Cooperative Agreement NR219104XXXXC011

The City of Tulelake, CA was awarded $500,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program to conduct brownfields assessment and cleanup/reuse planning activities from March 6, 2023 to February 28, 2027. Under the cooperative agreement, the City of Tulelake will inventory, characterize, and assess approximately 12 Phase I and 5 Phase II brownfield sites located in the city's core...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $122,500 Project Grant to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The objectives of the 5-year project are to address erosion, fuel load, and habitat concerns on the Tule River Reservation through stream and meadow restoration activities. Key proposed services include 35 acres of fuel treatments in meadows through...

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 $552,500 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) aims to develop a partnership between local ranchers and the Yurok Tribe for a watershed-wide restoration planning and design project in the Little Shasta River in California. The project goals include restoring and re-watering a portion of the river to enhance flows, improve water quality and ecological health, and connect high quality habitat. Key activities include...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,335,961 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to construct a water storage and delivery system in Portola Redwoods State Park, California. The project aims to improve water supply reliability for park visitors while decreasing summer diversions from Peters Creek, which will benefit endangered coho salmon and steelhead populations. Specifically, the grant will fund the...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $397,556 Project Grant to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The funding will assist the Tule River Tribe in developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources. Key objectives of the 2-year project include completing geotechnical and hydraulic reports, developing design drawings and construction cost estimates, obtaining...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.664 - Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Program) will provide $200,000.00 to transfer 3,750 acre feet of senior priority (1864) water to the tributaries of Upper Klamath Lake, Upper Klamath Lake, and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in 2024. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) deliver cold, clean water to Upper Klamath Lake, 2) reduce effluent flows into Upper...

The Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council was awarded a $665,423.64 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to carry out the Summer Lake Wildfire Risk Reduction Project. The two-year project running from December 2021 through December 2023 aims to reduce wildfire risks in Oregon through forest management activities. The grant is funded through the USDA Forest Service's Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665), which shares...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $999,929 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program to California Trout, Inc. for a 3-year project. The purpose of this grant is to monitor and evaluate the ecological impacts of removing the Klamath River dams, which will open over 400 miles of previously blocked fish habitat. Key project activities include using sonar, species composition sampling, and radio telemetry to estimate salmon and steelhead abundance and...

This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.664 - Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance) provides $400,000 to the Siskiyou County Farm Bureau to design and obtain permits for a pipeline that would allow water from the Montague Water Conservation District to be delivered to the Big Springs Irrigation District. This project aims to reduce groundwater and surface water pumping near Big Springs Creek, thereby increasing flows in the...