Cooperative Agreement 04FC601876

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Watershed Restoration Coalition of the Upper Clark Fork Inc. The grant will support collaborative efforts to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River watershed in western Montana. Key activities include expanding stakeholder engagement, creating a matrix of proposed flow restoration priorities, and developing a five-year strategic plan for the...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant, which runs from September 2024 to December 2027, will support the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning. The project aims to help diverse stakeholders in the region collaborate on solutions to address water management challenges,...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $210,340 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Castleland Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. located in Castle Dale, Utah. The funding will support revising the existing watershed management plan for the Mill Creek and Castle Creek watersheds in Grand County, Utah. Key activities include mitigating E. coli contamination in three creeks, completing pre-project surveying, and planning/designing...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $351,621 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) project grant (CFDA 15.507) to the La Feria Irrigation District #3 in Cameron County, Texas. The grant will support the district's efforts to develop a new water management strategy to address ongoing water shortfalls in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region. Through this planning project, the La Feria Irrigation District #3 will work with farmers and...

The Rio Grande Water Conservation District in Alamosa, Colorado will develop a water marketing strategy and conduct outreach with local groundwater management subdistricts to maintain agricultural production and prevent permanent dry-up of historically irrigated lands in the San Luis Valley. Funded by a $425,511 project grant awarded on May 10, 2022 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program, the District will analyze potential water rights for participation...

This $412,175 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) aims to improve scientific modeling and water quality forecasting capabilities in the Colorado River Basin. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of a predictive machine learning model to assess water quality risks in the Colorado River Basin. Expansion of a 3D physical model for the Colorado...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,045.75 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to coordinate the development of a restoration plan for the Salt River Watershed in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. The project will involve outreach to stakeholders, habitat surveys, water quality monitoring, and the creation of a prioritized project list to guide large-scale restoration efforts that will benefit aquatic habitat, stream...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $171,725 Project Grant under the Colorado River Basin Act of 1968 (CFDA 15.541) to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI). The grant supports DRI's efforts to provide accurate and timely estimates of consumptive water use in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Key objectives include maintaining weather stations, conducting remote sensing studies, developing enhanced methodologies and models for estimating water consumption,...

This $499,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) will fund research at Cornell University to advance optimization frameworks for multi-use water management in the Delaware River Basin. The project aims to clarify tradeoffs and vulnerabilities in the basin's water management strategies under the impacts of climate change, shifting human system demands, and land use changes. Key...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,700,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the United Irrigation District in Hidalgo County, Texas. The grant will fund the installation of seven flow control and metering gates and four flow control gates on the Bryan Canal, which provides water to the cities of Mission, McAllen, and the Sharyland Water Corporation, serving a total population of...