Cooperative Agreement NR229457XXXXC004

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 Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded Pinal County, Arizona a $6.8 million cooperative agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program on September 15, 2022. The agreement will support sediment removal along Big Box Lake through July 1, 2023. Under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, which aims to relieve imminent hazards to life and property from natural disasters through erosion prevention and runoff control projects, Pinal County...

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 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service provides $183,150.00 in funding for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to support the repair, restoration, and bank stabilization for Greene County, Mississippi. The objective of the EWP Program is to assist sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent...

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded a $378,571.05 cooperative agreement to the Greene County Board of Supervisors under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP) for a project period of March 10, 2022 through December 20, 2022. The award will fund bank stabilization efforts resulting from tornado damage in Greene County, Mississippi. As described in the EWPP, the funding will support emergency recovery measures implemented by the county to...

The Cooperative Agreement award for the El Vado Wash Stormwater Drainage Improvement Project, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will provide $1,200,000 to Pima County, Arizona to execute a plan for the project construction and acquire necessary environmental and historic preservation clearances. The project will utilize an existing downstream storm sewer and constructed channel to provide additional...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,057 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to The Watershed Management Group, Inc. to develop a strategic plan to enhance groundwater recharge opportunities in the Lower Santa Cruz Watershed in Pima County, Arizona. This project will collaborate with Sky Island Alliance to survey springs, creeks, and arroyos, assess management needs, identify priority restoration...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), will support the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board in conducting a feasibility study, alternatives analysis, preliminary design, environmental impact studies, and compliance analysis activities for a water reuse solution at the Upper Valley Water Treatment Plant. The key objectives of the project...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,887,800.58 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District. The grant will fund the installation of low-tech natural infrastructure in the Altar Wash watershed southwest of Tucson, Arizona to slow water flows, improve groundwater infiltration, and create surface water...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $21,834,750 Cooperative Agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to the Mescalero Apache Tribe in Otero County, New Mexico. The award, effective August 26, 2024 through December 16, 2025, will fund debris removal and streambank stabilization efforts to address imminent hazards to life and property following a natural disaster. The Mescalero Apache Tribe, a federally...