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County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program

Department of Water Resources · 26906

Award range

$10,000 – $125,000

Deadline

2023-12-29 00:00:00

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Eligible applicants

Public Agency

Eligibility details

California’s 58 Counties are eligible to submit applications.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

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About this opportunity

The DWR County Drought Resilience Planning Grant Program is offered as a sub-program of the Small Community Drought Relief (SCDR) Program, per the allocation of the Budget Act of 2021, Section 2, Item 3860-101-0001(a). Per Senate Bill (SB) 552 of 2021, counties are required to establish a drought and water shortage task force and develop a drought and water shortage emergency response and long-term mitigation plan for domestic wells and state small water systems (serving 4-14 connections) (CWC Section 10609.70).

Funding geography: Entire State of California

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Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.

Source fields and evidence

PortalID: 26906
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Title: County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program
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AgencyDept: Department of Water Resources
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Status: closed
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LastUpdated: 2025-03-06 19:12:19
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Type: Grant
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Categories: Disadvantaged Communities; Disaster Prevention & Relief; Environment & Water; Health & Human Services; Science, Technology, and Research & Development
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ApplicantType: Public Agency
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ApplicantTypeNotes: California’s 58 Counties are eligible to submit applications.
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Geography: Entire State of California
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MatchingFunds: Not Required
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EstAmounts: Between $10,000.00 and $125,000.00
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EstAvailFunds: $5,000,000.00
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ApplicationDeadline: 2023-12-29 00:00:00
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LOI: No
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FundingMethod: Reimbursement(s)
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GrantURL: https://water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Water-Basics/Drought/Files/Resources/County-Planning-Sub-Program-Instructions.pdf
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