The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $14.11 million cooperative agreement to Macon County Board of Commissioners, Georgia on July 11, 2022 to support the Whitewater Creek Watershed Project through June 1, 2027. The funding will support works of improvement to protect, develop, and utilize land and water resources in the Whitewater Creek watershed under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA #10.904). This program aims to provide technical and financial...
The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded a $12,055,000 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to support planning, design, and construction activities for the Claiborne Aquifer Watershed in Calhoun County, Georgia. The award, provided under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA #10.904), will fund infrastructure projects to protect, develop, and utilize land and water resources...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $7,055,000 cooperative agreement to the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District to support planning, design, and construction activities for the Big Slough Watershed in Mitchell County, Georgia. This funding was provided under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA #10.904), which aims to protect, develop, and utilize land and water resources in watersheds through technical and financial assistance for works of...
The Etowah Water and Sewer Authority was awarded a $21,743,597.32 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The funding will support the construction of Watershed Flood Prevention Operation (WFPO) Project Etowah River Watershed Structure 13A in Dawson County, Georgia. The project aims to protect, develop, and utilize land and water resources in the watershed to...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $6.15 million cooperative agreement to the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission to design and construct rehabilitation of Mill-Canton Creeks Watershed Structure No. 7 in Cherokee County, Georgia. The project will be completed by July 2026 under the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (CFDA 10.916), which provides technical and financial assistance to rehabilitate dams originally constructed with USDA Watershed Programs assistance....
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $6.476 million cooperative agreement to the Soil & Water Conservation Commission of Georgia under the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (CFDA 10.916) on June 29, 2022. The agreement will fund the design and construction of rehabilitation measures for Settingdown Creek Watershed Structure No. 56 in Forsyth County, Georgia through July 15, 2026. The Watershed Rehabilitation Program aims to extend the useful life of dams originally built with...
The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded an $83.7 million cooperative agreement to the Arkansas Black Mayor's Association, Inc. to provide assistance for planning, design, and construction activities in five Arkansas watersheds under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program. This cooperative agreement will support infrastructure investment projects in the Thelick Creek/Big Creek, Long Lake/Little Bee Bayou, City of Pine Bluff, City of Camden,...
The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $5,400,000 Cooperative Agreement to Williamsburg County, South Carolina to support the Black River 7 Watershed Flood Prevention Project. This project, funded through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904), will provide technical and financial assistance to protect, develop, and utilize the land and water resources in the watershed. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded on August 21,...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) to the National Watershed Coalition Inc. The award period is from August 8, 2024 to December 31, 2026. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the National Watershed Coalition will partner with NRCS to deliver information, technical guidance, forums for peer-to-peer learning, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $5,100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Williamsburg County, South Carolina on September 25, 2023 under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (CFDA 10.904) program. The funding will provide technical and financial assistance to the Black River 9 Project in Williamsburg County to protect, develop, and utilize land and water resources in the watershed. The project aims to mitigate flood risks, enhance...