This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) provides $446,725.13 to the St. John the Baptist Parish Council in Louisiana for debris removal due to Hurricane Francine. The award period is from December 20, 2024 to July 20, 2025. The EWP program assists local entities in implementing emergency recovery measures to address runoff, erosion, and imminent...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,037,070.25 Cooperative Agreement to the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government on February 18, 2025 under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding supports emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention, including debris removal, streambank stabilization, slope protection, and floodplain restoration in Terrebonne County, Louisiana...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $7.56 million cooperative agreement to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program. The funding will support planning, design, and construction activities for the Bayou Baton Rouge Watershed Project from August 2022 through July 2025. As part of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program's goal of reducing flood damage and conserving land and water...
This federal 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), is for $147,808.50 to support the Fort Bend Levee Improvement District 15 in implementing recovery measures related to an EWPP Project 5118-03 in Fort Bend County, Texas. The objective of the EWP Program is to assist sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service provides $183,150.00 in funding for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to support the repair, restoration, and bank stabilization for Greene County, Mississippi. The objective of the EWP Program is to assist sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent...
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) received a $2.93 million Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 on January 28, 2022 through the Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) program. The award will fund Phase I of the Port Fourchon Marsh Creation project to create 514 acres and nourish 91 acres of marshland with dredged materials from Belle Pass. Phase I activities include...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) provides $5,593,058.64 in funding to the Little River Drainage District in Missouri for debris removal and other emergency recovery measures due to flooding in Bollinger and Stoddard Counties. The award supports critical watershed protection activities to mitigate imminent hazards to life and...
This $297,208.73 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) will fund critical watershed stabilization and erosion control measures to protect public infrastructure in Warren County, Mississippi. The award supports an "Emergency Watershed Protection Stabilization Project" to address imminent hazards caused by natural disaster damage to roads...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.8 million Project Grant to the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana on April 8, 2021 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support infrastructure capital improvements for Pump Station 299 in Baton Rouge. Through its Public Works program, EDA provides catalytic investments to help distressed communities build critical infrastructure facilities...
River Parishes Community College was awarded a $1,499,883 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants program (CFDA 17.277). The grant will support an independent initiative providing workforce development services through September 2024 in Gonzales, Louisiana. The WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants program provides supplemental funding to address major economic...