Cooperative Agreement L13AC00189

The Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC), doing business as the Watershed Center, was awarded a $230,000 cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to support Phase III of the Weaverville Basin Community Protection project. Under the three-year award beginning May 28, 2021 through July 1, 2024, the Watershed Center will work to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources on public and...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (CFDA 10.904) program to the National Watershed Coalition Inc. The award period is from August 8, 2024 to December 31, 2026. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the NRCS will partner with the National Watershed Coalition to deliver information, technical guidance, forums for peer-to-peer...

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...

The Capital Region Planning Commission received a $115,482 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology federal grant program (CFDA 11.451) to support watershed management project selection and governance in Louisiana. Specifically, the award will fund the Commission's work with Louisiana's eight designated watershed regions to coordinate...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program awarded a $293,959 three-year Cooperative Agreement grant to Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) to support Project Watershed. This initiative is designed to deepen environmental literacy by building the capacity of K-12 educators in HCPS through a specialized micro-credential program rooted in NOAA's Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) 101 and Facilitator's...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management (CFDA 15.554) program. The award supports the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning. The project aims to help diverse stakeholders in the region collaborate on addressing critical water management challenges. Typical activities funded under this program include watershed group...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to The Watershed Research And Training Center (Watershed Center), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance related to the Trinity County Conservation Program. The project will run from September 23, 2023 through August 31, 2026. As the prime recipient, Watershed Center will deliver...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Mesa Soil Conservation District in Grand Junction, Colorado. The funding will support the Grand Valley Water Committee, an existing watershed group, in the Colorado Headwaters-Plateau Watershed. Key activities include increasing community awareness and engagement, developing a watershed management matrix to prioritize local projects, and completing design work...

The Contra Costa Resource Conservation District (CCRCD) was awarded a $298,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's 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 funding, which has an award date of May 14, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2028, will enable CCRCD to conduct extensive outreach and...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,918 Project Grant to the Walker Basin Conservancy under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will support the Conservancy's efforts to establish a Walker River Basin Watershed Group that will identify landscape-scale watershed priorities and plan actions to address them using a comprehensive approach focused on stakeholder engagement and finding multi-benefit solutions. Key activities include engaging diverse...