DOI Opens $180M for WaterSMART Recycling Projects
Eligible applicants: States, tribal entities, local authorities, local governments. Applications are due: September 30, 2024
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity (this program is currently accepting applications)
Opportunity: WaterSMART: Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024
Overview and Eligible Uses: The objective of the Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects NOFO is to invite eligible applicants to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on the planning, design, and construction of Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects. As part of the implementation of the new Large-Scale Water Recycling Program, Reclamation has identified four stages of project development: planning; 30% design; 100% design; and construction. As each project proposed for funding progresses through those stages, Reclamation will work with the project sponsor to gather and review updated information to ensure that the project meets all statutory and programmatic requirements.
Amount: Up to $180M across 2-10 awards
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Eligible Applicants:
States, Indian Tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, water districts, wastewater districts; and any state, regional, or other organization with water or power delivery authority
State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority
An agency established under State law for the joint exercise of powers, or a combination of entities described above.
Note: All applicants must be located in the Western United States; specifically: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Key Dates: This Rolling NOFO will have three Application Submittal Periods with a final closing on September 30, 2024. The due dates are for each closing period:
First Application Submittal Period due date is November 21, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Second Application Submittal Period due date is March 29, 2024, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Applications received after November 21, 2023, 4:00 p.m. MST and before March 29, 2024, 4:00 p.m. MDT, will be considered for the Second Submittal Period.
Third and Final Application Submittal Period due date is September 30, 2024, 4:00 p.m. MDT. Applications received after March 29, 2024, 4:00 p.m. MDT and before September 30, 2024, 4:00 p.m. MDT will be considered for the third and Final Submittal Period.
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