WaterSMART

WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow)

The American West faces serious water challenges. Wide-spread drought, increased populations, aging infrastructure, and environmental requirements all strain existing water and hydropower resources. Adequate and safe water supplies are fundamental to the health, economy, and security of the country. Through WaterSMART, Reclamation will continue to work cooperatively with states, tribes, and local entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply through investments to modernize existing infrastructure and attention to local water conflicts.

Announcements

• WaterSMART

  Reclamation announces grant funding available to develop local water management solutions

  

  The Bureau of Reclamation released a grant funding opportunity for communities to establish a new watershed group, expand an existing group and complete restoration planning efforts. The Cooperative Watershed Management Program encourages diverse stakeholders to form local solutions to address their water management needs. Read More →

  Funding Opportunity

• Reclamation selects 63 projects to receive $4.1 million to improve water efficiency and reliability

  The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 63 projects to receive a total of $4.1 million for small-scale water efficiency grants. The grants will help the water entities use water more efficiently and improve water supply reliability in the western United States. Read More →

  Project Descriptions

• Reclamation awards $16.98 million to five projects for water recycling and reuse in California, Hawaii and Texas

  The Bureau of Reclamation will provide a total of $16.98 million to five communities in California, Hawaii and Texas to help plan, design and construct congressionally authorized Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects. Title XVI is part of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Program that focuses on improving water conservation and helping water-resource managers across the West to make sound decisions about water use. Learn More →

• Reclamation funds local watershed projects in Montana, Oklahoma and Idaho

  The Bureau of Reclamation will provide a total of $331,792 to three groups who will undertake collaborative, on-the-ground watershed management projects. The funding will help address critical water supply needs, water quality concerns, restoration needs, meet competing demands and avoid conflicts over water. The Reclamation funding will be leveraged to support $1.2 million in watershed management improvements. Read More  →

• Reclamation announces funding opportunity grants to improve water reliability and energy efficiency

  The Bureau of Reclamation has announced that it is making grant funding available as part of the WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Program. Through water and energy efficiency grants, Reclamation provides funding to undertake projects that result in quantifiable and sustained water savings, increase the production of hydropower and support broader water reliability benefits. This funding opportunity is for projects in 2020 and 2021. Read More →

  Funding opportunity on grants.gov

• WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Webinar

  

  The Bureau of Reclamation hosted a webinar to provide information about the Cooperative Watershed Management Program Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). View the presentation.

• WaterSMART Grants and Drought Response Program Webinar

  

  Reclamation's WaterSMART Program provided information and discussed the current funding opportunities that are available on August 20, 2019. View the Presentation.