Bureau of Reclamation Announces WaterSMART: Small-Scale Water Efficiency Grants Awards

On September 5, 2019 the Bureau of Reclamation announced awards through the WaterSMART: Small-Scale Water Efficiency Grants program. The program awarded $4.1 million to 63 different projects in multiple states throughout the western United States.

 The Small-Scale Water Efficiency Grants program provides funding for a variety of water conservation and efficiency programs including installation of flow measurement or automation in a specific part of a water delivery system, and lining of a section of a canal to address seepage. No project may receive more than $75,000 and applicants are required to provide a 50 percent match

TFG is pleased to announce four clients received funding through this announcement:

• Imperial Irrigation District, Flow Measurement Equipment - $62,175
• Lower Tule Irrigation District, Recharge Basin Metering System - $75,000
• Palmdale Water District, Landscape Water Use Efficiency Project, Phase II - $75,000
• Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District, Converting CW 10.6 Open Lateral to Buried Pipe System - $66,418

 TFG wishes to extend a congratulations to each of these Districts, and understands the importance of reliable and efficient water sources for communities in the western U.S. A list of currently open WaterSMART opportunities are listed below. If you are interested in applying to any of these programs please contact your client manager.

 Open WaterSMART opportunities:

• FY 2019 Water Reclamation and Reuse Research under the Title XVI Program – closes September 23, 2019
• FY 2020/2021 Water and Energy Efficiency Grants – closes October 3, 2019
• FY 2020/2021 Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects – closes October 16, 2019
• FY 2019 Applied Science Grants – closes October 30, 2019