WaterSMART Drought Response Program
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Funding under the Drought Response Program will be provided to: (1) develop or update comprehensive drought contingency plans and (2) implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought and water scarcity.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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No information available. In FY17, available funding was used to select 6 Drought Contingency Plans and 11 Drought Resiliency Projects.
No information available.
In FY18, available funding was used to select 2 Drought Contingency Plans and 185 Drought Resiliency Projects.
In FY19, available funding was used to select 18 Drought Resiliency Projects.
Available funding was used to select 4 Drought Contingency Plans and 12 Drought Resiliency Projects.
Reclamation announced the 5 entities were selected to receive grant funding for Drought Contingency Plans and 18 entities were selected to receive grant funding for Drought Resiliency Projects.
Reclamation selected 23 entities to receive grants for Drought Resiliency Projects, and six entities to receive Drought Contingency Planning grants.
Fiscal Year 2023: Reclamation selected 36 entities to receive grants for Drought Resiliency Projects.
Reclamation announced FY24 Drought Resiliency Project funding opportunity selections in May 2024. 42 projects were selected to receive $147.9 million in BIL, IRA, and appropriated funds.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.