Watershed Resilience Conservation Implementation
Department of Water Resources
The Watershed Resilience Conservation Implementation grant program funds projects that reduce water use and improve water efficiency, helping communities save water and build resilience to drought and supply shortages.
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Helps communities implement water-saving projects to reduce water use and improve efficiency. Supports upgrades like irrigation improvements and leak repairs.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Grant funding, delivered through advances and/or reimbursements, to support projects focused on watershed resilience and conservation through direct water consumption reduction. Examples include irrigation efficiency upgrades, leak detection and repair, water-efficient landscaping, and metering improvements. The total estimated available funding for this program is $60,000,000.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: environmental services, water management, agriculture
Region: California (statewide)
Other Criteria: Nonprofit organizations, Public agencies, Tribal governments, Proposing projects that directly reduce water consumption (e.g., irrigation efficiency upgrades, leak detection and repair, water-efficient landscaping conversions, metering and monitoring improvements)
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Read the full grant guidelines
- Prepare a concept proposal
- Submit the concept proposal
- Wait for acceptance of the concept proposal
- Complete the full application after concept approval
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.ca.gov/grants/watershed-resilience-conservation-implementation/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- 10/15/26Application deadlineDecember 2026Expected award announcement
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- Concept Proposal
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letter of Intent Required? Yes
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- irrigation efficiency upgrades
- leak detection and repair
- water-efficient landscaping conversions
- metering and monitoring improvements
- measures that directly reduce water consumption
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- No
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
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This program offers funding up to $60,000,000.
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