Cooperative Agreement NR244532XXXXC003

This $118,518 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will support the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas in conducting water quality monitoring in identified Mississippi River Basin Initiative and National Water Quality Initiative watersheds. The goal is to provide data on the effects of conservation practices in these areas. This 3-year...

The Town of Chatham, Massachusetts will receive $299,000 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service on September 20, 2022 to complete the project by December 30, 2024. The funding will support the design and implementation of the Eliphamets Lane Stormwater Treatment Project under the Watershed Flood Prevention Operations program to improve water quality in nearby shellfishing areas. The project aligns with...

The Town of Chatham, Massachusetts will receive $325,000 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service on September 22, 2022 to complete the project by December 30, 2024. The funding will support the design and implementation of the Little MLL Pond Stormwater Treatment Project to improve water quality in nearby shellfishing areas under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA #10.904). This...

This $2,950,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) will assess the impacts of agricultural production on water quality and the effectiveness of best management practices (BMPs) in addressing climate challenges to agriculture and water quality in the New York City watershed. The project will be performed by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $277,800.00 in funding to Equilibrium Inc., a non-profit organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The award supports a two-year project for comprehensive water quality monitoring and parameter load estimations across 12 hydrologic unit codes (HUCs) in the Cache River watershed of Arkansas. The project...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $272,350.00 in funding to Equilibrium Inc., a non-profit organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The award supports water quality monitoring and parameter load estimations for 12-digit hydrologic unit codes (HUCs) in the St. Francis Watershed of Arkansas. The project, spanning from September 30, 2024...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission a $1.71 million Project Grant under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.485) to support implementation of Arkansas' Nutrient Reduction Strategy from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. Key activities include conducting water quality monitoring and analysis in the Upper Cache River watershed to evaluate pre-restoration conditions in year one, and constructing up to 22,000...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) supports the Headwaters of the Colorado (HOC) Initiative, a multi-stakeholder collaboration focused on building resilient and functioning forested headwaters within the Little Snake and Yampa watersheds in Wyoming and Colorado. The funding will enable the HOC partnership, which includes federal and state land management agencies, private landowners, and local community...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Watershed Restoration Coalition of the Upper Clark Fork Inc. The project aims to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River Watershed in western Montana. Key activities include collaboratively identifying flow restoration priorities, creating a matrix of proposed solutions, and drafting a 5-year strategic plan for the stakeholder group. The project...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded the Town of Chatham, Massachusetts a $416,000 cooperative agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention CFDA #10.904 program. The funding will support the installation of a new stormwater collection and treatment system to capture and treat the first inch of runoff from Fox Hill Road. This will protect the neighboring shellfish aquaculture growing areas as part of the Cape Cod Water Resources...