Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR MP 17 F002
The Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BOR-MP-17-F002) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region. It was issued under the authority of Public Law 111-11 (42 USC 10364), Title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Subtitle F (Secure Water), Section 9504(a) focused on water management improvement. The core purpose is to fund practical, on-the-ground efforts that conserve agricultural water and make water delivery and use more efficient, especially in ways that can be replicated across a district or region.
The program is aimed at California-based entities that have water or power delivery authority, with eligibility specifically highlighting Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and similar organizations (including special district governments). The structure is cost-shared, meaning applicants are expected to bring their own funding and resources to the table and partner with Reclamation to expand what can be accomplished. The overall emphasis is on projects that save water, improve water management, develop or enable new water supplies for agricultural irrigation, increase energy efficiency in water operations, and provide benefits to endangered species. In other words, the program is not just about reducing use in a narrow sense; it is also about improving how water is tracked, moved, and applied so that the same agricultural activity can be supported with less waste, less energy, and fewer environmental impacts.
A major priority within this FOA is strengthening on-farm water conservation and water-use efficiency. Reclamation signaled that proposals increasing the capability or success rate of on-farm improvements undertaken by farmers and ranchers would score particularly well, reflecting increased weighting for this category in 2016. The FOA also actively encourages partnerships between water suppliers (such as districts) and their client farmers, based on the idea that supplier-farmer coordination is one of the most effective ways to identify real needs, remove barriers to adoption, and scale conservation measures across a service area rather than relying on isolated, one-off upgrades.
A key feature is the coordination with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Reclamation selects applicants for funding under the FOA in coordination with NRCS, and projects that include elements facilitating on-farm improvements may trigger accelerated technical and financial assistance to participating farmers and ranchers through the USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This EQIP support is intended for situations where multiple farmers are likely to participate and where individual EQIP applications and proposed practices meet EQIP eligibility requirements. Practically, that makes the FOA especially relevant for district-led programs that create the conditions for many growers to adopt efficient irrigation technology or management practices, supported by NRCS expertise and cost-share at the farm level.
Awards under this opportunity had an award ceiling of $1,000,000, with an expectation of about six awards. Funded applicants would enter into a financial assistance agreement with Reclamation, and the period of performance is two years from the date of issuance, which indicates an emphasis on projects that can be implemented and show measurable progress within a relatively tight timeline.
For timing and access, the announcement was posted to Grants.gov around December 5, 2016, and proposals were due February 14, 2017, no later than 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The FOA was available only through Grants.gov with no paper distribution. Administrative questions were directed to Leanne Henderson (lhenderson@usbr.gov), while technical questions were directed to Anna Sutton (asutton@usbr.gov).Apply for BOR MP 17 F002
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.507.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 05, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 14, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments.
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