WaterSMART Funding Opportunity

The USBR Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP) and Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects has a call for applications, closing as early as March and late as May. The CWMP in particular is a great opportunity for either your FHP or your local partners to obtain three years of funding from one application for personnel, travel, and other coordination activities and requires no non-federal match. This is an excellent opportunity to increase capacity for executing strategic fish habitat conservation objectives.

There are links below to examples of successful applications. If you look at the list of those who have received funding in previous years, you will likely see organizations with whom you are familiar.

Here are some helpful links and resources from a recent Bureau of Reclamation briefing:

CWMP is now open through May 20^th 2025 under opportunity number R25AS00206 on grants.gov.

Examples of successful applications that have been previously selected for CWMP funding are housed here: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/cwmp/examples.html

AERP is open through April 15^th 2025 under opportunity number R25AS00029 on grants.gov.

Examples of successful applications that have been previously selected for AERP funding are housed here: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/aquatic/selected.html
Webinar on January 16th at 1 MST
- An informational webinar will be held on January 16th, 2025 at 1pm MT. Please use this link to join the webinar live or to view the recording after.

EWRP is open through Mar 11, 2025 under opportunity number R24AS00299

Examples of successful applications that have been previously selected for EWRP funding are housed here: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/ewrp/selected.html
A link to the EWRP webinar can be found under Announcements on our WaterSMART webpage: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/index.html

Planning and Project Design Grants - funding opportunity expected to open in the summer of 2025