Agency: Department of the Interior-Bureau of Reclamation

  • Authorizations Of Appropriations: Safety Of Dams Program

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    Agency: Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation   Description: Funding for the Safety of Dams Program, through which the Bureau of Reclamation monitors, examines, and evaluates the performance of dams in its inventory to ensure facilities do not present unreasonable risks to the public, property, or the environment. Bill Section: 40901(6) Potential Cost:…

  • Authorizations Of Appropriations: WaterSMART Grants

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    Agency: Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation   Description: Funding for competitive grants through WaterSMART for water management improvements that contribute to water supply sustainability, increase drought resilience, and that have environmental benefit. Bill Section: 40901(7) Potential Cost:      $400,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26 TCS Notes: $100,000,000 is specifically for projects that would improve the…

  • Water Storage, Groundwater Storage, and Conveyance Projects

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    Agency: Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation   Description: Funding for feasibility studies and construction for water storage, groundwater storage, and conveyance projects with existing feasibility study or construction authorization. Cost share requirements are 50% for federally owned projects and 75% for nonfederal projects. Bill Section: 40902 New or Existing: New Potential Cost:…

  • Small Water Storage and Groundwater Storage Projects

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    Agency: Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation   Description: A competitive grant program for non-federal small water storage and groundwater storage projects – projects that have storage capacity between 2,000 acre-feet and 30,000 acre-feet – with existing feasibility study or construction authorizations. Priority is given to projects that are likely to provide a…

  • Competitive Grant Program For Large-Scale Water Recycling And Reuse Program

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    Agency: Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation   Description: Competitive grant program for local, state, tribal governments or water authorities for the planning, design, and construction of large-scale projects that reclaim and reuse wastewater, impaired groundwater, or surface water in a Reclamation State. The Federal share of the cost of any project can…

  • Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan

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    Agency: Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation   Description: Financial assistance for Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan actions, including projects to conserve Colorado River water that supplies Lake Mead and other water reservoirs in the Lower Colorado River Basin or to improve the long-term efficiency of operations in the Lower Colorado River…

  • Multi-Benefit Projects To Improve Watershed Health

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    Agency: Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation   Description: To establish a competitive grant program for local, state, tribal governments, water authorities, or nonprofit organizations for the design, implementation, and monitoring of habitat restoration projects in a river basin that is adversely impacted by a Bureau of Reclamation water project. Project outcomes can…

  • Canal Improvement Projects

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    Agency: Department of the Interior-Bureau of Reclamation   Description: To design, study, and implement projects to cover canals with solar panels. Bill Section: 50232 New or Existing: New Potential Cost:      $25,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31    

  • Domestic Water Supply Projects

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    Agency: Department of the Interior-Bureau of Reclamation   Description: To provide up to 100 percent of the cost of planning, design, or construction of water projects with the primary purpose of providing domestic water supplies to disadvantaged communities or households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies. Bill Section: 50231 New or…

  • Drought Mitigation

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    Agency: Department of the Interior-Bureau of Reclamation   Description: Grants, contracts, or financial assistance agreements to complete short-term bridging actions and longer-term durable actions to protect the Colorado River and the 40 million people it serves and possibly other basins experiencing a comparable level of long-term drought, such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin, Klamath, and Rio…