Assistance Listing 15.074
Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects
Bureau of Reclamation · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 6 new awards in FY2024–25. The median award is $6,494,499. Expect about 120 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 100% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $6.5M
- $6.5M – $6.5M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 1
- $6.5M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Sep
- annual · 120-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Irrigation District | Government | CA | 1 | $16,478,905 |
| Washington County Water Conservancy District | Government | UT | 1 | $11,614,750 |
| Rancho California Water District | Government | CA | 1 | $8,945,225 |
| Groundwater Banking Joint Powers Authority | Government | CA | 1 | $8,474,354 |
| San Benito County Water District | Government | CA | 1 | $6,494,499 |
| Del Puerto Water District | Government | CA | 1 | $2,251,763 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | $48M | $8.9M | $8.5M – $12M |
| 2025 | 1 | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M – $6.5M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-17 | 2026-04-17 | 274 d | R25AS00270 · Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects (Small Storage Program) |
| 2024-09-04 | 2025-02-04 | 153 d | R25AS00392 · Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects (Small Storage Program) |
| 2023-09-18 | 2023-11-30 | 73 d | R24AS00010 · Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects |
| 2022-09-14 | 2022-12-09 | 86 d | R23AS00019 · Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.074?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 6 new awards in FY2024–25. The median award is $6,494,499. Expect about 120 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $6.5M; the middle half ran from $6.5M to $6.5M. 1 new awards were made, with $6.5M committed to them.
When does 15.074 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Sep with about 120 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jul 17, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (Bureau of Reclamation). Assistance Listing 15.074 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.