Opportunity Information: Apply for R21AS00257
The WaterSMART Grants: Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects opportunity is a Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation funding program designed to help local and regional water managers carry out practical, near-ready water conservation improvements in the western United States. The central aim is to support smaller, implementable projects that reduce water waste, improve how water is delivered or managed, and strengthen overall water supply reliability. A key theme in the program description is that these projects should also help reduce the risk of future water-related conflict, particularly in places where competition for limited water supplies is expected to intensify.
This Notice of Funding Opportunity focuses specifically on small-scale water efficiency projects that the applicant has already prioritized through its own planning process. In other words, the program is not primarily meant to pay for early-stage brainstorming or broad planning studies. Instead, it targets projects that are typically approaching construction or implementation, often described as being in the final design stage. The opportunity also emphasizes project readiness: environmental and cultural resource compliance should already be completed or at least underway, and applicants are expected to have lined up the non-federal funding share, required permits, and other necessary approvals. This readiness requirement signals that Reclamation is looking to invest in projects that can move forward with minimal delay and produce near-term, tangible water savings or operational improvements.
Eligible applicants include entities that have authority related to water or power delivery, such as States, Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and similar organizations (the listing is broadened in the official eligibility language referenced in the announcement). The funding is offered through grants and/or cooperative agreements, which generally means Reclamation may either provide straightforward financial assistance (grant) or may remain more substantively involved in the project during execution (cooperative agreement), depending on the award structure and the nature of the work.
From the provided opportunity details, the funding opportunity number is R21AS00257 and the CFDA number is 15.507, placing it within Reclamation financial assistance programs tied to natural resources and water management. The award ceiling is $75,000 per award, and Reclamation anticipated making about 40 awards under this announcement. The original application deadline listed was March 18, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, indicating this particular posting is tied to that funding cycle. Applicants looking for full requirements, evaluation criteria, cost-share expectations, and allowable project types would be directed to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement referenced in the related documents and to the WaterSMART program website (www.usbr.gov/watersmart/index.html).Apply for R21AS00257
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "WaterSMART Grants: Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.507.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 19, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 18, 2021 Thursday, March 18, 2021 400 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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