National Priorities: Occurrence and Implications of De Facto Water Reuse on Drinking Water Supplies Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a grant opportunity titled "National Priorities: Occurrence and Implications of De Facto Water Reuse on Drinking Water Supplies". This grant aims to address the knowledge gaps associated with the extent and variability of water quality impacted by wastewater effluent, the potential associations between levels of de facto reuse and human health risk, and the interventions needed to mitigate the impacts of de facto reuse. The grant requires cost sharing or matching and falls under the category of funding activity for the environment. The estimated total program funding is $9,500,000, with an award ceiling of $2,375,000. The EPA expects to make 4 awards. The deadline for submission is August 21, 2024. For more information on eligibility, please refer to Section III of the Notice of Funding Opportunity. For technical inquiries, contact Sydney Cunniff at 202-564-0868. For eligibility inquiries, contact Ron Josephson at 202-564-7823. Electronic submissions can be sent to electronic-grant-submissions@epa.gov.
WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I for Fiscal Year 2023 Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation has posted a grant opportunity titled "WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I for Fiscal Year 2023". This grant is in the category of Natural Resources and falls under the funding instrument type of Grant. The grant does not require any cost sharing or matching requirement.
The objective of this grant is to invite various entities such as states, Indian Tribes, local and special districts, non-profit organizations, and Existing Watershed Groups to submit proposals for Phase I activities. These activities include developing a watershed group, completing watershed restoration planning activities, and designing watershed management projects.
A watershed group, as defined in the Cooperative Watershed Management Act, is a grassroots, non-regulatory entity that addresses water availability and quality issues within the relevant watershed. It promotes the sustainable use of water resources, makes decisions on a consensus basis, and represents a diverse group of stakeholders. These stakeholders include hydroelectric producers, livestock grazing, timber production, land development, recreation or tourism, irrigated agriculture, the environment, municipal water supplies, private property owners, Federal, state and local governments, Tribes, and disadvantaged communities.
The grant has a close date of September 3, 2024, and the award ceiling is $300,000, with an award floor of $10,000. Applicants must be located in specific states or territories, and non-profit organizations must be located in the United States or one of the identified territories.
For more information and to submit applications, interested parties can contact Christina Munoz at bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov. The grant application periods are December 5, 2023, and September 3, 2024, with electronic applications due by 4:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time and Mountain Daylight Time respectively.
F24AS00414 Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act Fiscal Year 2024 Fish and Wildlife Service
The Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant opportunity titled "Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act Fiscal Year 2024" with a funding instrument type of Grant. This grant falls under the category of Natural Resources and is a discretionary opportunity. The grant requires cost sharing or matching and has a CFDA number of 15.685. The eligible applicants for this grant are unrestricted, and the additional information on eligibility states that the activities proposed under this award must be located in the Pacific Ocean drainages of California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, or Montana.
The purpose of this grant is to implement the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act (FRIMA) of 2000, which aims to decrease fish mortality associated with water withdrawal for irrigation and other purposes without impairing the continued withdrawal of water. The grant focuses on the voluntary fish screening and passage program in the Pacific Ocean drainage areas of Idaho, western Montana, Oregon, Washington, and now California. The eligible projects include fish screens, fish passage devices, and related inventories by the states.
The National Fish Passage Program (NFPP) will administer the grant and provide technical and financial assistance to partners for the development, improvement, or installation of fish screens, fish passage devices, and related features in Pacific Ocean drainages in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and California. The NFPP aims to maintain or increase fish populations, improve ecosystem resiliency, and provide quality fishing experiences.
Applicants must ensure that activities occurring outside the United States or its territories are coordinated with appropriate U.S. and foreign government authorities and obtain necessary licenses, permits, or approvals. The grant requires a 35% non-Federal cost share, which can include funding from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Project components funded under this grant are ineligible for federal funds from any other source, except for BPA funds, for the same purpose. The award minimum is $100,000, and the maximum is $1,000,000. Non-Federal participants in projects carried out under the program on non-U.S. government-owned land or facilities are responsible for all associated costs.
The close date for initial proposals is September 30, 2024, and full financial assistance applications are due by April 30, 2025. For more information, contact John Netto at john_netto@fws.gov.
Scalable and Replicable Watershed Resilience Evaluation Engineer Research and Development Center
The Engineer Research and Development Center is offering a federal grant opportunity titled "Scalable and Replicable Watershed Resilience Evaluation". This cooperative agreement aims to develop replicable processes, methods, and tools to measure resilience and conduct resilience assessments across communities in a watershed. The objective is to address specific threat scenarios acting on individual vulnerabilities of specific communities and multiple compounding threats acting at a watershed-wide scale. The grantee will work on developing a methodological toolbox for resilience quantification and decision support for watershed-level mitigation efforts. Additionally, the grantee will support the development of collaborative approaches to build a shared vision of resilience scalable to all levels of a watershed. The grant has an estimated total program funding of $965,000 and expects to make one award. The close date for applications is July 31, 2024. For more information, you can contact Phoebe V Fuller at phoebe.v.fuller@usace.army.mil.
Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY24 Fish and Wildlife Service
The Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant opportunity titled "Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY24". This grant aims to provide direct technical and financial assistance to private landowners for the restoration and conservation of fish and wildlife habitat. The program is delivered through more than 250 full-time staff across all 50 states and territories. The grant seeks to align with the Secretary's priorities and promote biological diversity based on sound scientific principles. Projects funded under this opportunity will advance the missions of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The grant does not require cost sharing or matching and is open to unrestricted applicants. The estimated total program funding is $15,000,000, with an award ceiling of $750,000 and an award floor of $1. The grant application deadline is September 30, 2024, and applications must be submitted through the Grantsolutions.gov platform. It is important for applicants to consult with a local Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program office before developing or submitting an application.