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WaterSMART Drought Response Program — Grants for Drought Resilience

The Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Drought Response Program provides funding to help States, Tribes, and other eligible entities improve drought resilience through planning, infrastructure upgrades, water-source diversification, and decision-support tools. Applicants can leverage federal and non-federal cost-share funding to develop drought contingency plans and implement projects that inc…

Source

Agency: Bureau of Reclamation

Award

Total Funding: $13.5M

Award Ceiling: $1.5M

Award Floor: $25,000

Total Awards Given 20

Dates

Application Deadline: July 28, 2026

Eligibility

industry:agriculture

industry:energy

industry:research

location:texas

tribal

Keywords

drought resilience

water management

water storage

water-diversification

decision-support

infrastructure

tribal partnerships

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