Planning and Project Design

Planning and Project Design offers cost sharing with Reclamation for projects that conserve water, improve water management, enhance water supply, provide drought resiliency, and develop water marketing strategies. It encourages early-stage planning and project scoping for water strategy grants and design for project-specific medium to large scale implementation projects.

Contacts

For additional on WaterSMART Planning and Project Design, please contact Ms. Irene Hoiby at 303-445-3575 or send an email to ihoiby@usbr.gov.

Announcements

• FY24 Planning and Project Design Grants, and FY24 Drought Resiliency Projects Webinar

  The Bureau of Reclamation hosted an informational webinar on Thursday, August 24th, to discuss eligible applicants and project types, program requirements, and the evaluation criteria for both the Planning and Project Design Grants funding opportunity and the Drought Resliency Prjects funding opportunity. The new Planning and Project Design Grants funding opportunity includes Water Strategy Grants, Project Design Grants, and Drought Contingency Planning.

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