Businesses and institutions gearing up to comply with a new state ban on using potable drinking water to irrigate non-functional lawns will soon get additional help from the Metropolitan Water District to transform turf into more sustainable landscaping, thanks to a state grant awarded to the district.
Implementation Grant Program
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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.
The Implementation Grant Program has awarded over $403 million in two rounds of funding. In 2020, DWR awarded $211 million to 42 IRWM Regions, including approximately $25 million for Disadvantaged Community projects. In 2023, DWR awarded $201 million to 40 IRWM Regions, $93 million of which was awarded to projects benefitting Disadvantaged Communities and Tribes. This award concluded the Proposition 1 IRWM Implementation Grant Program.
- Final 2022 Guidelines
- Final 2022 Proposal Solicitation Package
- Final Attachment 1 Self Certification Form
- Final Attachment 2 Work Plan
- Final Attachment 3 Budget
- Final Attachment 4 Schedule
- Final Attachment 7 Project Selection
- Environmental Information Form
- Decision Support Tools in Proposition 1 IRWM Implementation
- Prop 1 Implementation Agreement Template
- 2022 IRWM Plan Guidebook
- Proposition 1 IRWM Implementation Round 2 FAQs
- Proposition 1 Cost Share Calculator
Guidelines & Proposal Solicitation Package
The documents below will provide potential grant applicants with an overview of the program and detailed requirements for this solicitation.
How to Contact Us
Find general contact information in the directory, or select the button below for IRWM, including regional and grant contacts.
Newsletters & Subscriptions
Grant Updates
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) joined Zone 7 Water Agency along with local officials today to celebrate the completion of a new infrastructure project that will treat 6.6 million gallons of contaminated groundwater a day for communities in Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore.
As California welcomes the start of a new water year, the Department of Water Resources joined local officials and the Los Angeles Department of Power and Water to celebrate two projects that will build climate resiliency in underserved communities and diversify water supplies in the region.
To help combat climate change and drought impacts on regional water supplies, the California Natural Resources Agency and Department of Water Resources have partnered with local water agencies to implement critical infrastructure upgrades that will improve water resilience and support environmental health in the Sacramento area.
![An engineering geologist with the California Department of Water Resources, measures groundwater levels at designated monitoring wells in Yolo County.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Groundwater/KG_well_monitoring_55133.jpg?mw=200&hash=34BD6D6B52D4465E6271F3FDD88FB31B)
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded $187 million to 32 groundwater subbasins through the Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Grant Program.
![The California Department of Water Resources and Stockton East Water District host a press event with local officials in the Central Valley to highlight improvements to the Bellota Weir Modification project on the Calaveras River in San Joaquin County, California, as part of the Go Golden Initiative. Photo taken on September 6, 2023.](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/2023_09_06_FL_9539_Stockton_District.jpg?mw=200&hash=856A89063EB31C4ABAF4A1FBEEE9E5D4)
On Wednesday, Stockton East Water District and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) joined local and federal officials to highlight a $12.2 million project that will support groundwater recharge, water quality and habitat restoration project along the Calaveras River.
![Stream in the Dunnigan area of Yolo County. Photo taken January 18, 2023.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Other/2023_01_18_AI_0143_Groundwater_Recharge.jpg?mw=200&hash=E20A737A1953E4D3C65B6B18BFE0CE9C)
Local agencies make progress to protect communities and improve groundwater recharge; 40 basin groundwater sustainability plans approved to date.
![California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in partnership with California Department of Water Resources (DWR), begins to plow, fertilize, and spread seeds in the Oroville Wildlife Area (OWA) along the Feather River and Thermalito Afterbay in Oroville, California. Photo taken April 1, 2021.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Agriculture/KG_wildlife_area_planting_4363_04_01_2021.jpg?mw=200&hash=4450590496632F30891F138B836C4ED7)
Moving to help preserve groundwater supplies for Central Valley communities, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded nearly $17 million to three groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) through the LandFlex Program.
![A scenic view of Willow Creek in Folsom, California. Photo taken March 27, 2015.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Rivers/KMG_folsom_GW_20563.jpg?mw=200&hash=129B102DC5E419699506E1B3AAD35C65)
DWR announced $9.2 million in grants to five projects that will restore streams and creeks to more natural environmental conditions and reduce flood risk across multiple communities in California.
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Continuing California’s work to support small communities through extreme climate shifts, DWR announced its tenth round of funding through the Small Community Drought Relief Program.