Federal Resource Protection

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation administers Federal Resource Protection (CFDA 15.515), which funds law enforcement and public safety operations at Bureau of Reclamation water resource development projects, dams, reservoirs, and associated facilities; the program's most recent grant award was made on July 21, 2006, making it inactive for the past 20 years.

This program is not currently active. The portfolio records 14 total awards spanning from 2000 to 2006, with award frequency declining sharply from seven awards in 2002 to one per year from 2004 through 2006. No grant opportunities have been posted recently, and no awards have been obligated since 2006. Combined federal dollars obligated total $5.6 million across the program's lifetime.

All awards are structured as Cooperative Agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies and county governments. Recipients include county sheriff's departments and state agencies tasked with law enforcement, security surveillance, and public safety at specific Bureau of Reclamation facilities across multiple states. Recent representative awards funded law enforcement at the Flaming Gorge Dam (Cooperative Agreement 02FC406600, $2.78 million), law enforcement at the Colorado Big Thompson Project facilities (Cooperative Agreement 03FC601771, $698 thousand), public safety at Glen Canyon Dam (two cooperative agreements totaling approximately $456 thousand), and heightened security surveillance at Wyoming state project dams and powerplants (Cooperative Agreement 03FC601795, $172 thousand). Awards ranged from $16 thousand to $2.78 million, with typical awards in the $50 thousand to $700 thousand band.

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation is the sole funding source for all 14 awards. No current grant opportunities are available under this listing.