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WaterSMART
The American West faces serious water challenges. Wide-spread drought, increased populations, aging infrastructure, and environmental requirements all strain existing water and hydropower resources. Adequate and safe water supplies are fundamental to the health, economy, and security of the country. Through WaterSMART, Reclamation will continue to work cooperatively with states, tribes, and local entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply through investments to modernize existing infrastructure and avoid potential water conflicts.
Join the WaterSMART Mailing List
You may complete this form to receive WaterSMART program notification from the Bureau of Reclamation.WaterSMART Project Selections Overview
Since January 2021, Reclamation has selected 539 projects to be funded with $239.8 million in WaterSMART funding, in conjunction with $2 billion in non-Federal funding, across the western states.
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Announcements
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Webinar for WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects
On Thursday, April 25th at 2pm MDT Reclamation's WaterSMART program will host a webinar to discuss the Environmental Water Resources Projects funding opportunity, which was posted to grants.gov on April 18th, 2024. The funding opportunity supports collaboratively developed projects that provide significant ecological benefits, including water conservation and efficiency projects, water management and infrastructure improvements, river and watershed restoration, and nature-based solutions implementation. Applications are due by June 18th, 2024 . The webinar will include information regarding eligibility, program requirements, and the selection process, and feature a question and answer session. The webinar will be recorded and available for those who are unable to join live.
Interested individuals can join the webinar live here.
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Secretary Haaland Announces Up To $95 Million through the President’s Investing in America Agenda for Water Resources and Ecosystem Health
During remarks at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in Albuquerque today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the availability of up to $95 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for projects to bolster water resources, advance ecosystem health and support resilience in communities facing drought and other climate change impacts. Read More →
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Reclamation provides $13.3 million in grants to improve to enhance water management and forecast tools in the West
The Bureau of Reclamation is investing $13.3 million in 51 external applied science projects in 12 states that will develop tools and information to support water management. The projects selected include the development of modeling and forecasting tools, hydrologic data platforms and new data sets to inform decision-making. Read More →