Drought Resiliency Project Grants for Fiscal Year 2016

The objective of this FOA is to invite States, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on Drought Resiliency Projects that will increase the reliability of water

credit:


supply; improve water management; implement systems to facilitate the voluntary sale, transfer, or exchange of water; and provide benefits for fish, wildlife, and the environment to mitigate impacts caused by drought.

Drought Resiliency Project Grants support implementation of the President’s June 2013 Climate Action Plan and Reclamation’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (Climate Strategy), available at www.usbr.gov/climate/docs/ClimateChangeAdaptationStrategy.pdf.
Related Programs

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief

Department of the Interior


Agency: Department of the Interior

Office: Bureau of Reclamation

Estimated Funding: $6,600,000





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Under P.L.

111-11, Section 9502, an eligible applicant is a State, tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority.Applicants must also be located in the western U. S. or Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended and supplemented; specifically: 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, and the Virgin Islands.

Full Opportunity Web Address:


Contact:
Michael DieterichGrants Management SpecialistPhone 303-445-2484

Agency Email Description:
Grants Management Specialist

Agency Email:
mdieterich@usbr.gov

Date Posted:
2016-02-10

Application Due Date:
2016-04-11

Archive Date:
2016-04-12



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