Bay-Delta Restoration Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 15.570
- Agency
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Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
- Grant awards
- 9 $3,521,250 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 14-0687-0-1-301
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation funds water use efficiency and conservation projects in the California Bay-Delta through the Bay-Delta Restoration Program (CFDA 15.570), with the most recent grant award made April 1, 2023, and a notice of funding opportunity posted December 17, 2024, with a paused review status and originally scheduled January 31, 2025 due date.
The program supports implementation, demonstration, and pilot projects that increase water supply reliability and improve water management within the CALFED solution area. Funded activities include turf-to-landscape conversion rebates, water conveyance infrastructure upgrades, automated irrigation control structures, recycled water system efficiency improvements, and groundwater recharge interties designed to reduce reliance on pumping and operational spills. Projects that consist solely of research, feasibility studies, planning, or education are ineligible. Federal assistance is limited to $500,000 or less per year, with applicants required to cost-share and projects typically completed within two years of award. Recipients are water districts, cities, or entities with water delivery authority located within the CALFED solution area.
The Bureau of Reclamation is the sole funder across nine Project Grants awarded since July 2018, with combined federal dollars obligated at $3.5 million and combined total dollars obligated (including recipient cost-share) at $3.9 million. Awards have been distributed at a rate of 1–2 per year, with recent activity levels stable through 2023. All awards have been Project Grants.
Recent awards illustrate the scope: Contra Costa Water District received $300,000 in April 2023 to administer a lawn-to-garden rebate program targeting 600,000 square feet of turf conversion with projected 60 acre-feet-per-year water savings; Cawelo Water District received $500,000 in June 2022 to construct an intertie increasing water conveyance capacity by 2,160 acre-feet annually; and a water district received $482,501.50 in September 2022 to upsize approximately 9,487 linear feet of distribution pipe to optimize recharge capacity.
The most recent opportunity (R25AS00432) is paused under review. The prior opportunity (BOR-CGB-21-F001), posted November 2020 for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, has closed.
Objective and description
- Objective
The CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grant program promotes projects that emphasize water use efficiency and conservation activities that result in benefits for the California-Bay Delta.
- Description
Serving Water Districts, Cities, or any entity with water delivery authority. Continuous improvement, maintenance, and operational support to improve the use of water resources. Develop and support methods to use water more efficiently and support the update of water delivery facilities to the latest technology. Focusing on increasing water supply through efficiency at every level. Proposals may include any type of implementation, demonstration, pilot water use efficiency, or conservation projects that have benefits to the California Bay-Delta. Projects that only consist of research or feasibility studies, planning or education will not be funded. Financial assistance is limited to $500,000 or less, per year. For further information, please contact the regional office.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Applicants must be located in the CALFED solution area. For the geographic extent of the CALFED Solution Area please refer to the map available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/docs/calfed-solution-area.pdf.
- Beneficiary eligibility
California Bay-Delta CALFED Solution Area
- Uses of assistance
Funding is made available for feasible urban and agricultural projects that improve ecosystem health (including protection of endangered and threatened species), water supply reliability, or water quality of the California Bay-Delta through water use efficiency and conservation measures that result in quantifiable and reliable water savings or improved water management.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
In general, projects should be completed within 2 years of award. Applications for projects requiring more time will be considered for funding only under limited circumstances. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Specific evaluation criteria will be included in the funding announcements posted on www.grants.gov.
- Award procedure
Proposals received in response to the announcement are reviewed on the basis of a competitive, merit-based review process, and are rated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the announcement. Reclamation will make awards to the highest rated proposals based on the amount of funding available each year.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay-Delta Restoration Program: CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026 | Closed | ||
| Bay-Delta Restoration Program: CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 | Closed |
Grant awards
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semitropic Water Storage District Irrigation Water System Financing Corporation | $972,803 | 28% |
| 2 | Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District | $524,307 | 15% |
| 3 | Cawelo Water District | $500,000 | 14% |
| 4 | Meridian Farms Water Company | $469,700 | 13% |
| 5 | Sutter Extension Water District | $393,820 | 11% |
| 6 | Delta Diablo | $363,421 | 10% |
| 7 | Contra Costa Water District | $297,200 | 8% |
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | -$451,693 |
| FY2023 | $297,200 |
| FY2022 | $2,430,503 |
| FY2021 | $363,421 |
| FY2020 | $881,820 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 15.570?
Assistance Listing 15.570 is Bay-Delta Restoration Program, a federal grant program run by Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior).
What is the CFDA number for Bay-Delta Restoration Program?
Its CFDA number is 15.570: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 15.570 awarded?
9 grant awards under 15.570 have obligated $3,521,250 in federal funds to 7 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 15.570?
The recipients obligated the most under Bay-Delta Restoration Program are Semitropic Water Storage District Irrigation Water System Financing Corporation ($972,803), Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District ($524,307) and Cawelo Water District ($500,000).
Are there open grant opportunities under 15.570?
No opportunity listed under 15.570 is open now. The latest, Bay-Delta Restoration Program: CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026, was posted on December 17, 2024.
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