Cooperative Agreement F15AC00826

The City of Santa Ana, California received a $3,602,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will support the relocation of an existing pressure reducing station and construction of a new emergency booster pump station to expand the city's upper water supply zone and ensure water services during shortages. This project aims to maximize the operational...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $2.2 million Cooperative Agreement to the City of Santa Fe Springs under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) effective February 1, 2026, with a completion deadline of January 31, 2031. The award funds the design and construction of a pilot Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) groundwater treatment facility to remove 1,2,3-trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP) and per- and...

The Project Grant award of $2,000,000.00 was issued on Aug 16, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The funding supports the "SANTA ANA COLLEGE - CTE PATHWAYS TO CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE PROGRAMS: ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS:...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), grants $2,400,000 to the South Coast Water District (SCWD) in Laguna Beach, California. The funding supports the drilling and construction of the Doheny Ocean Desalination Subsurface Intake Slant Well project. This project aims to demonstrate a functional ocean desalination intake system, which is expected to provide a drought-proof,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded Orange County Water District a $437,544 Cooperative Agreement under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) on December 4, 2025, with a completion date of March 31, 2027. The award funds a research initiative to develop and validate modernized microbial water quality monitoring methods for engineered water treatment and potable water reuse systems. The project...

Summary OC Public Works received a $376,815 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP, CFDA 15.554) on November 28, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The grant funds the development and implementation of a comprehensive and targeted outreach and engagement strategy designed to meaningfully connect with Tribal, disadvantaged community (DAC), and other underrepresented populations...

This $5,418,896.77 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the restoration and upgrade of jump-out-ramps and guard rail systems along State Route 241 in Orange County, California. The project, titled "ORANGE COUNTY IN ANAHEIM AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FROM 1.2 MILE NORTH OF SANTIAGO CANYON ROAD TO 0.3 SOUTH OF N241-E91 CONNECTOR OC. RESTORE AND UPGRADE", will be executed by the California Department of...

The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) received a $161,400 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to develop and test hydrodynamic models for evaluating the performance of hybrid green-grey reef structures in reducing wave energy and providing coastal defense. The project involves calibrating open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models using OpenFOAM, assessing the wave energy dissipation...

The Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD) in Laguna Niguel, California was awarded a $472,835 Project Grant from 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 will enable MNWD to partner with Orange County Public Works to develop a strategy to divert urban runoff and stormwater within the Aliso Creek watershed. The goal is to improve downstream water quality and increase local...

This $143,737.05 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) supports water resource development, management, and protection initiatives for the Pueblo of Santa Ana, a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Bernalillo, New Mexico. The award, with a period of performance from September 19, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will fund the MRG RM 205.8 Santa Ana Monitoring project to preserve...