Cooperative Agreement NR208D43XXXXC007

The City of Helper, Utah was awarded a $126,278 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. The award will support channel clearing and bank protection services along the Hardscrabble Creek due to flooding that occurred in January 2023. Work will be completed by September 3, 2023 to relieve hazards to life and property created by the natural disaster event. The Emergency...

This $370,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded on Apr 24, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System (CFDA 10.729) federal grant program supports the EPHRAIM MULE DEER AND WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECT in Utah. The project aims to enhance forest health, reduce wildfire risks, and improve ecological infrastructure within the National Forest System lands. Key activities funded through this award include fuels...

This $440,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) will support the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in developing new and updating existing community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) over a 5-year period ending June 30, 2028. Additionally, the funding will enable the Division to conduct...

The Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands (awardee) received a $440,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (funding agency) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720). The grant will support the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities in Utah through...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $242,138 Project Grant to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands to develop a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Salt Lake City, Utah. The grant is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720). The project aims to help the community mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning, risk assessments,...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $510,000 Project Grant on June 22, 2023 to the Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This funding will support DNR's Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in developing community wildfire protection plans for Utah communities considered at-risk from wildfire damage and...

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $11,172,876.93 Project Grant on September 24, 2024 to the State of Utah Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources, under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041). The funding supports the rehabilitation of high-hazard potential dams in Utah, with a performance period ending on September 23, 2027. The project aims to enhance dam safety and reduce risks to life, property, and the environment through activities such as...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $4,448,565.84, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding supports the City of Seattle City Light, the awardee, in conducting damage survey and recovery efforts related to the 2023 Washington Wildfires in Whatcom County, Washington. The award has an initial completion date of September 30, 2025. The...

The Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through its Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands, has been awarded a $4,707,867 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant will fund the development of community wildfire protection plans and the implementation of wildfire risk reduction projects in Utah's...

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District (WBWCD) in Utah received a $7,601,286 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, WBWCD will construct a new outlet delivery conduit through an earthen dam, install a new water delivery conduit, and establish a 33.3 kW solar array at their Weber South Water Treatment Plant. These infrastructure upgrades will provide...