Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR LC 17 N001
This Notice of Intent to Award describes a planned cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, focused on research into how recycled (reused) water mixes within large reservoirs and what that mixing means for water quality and environmental impacts. The work is intended to run for three fiscal years, starting in FY 2017 and continuing through FY 2019, and it centers on developing, testing, and evaluating modeling approaches that can reliably predict reservoir conditions when reuse water is introduced as part of a drinking water supply strategy. Because this is explicitly labeled as a Notice of Intent to Award, it signals the agency’s intention to fund a specific effort rather than serving as an open competition for new applicants.
The proposed recipient is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), which will lead the research with guidance from Reclamation’s technical staff based in Denver, Colorado. The project is described as being grounded in up-to-date findings from a literature review and shaped by expert oversight from UNLV personnel in collaboration with Reclamation engineers and scientists. A key feature of the effort is that UNLV is already working with the Southern Nevada Water Authority to simulate limnological conditions in Lake Mead, and UNLV also brings experience from prior or ongoing work involving recycled water mixing in San Vicente Reservoir in San Diego County, California. Those two reservoir systems, Lake Mead and San Vicente, are presented as technical foundations that will be leveraged to strengthen understanding and decision-making for reservoir settings relevant to Reclamation’s Oklahoma-Texas Area Office.
At the core of the research is a practical management question: if reused water is added to reservoirs to help meet water supply needs, what modeling approach is most appropriate, defensible, and verifiable for each reservoir type to evaluate environmental impacts and support setting an allowable contribution limit (if a limit is needed) on how much reuse water can be incorporated. In other words, the project is not only about building models, but also about establishing confidence in the modeling methods so that results can be used in real-world planning, regulatory discussions, and operational decisions. The emphasis on “verifiable” modeling suggests the work may compare alternative models, validate predictions against measured data where possible, and evaluate how reservoir characteristics (such as stratification patterns, inflow/outflow dynamics, temperature-driven layering, and mixing regimes) change the suitability of different modeling tools.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement instrument, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in shaping or participating in the work, rather than a more hands-off grant. The funding activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the CFDA number is 15.560. The opportunity number is BOR LC 17 N001, with an original closing date of March 1, 2017, and a creation date of February 15, 2017. The award ceiling is stated as $321,000, and the eligible applicants category is listed as “Others,” though the narrative makes clear that UNLV is the intended awardee for this specific intent notice. The listing does not specify the number of expected awards, reinforcing that this announcement is mainly informational and tied to a planned award rather than a broad solicitation.Apply for BOR LC 17 N001
- The Bureau of Reclamation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Award" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.560.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-02-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-03-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $321,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity about?
This is a Notice of Intent to Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, for a planned cooperative agreement focused on research into how recycled (reused) water mixes within large reservoirs and what that mixing means for water quality and environmental impacts.
Is this an open, competitive grant opportunity?
No. The announcement is explicitly labeled as a Notice of Intent to Award, which signals the agency intends to fund a specific effort rather than run an open competition for new applicants.
What type of award is being planned?
The planned award instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates substantial federal involvement in the work. In this case, the research will be led by the recipient with guidance from the Bureau of Reclamation's technical staff.
Which agency is issuing the Notice of Intent to Award?
The issuing agency is the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.
Who is the intended recipient?
The proposed recipient is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
Will the Bureau of Reclamation be involved in the project?
Yes. The project will be conducted with guidance from Reclamation's technical staff based in Denver, Colorado, and includes collaboration between UNLV personnel and Reclamation engineers and scientists.
What is the main goal of the research?
The central goal is to develop, test, and evaluate modeling approaches that can reliably predict reservoir conditions when reused water is introduced as part of a drinking water supply strategy.
What practical management question is the project trying to answer?
The project focuses on determining what modeling approach is most appropriate, defensible, and verifiable for each reservoir type to evaluate environmental impacts and support decisions such as whether an allowable contribution limit is needed for how much reuse water can be incorporated.
What does "verifiable" modeling imply in this context?
Based on the description, the emphasis on verifiable modeling suggests the work may compare alternative models, validate predictions against measured data where possible, and evaluate how reservoir characteristics affect the suitability of different modeling tools.
What reservoir characteristics are mentioned as relevant to model selection?
The notice references characteristics such as stratification patterns, inflow/outflow dynamics, temperature-driven layering, and mixing regimes as factors that can influence which modeling approaches are suitable.
Which reservoirs are referenced as technical foundations for the work?
Lake Mead and San Vicente Reservoir are identified as technical foundations that will be leveraged in the research.
How is UNLV already positioned to do this work?
UNLV is already working with the Southern Nevada Water Authority to simulate limnological conditions in Lake Mead, and it also has experience from prior or ongoing work involving recycled water mixing in San Vicente Reservoir in San Diego County, California.
How will the project information base be developed?
The project is described as being grounded in up-to-date findings from a literature review and shaped by expert oversight from UNLV personnel in collaboration with Reclamation engineers and scientists.
What is the timeframe for the planned work?
The work is intended to run for three fiscal years, starting in FY 2017 and continuing through FY 2019.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
Is this funding described as discretionary or mandatory?
The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.560.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is BOR LC 17 N001.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is stated as $321,000.
Who is listed as eligible to apply?
The eligible applicants category is listed as "Others." However, the notice narrative makes clear that UNLV is the intended awardee for this specific intent notice.
How many awards are expected?
The listing does not specify the number of expected awards, which supports that this is primarily an informational notice tied to a planned award rather than a broad solicitation.
Where is the Bureau of Reclamation technical staff involved in this project located?
The notice states that Reclamation's technical staff providing guidance are based in Denver, Colorado.
What is the relevance to the Bureau of Reclamation's Oklahoma-Texas Area Office?
The notice indicates that the Lake Mead and San Vicente technical foundations will be leveraged to strengthen understanding and decision-making for reservoir settings relevant to Reclamation's Oklahoma-Texas Area Office.
What were the key dates listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity lists a creation date of February 15, 2017, and an original closing date of March 1, 2017.
Does the notice describe this effort as supporting drinking water supply strategies?
Yes. The modeling work is described as predicting reservoir conditions when reuse water is introduced as part of a drinking water supply strategy.
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