Cooperative Agreement NR239104XXXXC006

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $791,000 cooperative agreement to the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council on September 15, 2022 under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The three-year award will support projects to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and reduce risks from natural disasters on non-federal lands in California through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the El...

The County Of San Diego - Office Of Emergency Services received a $4,545,925.00 Project Grant award on November 9, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This funding will enable the County to develop and update community wildfire protection plans, as well as implement hazardous fuels reduction, vegetation management, and other wildfire mitigation projects to improve...

The Calaveras County Water District was awarded a $393,100 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The funding will support fuel reduction activities through 2028 to mitigate wildfire risk in California. As a sub-recipient, the Calaveras County Water District has also received disaster relief funding from the California Office of Emergency Services for debris removal,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,439,050.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) will provide technical and financial assistance to the Ventura County Watershed Protection District for recovery measures related to a natural disaster event. The funding will support damage survey, runoff retardation, and erosion prevention activities in Ventura County, California....

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 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 Humboldt County Resource Conservation District was awarded a $5,027,427.40 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award, granted on December 7, 2023, supports the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan and implementation of wildfire mitigation projects for the Greater Willow Creek area in California. Key activities include conducting...

The County of Dearborn, Indiana was awarded a $998,754.25 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP). The award will support implementation of recovery measures and debris removal from September 7, 2022 through June 30, 2023. As described in the EWP program objectives, the funding will assist the County in implementing emergency recovery efforts to relieve imminent...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District in California. The grant supports the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) to help the community mitigate wildfire risks. Key activities funded include conducting wildfire risk assessments, developing plans for hazardous fuel...

The County of Santa Barbara received a $272,143.30 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to implement erosion control measures due to Central Coast rain events at the Tajiguas Landfill. The objective of the EWP Program, as outlined in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under number 10.923, is to implement emergency recovery measures for runoff...