Deadline: April 15, 2025
Award Amount: Task A: $500,000–$2,000,000 per project
Task B: $3,000,000–$10,000,000 per project
Match: A non-Federal cost-share of at least 35 percent is required
Eligible Entities: Category A: States, Tribes, irrigation districts, or water districts; State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; Agencies established under State law for the joint exercise of powers; Other entities or organizations that own a dam that is eligible for upgrade, modification, or removal. Category B: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership with, and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A, with respect to a project that includes land or infrastructure owned by the Category A entity.
Description: The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible applicants (Section C.1. Eligible Applicants) to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on the study, design, and construction of Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects that are collaboratively developed, have widespread regional benefits, and are for the purpose of improving of the health of fisheries, wildlife, and aquatic habitat through restoration and improved fish passage. As used here, “aquatic ecosystem” refers to freshwater and brackish water habitats such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, wetlands, swamps, and estuaries and the adjacent floodplains, riparian corridors, deltas, and shallow aquifers that interact with surface water.