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WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023

Bureau of Reclamation · Department of the Interior

At a glance

WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was July 28, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $5M. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.507 (WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow)).

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

Key facts

  1. May 2, 2022Posted
  2. Jul 28, 2022Application deadline
Posted
May 2, 2022
Close date
Jul 28, 2022
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$5,000,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Category A: States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; any state, regional, or local authority whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. All Category A 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, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.Category B: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. All Category B applicants must be located in the United States, or the specific Territories identified above.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

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

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.507

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$137M
FY25$182M
FY26$63.7M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.507. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 15.507

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 558 grant awards had funding actions under WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow), with 1 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. TROUT UNLIMITED, INC.$8.39M
  2. SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY$5.77M
  3. LUGERT-ALTUS IRRIGATION DIST$5M
  4. JURUPA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT$5M
  5. TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT$5M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Reclamation
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
tbd

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $5m.

How do I apply for “WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity R23AS00008), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.