Department of the Interior — Federal Assistance Programs

To advance the scientific understanding of volcanic processes and to lessen the harmful impacts of volcanic activity. The Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) monitors active and potentially…

To advance the scientific understanding of volcanic processes and to lessen the harmful impacts of volcanic activity. The Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) monitors active and potentially…

The goal of the Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) is to proactively encourage water conservation and water use efficiency in the operations of water projects.…

There are three goals for the program: (1) augment the supply of usable water in the United States; (2) understand the environmental impacts of desalination and…

To make funding available for water recycling and desalination projects. To develop and supplement urban and irrigation water supplies through water reuse and the treatment of…

Through this assistance listing, the commissioner may enter into grants, cooperative agreements or other agreements with irrigation districts and States to cost share up to 50%…

To support Indian tribes in the effective and efficient management, planning, and use of their water resources.

Water Management, Planning and Pre-Development for Water Resources gives Tribes the opportunity to further Indian self-determination by establishing their own priorities to manage, conserve and utilize…

Section 4007 of Public Law 114-322, also known as The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act allows the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate…

External Funding from this program is no longer available. In pervious years, when external funding from this program was active, the goal as to support State…

To support State water resource agencies in developing water use and availability datasets that are integrated with each appropriate dataset developed or maintained by the USGS…

To provide cost-shared funding for various types of water management improvement projects, including: 1) projects that save water; increase the use of renewable energy; and accomplish…

The Desalination Construction Program provides up to 25 percent cost-shared financial assistance for entities to plan, design, and/or construct ocean or brackish water desalination facilities. Desalination…

The Drought Response Program provides cost-shared financial assistance for entities to develop or update comprehensive drought contingency plans that include drought monitoring, vulnerability assessments, mitigation and…

To provide cost-shared funding for the planning, design, and construction of projects that benefit water resource management for multiple uses, including water conservation and efficiency projects,…

To provide cost-shared funding for collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements. This includes funding to (1) conduct planning activities and develop a…

The mission of the Latin America Regional Program is to provide technical and financial assistance to partners to conserve the region’s priority species and their habitats.…

Pursuant to the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010, the Bureau of Reclamation, through an Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contract,…

To conserve and recover bat species affected by the fungal disease white-nose syndrome through support to States and Tribes for their management planning and actions, coordination…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages and protects wild horses and burros on 26.9 million acres of public lands across ten western states as part…