Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR MP 16 N021
Apply for BOR MP 16 N021
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Upper Klamath Basin Water Measurement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.517.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 30, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 14, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Upper Klamath Basin Water Measurement grant opportunity is a Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior) discretionary grant aimed at improving how water is measured and managed in the Upper Klamath Basin, a region that straddles the Oregon-California border and includes high desert landscapes as well as precipitation-heavy Cascade and upland areas. Because streamflow and groundwater discharge support perennial streams, shallow lakes, and wetlands, water management in the basin affects not only agriculture but also major wildlife habitat and downstream river conditions, including the Klamath River system that historically supported anadromous fish runs. The opportunity is framed around the basin's growing exposure to drought and the need for better data and verification standards so water managers can make more reliable operational decisions.
A major driver behind the funding is the basin's intense competition for limited water supplies. The agricultural economy depends heavily on irrigation, with more than 500,000 acres irrigated in the Upper Klamath Basin and roughly 190,000 acres within the federal Klamath Project operated by Reclamation. Upper Klamath Lake is the principal supply source for the Klamath Project, but Reclamation must also comply with Endangered Species Act requirements. Those biological opinions require maintaining certain lake levels to protect endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers, while also meeting specific downstream flow targets in the Klamath River to support listed salmon. During drought years, this balancing act becomes especially difficult, and the grant is positioned as a practical step toward reducing uncertainty by strengthening measurement accuracy and consistency across the system.
The grant is supported by drought-relief funding and focuses on improving the basin's instrumentation and measurement practices. The work includes creating and implementing an improved device verification standard (a QA/QC-oriented certification or verification approach) so measurement devices used by landowners and managers can be checked and trusted. Alongside that, the grant supports the facilitation of the Upper Klamath Water Measurement Coordination Group, which is intended to bring stakeholders together around a shared measurement improvement effort. The overall idea is that better calibrated and verified measurement devices, combined with coordinated planning and site selection, can lead to more accurate accounting of diversions and flows, which in turn supports better drought response, forecasting, and day-to-day water operations.
Recipient responsibilities are clearly spelled out and revolve around coordination, field evaluation, and development of the verification process. The recipient is expected to participate actively in the Upper Klamath Water Measurement Coordination Group by attending quarterly meetings, assisting with evaluation of sites where improved water measurement devices should be installed, and developing and implementing a cost-effective QA/QC certification and verification process for water measurement devices used by Klamath Project landowners. The funding also contemplates purchasing devices used for testing water measurement equipment, which supports the hands-on technical side of certification and verification rather than leaving it as a purely administrative standard.
Reclamation's role is described as limited and typical for federal financial assistance rather than a heavily collaborative project. The notice states that no substantial involvement from Reclamation is anticipated for successful completion; instead, Reclamation will perform standard stewardship duties like monitoring performance and providing technical assistance if the recipient requests it. That structure signals the intent to fund an entity that can operate relatively independently while still aligning outputs with Reclamation's broader water management mission in the basin.
A notable feature of this opportunity is that it was issued as a single-source award rather than an open competition, justified on the basis of unique qualifications. The Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) is identified as the intended partner because of its established presence and reputation in the local community, which Reclamation views as important for trusted technical analysis and practical recommendations on water measurement solutions in a changing climate. In other words, the agency is prioritizing an organization that can combine technical credibility with local stakeholder acceptance, which can be crucial when measurement changes affect irrigation operations and water allocation discussions.
Legally, the opportunity is tied to Public Law 106-498, the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000. That statute authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with state, local, tribal, and stakeholder interests, to conduct feasibility studies and related work aimed at augmenting water supplies, improving water quality, supporting water-rights claim resolution efforts, and reducing conflicts between the Upper and Lower Klamath Basins. The act emphasizes using existing data when possible, continuing hydrologic studies (including USGS surveys), and reporting study findings to Congress. It also contains explicit limitations and water-rights protections, clarifying that the act does not create or alter water rights, does not preempt state water law or compacts, and does not grant non-federal entities the ability to exercise federal water rights.
In practical grant terms, the opportunity was listed under CFDA 15.517 as a natural resources grant, with eligibility limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The award ceiling is $75,000 with an expectation of one award. The opportunity was posted June 30, 2016, with an original closing date of July 14, 2016. Overall, the funding targets a specific, operationally focused outcome: build a more reliable and standardized approach to water measurement and verification in the Upper Klamath Basin so that drought-era decision-making and compliance with ecological flow and lake level requirements can be based on data that stakeholders and managers have stronger reasons to trust.
Upper Klamath Basin Water Measurement Grant (CFDA 15.517) - FAQs
What is the Upper Klamath Basin Water Measurement grant opportunity?
It is a Bureau of Reclamation (U.S. Department of the Interior) discretionary grant focused on improving how water is measured and managed in the Upper Klamath Basin. The funding emphasizes better measurement accuracy, consistency, and verification so water managers can make more reliable operational decisions, especially during drought conditions.
Which geographic area does the grant focus on?
The grant focuses on the Upper Klamath Basin, a region spanning the Oregon-California border. The basin includes high desert areas as well as precipitation-heavy Cascade and upland مناطق, and it contains perennial streams, shallow lakes, and wetlands supported by streamflow and groundwater discharge.
Why is improved water measurement a priority in the Upper Klamath Basin?
The basin faces growing exposure to drought and intense competition for limited water supplies. Accurate and trusted measurement helps reduce uncertainty in water accounting and supports better day-to-day operations, forecasting, and drought response.
How does water management in this basin affect resources beyond agriculture?
Water management affects major wildlife habitat and downstream river conditions, including the broader Klamath River system that historically supported anadromous fish runs. Measurement improvements are framed as a way to support operational decisions tied to both water users and ecological needs.
How large is irrigated agriculture in the Upper Klamath Basin?
The opportunity description notes more than 500,000 acres are irrigated in the Upper Klamath Basin, with roughly 190,000 acres within the federal Klamath Project operated by the Bureau of Reclamation.
What is the Klamath Project and why is it relevant to this grant?
The Klamath Project is a federal irrigation project operated by Reclamation. Upper Klamath Lake is described as the principal supply source for the project, and measurement improvements are intended to strengthen accounting of diversions and flows that influence project operations.
What operational constraints influence water deliveries in the Klamath Project?
Reclamation must comply with Endangered Species Act requirements. The described biological opinions include maintaining certain Upper Klamath Lake levels to protect endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers and meeting specific downstream flow targets in the Klamath River to support listed salmon.
How does the grant relate to drought conditions?
The grant is supported by drought-relief funding and is positioned as a practical step to reduce uncertainty during drought years by strengthening measurement accuracy and consistency. The intent is to make drought-era decisions more reliable by improving underlying data and verification standards.
What types of activities does the grant support?
The opportunity centers on improving instrumentation and measurement practices, including creating and implementing an improved device verification standard (a QA/QC-oriented certification or verification approach), supporting coordinated planning and site selection, and improving the accuracy of diversion and flow accounting across the system.
What is meant by an "improved device verification standard" in this opportunity?
It refers to a cost-effective QA/QC certification and verification process so that water measurement devices used by landowners and managers can be checked and trusted. The opportunity frames this as a practical method to increase confidence in measurement results used for operational decision-making.
Does the grant include hands-on technical work or only policy/administrative work?
It includes hands-on technical elements. The funding contemplates purchasing devices used for testing water measurement equipment, supporting the technical side of certification and verification rather than treating verification as a purely administrative standard.
What is the Upper Klamath Water Measurement Coordination Group?
It is a stakeholder coordination body intended to bring relevant parties together around a shared effort to improve water measurement in the basin. The grant supports facilitation of this group as part of the overall measurement improvement strategy.
What are the recipient's main responsibilities under this grant?
Responsibilities described in the notice focus on coordination, field evaluation, and development/implementation of the verification process. Specifically, the recipient is expected to:
- Participate actively in the Upper Klamath Water Measurement Coordination Group
- Attend quarterly coordination group meetings
- Assist with evaluation of sites where improved water measurement devices should be installed
- Develop and implement a cost-effective QA/QC certification and verification process for water measurement devices used by Klamath Project landowners
What is Reclamation's role during the project?
The notice states that no substantial involvement from Reclamation is anticipated for successful completion. Reclamation’s role is described as standard federal stewardship for financial assistance, including monitoring performance and providing technical assistance if requested by the recipient.
Is this grant an open competitive opportunity?
No. The opportunity is described as a single-source award rather than an open competition, justified on the basis of unique qualifications.
Who is identified as the intended partner/recipient?
The Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) is identified as the intended partner. The notice ties this to OIT's established presence and reputation in the local community and the value of trusted technical analysis and practical recommendations on water measurement solutions.
What kinds of applicants are eligible for this opportunity?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
What is the CFDA number and program type listed for this grant?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.517 and described as a natural resources grant.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $75,000.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity states an expectation of one award.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on June 30, 2016, with an original closing date of July 14, 2016.
What legal authority is associated with this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is tied to Public Law 106-498, the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000.
What does Public Law 106-498 authorize in relation to the Klamath Basin?
The act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with state, local, tribal, and stakeholder interests, to conduct feasibility studies and related work aimed at augmenting water supplies, improving water quality, supporting water-rights claim resolution efforts, and reducing conflicts between the Upper and Lower Klamath Basins.
Does the act emphasize use of existing data and ongoing studies?
Yes. The description notes the act emphasizes using existing data when possible, continuing hydrologic studies (including USGS surveys), and reporting study findings to Congress.
Does this opportunity change or determine water rights?
No. The cited statute contains limitations and water-rights protections, stating that it does not create or alter water rights, does not preempt state water law or compacts, and does not grant non-federal entities the ability to exercise federal water rights.
What is the practical outcome this grant is trying to achieve?
The stated aim is to build a more reliable and standardized approach to water measurement and verification in the Upper Klamath Basin. By improving calibration, verification, and coordinated site selection, the grant seeks to strengthen confidence in data used for drought response, forecasting, and operational decisions tied to lake level and downstream flow requirements.
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