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WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects is a grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation that funds collaborative, environmentally focused water management projects across the western United States.
The program supports water conservation and efficiency projects with quantifiable water savings, infrastructure improvements benefiting ecological values, and watershed restoration projects with a nexus to water resources. Applicants are expected to cost-share with Reclamation.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and tribal governments, special districts, and nonprofit conservation organizations partnering with water management entities. Federal obligations have reached approximately $35,000,000. Projects must be developed through a collaborative process aligned with an established regional water strategy.
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WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects | Bureau of Reclamation Skip to Primary Navigation Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) Environmental Resources/Reports Environmental Water Resources Projects Environmental Water Resources Projects Environmental Water Resources Projects Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program Baseline Assessments and Pilots Climate and Hydrology Case Studies Cooperative Watershed Management Program Planning and Project Design Reservoir Operation Pilots Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Water Conservation Field Services Program Water Recycling and Desalination Environmental Water Resources Projects WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects is a category of funding to support projects focused on environmental benefits and that have been developed as part of a collaborative process to help carry out an established strategy to increase the reliability of water resources.
Applicants are invited to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on Environmental Water Resources Projects, including water conservation and efficiency projects that result in quantifiable and sustained water savings and benefit ecological values or watershed health; water management or infrastructure improvements to benefit ecological values or watershed health; and watershed restoration projects benefitting ecological values or watershed health that have a nexus to water resources or water resources management.
Environmental Water Resources Projects Fact Sheet Environmental Water Resources Projects FAQ For additional on WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects, please contact Ms. Katherine Tucker at 303-445-2586 or send an email to ktucker@usbr.
gov. FY25 WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects Webinar The Bureau of Reclamation hosted a webinar on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 to discuss eligible applicants and project types, program requirements, and the evaluation criteria for the WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects funding opportunity. The Environmental Water Resources Projects funding opportunity is available at grants.
gov by searching opportunity number R24AS00299 and applications are due March 11, 2025, at 4pm MDT. More Information about the Bureau of Reclamation
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Native American Tribal governments Non-profit conservation organizations acting in partnership with an entity with water or …. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows recent federal obligations suggest $35,000,000 (2026). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Yes — WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects is offered by Department of the Interior and this listing comes from SAM.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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