Assistance Listings

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief

Objectives

Funding under the Drought Response Program will be provided to: (1) develop or update comprehensive drought contingency plans and (2) implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought and water scarcity.

Examples of Funded Projects

Assistance Listing Description

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Range: $ 20,000 - $5,000,000 Average: $887,259

Accomplishments

Account Identification

14-0680-0-1-301

Types of Assistance

B - Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)

Credentials and Documentation

Applicant Eligibility

1) Drought contingency planning: Eligible applicants include States, Indian tTribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located within Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Utah, Washington, America Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 2) Drought Resiliency Projects: There are four Task areas associated with the Drought Resiliency Projects. Eligible applicants for Tasks A-C projects include Eligible applicants include States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or local authorities whose members include one or more other organizations with water or power delivery authority, as well as Nonprofit conservation organizations if they are acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described above. Applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico. Eligible applicants for Task D domestic water supply projects include States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority in one of the following states or territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands.

Beneficiary Eligibility

General public, entities with water or power delivery authority, Federal, States, county, local governmental entities, and Tribes located in eligible states and territories previously described in applicant eligibility.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

In general, projects should be completed within 2 to 3 years of award, depending on the amount of funding requested. Applications for plans/projects requiring more time will be considered for funding only under limited circumstances. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program

Use of Assistance

For all recipients, funding under the Drought Response Program will be provided to: (1) develop and update Drought Contingency Plans and (2) implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought. For further information, please contact a program coordinator listed at https://www.usbr.gov/drought/.Each Notice of Funding Opportunity offered through the Drought Response Program includes specific information about ineligible activities.Yes; For further information, please contact the regional offices.

Deadlines

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Drought Contingency Planning applicants must contact the Drought Response Program Coordinator prior to applying.

Application Procedures

2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program.

Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for this listing will be posted on Grants.gov (opens in new window) (opens in new window).

Notice of Funding Opportunities for this listing will be posted on Grants.gov. The Notice of Funding Opportunity will contain all information regarding application procedures for submitting applications, instructions, and points of contact.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Criteria varies by funding category and is specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. For more information, see https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/

Award Procedure

Proposals received in response to the funding opportunity are reviewed through a competitive, merit-based review process, and are rated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the funding opportunity. Reclamation will make awards to the highest rated proposals based on the amount of funding available each year. For other awards made under this Assistance Listing using the statutory authorities, the awards may be made competitively or non-competitively.

Date Range for Approval/Disapproval

See Reclamation’s WaterSMART website https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/ for schedule information.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable. Not applicable. Upon request, Reclamation will provide all applicants with information on why their proposals were not selected.

Policy Requirements

Reports

Audits

Records

All recipients of Federal awards shall maintain project records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333 Retention Requirements for Records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report, or for Federal awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient. Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities must not impose any other record retention requirements upon non-Federal entities, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.333.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature

2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below.

Formula and Matching Requirements

Regional or Local Locations:

Headquarters Office: