This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $2,796,750.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding will support the County of Grand in Utah to implement emergency recovery measures for bank protection and grade stabilization in Grand County due to flooding in 2024. Specifically, the project aims to mitigate hazards to life and property through...
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 Town of Mountain City received a $253,875 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding will support streambank and channel bed stabilization across seven sites in the town, addressing emergency watershed protection and mitigating natural disaster impacts. The award aims to implement runoff retardation, erosion prevention, and watershed protection...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), awarded a $210,340 Project Grant to the Castleland Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. located in Castle Dale, Utah. The grant, awarded on January 13, 2025, will support the Moab Area Watershed Partnership's efforts to revise their existing watershed management plan to improve water quality and quantity in the Mill Creek and Castle Creek watersheds in Grand County, Utah. Key...
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 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 City of Carthage, Mississippi received a $121,522.50 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP) for bank stabilization along North Jordan Street. The objective of the EWPP is to assist project sponsors with implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by a natural...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923), provides $885,749.05 in funding to the Letcher County Fiscal Court in Kentucky to support debris removal and streambank stabilization activities due to flood damage from a February 2023 event. The award, with a performance period from March 2024 to August 2025, will enable Letcher County Fiscal...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) provides $297,208.73 in funding to the County of Warren, Mississippi to implement emergency recovery measures. The project aims to protect public infrastructure from continued erosion in Warren County, specifically along Gowall Road 1, 2, and 4, as documented in Damage Survey Reports 5321-432, 433, and 434....
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...