Cooperative Agreement NR239104XXXXC009

The Lake County Watershed Protection will identify priority areas and watersheds and assist with watershed assessments for Clear Lake and Cache Creek in Lake County, California under a $100,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award is part of the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, which provides conservation technical assistance to organizations through locally-based conservation...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Napa County Resource Conservation District, in collaboration with the Abuelitos Foundation, to establish a new watershed group for California's Napa River watershed. The grant, which runs from May 2025 to June 2028, will fund the development of a Napa River watershed restoration and management plan, as well as the hiring of a watershed coordinator to...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $321,118 Project Grant to the Upper Merced River Watershed Council under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant supports the Council's efforts to protect water quality and biodiversity within the Upper Merced River Watershed in central California. Key activities include building a volunteer base, launching a community awareness program, establishing a monitoring plan, and incorporating traditional ecological knowledge from...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Curry County Soil and Water Conservation District, doing business as the South Coast Watershed Council. Through this $127,607.84 award, the district will improve riparian and stream habitat conditions along Willow Creek, a major anadromous salmonid spawning and rearing tributary in the Floras Creek watershed. Key project activities include...

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection Program (CFDA 15.808) Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 aims to enhance understanding of how varying water availability affects agricultural production and local economies. Awarded to the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) and the University of California, Davis, the project will: Comprehensively review current hydro-economic and agro-economic modeling tools to identify strengths and weaknesses, laying the groundwork...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $80,000,000.07 Cooperative Agreement by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) to implement a flood control management system for Upper Llagas Creek in Santa Clara County, California. The project will be completed by October 13, 2027. The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program provides technical and financial assistance for watershed conservation,...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), awarded a $299,052 project grant to AG Innovations Network, a non-profit organization in Sonoma County, California. The grant will support the establishment of the Lake Sonoma West Watershed Group and the development of a comprehensive Lake Sonoma West Watershed Plan. The project aims to address the impacts of recent wildfires, including water quality concerns such as sedimentation, high levels of...

This federal Project Grant award of $4,075,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant was awarded on January 8, 2025 to the County of Monterey Health Department Division, a U.S. local government entity, to support water infrastructure improvements and upgrades in the rural community of Salinas, California. The project aims to enhance water system reliability,...

The Resource Conservation District of Monterey County (RCD) received a $1,975,005.92 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to eradicate 150 acres of invasive Arundo donax (Arundo) from a five-mile stretch of the Salinas River in Monterey County, California. Arundo infestations degrade fish and wildlife habitat, alter hydrologic...

This $545,605 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) will enable the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) to develop advanced tools and procedures to enhance water supply reliability at the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dams and reservoirs in California. The project will leverage improvements in reservoir modeling and forecasting technology to evaluate existing inflow and outflow forecasting models, and then design...