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CFDA 15.514: Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief

The Drought Response Program provides assistance to: (1) develop or update comprehensive drought contingency plans and (2) implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought and water scarcity.

Also known as
WaterSMART Drought Response Program
Assistance types
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS (DISCRETIONARY GRANTS);PROJECT GRANTS (CONTRACTS)
Official listing
View on SAM.gov →

Objectives

The Drought Response Program provides assistance to: (1) develop or update comprehensive drought contingency plans and (2) implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought and water scarcity.

Eligible applicants

1) Drought contingency planning: Eligible applicants include States, Indian tTribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located within Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Utah, Washington, America Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 2) Drought Resiliency Projects: Eligible applicants include States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or local authorities whose members include one or more other organizations with water or power delivery authority, as well as Nonprofit conservation organizations if they are acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described above. Applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico. Eligible applicants for Task D domestic water supply projects include States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority in one of the following states or territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands.

Financial assistance range

Range: $173,000-$10,000,000 Average: $2.4 million

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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.