WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: June 10, 2026
Archive date: May 15, 2028
Close date: February 15, 2028
Opportunity ID: 362755
Opportunity number: R26AS00349
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Bureau of Reclamation
Agency code: DOI-BOR
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $300,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Natural Resources
Eligible Applicants
- Others
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:doi_bor
- category_of_funding_activity:natural_resources
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:others
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program funding opportunity invites eligible entities to apply for funding to develop local solutions to address their water management needs. This opportunity provides funding for watershed group development, restoration planning, and watershed management project planning and design. By providing this funding, Reclamation promotes water reliability and cooperation between stakeholders to reduce conflict, facilitate solutions to complex water issues, and stretch limited water supplies.The WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program demonstrably advances Trump administration priorities, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14154 (January 20, 2025): Unleashing American Energy (E.O. 14154) and Secretarial Order 3418, and aligns with other priorities and requirements, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14332 (August 7, 2025): Improving Oversight in Federal Grantmaking (E.O. 14332).