County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program

Department of Water Resources · State of California

At a glance

County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Department of Water Resources (State of California). The application deadline was December 29, 2023. Individual awards are listed as $10K – $125K, with $5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public agency. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Mar 22, 2023Posted
Dec 29, 2023Application deadline

Opened: Mar 22, 2023
Close date: Dec 29, 2023
Award floor: $10,000
Award ceiling: $125,000
Est. total funding: $5,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Matching funds: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant

Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)

Type: Grant
Funding source: State — Budget Act of 2021, Section 2, Item 3860-101-0001 (a)
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Reimbursement(s) — Applications will be accepted and awarded on a continuous basis through December 29, 2023, or until funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. The maximum funding per county under this program is $125,000.
Estimated number of awards: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Award period: 2 year
Expected award announcement: May 2023 - June 2024
Letter of intent: Not required
Geography: Entire State of California
How to submit: By email: CountyDRP@water.ca.gov

Who can apply

Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.

Public Agency

Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)

California’s 58 Counties are eligible to submit applications.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.

Purpose

The purpose of the County Drought Resilience Planning Grant Program intends to help the counties to establish standing drought task forces or to develop the county drought resilience plans, per Senate Bill 552.

Description

The DWR County Drought Resilience Planning Grant Program is offered as a sub-program of the Small Community Drought Relief (SCDR) Program, per the allocation of the Budget Act of 2021, Section 2, Item 3860-101-0001(a). Per Senate Bill (SB) 552 of 2021, counties are required to establish a drought and water shortage task force and develop a drought and water shortage emergency response and long-term mitigation plan for domestic wells and state small water systems (serving 4-14 connections) (CWC Section 10609.70).

Program page on the agency site ↗

Past applications & awards

Historical data · not a prediction

Reported by the agency for this listing

Fiscal year 2023–2421 applications · 21 awards

Counts as published on the California Grants Portal. Award counts can read zero until decisions are announced.

Awards published: 21
Total awarded: $2,591,478
Median award: $125,000 calculated
Smallest – largest: $91,695 – $125,000

Recipients by type: Public Agency (21)

Areas served: San Diego County (1), Tehama County (1), Mono County (1), Mariposa County (1), Modoc County (1), Sutter County (1), Colusa County (1), San Mateo County (1), Sonoma County (1), Glenn County (1), Yuba County (1), Amador County (1)

Largest awards to organizations

County of San DiegoCountywide Small Water System Emergency Action Plan Project$125,000 · FY 2023–24
Tehama County Environmental HealthCounty Drought Resilience Planning and Mitigation$125,000 · FY 2023–24
County of MariposaMariposa County Drought Resilience Plan$125,000 · FY 2023–24
County of ModocModoc County Drought Resilience Planning$125,000 · FY 2023–24
County of SutterDrought Resiliency and Response Development Project$125,000 · FY 2023–24
County of ColusaCounty of Colusa Drought Resiliency and Planning Project$125,000 · FY 2023–24
County of San MateoSan Mateo County Drought Resilience Plan and Task Force$125,000 · FY 2023–24
Sonoma Department of Emergency ManagementSonoma County Drought Resiliency Plan$125,000 · FY 2023–24
Glenn County Planning & Community Development Services AgencyGlenn County Drought Resilience Plan$125,000 · FY 2023–24
Yuba County Community Development and Services AgencyYuba County Drought Resilience Plan Development$125,000 · FY 2023–24

Source: California Grants Portal grant award data. Awards to individuals are counted but not named. Past awards show who was funded; they do not predict future decisions.

Program contact (as published)

CountyDRP@water.ca.gov
1-916-873-5187

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program”?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Public Agency. It adds: “California’s 58 Counties are eligible to submit applications.” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How much funding is available through “County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $10k – $125k and total estimated program funding is $5,000,000.

How do I apply for “County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program”?

Applications go directly to Department of Water Resources, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: by email to CountyDRP@water.ca.gov. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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