WaterSMART

Water Marketing Strategy Grants

Through the WaterSMART Water Marketing Strategy Grants, Reclamation provides assistance to states, tribes, and local governments to conduct planning activities to develop water marketing strategies that establish or expand water markets or water marketing activities between willing participants, in compliance with state and Federal laws.

Announcements

• Webinar: Water Marketing Strategy Grants

  The Bureau of Reclamation hosted a webinar on the Water Marketing Strategy Grants funding opportunity on June 21. The topics included eligible project types and evaluation criteria that will be used to rank the applications.

  WaterSMART Grants: Water Marketing Strategy Grants Webinar PowerPoint

• Reclamation makes up to $3 million available for 2019 Water Marketing Strategy Grants funding opportunity

  The 2019 Water Marketing Strategy Grants funding opportunity is now available from the Bureau of Reclamation. This funding opportunity is available to water entities to establish or expand water markets or water marketing activities. Reclamation will make available up to $200,000 for simple projects that can be completed within two years and up to $400,000 for more complex projects that can be completed in three years. Up to $3 million is available for this funding opportunity. Read More →

  2019 Water Marketing Strategy Grants Funding Opportunity

• Bureau of Reclamation awards $1.3 million to seven projects to develop water market strategies in their communities

  Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman announced that Reclamation has awarded $1.3 million to seven projects to establish or expand water markets or water marketing activities. These seven projects are located in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Washington. Read More →

  Selected Projects