Cooperative Agreement L15AC00265

Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $411,638 to Pueblo De San Felipe under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) on August 27, 2025, to develop a comprehensive bosque and riverine restoration plan for the Pueblo's lands in New Mexico. Over the three-year project period (through December 31, 2028), the grant will fund a restoration manager position, consultant support, and technical assistance to advance ecosystem restoration objectives along the Rio Grande. Key...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.654 - National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements) provides $120,000 to the Hermit's Peak Watershed Alliance to conserve and restore the watershed at the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge. Key project activities include: restoring wetlands and streambanks, controlling erosion and rehabilitating roadways, revegetating riparian areas, and restoring floodplains to create new wildlife...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded Tierra Y Montes, a U.S. local government Soil and Water Conservation District, a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The 5-year award, effective October 2, 2023, will support habitat restoration and enhancement projects on private lands in San Miguel and Mora Counties, New Mexico. Key objectives include improving wildlife habitat quality, reducing erosion and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Community Foundation (NMCF), effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028. This award is funded under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), which provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners, Native American Tribes, and other entities to conserve, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats. Under this Cooperative...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to Alfonso Chacon & Sons of New Mexico under the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679). The grant will fund implementation of activities to expand and strengthen fuel breaks through forest restoration in the Vallecitos area of New Mexico from July 2021 through July 2024. Specifically, the grant will support healthy watersheds and reduce threats from wildfires, insects and...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,835 Project Grant to the Hermit's Peak Watershed Alliance under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to support watershed restoration planning and implementation in New Mexico. The funding will address critically needed restoration projects in the Upper Gallinas River, Lower Mora River, and Sapello River watersheds, which have experienced significant degradation from 175 years of human use and the 2022 Hermits Peak Calf Canyon...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $879,053.98 to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to conduct a multi-year study of the hydrogeologic system along the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico. The primary activities include compiling and synthesizing previous research, conducting field measurements of river gains/losses and spring flows, and performing geochemical analyses. The project...

The Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program awarded a $531,965 Project Grant to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), in partnership with the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. The project aims to analyze the potential for replacing invasive, exotic riparian vegetation species (tamarisk and Russian olive) with native plant communities as a strategy for reducing water...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) provides $196,454 to Coleman Valley Ranch LLC for a stream restoration project in Gerlach, Nevada. The project aims to reverse past erosion and degradation of an ephemeral stream, reconnect the stream-floodplain ecosystem, and enhance sagebrush and mesic habitats while supporting sustainable land use. Key activities include implementing natural stream restoration...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Jicarilla Apache Nation to remove a man-made velocity and grade barrier on Amargo Creek in the San Juan River watershed. This project aims to restore volitionary fish movement and provide access to 50% more high-quality on-reservation stream miles for three native fish species - roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker. By removing the barrier and...