WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects

WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects is sponsored by Bureau of Reclamation. Supports planning, design, and construction of facilities to desalinate seawater or brackish water to increase water supply reliability.

Opportunity Listing - WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects Agency: Bureau of Reclamation Assistance Listings: 15. 591 -- WaterSMART Desalination Construction Program Last Updated: May 15, 2026 View version history on Grants.

gov Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to work cooperatively with States, Tribes, and other entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply and hydropower reliability.

The WaterSMART Program demonstrably advances Trump administration priorities, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14154 (January 20, 2025): Unleashing American Energy (E. O. 14154) and Secretarial Order 3418, and aligns with other priorities and requirements, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14332 (August 7, 2025): Improving Oversight in Federal Grantmaking (E.

O. 14332). The WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects NOFO invites eligible applicants to submit proposals for the planning, design, and/or construction of facilities to desalinate seawater or brackish surface water or groundwater.

By providing growing communities with new sources of local water supply, desalination projects diversify the water supply portfolio, increase water management flexibility during times of shortage, and make the water supply more reliable.

Applicants eligible to receive funding under this NOFO include States, departments of a State, subdivisions of a State, or public agencies organized pursuant to a State law, such as: States, Tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, and water districts, or wastewater districtsAll applicants must be located in one of the following States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Ineligible Applicants - Those not eligible include, but are not limited to, the following entities:Federal Governmental entitiesForeign entitiesIndividualsInstitutes of higher education Grantor contact information File name Description Last updated Attachment_B_-_Budget_Narrative_Guidance. pdf Attachment B - Budget_Narrative_Guidance. pdf May 14, 2026 05:30 PM UTC NOFO_Frequently_Asked_Questions.

pdf NOFO Frequently Asked Questions. pdf May 14, 2026 05:30 PM UTC Submission_Instructions__Tips. pdf Submission Instructions & Tips.

pdf May 14, 2026 05:32 PM UTC Foa_Content_of_R26AS00034_Revised. pdf Foa_Content_of_R26AS00034 Final. pdf May 18, 2026 05:17 PM UTC Attachment_A_-_Budget_Detail_and_Narrative.

xlsx Attachment A - Budget_Detail_and_Narrative. xlsx May 14, 2026 05:29 PM UTC Link to additional information This NOFO will have two application submission periods with a final closing date of August 26, 2027. The due dates for each ...

closing period are:The first application submission period due date is August 26, 2026, at 4:00 p. m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).

The second and final application submission period due date is August 26, 2027, at 4:00 p. m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).

Applications received after August 26, 2026, at 4:00 p. m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) and before August 26, 2027, at 4:00 p.

m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), will be considered for the second application submission period. Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.