Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR MB 20 F001
The FY 2020 Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) opportunity for the Missouri Basin Region is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, under CFDA 15.530. It is designed to support practical, planning-focused work that strengthens water conservation and improves how water is managed by entities that receive water from Federal reclamation projects. The program traces back to 1996, when Reclamation created WCFSP to encourage conservation in day-to-day operations and to help agricultural and urban water districts develop and carry out water conservation plans that align with the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.
This particular funding announcement focuses on providing cost-shared financial assistance for planning and technical groundwork that can lead to measurable improvements once implemented. In plain terms, the grant is meant to pay for the front-end work that makes later on-the-ground improvements possible, such as creating or updating water conservation plans, designing water management upgrades, and performing analyses that identify the best opportunities to reduce losses or operate systems more efficiently. Reclamation describes several categories of eligible activities within WCFSP, including developing water conservation plans, designing water management improvements, conducting System Optimization Reviews to pinpoint operational or infrastructure changes that could improve performance, and running demonstration activities that help agencies and districts better understand and adopt water conservation technologies.
The goal of the Missouri Basin Region FY 2020 planning funding is to advance projects that will ultimately increase water reliability and improve water management through expanded technologies and improved modeling capabilities. That emphasis on technology and modeling signals that Reclamation is looking for proposals that go beyond general planning language and instead produce actionable tools, designs, analyses, or decision-support capabilities. The opportunity is also framed as consistent with the October 19, 2018 Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West, which reinforces the broader federal priority of improving the dependability of water supplies and deliveries through better management and modernization.
Administratively, this opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number BOR MB 20 F001, with an initial posting (creation) date of January 13, 2020, and an original closing date of March 17, 2020. Awards were expected to be limited and competitive, with an estimated four awards anticipated. The maximum federal funding amount (award ceiling) listed for an individual award is $100,000. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is natural resources, reflecting its focus on water conservation, operational efficiency, and planning for improved system performance.
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement, which typically means applicants may include certain local entities such as irrigation districts, water districts, tribes, municipalities, or other qualifying organizations involved in managing or delivering water associated with federal projects, depending on the specific eligibility language in the full FOA. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted planning support: it helps water management entities in the Missouri Basin Region prepare the technical and analytical work needed to implement future conservation and modernization actions that improve reliability, efficiency, and decision-making.Apply for BOR MB 20 F001
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2020 Water Conservation Field Services Program: Missouri Basin Region" 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 Jan 13, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 17, 2020. (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 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FY 2020 Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) - Missouri Basin Region: FAQs
1. What is this grant opportunity?
This is the FY 2020 Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) funding opportunity for the Missouri Basin Region. It is a discretionary, competitive grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, under CFDA 15.530.
2. What is the purpose of the WCFSP grant?
The purpose is to fund practical, planning-focused work that strengthens water conservation and improves water management for entities that receive water from Federal reclamation projects. The funding is aimed at the front-end planning and technical groundwork that enables later implementation of measurable improvements.
3. What kinds of projects is the program trying to support?
The program supports planning and technical activities that can lead to improved water reliability and better water management. The FY 2020 Missouri Basin Region emphasis highlights expanded technologies and improved modeling capabilities, suggesting an interest in proposals that produce actionable tools, designs, analyses, or decision-support capabilities.
4. Is this funding meant for on-the-ground construction or implementation?
Based on the description provided, this opportunity is primarily meant to pay for planning and technical groundwork (the front-end work) that makes later on-the-ground improvements possible, rather than funding the full implementation of construction or operational upgrades.
5. What are examples of eligible activities under WCFSP?
Eligible activity categories described include:
- Developing water conservation plans
- Updating existing water conservation plans
- Designing water management improvements
- Conducting System Optimization Reviews to identify operational or infrastructure changes that could improve performance
- Running demonstration activities that help agencies and districts understand and adopt water conservation technologies
6. What is meant by "planning and technical groundwork"?
In this announcement, planning and technical groundwork refers to preparatory work such as studies, analyses, plan development, design concepts, and other technical efforts that identify the best opportunities to reduce losses, operate systems more efficiently, and prepare for future conservation or modernization actions.
7. What are "System Optimization Reviews" in the context of this program?
System Optimization Reviews are described as a type of eligible activity used to pinpoint operational or infrastructure changes that could improve overall system performance, efficiency, or water management outcomes.
8. What does the Missouri Basin Region FY 2020 funding specifically emphasize?
The Missouri Basin Region FY 2020 planning funding emphasizes projects that will ultimately increase water reliability and improve water management through expanded technologies and improved modeling capabilities.
9. What does "cost-shared financial assistance" mean here?
The announcement states that the funding provides cost-shared financial assistance, meaning the federal funding is intended to be shared with non-federal contributions (cost share). The exact cost-share requirements and what qualifies as match are referenced as being in the full announcement.
10. Who is the federal agency offering this grant?
The grant is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.
11. What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 15.530.
12. What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is BOR MB 20 F001.
13. When was this opportunity posted and when was it originally due?
The initial posting (creation) date is January 13, 2020, and the original closing date is March 17, 2020.
14. How competitive is this funding opportunity?
It is described as limited and competitive, with an estimated four awards anticipated.
15. What is the maximum federal award amount?
The maximum federal funding amount (award ceiling) for an individual award is $100,000.
16. What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a grant.
17. What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is natural resources, reflecting a focus on water conservation, operational efficiency, and planning for improved system performance.
18. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full announcement. The description indicates applicants may include certain local entities such as irrigation districts, water districts, tribes, municipalities, or other qualifying organizations involved in managing or delivering water associated with federal reclamation projects, depending on the specific eligibility language in the full FOA.
19. What kinds of organizations is this grant designed to help?
The opportunity is designed to support entities that receive water from Federal reclamation projects and want to strengthen water conservation and improve how water is managed and delivered.
20. How does this opportunity connect to broader federal priorities?
The opportunity is framed as consistent with the October 19, 2018 Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West, reflecting a federal priority on improving the dependability of water supplies and deliveries through better management and modernization.
21. What is the historical background of WCFSP?
Reclamation created the WCFSP in 1996 to encourage conservation in day-to-day operations and to help agricultural and urban water districts develop and carry out water conservation plans aligned with the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.
22. What does the program expect proposals to produce?
The description suggests Reclamation is looking for outcomes that go beyond general planning language, such as actionable tools, designs, analyses, or decision-support capabilities that can be used to implement future improvements and achieve measurable results.
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