The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $239,827.50 Cooperative Agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to the County of Hidalgo, New Mexico. The award funded debris removal and bank stabilization activities along the Gila River in response to flooding. The project aims to address imminent hazards to life and property caused by the natural disaster through runoff retardation and erosion prevention measures. The award...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $6,111,710.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to the City of Fort Myers, Florida. The purpose of the award is to fund debris removal and bank stabilization activities in Lee County, Florida due to damages caused by Hurricane Milton. The award has a performance period from April 28, 2025 to April 10, 2026. The EWP...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $223,296.70 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners in Florida. The funding will support debris removal and bank stabilization activities in St. Lucie County due to damages from Hurricane Milton, with a performance period from March 27, 2025 to April 10, 2026. The EWP Program...
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 $906,359.37 to the City of North Augusta, South Carolina to conduct debris removal and creek stabilization activities in Aiken County due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The award, with a performance period from March 28, 2025 to March 26, 2026, will fund emergency recovery measures to mitigate...
The City of Hernando, Mississippi received a $301,417.88 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP). The objective of the EWP program is to implement emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by a natural disaster. Under this May 2023 award, the City of Hernando...
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 $180,600.00 to the Millen City Ofcity Hall in Georgia for debris removal from watersheds due to Hurricane Helene. The award has a period of performance from Apr 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 2025. The EWP Program provides financial and technical assistance to local government entities to implement emergency...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $147,808.50 Cooperative Agreement to the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District NO. 15 on April 16, 2025 under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding will support the implementation of recovery measures for the EWPP Project 5118-03 in Fort Bend County, Texas. The objective of the EWP Program is to assist sponsors in implementing emergency recovery measures for...
The La Feria Irrigation District #3 in Cameron County, Texas was awarded a $351,621 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will enable the district to develop a comprehensive water management strategy to address ongoing water shortfalls in the region due to drought and low Rio Grande River water supplies. Through this planning effort, the district will conduct...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923). The $360,525.00 award was granted on June 9, 2025 to the City of Venice Finance Department in Florida for debris removal activities in Sarasota County due to Hurricane Milton. The EWP program provides financial and technical assistance to local government entities for emergency recovery...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,446,502.00, was provided by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to the City of Huntsville in Walker County, Texas. The award will fund the implementation of recovery measures to mitigate imminent hazards to life and property following a natural disaster in the area. The project activities will focus on runoff retardation, erosion prevention, debris removal,...