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This federal Project Grant award of $2,425,773, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), aims to improve water use efficiency and conserve water resources in Hawaii. The primary awardee, the University of Hawaii, will achieve this through the broad, state-wide adoption and evaluation of an enhanced, AI-powered crop management system via intensive on-farm trials and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Bard Water District a $1,357,565.38 Project Grant on May 1, 2021 to line one mile of the Mohave Canal in California. The grant is part of the USDA's Agricultural Water Conservation Efficiency Program (AWCEP, CFDA No. 15.572), which aims to leverage cost sharing for projects that save water and improve water management in agriculture. Under the award, Bard Water District will line one mile of the Mohave Canal to reduce water loss and increase water supply...

The Agassiz Water Users District (AWUD) was awarded a $206,210.67 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funding will support the installation of 425 new residential Automatic Meter Read (AMR) systems, including AMR-compatible meters and smart point heads, within the AWUD service area. This AMR infrastructure will enable real-time monitoring and data...

Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Texas Extension Education Foundation, Inc. under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA 10.290) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This departmental priority project will assess the economic value of water in the Middle and Lower Rio Grande Basin to inform ongoing water negotiations with Mexico under the 1944 Water Treaty and support...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded $1,975,000 to the Kansas Department of Agriculture on June 11, 2025, under the Colorado River System Conservation Pilot program (CFDA 15.567) to advance the Kansas Water Right Transition Assistance Program (WTAP). The WTAP is a voluntary, incentive-based program designed to retire privately held irrigation water rights through state compensation, with the primary objective of restoring aquifer levels and recovering stream flows in critically depleted...

This $469,487,197 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation supports the Harvest Water project under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The project will serve up to 50,000 acre-feet per year of recycled water produced from the EchoWater Project to approximately 16,000 acres of agricultural and habitat lands in southern Sacramento County, including portions of unincorporated South Sacramento County and the Stone...

The Regional Water Authority received a $3.185 million Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Storage Enhancement program (CFDA 15.574), awarded December 1, 2025, with completion targeted for November 30, 2027. This agreement funds the development of a Water Bank designed to enhance regional water supply reliability and drought resilience across Sacramento County, California. The deliverables center on planning, design, and feasibility studies that build upon...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,887,800.58 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District. The grant will fund the installation of low-tech natural infrastructure in the Altar Wash watershed southwest of Tucson, Arizona to slow water flows, improve groundwater infiltration, and create surface water...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,265,585 Project Grant to the Co-op Farm Irrigation Company under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the conversion of 20,800 feet of existing earthen and concrete-lined irrigation ditches to high-density polyethylene pipe. The piped system will include a flow meter, individual user meters, and a 15-horsepower pump. The project will also install an 11.8-kilowatt solar...

The American Water Works Association (Awwa) received a $291,122 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water through the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E) to implement a water leadership training program. The grant period is from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2024. Under the award, Awwa will train 50 current water utility employees from around the country to prepare them for leadership roles through an experiential water...