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WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2024

Federal funding opportunity R24AS00052 from Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior).

Posted
November 14, 2023
Closed
November 13, 2024
Award ceiling
$5,000,000
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
15.507
Category
Natural Resources

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.507 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$99.9M
FY2026 obligated
$20.5M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
289

Top recipients: Jurupa Community Services District, Turlock Irrigation District, North Kern Water Storage District, Fresno Irrigation District, City of Stockton

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

This Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of renewable energy; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the Western United States. 

Who can apply

Eligible ApplicantsApplicants eligible to receive an award under this funding opportunity are described below. Category A Applicants States, Tribes, irrigation districts, or water districts;State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; andOther organizations with water or power delivery authority. Category B Applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership with, and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. Category B applicants should include with their application a letter from the Category A partner stating that the Category A partner: Is acting in partnership with the applicant;Agrees to the submittal and content of the application; andIntends to participate in the project in some way, for example, by providing input, feedback, or other support for the projectIneligible Applicants: Those not eligible include, but are not limited to, the following entities: Federal Governmental entitiesIndividualsInstitutes of higher education

The official record

Grants.gov published the official terms and dates of this opportunity; this page keeps them as they were listed.

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Agency contact: Bureau of Reclamation · [email protected] · tbd

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