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Bay-Delta Restoration Program

Program Information

Popular name

CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants

Program Number

15.570

Program objective

The CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grant program promotes projects that emphasize water use efficiency and conservation activities that result in benefits for the California-Bay Delta.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2020

    Three California projects received $1.3 million total in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants for fiscal year 2020. Combined with local cost-share contributions, these projects are expected to implement about $2.8 million in water management improvements during the next 24 months. The projects will conserve an estimated 2,548 acre-feet per year of water and better manage 10,000 acre-feet, contributing to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program objectives of improving ecosystem health, water supply reliability and water quality. California and federal agencies are partners in the 30-year Program (2000-2030).

  2. 2021

    Two California projects received $1 million total in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants for fiscal year 2021. Combined with local cost-share contributions, these projects are expected to implement about $4.7 million in water management improvements during the next two years. The projects will conserve an estimated 1,200 acre-feet per year of water and better manage 8,160 acre-feet, contributing to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program objectives of improving ecosystem health, water supply reliability, and water quality. California and federal agencies are partners in the 30-year program (2000-2030).

  3. 2022

    Four California projects received $1.8 million total for fiscal year 2022 under the Bay-Delta Restoration Program, CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants. Combined with local cost-share contributions, these projects are expected to implement about $16.1 million in water management improvements during the next two years. The projects will conserve an estimated 3,859 acre-feet per year of water and better manage 18,000 acre-feet, contributing to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program objectives of improving ecosystem health, water supply reliability, and water quality. California and federal agencies are partners in the 30-year program (2000-2030).

  4. 2023

    Award and funding to Contra Costa County for their Lawn to Garden Rebate Program.

  5. 2024

    Due to funding coming available late in the year, projects will be awarded in next fiscal year.

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.

43 CFR 12 and OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below.

  1. Omnibus Lands Management Act of 2009, P.L. 111-11, 9504, a.

Program details

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Anyone/general public

Additional resources