Cooperative Agreement NR228D43XXXXC008

The City of Helper, Utah was awarded a $126,278 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. The award will support channel clearing and bank protection services along the Hardscrabble Creek due to flooding that occurred in January 2023. Work will be completed by September 3, 2023 to relieve hazards to life and property created by the natural disaster event. The Emergency...

The State of Utah Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources, received a $11,172,876.93 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041) to rehabilitate high-hazard potential dams in Utah. The grant funding will support activities such as conducting dam inspections, developing emergency action plans, providing technical assistance, and implementing critical infrastructure improvements for high-hazard potential dams across...

This $253,875 Cooperative Agreement award, issued on June 16, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.923 - Emergency Watershed Protection Program), provides funding to the Town of Mountain City, Tennessee for streambank and/or channel bed stabilization work across 7 sites. This project aims to survey damage and implement critical emergency recovery measures to mitigate imminent hazards to life and property caused by a natural disaster. The...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1.288 million cooperative agreement to the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Arizona on April 8, 2022 to complete debris removal and culvert installation work under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. The objective of the EWP Program is to assist with implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by a natural disaster. Under...

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $112,384 Project Grant to the State of Utah Division of Water Rights under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041) on August 30, 2024. This grant supports critical dam safety initiatives in the state, including conducting comprehensive dam inspections, developing emergency action plans, and implementing infrastructure improvements for high-hazard potential dams. The funding enables the Division of Water Rights to enhance water...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $551,620 Cooperative Agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to the Breathitt County Fiscal Court in Kentucky. The funding supports streambank stabilization and restoration efforts in response to flood damage from the February 2023 flood event in Breathitt County. The project, titled "EWP PROJECT 5076, KY, BREATHITT COUNTY FISCAL COURT, DSRS...

The State of Utah Division of Water Rights received a $778,664 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041). This funding will support the division's efforts to enhance dam safety, conduct comprehensive dam inspections, develop emergency action plans, and implement infrastructure improvements for high-hazard dams across the state. The award, effective from April 26, 2024, to April 25, 2026, enables the division to...

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded Duchesne County Water Conservancy District a $31,720,813 cooperative agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) to design and construct the Duchesne East Watershed Project from August 18, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The project aims to protect, develop, and utilize land and water resources in the watershed through infrastructure development. Specifically, the cooperative...

The Department of Public Safety State Utah, doing business as Ucan, was awarded a $2,076,900.00 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program (CFDA 97.029). The grant funding is intended to support a range of flood mitigation activities in Salt Lake City, UT, such as localized flood control projects, infrastructure hardening, hazard planning, property acquisitions and elevations, drainage improvements, and community outreach...

The Department of Public Safety State of Utah Administration Division received a $935,429 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program on September 1, 2023. The CTP Program provides funding through Cooperative Agreements to support the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and strengthen national preparedness and resilience against flooding hazards. Under this grant, the Department of Public Safety will deliver a range...