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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#0F4761">Please see the opportunity below from Google related to shovel-ready “water replenishment” projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Sarah Gianotti <</span><a href="mailto:Sgianotti@lewis-burke.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sgianotti@lewis-burke.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 26, 2026 10:52 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] Funding Opportunity: Google Releases RFI on Water Replenishment Projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">I wanted to pass along a
<a href="https://datacenters.google/water-rfi/" title="https://datacenters.google/water-rfi/">
Request for Information</a></span><span style="color:#242424"> (RFI) from Google seeking potential proposals related to water replenishment with a focus on specific priority watersheds. Since the University of Arizona is located near the Lower Colorado River
Basin watershed, a group at UofA could be eligible to apply. They are looking for information on both shovel‑ready and early‑concept projects capable of becoming operational before 2030 so this would likely require partnerships with localities/utilities/industry.
Google will then invite full proposals to co-fund after reviewing responses. Respondents can submit information under infrastructure, agriculture, or nature-based solutions categories. This RFI likely has to do with increased water concerns related to data
centers, though that is not directly mentioned in the RFI.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">RFI submissions are due on
<b>April 30, 2026, at 5:00 pm PDT.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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