The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $760,000 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Garfield, Utah under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (CFDA 10.904). This funding will support technical and financial assistance for watershed protection and flood prevention projects in the Sevier River - Upper region. The award, effective March 5, 2024, will enable the county to undertake a range of conservation and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,657,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. The purpose of this award is to provide technical and financial assistance for the implementation of recovery measures, including runoff retardation and erosion prevention, for Project #5228 in San Luis Obispo County,...
The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded a $12,055,000 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to support planning, design, and construction activities for the Claiborne Aquifer Watershed in Calhoun County, Georgia. The award, provided under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA #10.904), will fund infrastructure projects to protect, develop, and utilize land and water resources...
The Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) will enable Treepeople, Inc. to develop the Santa Clara River Watershed Regional Climate Collaborative. This new watershed group will create a strategic restoration plan to address issues of invasive plants, drought, flooding, and wildfires exacerbated by climate change within the Santa Clara River watershed in Southern California. The collaborative will bring together...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (CFDA 10.904) program to the National Watershed Coalition Inc. The agreement will fund the delivery of information, technical guidance, peer-to-peer learning forums, and dissemination of funding opportunities through a partnership between NRCS and the National Watershed Coalition. The award period is from August 8,...
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 federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904), will fund the Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) to provide services for the completion of the designs of six stream restoration sites on the West Fork White River in Washington County, Arkansas. The total award amount is $2,029,792.00 and the performance period runs from...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the County of Santa Clara, California. The Agricultural Resilience Incentive (ARI) Program will provide financial incentives to Santa Clara County farmers and ranchers to implement climate-smart agricultural management practices. The project aims to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $753,032 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Newburg, West Virginia under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The funding supports the completion of a Plan-Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) for the Three Forks Creek Watershed to address watershed protection, public recreation, and public fish and wildlife. The project has a scheduled completion date of February 2026....
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $7.5 million cooperative agreement to the Tumalo Irrigation District under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) on June 26, 2023. The funding will support construction of Project Group 4 to improve water conservation, delivery reliability, and public safety on district infrastructure through May 2028. As the sub-awardee, Tumalo Irrigation District will leverage the funding to carry out infrastructure improvement...