WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects 2027 Grant
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In context
This call is open to local authorities, Indigenous communities and non-profits, at scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States.
This Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART funding opportunity supports construction of desalination projects that augment water supplies in western U.S. states. It is aimed at public water agencies, tribes, and other eligible water entities seeking cost-share funding for brackish or seawater desalination infrastructure.
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Key requirements
- ✓Applicant must be an eligible entity such as a state, tribe, irrigation or water district, or municipality in the Reclamation service area
- ✓Project must be a desalination construction project that increases water supply or reliability in the western United States
- ✓Non-federal cost-share is required and projects are subject to Reclamation's WaterSMART application and evaluation criteria
Frequently asked questions
- When is the WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects deadline?
- Applications close 26 Aug 2027.
- Who can apply for WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; local-authority, indigenous-community, nonprofit.
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- It allows 469 days to respond, longer than the typical 55 days across 22 similar grants.
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