WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes August 26, 2027
- Posted
- May 14, 2026
- Closes
- August 26, 2027
- Award ceiling
- $120,000,000
- Award floor
- $1,000
- Program funding
- $120,000,000
- Expected awards
- 10
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Assistance listing
- 15.591
- Category
- Natural Resources
- Archives
- September 30, 2029
Synopsis
Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to work cooperatively with States, Tribes, and other entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply and hydropower reliability. The WaterSMART Program demonstrably advances Trump administration priorities, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14154 (January 20, 2025): Unleashing American Energy (E.O.14154) and Secretarial Order 3418, and aligns with other priorities and requirements, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14332 (August 7, 2025): Improving Oversight in Federal Grantmaking (E.O. 14332). The WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects NOFO invites eligible applicants to submit proposals for the planning, design, and/or construction of facilities to desalinate seawater or brackish surface water or groundwater. By providing growing communities with new sources of local water supply, desalination projects diversify the water supply portfolio, increase water management flexibility during times of shortage, and make the water supply more reliable.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Applicants eligible to receive funding under this NOFO include States, departments of a State, subdivisions of a State, or public agencies organized pursuant to a State law, such as: States, Tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, and water districts, or wastewater districtsAll applicants must be located in one of the following States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Ineligible Applicants - Those not eligible include, but are not limited to, the following entities: Federal Governmental entitiesForeign entitiesIndividualsInstitutes of higher education
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