The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded $188,125 to the City of Madison (Madison, Mississippi) on September 30, 2025, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to implement recovery measures and debris removal on the Cold Creek Hollow Drainage System in Madison County, Mississippi.
The cooperative agreement funds emergency stabilization and runoff retardation work addressing watershed damage from natural disaster. The City of Madison serves as project sponsor and recipient. Performance continues through October 6, 2026. Under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, eligible sponsors—including local units of government—may apply for assistance to implement recovery measures that relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by watershed emergency. The program funds practices providing runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention where current land or watershed conditions pose a threat to health, life, and property resulting from sudden impairment due to natural disaster. Project sponsors assume responsibility for local cost-share, land rights acquisition, permitting, and operation and maintenance.