Pie Chart: Overall Funding Breakdown
The IRWM Implementation Grant Program provides funding for implementation projects that meet the intent of Proposition 1, Chapter 7. Proposition 1 authorized $510 million for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to award IRWM grants, with specified allocations to 12 Funding Areas in California (Water Code §79744). The Pie-Chart to the right shows the split of $510 million.
Round 2 Grant Solicitation
In May 2022, DWR issued the final 2022 IRWM Grant Program Guidelines and the Round 2 Implementation Grant Proposal Solicitation Package, making approximately $201 million available and initiating the solicitation process.
Round 2 consists of two application deadlines: Cycle 1 applications were due August 19, 2022, and Cycle 2 applications were due March 24, 2023.
In Round 2 Cycle 2, DWR has awarded $143.7 million to 23 IRWM Regions from ten Funding Areas. This award concludes the Proposition 1 IRWM Implementation Grant Program. See the Summary Final Funding Recommendations and Detailed Final Funding Recommendations linked below:
• Central Coast
• Colorado River
• Lahontan
• Los Angeles
• Mountain Counties
• North Coast
• Sacramento River
• San Diego
• San Francisco Bay Area
• Santa Ana
For more information on new solicitations and other IRWM grant-related announcements, subscribe to the IRWM Grants mailing list and visit the Implementation Grant Program page.
In Round 2 Cycle 1, DWR awarded $57.13 million to 16 IRWM Regions from seven Funding Areas. See the Summary Final Funding Recommendations and Detailed Final Funding Recommendations linked below:
• Central Coast
• Colorado River
• Lahontan
• Mountain Counties
• San Diego
• San Joaquin River
On April 22, 2019, DWR released the Final Proposition 1 - Round 1 IRWM Implementation Grant Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) and Final 2019 Guidelines (Guidelines). This solicitation made approximately $222 million available.
In 2020, DWR awarded $211 million to 42 IRWM Regions in the Round 1 funding for implementation projects including approximately $25 million for disadvantaged community projects.
| Tentative Schedule | Milestone or Activity |
|---|---|
| December 10, 2021 | Draft Proposal Solicitation Package and Guidelines Released |
| January - February 2022 | Public Comment Workshop(s) |
| February 18, 2022 | Last Day of Public Comment |
| May 17, 2022 | Final Proposal Solicitation Package and Guidelines Released |
| August 19, 2022 | First Deadline of Applications |
| Second Deadline of Applications |
The documents below will provide potential grant applicants with an overview of the program and detailed requirements for this solicitation.
Find general contact information in the directory, or select the button below for IRWM, including regional and grant contacts.
With California adapting to intense shifts between extreme wet and dry weather, DWR announced three projects that will receive support from DWR’s Water Desalination Grant Program, and an additional six projects that will receive funds through a partnership with the National Alliance for Water Innovation to advance desalination implementation and re ...
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On Thursday, DWR joined California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot and local officials from across the Central Valley to highlight the $15 million in grant funding recently awarded to support local water projects.
DWR, in coordination with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, today awarded $25 million in financial assistance to three groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) through the LandFlex Program. The funding will help preserve critical groundwater supplies in Central Valley communities.
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The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce the release of the Delta Levees Special Flood Control Projects Program 2023 Project Solicitation Package for Multi-Benefit Projects
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DWR wants to thank those who submitted comments for the Delta Levees Special Flood Control Projects Program 2022 Draft Project Solicitation Package for Multi-Benefit Projects (PSP).
DWR today awarded $86 million in financial assistance to meet the immediate and long-term water needs for millions of Californians in local communities small and large.