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Reclamation Announces Funding for Bay-Delta Restoration Program: CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants

Media Contact: Louis Moore, 916-978-5100, WMoore@usbr.gov

For Release: February 03, 2014

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of up to $2 million for award under the Bay-Delta Restoration Program: CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants. The federal funding cap is $300,000 per award, not to exceed 50 percent of project costs.

The Bay-Delta Restoration Program is a collaborative effort among 25 state and federal agencies. Their joint mission is to improve California’s water supply and the ecological health of the San Francisco Bay/ Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Bay-Delta). The Bay-Delta provides water for urban, agricultural, industrial and environmental uses.

A key element of the Bay-Delta Restoration Program is water use efficiency. The CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grant Program was established to accelerate the implementation of cost-effective actions that provide state-wide benefits of water conservation. Water conservation and water use efficiency are critical elements of any plan to address Bay-Delta water concerns. With leveraged water efficiency grants, an important step will be taken towards increasing conservation for a more efficient use of water in California.

The FOA invites eligible applicants to utilize their resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects emphasizing water use efficiency and conservation activities that will improve ecosystem health, water supply reliability and water quality. Projects that focus on increasing the capability of on-farm water conservation and water use efficiency should be undertaken by farmers and ranchers through irrigation system improvements and irrigation efficiency enhancements.

Proposals must be submitted on line at www.grants.gov using Funding Opportunity Number R14AS00020. The deadline for submission is Thursday, March 6, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. PST. Awards will be announced spring 2014. For additional information, please contact Angela Anderson at 916-978-5212 (TTY 800-877-8339) or aanderson@usbr.gov.

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