Cooperative Agreement L09AC15582

The San Simon Water Improvement District received a $421,500 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on March 10, 2022. The funding supports the 306C WWD RUS COLONIAS - DOMESTIC WATER project through March 10, 2022. Under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program (CFDA #10.770), the grant funding will enable the San Simon Water District to provide water and waste disposal facilities and services to the low-income rural...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,265,000 project grant to the San Simon Water Improvement District on March 10, 2022 through the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant will support the delivery of domestic water services to rural communities in Arizona. Specifically, the funding will enable the San Simon Water District to provide reasonable user costs for water to rural residents, rural businesses, and other rural...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,057 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to The Watershed Management Group, Inc. to develop a strategic plan to enhance groundwater recharge opportunities in the Lower Santa Cruz Watershed in Pima County, Arizona. This project will collaborate with Sky Island Alliance to survey springs, creeks, and arroyos, assess management needs, identify priority restoration...

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 Santa Fe Watershed Association was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The funding will be used to further develop the watershed group, complete a watershed restoration plan, and prepare site-specific designs for the Santa Fe River Watershed in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The project aims to improve interactional capacity among diverse stakeholders, address...

The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District was awarded a $4,176,441.64 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on March 27, 2024. The grant funds will be used to create and restore 21.7 acres of aquatic and riparian habitat in the Upper Santa Ana River watershed. Key project elements include constructing 4,200 linear feet of new and restored stream channel, enhancing a 25-foot...

The Town of Superior, Arizona, was awarded a $245,308 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to engage stakeholders and create the Upper Queen Creek Watershed Group. The group will develop a watershed restoration plan, establish a baseline assessment, create monitoring plans, and prioritize projects to address water quality and quantity issues within the Upper Queen Creek Watershed, which has been impacted by mineral...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,052 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to AG Innovations Network, a nonprofit organization in Sonoma County, California. The grant funding will enable AG Innovations Network to partner with the Conservation Biology Institute and Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District to establish the Lake Sonoma West Watershed Group and develop a comprehensive Lake Sonoma West Watershed Plan. The planning effort...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (CFDA 15.820 - National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers) provides $495,584 to the University of Arizona to cultivate water resilience with indigenous peoples in arid lands of the U.S. Southwest. The project will: 1) Conduct a water quality assessment in the Sanders, AZ area, engaging community members to collect and interpret data, and evaluate barriers to water accessibility and affordability, and 2) Facilitate a...

This $430,230 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) will fund a 3-year research project at the University of Arizona to develop the next generation of U.S. water accounting and natural capital accounting methods. The key products and services to be delivered include: Spatially disaggregating USGS water use datasets from 2000-2015 into a high-resolution 30-meter raster data product...