Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR MP 19 F003
The Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants: Fostering District/Farmer Partnerships opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BOR-MP-19-F003) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Mid-Pacific Region. It is authorized under Public Law 111-11 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009), Title IX, Subtitle F (Secure Water), Section 9504(a) Water Management Improvement (42 USC 10364). The basic purpose is to fund practical projects in California that conserve water, improve agricultural water management, increase energy efficiency tied to water delivery or use, and provide benefits for endangered species. A key theme throughout the program is partnership: Reclamation is looking for applicants who will bring their own funds and resources and cost share with the federal government to get high-impact projects implemented.
Eligible applicants are centered on entities that have water or power delivery authority in California, including Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other qualifying organizations (the full eligibility details are referenced in the FOA). The program places strong emphasis on projects that directly enable on-farm water conservation or on-farm water use efficiency improvements that farmers and ranchers can carry out, especially where the local water supplier plays an active, facilitative role. In practice, this means proposals are expected to show how a district or water supplier will partner with producers to make improvements possible, coordinate implementation, or remove barriers to adoption, rather than treating farm-level changes as separate from the broader water delivery system.
A notable feature of this FOA is the explicit encouragement of collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Reclamation and NRCS signal that they want water suppliers and farmers working together to define who does what and how on-farm improvements connect back to the district or supplier system. Proposals that describe on-farm efficiency work anticipated to be completed in collaboration with NRCS can receive additional consideration under the FOA evaluation structure (referenced as Category 6, NRCS Collaboration), particularly when there is a clear connection to the district's water supply. Applicants are directed to coordinate with their state NRCS office for information about potential NRCS assistance, with California contact information available through the NRCS website.
Awards are made through financial assistance agreements (grant agreements) with Reclamation. The period of performance is two years from the date the award is issued, indicating the agency expects projects to be ready to proceed and achievable within that timeframe. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $1,000,000 and anticipates around six awards, which suggests a competitive selection process and a focus on projects with clear, measurable benefits.
The FOA was expected to be posted on Grants.gov on or about January 24, 2019, and applicants were required to download the announcement from Grants.gov (no paper copies were distributed). The submission schedule was structured around two funding consideration windows: applications received by March 1, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time were considered for FY 2019 funding, while applications submitted after that deadline but before November 1, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time were considered for FY 2020 funding, contingent on appropriations. Questions about the announcement were directed to Beverly S. Breen at bbreen@usbr.gov.Apply for BOR MP 19 F003
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants Fostering District/Farmer Partnerships" 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 Jan 24, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 01, 2019. (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: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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