WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024
Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
Drought Resiliency can be defined as the capacity of a community to cope with and respond to drought. Under this element of the program, Reclamation will provide funding for projects that will help communities prepare for and respond to drought. Typically, these types of projects are referred to as "mitigation actions" in a drought contingency plan.
Reclamation will fund projects that will build resiliency to drought by:
- Increasing the reliability of water supplies
- Improving water management
- Providing benefits for fish and wildlife and the environment
This NOFO’s objective is to invite eligible applicants to submit proposals for projects that can increase water management flexibility—making our water supply more resilient. This helps to prepare for and address the impacts of drought and water supply shortages. Projects that may be funded under this NOFO are divided into four task areas (Task A, B, C, or D):
- Task A: Increasing the Reliability of Water Supplies through Infrastructure Improvements
- Task B: Increasing the Reliability of Water Supplies Through Groundwater Recovery
- Task C: Projects to Improve Water Management through Decision Support Tools, Modeling, and Measurement
- Task D: Construction of domestic water supply projects for Tribes or disadvantaged communities that do not have reliable access to water supplies