Assistance program
Applied Science Grants
$19.6 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Bureau of Reclamation, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)
- CFDA number
- 15.557
- What it does
- The objective of the Applied Science Grants is to improve access to and use of hydrologic data as well as to develop and improve water management tools and improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, and improve water management.
- Who benefits
- General public, entities with water or power delivery authority, state, county, and local governmental entities, and Tribes located in eligible states and territories previously described in Category A applicant eligibility.
- Who applies
- Eligible applicants include (1) States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority 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, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands: (2) Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described above; and (3) Universities, nonprofit research institutions, federally-funded research and development centers, and non-profit entities including 501[c][3] corporations acting in partnership with an entity identified in (1) above located in the United States or American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands. Category A applicants: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority 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, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. Category B applicants: Universities, nonprofit research institutions, federally-funded research and development centers, and non-profit entities including 501[c][3]. Category B applicants must be located in the United States or American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands. These applicants must include at least one Category A entity meeting eligibility requirements as documented by a letter with the application stating the partner commits to participate and supports the project need.
- Authorized by
- Public Law 111-11, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Subtitle F, Secure Water, Section 9509 and 9504(b)
- Program site
- http://www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART/lcc/index.html ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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