Water Funding Opportunity Navigator


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13		Federal and state funding opportunities are dispersed across many agencies and levels of government and can often be difficult to find and digest. This database is intended to serve as a tool for people and organizations across Colorado to navigate all available funding opportunities for water projects in a single place. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) has made significant new funds available for water infrastructure. The widespread availability of new funds and the imperative to utilize them to Colorado's benefit elevates the importance of clear communication and information sharing amongst the Colorado water community. We hope this tool can assist people and organizations across Colorado in making the most out of this historic investment.
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19		This tool provides interested parties with links to open opportunities, descriptions of opportunities, contact information at relevant agencies, dollar amounts available, cost-share requirements, and eligibility criteria. In an effort to help organizations prioritize workload, the spreadsheets are each filtered to show opportunities with approaching deadlines first. Opportunities with rolling deadlines or longer lead time will be shown further down in each sheet. However, it is important to note that many grant applications can take significant time and resources to complete and organizations should be thinking as far ahead as is feasible. Although expired grant opportunities will be removed periodically, a negative number in the "days until close" column would indicate that the deadline has passed. New opportunities will be added periodically. While every effort will be made to address all available opportunities, this list may not be comprehensive.
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26		For questions about specific funding opportunities, please use the contacts listed. For questions about this tool, please contact Nate Pearson, Recovery Officer at the Department of Natural Resources (nate.pearson@state.co.us).
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47	R23AS00000	Water Conservation Field Services Program Financial Assistance for FY23 and FY24	The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the geographic area covered by the Upper Colorado Basin Office to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing water conservation planning with Reclamation to make more efficient use of existing water supplies.	DOI-BOR	Leslie Walker	Apr 14, 2023	Oct 13, 2023	-51		$100,000	50%	State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; andother organizations with water or power authority.
48	R23AS00446	WaterSMART-Applied Science Grants for Fiscal Year 2023	The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible non-Federal entities to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on applied science projects (Project) to improve access to and use of hydrologic data, develop and improve water management tools, improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, improve water management, and support nature-based solutions. Project results must be readily applicable by managers—resulting in tools and information that can be used to support: water supply reliability, water delivery management, water marketing activities, drought management activities, conjunctive use of ground and surface water, water rights administration, ability to meet endangered species requirements, watershed health, conservation and efficiency, support for nature-based solutions and other water management objectives.Note: Projects that support nature-based solutions have been added to the NOFO objectives in this announcement.	DOI-BOR	Nathan Moeller	Jun 29, 2023	Oct 17, 2023	-47	$400,000	$400,000	Variable	Differs depending on category
49	R24AS00007	WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024	This NOFO’s objective is to invite eligible applicants to submit proposals for projects that can increase water management flexibility—making our water supply more resilient. This helps to prepare for and address the impacts of drought and water supply shortages. Projects that may be funded under this NOFO are divided into four task areas (Task A, B, C, or D), and a brief summary of each task area is provided below. For more detailed information regarding task areas, please see Section C.4. Eligible Projects. Task A: Increasing the Reliability of Water Supplies through Infrastructure Improvements. Task B: Increasing the Reliability of Water Supplies Through Groundwater Recovery. Task C: Projects to Improve Water Management through Decision Support Tools, Modeling, and Measurement. Task D: Construction of domestic water supply projects for Tribes or disadvantaged communities that do not have reliable access to water supplies.	DOI-BOR	Karen Shubert	Aug 7, 2023	Oct 31, 2023	-33		$5,000,000	Variable	States, Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; state, regional, or local authorities whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. Category B: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership and with the agreement of an entity described in Category A. Domestic Water Supply Projects: Task D: A State, Tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery
50	R24AS00016	FY24 Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects	The United States Department of the Interior (Department), Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Desalination and Water Purification Research Program (DWPR) works with Reclamation researchers and partners to develop innovative, cost-effective, and technologically efficient ways to desalinate and treat water.DWPR funding plays a critical role in iterating an idea from the lab to a real-world demonstration, yielding products that serve the water treatment community and attract commercialization interest. Reclamation is interested in research where the benefits are widespread but where private-sector entities are not able to make the full investment and assume all the risks. Reclamation is also interested in research that has a national significance—where the issues are of large-scale concern and the benefits accrue to a large sector of the public.The goal of the DWPR program is to address the need to reduce the costs, energy requirements, and environmental impacts of treating impaired and unusable water. The program also aligns with Executive Order (E.O.) 14008, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” by investing in development and application of advanced water treatment technologies that expand access to otherwise unusable water resources, thereby increasing water supply flexibility under the risks of long-term climate change and shorter-term drought.	DOI-BOR	Christina Munoz	Sep 12, 2023	Nov 15, 2023	-18	$2,000,000	$800,000	Variable	State governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, individuals, and for profit organizations
51	R23AS00433	WaterSMART: Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024	The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Department) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies for future generations in support of the Department’s priorities. Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to support stakeholder efforts to stretch scarce water supplies and avoid conflicts over water.Through the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program (Title XVI), authorized by P.L. 102-575 in 1992, Reclamation provides financial and technical assistance to local water agencies for the planning, design, and construction of water reclamation and reuse projects. Water recycling is a tool in stretching the limited water supplies in the Western United States. Title XVI projects develop and supplement urban and irrigation water supplies through water reuse, thereby improving efficiency, providing flexibility during water shortages, and diversifying the water supply. These projects provide growing communities with new sources of clean water which increases water management flexibility and makes our water supply more reliable.Through the Large-Scale Water Recycling Program, Reclamation will provide up to 25 percent (%) Federal cost share, with no per-project Federal funding maximum, to water recycling projects that have a total project cost greater than or equal to $500 million. Large-scale water recycling projects will play an important role in helping communities develop local, drought-resistant sources of water supply by turning currently unusable water sources into a new source of water supply that is less vulnerable to drought and climate change. T	DOI-BOR	Diana Blake	Sep 6, 2023	Nov 21, 2023	-12	$180,000,000	$180,000,000	75%	State, tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, water districts, wastewater districts, organizations with water or power delivery authority.
52	R24AS00010	Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects	The U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, administers the Small Surface and Groundwater Storage Program (Small Storage Program) to promote Federal assistance to enhance water storage opportunities for future generations in support of the Department’s priorities. Reclamation leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to support stakeholder efforts to stretch scarce water supplies and avoid conflicts over water.Congress enacted the BIL on November 15, 2021. Title IX—Western Water Infrastructure was enacted to address water storage infrastructure that is critical to the Nation’s economic growth, health, and competitiveness. Section 40903 authorizes Reclamation to provide funding for small surface water storage and groundwater storage projects.Surface water and groundwater storage are essential tools in stretching the limited water supplies in the Western United States. Water storage projects enhance and make more reliable municipal and irrigation water supplies as well as provide opportunities to enhance groundwater management abilities and to provide water quality improvements and ecosystem benefits. These projects will provide Western communities with new sources of water and increase water management flexibility, making water supply more reliable. Water storage projects help water managers increase resilience to climate change and are directly aligned with Executive Order (EO) 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, see https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad. Further, EO 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, calls on agencies to advance equity through identifying and addressing barriers to equal opportunities across policies and programs, including grant opportunities. Water storage projects are an important part of Reclamation and the Department’s priorities.The objective of this NOFO is to invite sponsors of small surface water and groundwater storage projects (projects) to request cost-shared funding for the planning, design, and/or construction of those projects.	DOI-BOR	Christina Munoz	Sep 18, 2023	Nov 30, 2023	-3		$30,000,000	75%	Sponsors of small surface water and groundwater storage projects located in the Western United States
53	R23AS00362	WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I for Fiscal Year 2023	The objective of this NOFO is to invite states, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, local governmental entities, non-profit organizations, Existing Watershed Groups, and local and special districts (e.g., irrigation and water districts, conservation districts, natural resource districts) to submit proposals for Phase I activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and design watershed management projects. See Section C.4. Eligible Projects for a more comprehensive description of eligible activities.A “watershed group,” as defined in Section 6001(6) of the Cooperative Watershed Management Act (see Section A.1. Authority for full citation) is a grassroots, non-regulatory entity that addresses water availability and quality issues within the relevant watershed, is capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources in the watershed, makes decisions on a consensus basis, and represents a diverse group of stakeholders, including hydroelectric producers, livestock grazing, timber production, land development, recreation or tourism, irrigated agriculture, the environment, municipal water supplies, private property owners, Federal, state and local governments, Tribes, and disadvantaged communities.	DOI-BOR	Christina Munoz	Aug 7, 2023	Dec 5, 2023	2		$300,000	None	Applicants eligible to receive an award as a New Watershed Group include states, Indian Tribes, local and special districts (e.g., irrigation, water districts, water conservation districts,), local governmental entities, interstate organizations, non-profit organizations, and institutes of higher education sponsoring a watershed group. To be eligible, applicants must also meet all the following requirements: 1. Be sponsoring the development of a New Watershed Group 2. Significantly affect or be affected by the quality or quantity of water in a watershed 3. Be capable of promoting the sustainable use of water resources. Applicants eligible to receive an award as an Existing W atershed Group include states, Indian Tribes, local and special districts (e.g., irrigation, water districts, water conservation districts), local governmental entities, interstate organizations, non-profit organizations, and institutes of higher education sponsoring a watershed group. To be eligible, applicants must also be an Existing Watershed Group
54	R23AS00465	WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects Under the WIIN Act for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024	The objective of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to invite sponsors of eligible seawater and brackish water desalination projects to request cost-shared funding for planning, design, and/or construction of those projects.This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is issued under the authority of the Water Desalination Act of 1996, Public Law (P.L.) 104-298, as amended by section 4009(a) of Title II, Subtitle J of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, P.L. 114-322.The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Department) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies for future generations in support of the Department’s priorities. Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to support stakeholder efforts to stretch scarce water supplies and avoid conflicts over water.The WIIN Act was enacted in December 2016 to address water resources infrastructure that is critical to the Nation’s economic growth, health, and competitiveness. Section 4009(a) of Subtitle J of WIIN includes amendments to the Water Desalination Act of 1996 that authorize Reclamation to provide funding for construction of desalination projects.Desalination is an essential tool in stretching the limited water supplies in the Western United States. Desalination projects develop and supplement municipal and irrigation water supplies through the treatment of ocean or brackish water, thereby providing a local supply, providing flexibility during water shortages, and diversifying the water supply portfolio. These projects provide growing communities with new sources of clean water and increase water management flexibility, making water supplies more reliable. Desalination Construction Projects also provide support for priorities identified in Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and aligned with other priorities, such as those identified in E.O. 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. WaterSMART Desalination Construction Projects will advance the Biden- Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. Established by E.O. 14008, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities.1 Desalination projects are an important part of the Department’s WaterSMART Program.	DOI-BOR	Diana Blake	Sep 28, 2023	Dec 7, 2023	4		$30,000,000	75%	State, tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, water districts, wastewater districts, organizations with water or power delivery authority.
55	R23AS00464	WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024	The objective of this NOFO is to invite sponsors of eligible water reuse projects to request cost-shared funding for planning, design, and/or construction of those projects. A NOFO for congressionally authorized Title XVI projects is being released separately. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Department) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies for future generations in support of the Department’s priorities. Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to support stakeholder efforts to stretch scarce water supplies and avoid conflicts over water.Through the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program (Title XVI), authorized by P.L. 102-575 in 1992, Reclamation provides financial and technical assistance to local water agencies for the planning, design, and construction of water reclamation and reuse projects. Water recycling is an important tool used to stretch limited water supplies in the Western United States. Title XVI projects develop and supplement urban and irrigation water supplies through water reuse—thereby improving efficiency, providing flexibility during water shortages, and diversifying the water supply. These projects provide growing communities with new sources of clean water which increases water management flexibility and makes water supplies more reliable. The Title XVI Program also provides support for priorities identified in Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and aligned with other priorities, such as those identified in E.O. 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The WaterSMART Title XVI Program will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. Established by E.O. 14008, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities.	DOI-BOR	Diana Blake	Sep 28, 2023	Dec 7, 2023	4		$30,000,000	75%	State, tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, water districts, wastewater districts, organizations with water or power delivery authority.
56	R23AS00463	WaterSMART: Title XVI Congressionally Authorized Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024	The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Department) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies for future generations in support of the Department’s priorities. Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to support stakeholder efforts to stretch scarce water supplies and avoid conflicts over water.Through the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program (Title XVI), authorized by P.L. 102-575 in 1992, Reclamation provides financial and technical assistance to local water agencies for the planning, design, and construction of water reclamation and reuse projects. Water recycling is an important tool used to stretch limited water supplies in the Western United States. Title XVI projects develop and supplement urban and irrigation water supplies through water reuse—thereby improving efficiency, providing flexibility during water shortages, and diversifying the water supply. These projects provide growing communities with new sources of clean water which increases water management flexibility and makes water supplies more reliable. The Title XVI Program also provides support for priorities identified in Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and aligned with other priorities, such as those identified in E.O. 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The WaterSMART Title XVI Program will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. Established by E.O. 14008, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities.The objective of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to invite sponsors of congressionally authorized water reclamation and reuse projects to request cost-shared funding for the planning, design, and/or construction of those projects. A separate NOFO for projects eligible under section 4009(c) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, P.L. 114-322, will be released	DOI-BOR	Diana Blake	Sep 28, 2023	Dec 7, 2023	4		$20,000,000	75%	State, tribes, municipalities, irrigation districts, water districts, wastewater districts, organizations with water or power delivery authority.
58	R23AS00106	WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects	The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Department) Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects (AERP) NOFO provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to restore and protect aquatic ecosystems in support of the Department’s priorities. Through AERP, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to work cooperatively with states, Tribes, and other entities as they study, design and construct aquatic ecosystem restoration projects that are collaboratively developed, have widespread regional benefits, and result in the improvement of the health of fisheries, wildlife, and aquatic habitat through restoration and improved fish passage.	DOI-BOR	Christina Munoz	Mar 16, 2023	Jan 24, 2024	52	$30,000,000	$20,000,000	35%	States, tribes, water districts, water or power delivery authorities, other entities that own a dam, non-profits
64	R23AS00109	WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants For FY 2023 and FY 2024	Through Planning and Project Design Grants, Reclamation provides funding for collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements. This includes funding for: (1) Water Strategy Grants to conduct planning activities to improve water supplies (e.g., water supplies to disadvantaged communities that do not have reliable access to water, water marketing, water conservation, drought resilience, and ecological resilience); (2) Project Design Grants to conduct project-specific design for projects to improve water management; and (3) comprehensive Drought Contingency Plans. Note that funding to develop a water marketing strategy – formerly funded through Water Marketing Strategy Grants, a stand-alone funding opportunity under WaterSMART - is now available through (1) Water Strategy Grants.	DOI_BOR	Karen Shubert	Aug 7, 2023	Apr 2, 2024	121		$400,000	Variable	Category A applicants: States, Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. Category B applicants: Nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership with, and with the agreement of, an entity described in Category A.
65	PD-21-7643	Environmental Sustainability	The goal of the Environmental Sustainability program is to promote sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems. These systems provide ecological services vital for human survival. Research efforts supported by the program typically consider long time horizons and may incorporate contributions from the social sciences and ethics. The program supports engineering research that seeks to balance society's need to provide ecological protection and maintain stable economic conditions.	NSF	NSF grants.gov support	Sep 16, 2022	Year round		$7,066,000		None	Unrestricted
66	RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2016	Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program	The Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Assistance provides grants and guaranteed loans to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements to their operations. Eligible renewable energy systems for REAP provide energy from: Wind, solar, renewable biomass (including anaerobic digesters), small hydro-electric, ocean, geothermal, or hydrogen derived from these renewable resources.	DOI-RBCS	Cindy Chadwick	Oct 13, 2005	Year Round		$35,400,000	$500,000	75%	Agricultural producers
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5	CWCB	Colorado Water Plan Grants	The purpose of the Water Plan Grant (WPG) funding is to make progress on the critical actions and measurable objectives identified in the Colorado Water Plan. All grant applications will be assessed based on funds available for a particular Water Plan category. Water Plan Grant program funding categories include: Water Storage & Supply, Water Sharing Agreements, Conservation & Land Use Planning, Engagement & Innovation, Agricultural Projects, and Watershed Health & Recreation Projects.	CWCB	Contact Category Specific Staff	Jul 1, 2023	-155	N/A	N/A	50% for projects; 25% for plans/studies	Municipalities, districts, enterprises, counties, State of Colorado agencies, mutual ditch companies, non-profit corporations, and partnerships.
6	DOLA	Energy & Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF)	The purpose of the EIAF Program is to assist political subdivisions that are socially and/or economically impacted by the development, processing, or energy conversion of minerals and mineral fuels. Funds come from the state severance tax on energy and mineral production and from a portion of the state's share of royalties paid to the federal government for mining and drilling of minerals and mineral fuels on federally-owned land.	DOLA	Regional Managers	Aug 1, 2023	-124	$15,000,000	$750,000	50%	Municipalities, counties, school districts, special districts and other political subdivisions and state agencies.
7	CWCB	Non-reimburseable Project Investment Grants	Funding for Non-Reimbursable Project Investments (NRI) utilizes money from the Construction Fund. In recent years, most of the available funding has been provided through the Water Plan Grant Program. Additional NRI money may be available for projects that are too large or do not fit the Water Plan Grant funding categories. This includes: Water-related projects or studies of statewide impact or importance; Large regional Feasibility Studies and projects designed to address statewide, region-wide or basin-wide water issues.	CWCB	Kirk Russell	Aug 1, 2023	-124	N/A	Contact Staff	Variable	Any private or public entity that can contract with the state and that can establish and document the need for the project.
8	CWCB	Agricultural Emergency Drought Response Program	Grant funds from the program can be used for the lease of emergency augmentation water during drought years. Program funds can be used primarily for the cost of emergency augmention water but can also provide for engineering, attorney fees and other water acquisition administrative costs equal to 5% of the grant amount. This program does not provide loans or grants for general operational expenses, maintenance of facilities, research or individuals.	CWCB	Nora Flynn	Jan 1, 2024	29	Up to $1M	Up to $1M	None	Agricultural organizations with existing augmentation plans located in areas where a disaster emergency has been proclaimed due to drought
9	CDPHE	Water Quality Improvement Fund Grants	The Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) provides money for water quality improvement projects using civil penalties from water quality violations. This includes storm water management training and best practices training to prevent or reduce the pollution of state waters. The grants are an important assistance tool for communities working to improve water quality in their area. Small and economically challenged communities are given priority for the funds. Entities that pay a Colorado Water Quality Control Act civil penalty are prohibited from receiving a grant from the WQIF for a period of 5 years from the date of the payment of the penalty.	CDPHE	CDPHE Grants and Loans	December of each year		N/A	Variable	Variable	Governmental agencies, publicly owned water systems, private not-for-profit public water systems, not-for-profit watershed groups, not-for-profit stormwater program administrators, not-for-profit training providers, private landowners impacted by a water quality violation. Small and disadvantaged communities are given priority for the funds.
10	DOLA	Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)	Eligible uses of funds include acquisition, design/engineering, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or installation of public improvements or public facilities.	DOLA	Regional Managers	February of each year		N/A	$600,000	Variable	Units of local governments, including counties. These entities may apply on behalf of nonprofits.
11	CDPHE	Small Communities Water and Wastewater Grants	This grant is for eligible projects are for the planning, design and construction of public water systems or domestic wastewater treatment works that serve a population of not more than 5,000 people, and are necessary for the protection of public health and water quality. We only award to communities with financial need. The financial need is determined by the Department of Local Affairs.	CDPHE	CDPHE Grants and Loans	March of each year		N/A	Variable	Variable	Governmental agencies, counties representing unincorporated areas, or not-for-profit public water systems that serve a population of not more than 5,000 people
12	CWCB	Water Project Loan Program	The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) Water Project Loan Program provides low-interest loans for the design and construction of agricultural, municipal and hydro projects in Colorado. A minimum loan request of $100,000 is recommended. Projects financed by the Water Project Loan Program must align with the goals identified in Colorado’s Water Plan and its measurable objectives.	CWCB	Matt Stearns	Requests for less than $10M considered on a rolling basis; larger requests must be submitted Aug 1 each year		N/A	N/A	N/A	Any private or public entity that can contract with the state and that can establish and document the need for the project.
13	CWCB	Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund Grants	The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) has been authorized by the State of Colorado to grant money to existing water supply facilities to help preserve a balance between development of the state’s resources and the protection of the state’s fish and wildlife resources. The grant money is awarded for mitigation of existing water diversion, delivery or storage facilities.	CWCB	Chris Sturm	Rolling		N/A	Contact staff	Variable	Operators of existing water diversion, delivery or storage facility projects and the CWCB. Entities that do not operate such facilities, such as certain municipalities, watershed groups, and others, are encouraged to contact CWCB staff to explore the opportunities for joint application with the CWCB.
14	CDPHE	Lead Testing at Public Schools Grant	We offer grants to reduce lead exposure for the public, especially young children. Through grants, we want to raise awareness of lead risks, increase testing for lead in drinking water, identify potential lead sources, and take action to address lead exposure.	CDPHE	CDPHE Grants and Loans	Rolling		N/A	Variable	Variable	Local Public Health Agencies or other county agencies
15	CWCB	Water Supply Reserve Fund Grants	The WSRF Program provides grants and loans to assist Colorado water users in addressing their critical water supply issues and interests. The funds help eligible entities complete water activities, which may include competitive grants for: Technical assistance regarding permitting, feasibility studies and environmental compliance; Studies or analysis of structural, nonstructural, consumptive and nonconsumptive water needs, projects or activities; and Design of structural projects or activities. Infrastructure replacement or maintenance projects; and Activities that promote education, outreach, and innovation consistent with the mission and goals of the Colorado Water Plan Requests for funds from the WSRF program must be approved by at least one of Colorado’s nine basin roundtables. The request is then forwarded to the CWCB to evaluate and make final funding decisions.	CWCB	Contact Basin Roundtables	Rolling; applicants must submit no later than the first of the month, three months prior to bimonthly CWCB meetings		N/A	N/A	25%	Municipalities, districts, enterprises, counties, State of Colorado agencies, mutual ditch companies, non-profit corporations, and partnerships.
16	CDPHE	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund	Water treatment, storage and distribution projects emphasizing health hazards and compliance standards - Interest on leveraged loans at 70-80% of market - Direct loans interest rate currently 2.25% - 30 year maximum - No limit for leveraged loans (subject to availability of funds) - $3M limit for direct loans Disadvantaged Community Program: Reduced rates available depending on severity of Disadvantaged status (1.5% or 0.5%). Planning, Design & Engineering Grants and principal forgiveness may be available. Up to $10K Planning Grant with 20% local match for planning and design and up to $300K Design & Engineering Grant	CDPHE, DOLA, and CWRPDA	CDPHE Grants and Loans	Rolling; applications accepted Jan 15, Feb 15, Apr 15, Jun 15, Aug 15, Oct 15, and Nov 15		N/A	Variable	None	Publicly owned and private nonprofit drinking water systems
17	CDPHE	Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund	Wastewater treatment and colletion, nonpoint source pollution, and storm water projects - Interest on leveraged loans at 70-80% of market - Direct loans interest rate currently 2.25% - 30 year maximum - No limit for leveraged loans (subject to availability of funds) - $3M limit for direct loans Green Project Reserve Program: Reduced rates available for eligible green costs greater than 15% of total project cost, (reduced interest rate for the first $3M only). Disadvantaged Community Program: Reduced rates available depending on severity of Disadvantaged status (1.5% or 0.5%). Planning, Design & Engineering Grants and principal forgiveness may be available. Up to $10K Planning Grant with 20% local match for planning and design and up to $300K Design & Engineering Grant	CDPHE, DOLA, and CWRPDA	CDPHE Grants and Loans	Rolling; applications accepted Jan 15, Feb 15, Apr 15, Jun 15, Aug 15, Oct 15, and Nov 16		N/A	Variable	None	Publicly owned drinking water systems
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