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CFDA 15.507: WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow)

To provide cost-shared funding for various types of water management improvement projects, including: 1) projects that save water; increase the use of renewable energy; and accomplish other sustainability benefits; 2) small-scale water effi

Also known as
WaterSMART Grants
Assistance types
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
Official listing
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Objectives

To provide cost-shared funding for various types of water management improvement projects, including: 1) projects that save water; increase the use of renewable energy; and accomplish other sustainability benefits; 2) small-scale water efficiency projects that have been identified through previous planning efforts; 3) collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements; and 4) collaboratively developed restoration projects, nature based solutions, water conservation projects, and infrastructure improvement projects with significant ecological benefits.

Eligible applicants

Applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories specifically: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (the “17 Western States”), Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico. Category C Applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations submitting an application for a project to improve the condition of a natural feature without a category A partner must demonstrate that entities described in Category A in the applicable service area have been notified of the project and do not object. Category A and B applicants are eligible under all funding opportunities under WaterSMART Grants. Category C applicants are only eligible under the Environmental Water Resources Projects funding opportunity. Applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories specifically: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (the “17 Western States”), Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico.

Financial assistance range

Range: $50,000-$5,000,000 Average: $500,000

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Reference data sourced from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. The authoritative source for application requirements, deadlines, and award amounts is the official SAM.gov listing linked above. This page is editorial reference, not an official notice.