Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief

 

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.

Active 15.514 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 No information available. In FY17, available funding was used to select 6 Drought Contingency Plans and 11 Drought Resiliency Projects.
Fiscal Year 2018 No information available.
Fiscal Year 2019 In FY18, available funding was used to select 2 Drought Contingency Plans and 185 Drought Resiliency Projects. In FY19, available funding was used to select 18 Drought Resiliency Projects.
Fiscal Year 2020 Available funding was used to select 4 Drought Contingency Plans and 12 Drought Resiliency Projects.
Fiscal Year 2021 Reclamation announced the 5 entities were selected to receive grant funding for Drought Contingency Plans and 18 entities were selected to receive grant funding for Drought Resiliency Projects.
Fiscal Year 2022 Reclamation selected 23 entities to receive grants for Drought Resiliency Projects, and six entities to receive Drought Contingency Planning grants.
Fiscal Year 2023 Reclamation selected 36 entities to receive grants for Drought Resiliency Projects and is preparing to post the Notice of Funding Opportunity for Drought Contingency Planning grants in summer of 2023. Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, Public Law 102-250, 43 U.S.C. §§2201-2214, as amended; and Section 9504(a), Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, (Public Law 111-11), as amended.
Public Law 117-169
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 1) Drought contingency planning: Eligible applicants include States, Indian tribes, 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: Eligible applicants include States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or 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 Arizona, California, Colorado, 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. General public; entities with water or power delivery authority, Federal, State and local governmental entities; and Tribes Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental compliance for this program may be required depending on the scope of the specific project funded. This may result in the need for a categorical exclusion checklist, environmental assessment, or environmental impact statement prior to the commencement of project activities. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The Notice of Funding Opportunity will contain all information regarding application procedures for submitting applications, instructions, and points of contact. Reclamation will make awards to the highest rated proposals based on the amount of funding available each year. Application deadlines are listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunities and vary from year to year. Contact a program coordinator at https://www.usbr.gov/drought/ for specific deadlines. Varies depending on the type and complexity of the project. Not applicable. Not applicable. Drought Contingency Plans must include input and participation by multiple stakeholders. Drought Contingency Plans must also consider uncertainties related to changing hydrologic conditions and identify potential drought mitigation and response actions to build resilience to drought. Drought resiliency and water scarcity projects supported by an existing planning effort will receive prioritization. Projects that are eligible for funding should address at least one of the following goals: 1) increase the reliability of water supply; 2) improve water management; and/or 3) provide benefits for fish and wildlife and the environment. See https://www.usbr.gov/drought/ for more information. Proposals received in response to the Notice of Funding Opportunity are initially screened for eligibility and compliance with the requirements stated in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Proposals that pass this initial screening are then reviewed through a competitive, merit-based process and are rated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. 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/ Performance Reports: Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit a performance report on a semi-annual basis. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final performance report. Not applicable. 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. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 50%. The Federal share of the cost of drought contingency plans and drought resiliency projects carried out under this Program generally shall not exceed 50% of the total cost of the plan or project. However, disadvantaged communities may request a financial hardship waiver of all or part of the cost to develop or update a Drought Contingency Plan. The non-Federal share of the cost of operating and maintaining any infrastructure improvement funded through this program as a drought resiliency project grant shall be 100 percent.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. In general, Drought Contingency Plans and Drought Resiliency Projects should be completed within 2 to 3 years of award. Applications for plans/projects requiring more time will be considered for funding only under limited circumstances. Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program None/Not specified. Sheri Looper
Bureau of Reclamation, Attn: Sheri Looper, Mail Code 86-69200, PO Box 25007
Denver , CO 80225-0007 US
slooper@usbr.gov
Phone: (303)445-2232 https://www.usbr.gov/drought/ 14-0680-0-1-301 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$40,000,000.00; FY 23 est $38,000,000.00; FY 24 est $23,999,999.00; FY 21$14,500,000.00; FY 20$8,000,000.00; FY 19$9,000,000.00; FY 18$3,250,000.00; FY 17$6,900,000.00; - (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $84,000,000.00; FY 24 Estimate Not Available - BIL Funding(Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $0.00; FY 24 Estimate Not Available - IRA Funding Range: $ 20,000 - $5,000,000 Average: $887,259 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. Fiscal Year 2017 No information available. This program funds collaborative Drought Contingency Plans that will help provide water managers prepare in advance of a drought. For example, the Dolores Water Conservancy District in Colorado will develop a Drought Contingency plan in partnership with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch Enterprise, and the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company. The plan will include the areas served by the Bureau of Reclamation's Dolores Project, located in southwest Colorado, which provides irrigation water for approximately 36,600 acres of irrigated land, provides municipal and industrial water to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the tribal community of Towaoc, several other towns and cities, and serves downstream fish and wildlife purposes. The Dolores Project suffered severe shortages (25%) from drought in 2013. The plan will include a comprehensive evaluation of mitigation and response actions to reduce water shortages and improve drought resiliency for water users through collaboration with local agricultural districts, tribal farmers, municipal and industrial users, non-governmental organizations, and Federal and state agencies This program also funds Drought Resiliency Projects that help provide water managers with flexibility during periods of drought. For example, in Arizona, the City of Phoenix, will purchase components for a well as part of an Aquifer Storage and Recovery Well Restoration project at their Deer Valley Water Treatment plant. The City will construct a dual-purpose well that will directly inject under-utilized surface water supplies into the aquifer for later withdrawal during times of drought. The City, which services more than 1.5 million residents, is currently experiencing drought conditions. This project enables the City to maintain a supply of surplus water while offering operational flexibility during times of drought. The City estimates the groundwater recharge to be 2,400 gallons per minute, or approximately 3,874 acre-feet per year.
Fiscal Year 2018 No information available.
Fiscal Year 2019 This program funds collaborative Drought Contingency Plans that will help provide water managers prepare in advance of a drought. For example, the Dolores Water Conservancy District in Colorado will develop a Drought Contingency plan in partnership with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch Enterprise, and the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company. The plan will include the areas served by the Bureau of Reclamation's Dolores Project, located in southwest Colorado, which provides irrigation water for approximately 36,600 acres of irrigated land, provides municipal and industrial water to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the tribal community of Towaoc, several other towns and cities, and serves downstream fish and wildlife purposes. The Dolores Project suffered severe shortages (25%) from drought in 2013. The plan will include a comprehensive evaluation of mitigation and response actions to reduce water shortages and improve drought resiliency for water users through collaboration with local agricultural districts, tribal farmers, municipal and industrial users, non-governmental organizations, and Federal and state agencies This program also funds Drought Resiliency Projects that help provide water managers with flexibility during periods of drought. For example, in Arizona, the City of Phoenix, will purchase components for a well as part of an Aquifer Storage and Recovery Well Restoration project at their Deer Valley Water Treatment plant. The City will construct a dual-purpose well that will directly inject under-utilized surface water supplies into the aquifer for later withdrawal during times of drought. The City, which services more than 1.5 million residents, is currently experiencing drought conditions. This project enables the City to maintain a supply of surplus water while offering operational flexibility during times of drought. The City estimates the groundwater recharge to be 2,400 gallons per minute, or approximately 3,874 acre-feet per year.
Fiscal Year 2020 This program funds collaborative Drought Contingency Plans that will help provide water managers prepare in advance of a drought. This program also funds Drought Resiliency Projects that help provide water managers with flexibility during periods of drought. For example, the Dolores Water Conservancy District in Colorado will develop a Drought Contingency plan in partnership with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch Enterprise, and the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company. The plan will include the areas served by the Bureau of Reclamation's Dolores Project, located in southwest Colorado, which provides irrigation water for approximately 36,600 acres of irrigated land, provides municipal and industrial water to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the tribal community of Towaoc, several other towns and cities, and serves downstream fish and wildlife purposes. The Dolores Project suffered severe shortages (25%) from drought in 2013. The plan will include a comprehensive evaluation of mitigation and response actions to reduce water shortages and improve drought resiliency for water users through collaboration with local agricultural districts, tribal farmers, municipal and industrial users, non-governmental organizations, and Federal and state agencies
Fiscal Year 2021 This program funds collaborative Drought Contingency Plans that will help provide water managers prepare in advance of a drought. This program also funds Drought Resiliency Projects that help provide water managers with flexibility during periods of drought. For example, in Arizona, the City of Phoenix, will purchase components for a well as part of an Aquifer Storage and Recovery Well Restoration project at their Deer Valley Water Treatment plant. The City will construct a dual-purpose well that will directly inject under-utilized surface water supplies into the aquifer for later withdrawal during times of drought. The City, which services more than 1.5 million residents, is currently experiencing drought conditions. This project enables the City to maintain a supply of surplus water while offering operational flexibility during times of drought. The City estimates the groundwater recharge to be 2,400 gallons per minute, or approximately 3,874 acre-feet per year.
Fiscal Year 2022 The Bella Vista Water District (District) in Shasta County, California, will construct a new 3-million-gallon water tank and add supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) functionality to three existing wells. The project will facilitate conjunctive use and will improve operational management of groundwater and surface water supplies providing an additional average annual water supply of 2,618 acre-feet. The project will also provide emergency water supplies, facilitate water transfers, and improve water supply reliability and drought mitigation. The proposed water tank was one of the highest ranked drought mitigation actions in the 2021 Drought Contingency Plan developed by the District with assistance from a WaterSMART Drought Contingency Planning grant.