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- The Bureau of Reclamation Denver Office in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "WaterSMART Applied Science Grants for the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.557 Desert and Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperatives.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 21, 2012 and posted on May 18, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 28, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $685,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- In accordance with Public Law 111 11, Section 9504, of the SECURE Water Act and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661 666c, as delegated to Reclamation in Departmental Manual 255 DM 1.1B., eligible applicants include any a. States and Territories identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, as amended and supplemented specifically Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands b. Irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery in the Western United States or Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, as amended and supplemented specifically Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands c. Tribes located in the Western United States d. Universities located in the United States e. Nonprofit research institutions located in the United States f. Nonprofit organizations located in the United States o Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for funding under all three funding categories if the proposal addresses fish or wildlife habitat in wetland, riparian, or aquatic areas and there is a nexus to a Reclamation project or activity.
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Opportunity Summary:
The WaterSMART Applied Science Grants for the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) was a discretionary grant opportunity run by the Bureau of Reclamation (Denver Office) to fund applied science projects that help resource managers in the Southern Rockies respond to climate change and other major stressors. The central idea behind the program is that water, land, wildlife, and cultural resources are increasingly managed under tougher conditions such as water scarcity, land use conversion, invasive species, and heightened risks to sensitive species and historic or traditional resources. Reclamation participated in the Southern Rockies LCC to strengthen the region's science capacity and to encourage coordinated, landscape-scale approaches where multiple agencies and organizations can use shared science to make practical management decisions.
This opportunity sits within the broader Landscape Conservation Cooperative framework, which is meant to link science and on-the-ground management across large geographies. LCCs are described as management-science partnerships that support integrated resource management and adaptation strategies, especially those connected to climate change and water conservation. While each LCC focuses on its own landscape, the program was also intended to fit into a wider national (and eventually international) network. The Southern Rockies LCC itself is structured as a cooperative, meaning it is formed and guided by land, water, wildlife, and cultural resource managers along with interested public and private partners, rather than being driven solely by a single federal agency.
Projects were expected to align with priority science needs identified through the Southern Rockies LCC governance process. The Steering Committee first identified key focal resources, and the Science Working Group translated those into specific, prioritized science needs that would guide what kinds of work should be funded. The announcement emphasizes that the LCC covers both natural and cultural resource issues, and not every LCC science need necessarily connects directly to water management. Even so, the funding opportunity highlights a set of FY 2012 Southern Rockies LCC science needs to show the kinds of applied research and decision-support tools the program wanted to advance. Those needs included: (A) building models to inform habitat protection or preservation decisions for riparian obligate and wetland species to achieve desired population levels; (B) assessing vulnerability related to habitat reduction; (C) evaluating species and population vulnerabilities by identifying migration and connectivity corridors and developing adaptation strategies; (D) determining how source-water runoff might change and how that would affect surface water and groundwater interactions; (E) integrating climate change projections and ecological flow requirements into hydrologic models to produce water supply scenarios that can inform allocations balancing human and ecological needs; and (F) data management and spatial data work such as cataloging and acquiring datasets needed to identify focal resources and related management needs.
In terms of funding, the program anticipated making about seven awards, with an estimated total program funding amount of $685,000. Individual awards ranged from a minimum of $1 to a maximum (ceiling) of $150,000. Cost sharing or matching was required, meaning applicants needed to contribute non-federal resources or otherwise meet the match requirement described in the full announcement. The funding instrument type was a grant, and the activity category was natural resources. The program was listed under CFDA 15.557 (Desert and Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperatives).
Eligibility was broad but tied to authorities in Public Law 111-11 (SECURE Water Act, Section 9504) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as delegated to Reclamation. Eligible applicants included: states and territories identified under Reclamation law in the western United States and certain U.S. territories; irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations involved in water or power delivery in those same areas; tribes located in the western United States; U.S.-based universities; U.S.-based nonprofit research institutions; and U.S.-based nonprofit organizations. The announcement included an important limitation for nonprofits: nonprofits were eligible to apply across the funding categories only if the proposal addressed fish or wildlife habitat in wetland, riparian, or aquatic areas and demonstrated a nexus to a Reclamation project or activity, effectively tying conservation science work back to Reclamation-related water management responsibilities.
Administratively, the funding opportunity number was R12SF80300 and the posting timeline shows it was posted May 18, 2012, with a closing date of June 28, 2012 (and archived June 29, 2012). The listed point of contact for access issues was the Grants Officer, Michelle Maher, at 303-445-2025. Overall, the grant competition aimed to produce actionable science, models, and data products that resource managers could use to plan and implement climate-informed water and habitat management across the Southern Rockies landscape, while reinforcing cross-jurisdictional coordination through the LCC structure.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the WaterSMART Applied Science Grants opportunity for the Southern Rockies LCC?
It was a discretionary grant opportunity run by the Bureau of Reclamation (Denver Office) to fund applied science projects that help resource managers in the Southern Rockies respond to climate change and other major stressors. The focus was on producing actionable science, models, decision-support tools, and data products that managers could use in practical planning and management.
What is the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC)?
The Southern Rockies LCC is part of the broader Landscape Conservation Cooperative framework, described as a management-science partnership intended to link science and on-the-ground management across large geographies. The Southern Rockies LCC is structured as a cooperative guided by land, water, wildlife, and cultural resource managers, along with interested public and private partners, rather than being driven solely by one federal agency.
Which federal office administered this grant opportunity?
The opportunity was run by the Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office.
What types of problems or stressors were projects expected to address?
The announcement highlighted increasingly tough management conditions, including water scarcity, land use conversion, invasive species, and heightened risks to sensitive species and to historic or traditional resources. Projects were intended to help managers adapt to climate change and other major stressors affecting water, land, wildlife, and cultural resources.
Was the program only about water management?
No. The Southern Rockies LCC covers both natural and cultural resource issues, and the announcement noted that not every LCC science need necessarily connects directly to water management. However, the grant emphasized applied science useful to resource managers and included water-focused science needs among the examples provided.
How were project priorities determined?
Projects were expected to align with priority science needs identified through the Southern Rockies LCC governance process. The Steering Committee identified key focal resources, and the Science Working Group translated those focal resources into specific, prioritized science needs used to guide the kinds of work intended for funding.
What were the FY 2012 Southern Rockies LCC science needs highlighted in the announcement?
The opportunity highlighted examples of science needs including:
- (A) Building models to inform habitat protection or preservation decisions for riparian obligate and wetland species to achieve desired population levels
- (B) Assessing vulnerability related to habitat reduction
- (C) Evaluating species and population vulnerabilities by identifying migration and connectivity corridors and developing adaptation strategies
- (D) Determining how source-water runoff might change and how that would affect surface water and groundwater interactions
- (E) Integrating climate change projections and ecological flow requirements into hydrologic models to produce water supply scenarios that can inform allocations balancing human and ecological needs
- (F) Data management and spatial data work, such as cataloging and acquiring datasets needed to identify focal resources and related management needs
What kind of outputs was the grant aiming to fund?
The competition aimed to produce actionable applied science outputs such as models, decision-support tools, hydrologic scenarios, vulnerability assessments, connectivity corridor analyses, and data management/spatial data products that managers could directly use for planning and implementation.
How many awards were anticipated?
About seven awards were anticipated.
What was the estimated total funding for the program?
The estimated total program funding amount was $685,000.
What was the minimum and maximum award size?
Individual awards ranged from a minimum of $1 to a maximum (ceiling) of $150,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching was required, meaning applicants needed to contribute non-federal resources or otherwise meet the match requirement described in the full announcement.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument type was a grant.
What was the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category was natural resources.
What CFDA program was this opportunity associated with?
It was listed under CFDA 15.557 (Desert and Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperatives).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad but tied to authorities in Public Law 111-11 (SECURE Water Act, Section 9504) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as delegated to Reclamation. Eligible applicants included:
- States and territories identified under Reclamation law in the western United States and certain U.S. territories
- Irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations involved in water or power delivery in those same areas
- Tribes located in the western United States
- U.S.-based universities
- U.S.-based nonprofit research institutions
- U.S.-based nonprofit organizations (with an additional limitation described in the announcement)
Was there a special eligibility limitation for nonprofit organizations?
Yes. Nonprofits were eligible to apply across the funding categories only if the proposal addressed fish or wildlife habitat in wetland, riparian, or aquatic areas and demonstrated a nexus to a Reclamation project or activity. This limitation effectively tied nonprofit conservation science proposals back to Reclamation-related water management responsibilities.
What does it mean to demonstrate a nexus to a Reclamation project or activity?
The announcement described this as a requirement for certain nonprofit proposals to connect the proposed work to Reclamation-related projects or activities, linking the habitat-focused science work to Reclamation water management responsibilities.
What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was R12SF80300.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on May 18, 2012, and closed on June 28, 2012. The posting timeline notes it was archived on June 29, 2012.
Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The listed point of contact for access issues was the Grants Officer, Michelle Maher, reachable at 303-445-2025.
What broader program framework did this grant fit into?
This opportunity sat within the broader Landscape Conservation Cooperative framework, intended to link science and management across large geographies and support integrated resource management and adaptation strategies, especially those connected to climate change and water conservation. The framework was also intended to fit into a wider national (and eventually international) network of LCCs.
Why did Reclamation participate in the Southern Rockies LCC?
Reclamation participated to strengthen the region's science capacity and to encourage coordinated, landscape-scale approaches where multiple agencies and organizations could use shared science to make practical management decisions.
What kinds of resource areas did the LCC and this opportunity consider?
The announcement emphasized management needs spanning water, land, wildlife, and cultural resources, including sensitive species and historic or traditional resources.
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