How much funding is available in total?

$25,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing: false

OtherOpenFixedBureau of Reclamation

WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program

Awards $50,000 – $300,000 per recipient for existing watershed group, new watershed group (sponsored by state, tribe, local or special district, local governmental entity, interstate organization, non-profit organization, or institute of higher education), other legal entity, closing Feb 15, 2028.

Official page

Existing watershed groupNew watershed group (sponsored by state, Tribe, local or special district, local governmental entity, interstate organization, non-profit organization, or institute of higher education)Other Legal Entity Alaska American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Guam Hawaii Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Oklahoma Oregon Puerto Rico South Dakota Texas Utah Virgin Islands Washington Wyoming Natural Resources

In one sentence

WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program awards $50,000 – $300,000 per recipient, open to existing watershed group, new watershed group (sponsored by state, tribe, local or special district, local governmental entity, interstate organization, non-profit organization, or institute of…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $25,000,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $300,000
Award floor: $50,000; Award ceiling: $300,000; Estimated total funding: $25,000,000 with expected number of awards: 100
Award floor: $50,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Feb 15, 2028
Deadline type: fixed
Opens: Jun 10, 2026
Status: Open
Eligible entities: Existing watershed group · New watershed group (sponsored by state, Tribe, local or special district, local governmental entity, interstate organization, non-profit organization, or institute of higher education) · Other Legal Entity
Geography: Alaska · American Samoa · Arizona · California · Colorado · Guam · Hawaii · Idaho · Kansas · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Mexico · North Dakota · Northern Mariana Islands · Oklahoma · Oregon · Puerto Rico · South Dakota · Texas · Utah · Virgin Islands · Washington · Wyoming
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
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

$25,000,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$300,000

Source wording: “Award floor: $50,000; Award ceiling: $300,000; Estimated total funding: $25,000,000 with expected number of awards: 100”

Who can apply?

entity

Existing watershed group, New watershed group (sponsored by state, Tribe, local or special district, local governmental entity, interstate organization, non-profit organization, or institute of higher education), Other Legal Entity

Source field: entity types

state

Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wyoming

Source field: states

industry

Natural Resources

Source field: industries

use

Restoration planning, Watershed group development, Watershed management project planning and design

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Existing watershed groups must be legally incorporated as non-profit organizations and meet the definition of a watershed group under the Cooperative Watershed Management Act. New watershed groups must be located in eligible states/territories and sponsored by eligible entities. Federal governmental entities and individuals are ineligible.

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

When does it close?

Feb 15, 2028532 daysfixed deadline

What can the money be used for?

Watershed group developmentRestoration planningWatershed management project planning and design

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?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No
Cost sharing: false

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: $50,000 – $300,000 per recipient. The source states: “Award floor: $50,000; Award ceiling: $300,000; Estimated total funding: $25,000,000 with expected number of awards: 100”.
How much funding is available in total?: $25,000,000 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?: Feb 15, 2028.
Who is eligible to apply?: Existing watershed group, New watershed group (sponsored by state, Tribe, local or special district, local governmental entity, interstate organization, non-profit organization, or institute of higher education), Other Legal Entity.
Which locations are eligible?: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wyoming.
What can the funding be used for?: Watershed group development, Restoration planning, Watershed management project planning and design, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing: false

Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-01

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-01

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.