WaterSMART Drought Response Program

Objective

The Drought Response Program provides cost-shared financial assistance for entities to develop or update comprehensive drought contingency plans that include drought monitoring, vulnerability assessments, mitigation and response actions, an operational and administrative framework, and a plan update process.

Who Can Apply

• Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
• County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
• Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Other Special Disctrict Government

Eligible applicants include States, Tribes, 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.

Who Benefits

• Other

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

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

sneff@usbr.gov
303-445-2881