Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR DO 17 F011
WaterSMART Grants: Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects for Fiscal Year 2017 is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, under Funding Opportunity Number BOR DO 17 F011. The program falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is listed under CFDA 15.507. It is designed to help fund targeted, practical water efficiency improvements that are relatively small in scale but ready to move forward because they have already been identified and prioritized through the applicant's own planning efforts. In other words, the focus is not on creating a plan from scratch, but on implementing specific efficiency actions that planning has already shown to be worthwhile.
The core purpose of the announcement is to support small-scale water efficiency projects that can deliver measurable benefits, typically by improving how water is conserved, conveyed, managed, or used. While the source summary does not list example project types, the emphasis on "small-scale water efficiency" generally aligns with implementable actions like system upgrades, operational improvements, or on-the-ground measures that reduce water losses or improve delivery efficiency. The requirement that projects be "prioritized through planning efforts led by the applicant" signals that applicants are expected to demonstrate a clear planning basis and justification for why the proposed project is the chosen next step, including how it fits into broader water management goals.
Awards under this funding opportunity are grants, with an award ceiling of $75,000 per project. The Bureau of Reclamation anticipated making about 30 awards, indicating a competitive but relatively broad distribution of modest awards intended to catalyze many smaller improvements across multiple applicants rather than a few large infrastructure projects. The opportunity was created on November 17, 2016, and the original closing date for applications was April 27, 2017, which set the window for eligible entities to prepare and submit proposals.
Eligibility is described as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement's eligibility section, meaning interested applicants would need to consult the FOA's detailed eligibility language to confirm whether their organization type qualifies. This category is often used when eligibility includes a mix of entities that do not fit neatly into a single label, potentially encompassing local and regional water management organizations, special districts, tribes, or other non-federal partners, depending on the specific FOA terms.
Overall, this 2017 WaterSMART small-scale program is structured to provide limited but meaningful federal support for ready-to-implement water efficiency projects that have a documented planning foundation, with relatively small grant amounts intended to accelerate near-term, practical improvements in water use and management.Apply for BOR DO 17 F011
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "WaterSMART Grants: Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects for Fiscal Year 2017" 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 Nov 17, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 27, 2017. (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 $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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