The “Bucket 2 Environmental Drought Mitigation” or “B2E” component of phase two provides funding to public entities and tribes for projects that provide general environmental benefits or ecosystem/habitat restoration benefits that address issues directly caused by drought. The Request for Applications under the title, “Upper Basin Environmental Drought Mitigation (B2E)” opened Monday,July 22 and will remain open until Monday, October 14.

The other component of phase two, known a “Bucket 2 Water Conservation” or “B2W,” will aim to identify and fund projects that achieve verifiable, multi-year reductions in use of or demand for water supplies. The B2W component is still in development and a funding opportunity is expected to be announced later this year.

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Federal Agency: Department of the Interior

Category: Request