Cooperative Agreement L09AC15610

The National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...

The Granger-Hunter Improvement District (GHID) in West Valley City, Utah was awarded a $13,747,472 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a new water well and water treatment facility to treat water from the new well and an existing well. This will provide an additional 2,500 acre-feet of drought-tolerant water supply to GHID. The water treatment...

The San Diego County Water Authority received a $10.3 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded December 12, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027. The project will restore and enhance approximately 42.5 acres of riparian, wetland, and upland habitat within the San Luis Rey Habitat Management Area in San Diego County, California. This...

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...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $7,221,070.16, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant will fund activities by the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) to improve the Ashurst-Hayden Diversion Dam (AHDD) in Arizona. The key products and services to be delivered include: Replacement of the existing flashboards on top of the AHDD weir to...

The Tulare Irrigation District in California was awarded a $520,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to develop an advanced online geographic information system (GIS) data management, modeling, and forecasting tool. This tool will elevate the efficiency of surface water and groundwater operations, enabling improved real-time water resource management in the region. The project aims to better...

The Green River Greenbelt Task Force Restoration Project was awarded a $249,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on October 1, 2022 through the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation program. Under this award, the Green River Greenbelt Task Force will implement wetland and upland habitat restoration efforts along the Green River in Wyoming through September 30, 2025. As part of the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $299,765 to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts Inc. (AACD) on November 28, 2025, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to develop a comprehensive watershed restoration plan addressing critical groundwater depletion in southeast Arizona. In collaboration with the Willcox-San Simon Natural Resource Conservation District and the Sulphur Springs Water Alliance, AACD will conduct...

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...