Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief

Objective

The Drought Response Program provides assistance to: (1) develop or update comprehensive drought contingency plans and (2) implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought and water scarcity.

Who Can Apply

• State
• County Government
• City or Township Government
• Special District Government
• Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization

1) Drought contingency planning: Eligible applicants include States, Indian tTribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located within Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Utah, Washington, America Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 2) Drought Resiliency Projects: Eligible applicants include States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or local authorities whose members include one or more other organizations with water or power delivery authority, as well as Nonprofit conservation organizations if they are acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described above. Applicants must be located in the Western United States or United States Territories, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico. Eligible applicants for Task D domestic water supply projects include States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority in one of the following states or territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands.

Who Benefits

• Anyone/general public
• State
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

General public, entities with water or power delivery authority, Federal, States, county, local governmental entities, and Tribes located in eligible states and territories previously described in applicant eligibility.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)

Program Contact

slooper@usbr.gov
(303)445-2232