This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.923 - Emergency Watershed Protection Program), is intended to fund debris removal and streambank stabilization activities in Otero County, New Mexico. The $21,834,750.00 award, with a performance period from August 26, 2024 to December 16, 2025, will support the Mescalero Apache Tribe in delivering critical emergency watershed protection services following a...
This $40,500,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on August 22, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). The agreement provides funding to the County of Lincoln, New Mexico for debris removal, bank stabilization, and erosion prevention efforts in response to the South Fork and Salt Fires. The objective is to implement emergency recovery measures to relieve imminent hazards to life...
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 $28,062,713 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720) is funding the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) in New Mexico. The primary objectives are to help at-risk communities mitigate wildfire risks through planning, risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction, and landscape restoration efforts. The grant supports...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $489,525.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding will support debris removal and streambank stabilization activities in Luna County, New Mexico to address imminent hazards to life and property following a natural disaster. The performance period for this award is from January 16, 2025 to September 1, 2025....
This $12,238,775.00 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), will fund damage survey reporting, flood mitigation, and dam repair activities in Chaves County, New Mexico. The award, which has an ultimate completion date of October 26, 2025, will support the County of Chaves in implementing critical watershed protection measures to mitigate imminent...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $716,340 Cooperative Agreement under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD). The 3-year award, running from September 2024 to January 2027, will fund the Joint Chiefs Bear Creek to Signal Peak Collaborative Restoration Project. This project involves vegetation management activities such as tree...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $385,140.16 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Gorham, New Hampshire on August 5, 2024 under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). This award will fund the implementation of emergency recovery measures for the EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM (EWPP) PROJECT #5025 in Coos County, New Hampshire, including buyout and recovery activities. The objective of the EWP Program is to...
This $177,467 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 12, 2024 by the USDA Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant was provided to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) to develop and implement a community wildfire protection plan for at-risk communities in the state. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include conducting wildfire...
The Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department of New Mexico received a $2.6 million project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Cimarron Range Fire Protection Project. Funded under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program (CFDA #10.723), the July 27, 2022 award will support fire management and suppression services through December 31, 2025. Specifically, the department will conduct tree thinning,...