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Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects (Small Storage Program)

Award ceiling
up to $30,000,000
Closes
Apr 17, 2026
Last verified
2026-09-15

Awards up to $30,000,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), special district governments, state governments, closing Apr 17, 2026.

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City or township governmentsCounty governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Special district governmentsState governmentsAKAZCACOHIIDKSMTNDNENMNVOKORSDTXUTWAWYEnvironment & Water

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Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects (Small Storage Program) awards up to $30,000,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
$43,500,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$30,000,000
up to a 25% Federal cost-share
Award floor
Not confirmed
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Apr 17, 2026
Deadline type
Fixed date
Opens
Jul 17, 2025
Status
Closed
Eligible entities
City or township governments · County governments · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · Special district governments · State governments
Geography
AK · AZ · CA · CO · HI · ID · KS · MT · ND · NE · NM · NV · OK · OR · SD · TX · UT · WA · WY
Matching funds
Yes
Disbursement
Advance(s)
Application effort
Not confirmed
Use of funds
planning · design · construction of surface and groundwater storage projects
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$43,500,000
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$30,000,000

Source wording: “up to a 25% Federal cost-share”

Who can apply?

level
federal
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Special district governments, State governments
Source field: entity types
state
AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE
+9more, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
Source field: states
industry
Environment & Water
Source field: industries
demographic
Indian tribes, tribal organizations
Source field: demographics
use
construction of surface and groundwater storage projects, design, planning
Source field: use of funds
size limit

water storage capacity between 200 acre-feet and 30,000 acre-feet

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Joint powers authorities organized pursuant to state law are eligible entities for this funding opportunity.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Apr 17, 2026ClosedDeadline type Fixed date

Submit a small storage feasibility study to Reclamation for review by February 13, 2026.

What can the money be used for?

3 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
planningdesignconstruction of surface and groundwater storage projects

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

3 fieldsEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Advance(s)
Matching funds
Yes
25% Federal cost-share

What comparable notices state

83 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Environment & Water, 83 of 209 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

  • 25th percentile$300,000
  • Median$923,809
  • 75th percentile$3,425,000

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Common questions

8 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
How much can one applicant receive?
Up to $30,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “up to a 25% Federal cost-share”.
How much funding is available in total?
$43,500,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?
Apr 17, 2026. Submit a small storage feasibility study to Reclamation for review by February 13, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?
City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Special district governments, State governments. Applicant size limit: water storage capacity between 200 acre-feet and 30,000 acre-feet.
Which locations are eligible?
AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY.
What can the funding be used for?
planning, design, construction of surface and groundwater storage projects, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
Yes. This programme requires matching funds. 25% Federal cost-share
Is the money paid up front or reimbursed?
Paid in advance rather than as a reimbursement.

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Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-09-15
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-15

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.