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ClosedDeadline extended (was Jan 16, 2024)Opportunity R24AS00059

WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects For Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025

Bureau of Reclamation · Department of the Interior

At a glance

WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects For Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was February 4, 2025. Individual awards are listed as up to $125K, with $12M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments and 3 more. 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. Nov 2, 2023Posted
  2. Feb 4, 2025Application deadline
Posted
Nov 2, 2023
Close date
Feb 4, 2025
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$125,000
Est. total funding
$12,000,000
Original deadline (extended)
Jan 16, 2024
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

This Notice of Funding Opportunity and closing date are paused and under review until further notice.

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 Notice of Funding Opportunity and closing date are paused and under review until further notice. 

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 Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects For Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects For Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $125k and total estimated program funding is $12,000,000.

How do I apply for “WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects For Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity R24AS00059), 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.