropower producers, and others.

Reclamation established the Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) in 1996 to encourage beneficiaries of Federal water projects to conserve water, and to assist agricultural and urban water districts in preparing and implementing water conservation plans in accordance with the Reclamation Reform Act (RRA) of 198 2. Through the WCFSP, Reclamation makes cost- shared financial assistance available for developing water conservation plans, identifying water management improvements through System Optimization Reviews (SORs), designing water management improvements, and improving the understanding of water conservation techniques through demonstration activities.The WCFSP provides 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.

WaterSMART also supports Reclamation’s priorities to increase water reliability and resilience, support racial and economic equity, modernize infrastructure, and enhance water conservation, ecosystem, and climate resilience.Through this NOFO, Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Basin Region (LCB) is requesting proposals to fund activities in support of the WCFSP within the LCB, within the State of Hawaii (map provided below), American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Related Programs

Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP)

Department of the Interior


Agency: Department of the Interior

Office: Bureau of Reclamation

Estimated Funding: $8,400,000


Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Program Announcement

Additional Information of Eligibility:
States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the Lower Colorado Basin or Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cvssdrsapt_sol.pdf

Contact:


Agency Email Description:
cnasstrom@usbr.gov

Agency Email:


Date Posted:
2024-03-11

Application Due Date:


Archive Date:
2011-07-15



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