Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR GP 17 0004
The Water Conservation Field Services Program grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BOR GP 17 0004) is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, specifically through Reclamation's Great Plains Region, Montana Area Office. It is aimed at supporting on-the-ground water conservation and water management work carried out during fiscal year 2017, covering the period from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The program is framed as a practical, field-oriented funding source intended to move water conservation projects from ideas and planning into actionable designs and improvements that help water users manage limited supplies more efficiently.
The central purpose of this opportunity is to fund activities that align with Reclamation's Water Conservation Field Services Program, with an emphasis on projects that improve water management and conservation through either planning efforts or design-focused work. The solicitation highlights two main types of activities: Water Management and Conservation Planning and Designing Water Management Improvements. In practice, this means applicants can seek support either to develop or strengthen conservation and water management plans, or to complete engineering and technical design work that prepares specific conservation improvements for implementation. The overall intent is to support better decision-making, improved system performance, and more efficient water use through thoughtful planning and well-developed designs.
A defining feature of the opportunity is the expectation of cost-sharing. Applicants are encouraged to leverage their own funds and resources and partner with Reclamation by sharing project costs rather than relying entirely on federal funding. This structure is meant to stretch federal dollars further, demonstrate local commitment, and support projects that have strong buy-in from the organizations and communities that will ultimately use and maintain the results. While the eligibility category is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement, the general takeaway is that this is not limited strictly to one narrow applicant type; instead, the solicitation anticipates proposals from entities involved in water management and conservation work that can bring matching resources to the table.
From a funding standpoint, the award instrument is a grant, and the maximum amount available per award is capped at $100,000 (the award ceiling). Reclamation anticipated making approximately three awards under this particular notice, indicating a competitive process with a relatively small number of funded projects. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 15.530, which is the federal assistance listing historically tied to Bureau of Reclamation water-related assistance programs.
The timeline reflects a standard federal competitive grant cycle. The funding opportunity was created on February 2, 2017, and the original closing date for proposal submission was April 4, 2017. This gives applicants a limited window to prepare project narratives, budgets, and cost-share commitments, and it suggests Reclamation was looking for proposals that were ready to proceed without an extended pre-development period. Overall, the opportunity can be understood as a targeted, regionally administered funding call designed to help advance practical water conservation outcomes in Montana Area Office's sphere of responsibility by supporting credible, cost-shared planning and design work that lays the groundwork for measurable improvements in water management.Apply for BOR GP 17 0004
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Water Conservation Field Services Program, Great Plains Regional Office, Montana Area Office" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.530.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 02, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 04, 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 $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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