WaterSMART

Drought Response Program

The Bureau of Reclamation's Drought Response Program supports a proactive approach to drought by providing assistance to water managers to: develop and update comprehensive drought plans, and implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought.

Program areas include:

• Contingency Planning
• Resiliency Projects
• Emergency Response Actions

Documents

• Drought Response Program Fact Sheet
• Drought Response Program Framework
• Drought Resiliency Projects vs. Small Storage Program

Announcements

• Drought Resiliency Funding Opportunity Webinar

  The Bureau of Reclamation hosted a webinar on August 15, 2024 to discuss the FY25 Drought Resiliency Projects funding opportunity. On July 24, 2024, The Bureau of Reclamation published a funding opportunity for the WaterSMART Drought Response Program’s Drought Resiliency Projects (DRP). This funding opportunity supports the implementation of drought mitigation projects that will build long-term resilience to drought. Through this funding opportunity, Reclamation provides financial assistance for projects that, when implemented, will increase water supply reliability and improve water management.

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