Cooperative Agreement F13AC00441

The Walnut Creek Watershed Council received a $298,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to engage stakeholders and develop a community-supported Watershed Restoration Plan (WRP) for the Walnut Creek Watershed in the San Francisco Bay region. The project aims to alleviate key issues of concern by establishing a vision and actionable objectives to design and implement nature-based,...

This $750,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the East Bay Regional Park District's efforts to improve public access and water quality in the Tilden Regional Park and Wildcat Creek watershed. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: removing a concrete weir, restoring 500 linear feet of creek bed...

This $6,102,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will fund the "Restoring Wildcat Creek: Community-Led Watershed Health Update and Priority Project Implementation" project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Restoration of 5,000 feet of sediment-choked riparian corridor and 10 acres of adjacent habitat along Wildcat Creek Creation of a 50,000...

The Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District received a $1.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund program (CFDA 66.126). The grant will support implementation of the Wildcat Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project to construct a 400-foot long ecologically-friendly fish passage facility with step pools and roughened ramps. Additional funded activities include constructing...

This $1,000,748 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports a 4-year effort to build the capacity of the underserved community of North Richmond, California to participate in planning, designing, and implementing the Wildcat Creek Watershed Action Plan 2040. The project will facilitate community engagement to update the Wildcat Creek Restoration Action...

The Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California was awarded a $410,246 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will support the implementation of victim services that meet needs identified by the Berry Creek Rancheria community and reflect tribal community values and traditions from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The VOCA Tribal Victim Services...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $164,792.78 Formula Grant to Dry Creek Rancheria on July 7, 2021 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). As a sub-recipient, Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians will assist in providing for the construction, preservation, and improvement of highways through the Federal-aid Highway Program. This program encompasses several transportation programs and aims to help states maintain and enhance road...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $100,000 to support the analysis, design, and implementation of projects to restore fish and wildlife habitat in Salmon Creek, Sonoma Creek, and Stockhoff Creek in Sonoma County, California. The project will complete initial planning and design for the lower Salmon Creek estuary and the addition of large wood to Stockhoff Creek. These restoration efforts will directly benefit...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $4,902,000 Formula Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The grant funds the construction of a Class I bike trail along Dry Creek, Cirby Creek, and Linda Creek in Roseville, California. The City of Roseville, the sub-grantee, will oversee the local transportation infrastructure project to build the new multi-use bike path. Through past federal grants, the City of Roseville has delivered a...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,541,128 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy to implement the Lower College of Marin Corte Madera Creek Habitat Restoration Project. This project will restore approximately 1.5 acres of aquatic, tidal, transition zone, and riparian upland habitat in the San Francisco Bay Estuary through the partial removal of a concrete channel and the restoration of native habitats....