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WaterSMART Initiative (WSI) is a grant from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in collaboration with Bureau of Reclamation. Drought, aging infrastructure, and environmental requirements can strain existing resources.
Through NRCS’s EQIP WaterSMART Initiative (WSI), we collaborate with the Bureau of Reclamation to coordinate investments in priority areas for improving our cumulative impact in water conservation and drought resilience. NRCS and Reclamation have been coordinating EQIP and WaterSMART investments since a pilot by California NRCS in 2011.
Eligible applicants include Farmers and ranchers operating in selected EQIP WaterSMART priority areas in the western United States.. Awards range from $29. 7 million total FY2024 allocation.
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WaterSMART Initiative (WSI) Guide - Ambrook WaterSMART Initiative ( WSI ) Natural Resources Conservation Service , Share https://ambrook. com/funding/watersmart-initiative? utm_medium=referral Managing water resources in the American West can be challenging.
Drought, aging infrastructure, and environmental requirements can strain existing resources. Through NRCS’s EQIP WaterSMART Initiative (WSI), we collaborate with the Bureau of Reclamation to coordinate investments in priority areas for improving our cumulative impact in water conservation and drought resilience. NRCS and Reclamation have been coordinating EQIP and WaterSMART investments since a pilot by California NRCS in 2011.
For Fiscal Year 2024, NRCS selected 9 new priority areas and is continuing to offer funding in 36 prior approved areas, making $29. 7 million in EQIP funding available through the WSI across 16 states. How Does the WaterSMART Initiative Work?
Reclamation makes their WaterSMART programs available across the Western US and other areas to help states, tribes, and local entities plan for and implement projects that increase water supply by providing funds to modernize existing infrastructure and otherwise build drought resilience.
NRCS uses EQIP WaterSmart funds to complement Reclamation WaterSMART funded projects by helping eligible farmers and ranchers make improvements that align with the paired Reclamation WaterSMART project. Eligible farmers and ranchers with operations in a selected priority area will be automatically ranked in the EQIP-WSI targeted fund pool when they apply for EQIP funding. How does WSI benefit producers?
Through this initiative NRCS provides eligible EQIP applicants with the additional resources and tools needed to manage soil moisture, improve irrigation water use efficiency in crop and pasture lands, and protect irrigation water sources from depletion.
In addition, EQIP funding also helps farmers and ranchers improve soil health; reduce soil erosion, sediment, nutrient, and pathogen loss in fields; protect crop health and productivity; and make using equipment, facilities, and agricultural operations more efficient. How does WSI benefit the public?
By coordinating NRCS’s EQIP and Reclamation’s WaterSMART investments, this federal collaboration works to ensure that water users conserve this vital resource for use during droughts or use by others in the community needing it for clean drinking water or energy, industry, management of wetlands, streams, rivers, and lakes, and other uses. This collaboration is a priority of the National Drought Resilience Partnership .
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Reclamation makes their WaterSMART programs available across the Western US and other areas to help states, tribes, and local entities plan for and implement projects that increase water supply by providing funds to modernize existing infrastructure and otherwise build drought resilience.
NRCS uses EQIP WaterSmart funds to complement Reclamation WaterSMART funded projects by helping eligible farmers and ranchers make improvements that align with the paired Reclamation WaterSMART project. Eligible farmers and ranchers with operations in a selected priority area will be automatically ranked in the EQIP-WSI targeted fund pool when they apply for EQIP funding.
FY 2024 Priority Area Projects Active across the West are 9 new and 36 ongoing areas targeted for $29. 7 million of FY'24 Environmental Quality Initiative Program (EQIP) WaterSMART Initiative (WSI) funds available for complementing Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART projects. 13 areas selected during the last three years completed the funding phase of program delivery and technical assistance is being provided to contract participants.
About Multi-Year Priority Area Funding Projects The project descriptions below include the following key information and a narrative about the collaborative effort: the name of the funding project, the amount of EQIP-WSI funds budgeted to help eligible producers in the area, the extent in acres of the area, the funding timeline, the target number of new contracts funded in the area, the target amount of new acres under contract, what Reclamation WaterSMART Program categories provided funding by year to the complemented project, and the type of complementary project completed by a local irrigation district or other water management organization receiving the Reclamation WaterSMART funds.
FY2024 Priority Area Projects Contact your local NRCS office to apply and for more information. Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART National Drought Resilience Partnership Building National Capabilities for Long-Term Drought Resilience USDA Drought Programs and Assistance on Farmers.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Farmers and ranchers operating in selected EQIP WaterSMART priority areas in the western United States. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $29.7 million total FY2024 allocation Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to compete for financial assistance through the Targeted Airshed Grant Program. This program will assist local, state, and/or tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct emission reduction activities to reduce air pollution in nonattainment areas that EPA determines are the top five most polluted areas relative to the ozone (O3), annual average fine particulate matter (PM2.5), or 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). To learn more about eligible entities, see Section III.A. The overall goal of the Targeted Airshed Grant Program is to reduce air pollution in the nation’s areas with the highest levels of ozone and PM2.5 ambient air concentrations listed in the three tables directly below. Area information, including maps and lists of the counties within each nonattainment area, is available at EPA’s Green Book. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OAR-OAQPS-21-03. Assistance Listing: 66.956. Funding Instrument: CA,G. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $8M per award.
EPA Region 8 (the Region) is soliciting applications that address the national and regional priority of decreasing the environmental impact of materials with a focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This funding opportunity is designed to both decrease materials generated (source reduction) and increase the diversion of materials through reuse, recycling, and other strategies. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R8-2021-SMM. Assistance Listing: 66.808. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: $10K – $25K per award.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications to provide training and technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal municipalities, publicly owned wastewater treatment works, and decentralized wastewater treatment systems for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution. Eligible activities include training and technical assistance only. Infrastructure construction projects such as repairing water or sewer lines, adding new equipment, or upgrading, retrofitting, or rehabilitating existing equipment are not eligible for funding under this announcement. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OW-OWM-22-02. Assistance Listing: 66.446. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $18M per award.