Cooperative Agreement NR209104XXXXC011

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...

The Lake County Watershed Protection will identify priority areas and watersheds and assist with watershed assessments for Clear Lake and Cache Creek in Lake County, California under a $100,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award is part of the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, which provides conservation technical assistance to organizations through locally-based conservation...

This $1,526,621 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the CFDA 66.126 Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund supports the City of Sonoma's North Bay Water Quality Partnership Project. The key project activities include: Installing large and small-scale trash capture devices in four municipal stormwater systems to improve water quality and meet Phase II stormwater permit requirements. The project aims to install full...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded Ventura County Watershed Protection District a $1.7 million Cooperative Agreement on September 8, 2025, under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The award funds the development of a comprehensive Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) for the Ventura River Watershed. The project will be completed by March 31, 2028, and represents the NRCS commitment to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Napa County Resource Conservation District, in collaboration with the Abuelitos Foundation, received a $300,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP, CFDA 15.554) awarded on May 20, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. The primary deliverable is the establishment of a new watershed group for California's Napa River Watershed that convenes diverse stakeholders—including agricultural users,...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $80,000,000.07 Cooperative Agreement by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) to implement a flood control management system for Upper Llagas Creek in Santa Clara County, California. The project will be completed by October 13, 2027. The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program provides technical and financial assistance for watershed conservation,...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Lake County Watershed Protection District under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) on September 11, 2025. The award funds a conjunctive use study for the Adobe Creek Reservoir and repairs to a detention structure on Kelsey Creek in California, with project completion scheduled for September 30, 2028. These deliverables directly support the program's core objectives of improving...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $155,363 to the Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District on September 3, 2025, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to update the existing regional water management plan for the Tuolumne-Stanislaus Integrated Regional Water Management Collaborative. The primary product is a comprehensive updated plan covering 2,700 square miles across multiple watersheds on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $300,000 to the North Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council (doing business as Conservation Works) through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) on May 20, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The award supports the further development of the Russian River Confluence Collaborative, a multi-stakeholder initiative encompassing public agencies, nonprofits, industry representatives,...