Cooperative Agreement NR209104XXXXC014

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $520,207 Cooperative Agreement under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) to the Ventura County Resource Conservation District, a child organization of the County of Ventura. This 2-year project, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, will create a scalable model connecting community actions to the health of the Ventura River watershed and its associated wetlands. The key products to be delivered include: 1)...

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...

The University of California, Santa Barbara will receive $100,000 through a cooperative agreement with the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658) to implement restoration of a degraded riparian wetland system along the Santa Clara River in Fillmore, California from July 7, 2022 to June 30, 2027. As part of a broader Santa Clara River restoration program involving multiple partners, the...

The Napa County Resource Conservation District, in collaboration with the Abuelitos Foundation nonprofit, will use a $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to establish a new watershed group for the Napa River watershed in California. The group will bring together stakeholders including agricultural users, residents, environmental organizations, and governmental water managers to improve sustainable water...

The Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) will enable Treepeople, Inc. to develop the Santa Clara River Watershed Regional Climate Collaborative. This new watershed group will create a strategic restoration plan to address issues of invasive plants, drought, flooding, and wildfires exacerbated by climate change within the Santa Clara River watershed in Southern California. The collaborative will bring together...

This $386,928 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) will support the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) in developing an automated dashboard to convert existing and ongoing state and regional monitoring data into actionable information for agencies to evaluate wetland health and condition. The project will create function assessment indices, including...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), will provide $1,439,050.00 in technical and financial assistance to the Ventura County Watershed Protection District for recovery measures related to the Ventura County EWPP Project #5227. The funding supports damage survey, runoff retardation, and erosion prevention activities in Ventura...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) provides $401,624 in funding to the Aquatic Science Center in California. The agreement supports the development of a formal statewide training and outreach program for the California Wetland and Riparian Area Monitoring Plan (WRAMP). This includes creating training materials and tools to help state, tribal, and local government...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing $437,964 through a Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the Santa Ana Watershed Association (SAWA) to conduct monitoring and management of the endangered least Bell's vireo and brown-headed cowbird in the Santa Ana Watershed of Southern California. The scope of work includes annual surveys and reporting on the status, distribution, breeding chronology, and reproductive success of the...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the County of Contra Costa $1,000,000 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to implement the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Clean Watersheds for All Project. Through this funding, the County will develop a comprehensive stormwater treatment plan and project delivery roadmap focused on underserved communities. Key deliverables include identifying viable regional stormwater capture...