Grant · State & Local
Flood Partnership: Real-time Data Grant Program
California - Department of Water Resources CA
- Status Open, no deadline listed
- Amount Amount not listed
- Set-aside None (open competition)
Scope
Eligible applicants: Public Agency.
Estimated available funds: $3,500,000.00.
The need to improve public safety and achieve other benefits through integrated flood management is urgent due to more people living and working in flood-prone areas, better understanding of system deficiencies, and possible changes in flood magnitude and frequency from a changing climate.
In 2018, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) launched the Flood Partnership, in collaboration with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The Flood Partnership is intended to reduce the risk and consequences of flooding in California by strengthening the collaboration, data sharing, and funding resources that are already in place; and by identifying and addressing unmet needs.
As part of the Flood Partnership, California began the long process of improving the coordination and alignment of federal, State, and local agencies in planning for and responding to flood emergencies, on a watershed-by-watershed basis.
To encourage this increased level of coordination and alignment, DWR has set up funding programs to support this effort.
DWR is also planning on assisting other agencies in identifying other non-DWR sponsored grant and funding assistance programs and assisting in obtaining funding assistance from those programs.
Program Directed Activities DWR will use program funds for Direct Expenditures or Directed Action activities that fulfill the in
Timeline
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Posted
Aug 21, 2026
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Status
Open now
How to apply for this
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- Prepare and submit your application through the method the official listing describes, before the deadline.
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