Assistance Listing 15.530
Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS)
Bureau of Reclamation · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Governments win 51% of awards. Nonprofits usually come in as subrecipients or named partners rather than lead applicants.
Based on 26 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $98,618. Expect about 105 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 69%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 19%
- 0% higher ed · 51% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $99K
- $93K – $100K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 6
- $529K committed to them
- Usually posts
- Nov
- annual · 105-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Water District | Business | CA | 4 | $209,531 |
| Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Facilities Corporation | Government | CA | 3 | $299,998 |
| Rancho California Water District | Government | CA | 3 | $281,627 |
| Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County | Government | CA | 2 | $124,290 |
| Weber Basin Water Conservancy | Government | UT | 2 | $45,174 |
| Enterprize Canal Company LTD. | Nonprofit | ID | 2 | $34,650 |
| Maui County Economic Development | Government | HI | 1 | $100,000 |
| Long Beach, City of | Government | CA | 1 | $100,000 |
| Redlands Water and Power Company | Nonprofit | CO | 1 | $100,000 |
| Paloma Irrigation & Drainage D | Business | AZ | 1 | $100,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | $587K | $25K | $24K – $46K |
| 2022 | 15 | $658K | $45K | $19K – $100K |
| 2023 | 12 | $748K | $60K | $36K – $95K |
| 2024 | 8 | $570K | $68K | $50K – $99K |
| 2025 | 6 | $529K | $99K | $93K – $100K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-06 | 2025-01-31 | 86 d | R25AS00022 · Water Conservation Field Services Program for Fiscal Year 2025 |
| 2024-03-11 | 2024-06-03 | 84 d | R24AS00252 · Water Conservation Field Services Program for Fiscal Year 2024 |
| 2023-12-06 | 2024-02-29 | 85 d | R24AS00145 · Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2024 |
| 2022-11-16 | 2023-02-28 | 104 d | R23AS00083 · Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2023 |
| 2022-09-19 | 2023-10-13 | 389 d | R23AS00000 · Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2023-05-31 | 341 d | R22AS00322 · WaterSMART Water Conservation Field Services Program |
| 2022-06-24 | 2023-05-31 | 341 d | R22AS00348 · Water Conservation Field Services Program Financial Assistance for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 |
| 2022-01-13 | 2022-04-29 | 106 d | R22AS00105 · Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2022 |
| 2021-03-08 | 2021-05-05 | 58 d | R21AS00298 · BOR-CPN Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2021 |
| 2020-10-06 | 2021-10-08 | 367 d | BOR-LC-21-F002 · Water Conservation Services, Lower Colorado Basin Region |
| 2020-02-27 | 2021-02-17 | 356 d | BOR-UC-20-F002 · Water Conservation Field Services; Upper Colorado Region |
| 2020-01-13 | 2020-03-17 | 64 d | BOR-MB-20-F001 · FY 2020 Water Conservation Field Services Program: Missouri Basin Region |
| 2019-12-16 | 2020-12-31 | 381 d | BOR-PN-20-F001 · Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 |
| 2019-02-27 | 2020-02-14 | 352 d | BOR-LC-19-F002 · Water Conservation Services Program, Lower Colorado Region |
| 2019-02-26 | 2019-04-29 | 62 d | BOR-UC-19-F001 · Water Conservation Field Services; Upper Colorado Region |
| 2018-08-03 | 2018-12-31 | 150 d | BOR-PN-18-F010 · Water Conservation Field Services Program |
| 2018-04-13 | 2018-06-15 | 63 d | BOR-GP-18-F001 · Water Conservation Field Services Program Nebraska-Kansas Area Office |
| 2018-03-23 | 2018-06-01 | 70 d | BOR-UC-18-F001 · Water Conservation Field Service Program |
| 2018-03-23 | 2018-05-22 | 60 d | BOR-LC-18-F001 · Lower Colorado Region Water Conservation Field Services Program Grant Program for FY 2018 |
| 2017-03-06 | 2017-05-04 | 59 d | BOR-GP-17-0001 · Bureau of Reclamation, Wyoming Area Office Water Conservation Field Services Program |
| 2017-03-03 | 2017-04-03 | 31 d | BOR-LC-17-F003 · Lower Colorado Region Water Conservation Field Services Program Grant Program for FY 2017 |
| 2017-02-03 | 2017-04-04 | 60 d | BOR-GP-17-0002 · Water Conservation Field Services Program, Great Plains Regional Office, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office |
| 2017-02-03 | 2017-04-04 | 60 d | BOR-GP-17-0003 · Water Conservation Field Services Program, Great Plains Regional Office, Nebraska Kansas Area Office |
| 2017-02-02 | 2017-04-04 | 61 d | BOR-GP-17-0004 · Water Conservation Field Services Program, Great Plains Regional Office, Montana Area Office |
| 2016-11-22 | 2017-01-23 | 62 d | BOR-LC-17-001 · Water Conservation Field Services Program Program |
| 2016-11-18 | 2017-02-15 | 89 d | BOR-PN-17-F001 · PNR WCFSP FY17 |
| 2016-11-16 | 2017-01-18 | 63 d | BOR-UC-17-F001 · Water Conservation Field Services Program |
| 2016-08-24 | 2016-09-06 | 13 d | BOR-LC-16-N014 · San Pasqual Reclaimed Water Project Phase III |
| 2016-07-12 | 2016-07-25 | 13 d | BOR-LC-16-N015 · Notice of Intent to Award |
| 2015-12-30 | 2016-03-01 | 62 d | BOR-GP-16-0004 · FY 2016 Water Conservation Field Services Program, Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, NKAO |
| 2015-12-30 | 2016-03-01 | 62 d | BOR-GP-16-0006 · FY 2016 Water Conservation Field Services Program, Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, WYAO |
| 2015-12-30 | 2016-03-01 | 62 d | BOR-GP-16-0003 · FY 2016 Water Conservation Field Services Program, Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, Montana Area Office |
| 2015-12-30 | 2016-03-01 | 62 d | BOR-GP-16-0005 · FY 2016 Water Conservation Field Services Program, Great Plains Regional Office, OTAO |
| 2015-12-30 | 2016-03-01 | 62 d | BOR-GP-16-0001 · FY 2016 Water Conservation Field Services Program, Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, Dakotas Area Office |
| 2015-12-30 | 2016-03-01 | 62 d | BOR-GP-16-0002 · FY 2016 Water Conservation Field Services Program, Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, Eastern Colorado Area Office |
| 2015-12-10 | 2016-03-02 | 83 d | BOR-PN-16-001 · Pacific Northwest Region Water Conservation Field Services Program for FY 2016 |
| 2015-11-24 | 2016-01-22 | 59 d | BOR-LC-16-001 · Lower Colorado Region – All Areas – for Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 |
| 2015-11-10 | 2016-01-11 | 62 d | BOR-UC-16-F001 · Water Conservation Field Services Program |
| 2015-04-27 | 2015-05-26 | 29 d | R15SS00012 · Zebra-Tail Lizard Translocation and Monitoring Program |
| 2015-02-20 | 2015-03-20 | 28 d | R15AS00038 · Water Conservation Field Services Program, Great Plains Regional Office, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.530?
Governments win 51% of awards. Nonprofits usually come in as subrecipients or named partners rather than lead applicants. Based on 26 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $98,618. Expect about 105 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS) award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $99K; the middle half ran from $93K to $100K. 6 new awards were made, with $529K committed to them.
When does 15.530 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Nov with about 105 days to apply. The most recent round posted Nov 6, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (Bureau of Reclamation). Assistance Listing 15.530 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; the under-$1M share covers the 0% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.