Water 2025 System Optimization Reviews
System Optimization Reviews are the newest program to Water 2025. A System Optimization Review is a broad look at system-wide efficiency focused on improving efficiency and operations of a water delivery system, water district, or water basin. The Review results in a plan of action that focuses on improving efficiency and operations on a regional and basin perspective. Those improvements may then be eligible for application to the Challenge Grant program for funding.
A Review contains the following steps:
- Information Gathering - gather existing information about the system
- Collect New Data (if necessary)
- Identify Issues and Priorities - identify water management issues to be addressed by the recipient
- Set Goals - establish goals relative to water conservation, water management, water marketing, and preventing conflicts over water
- Identify and Evaluate Potential Improvements - identify potential projects, including costs and benefits
- Define a Plan of Action - recommend a sequence and strategy for implementation of improvements
- Prepare a Final Report
Applicants must:
- Include an irrigation and/or water district, tribal water authority, state governmental entity with water management authority, or entities created under state water law with water delivery authority within the 17-western states
- 50/50 cost-share
- Up to $300,000 Federal cost-share
- Completed within 24 months
Applications are reviewed and ranked by a Technical Proposal Evaluation Committee.
Current Opportunities
A Funding Opportunity Announcement for Water 2025: Preventing Crisis and Conflict in the West - System Optimization Reviews closed on December 4, 2007. Thirty-three applications were received and the selection process has begun. The announcement of recipients is scheduled for Spring 2008.
FY2007, 2008 FOA-CLOSED DEC. 4, 2007, for review purposes only (1.2 MB PDF)
News Releases
Secretary Kempthorne Announces New Grant Program under Water 2025 - 8/30/07
Email List
Join the Department’s Water 2025 email list to receive notification of grant application acceptance dates and other updates about the Water 2025 program by sending a blank email, with no text or subject line to join-water2025@listserver.usbr.gov.
Last Updated:
2/26/08