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Drought Mitigation

Federal Agency: Department of the Interior
Bureau or Office: Bureau of Reclamation

IRA Statutory Location: 50233

Program Description: To complete short-term bridging actions and longer-term durable actions
to protect the Colorado River and the 40 million people it serves as well as other basins
experiencing a comparable level of long-term drought, such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin,
Klamath, and Rio Grande Basins.

Funding Amount: $4,000,000,000

Period of Availability: To remain available through September 30, 2026.

Funding Mechanism: Grants, Contracts, or Financial Assistance Agreements

New or Existing Program: Existing

Eligible Recipients: Public Entities and Indian Tribes

Tribal Eligibility: Yes

Eligible Uses: To provide funding for projects ensuring that (1) conserved water will benefit
basins experiencing long-term drought and (2) the conserved water is not diverted for
consumptive use for a period of time or in perpetuity based on certain criteria.

Cost Share Requirements: None required, but subject to determination by the Commissioner.

Formula Funding: No

SAM.gov Assistance Listing: 15.514

Related Announcements: Inflation Reduction Act Funds Landmark Agreements to
Accelerate Salton Sea Restoration (11/28/2022)
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps for Drought
Mitigation Funding from Inflation Reduction Act (10/12/2022)

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