Cooperative Agreement NR259104XXXXC009

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) provides $1,657,500.00 in technical and financial assistance to the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. The funding supports the implementation of recovery measures, including runoff retardation and erosion prevention, to address imminent hazards to life and property...

This $6,000,000 Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant (CFDA 17.277 - WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants) from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides disaster-relief employment, as well as employment and training services, to address the employment and economic impact of declared disasters and emergency situations in disaster-declared areas in California. The grant will fund temporary disaster-relief employment for...

This $288,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded on August 26, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program will fund the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County to provide the following products and services: The award will support the Resource Conservation District's efforts to address wildfire risk reduction and ecosystem restoration in California's San Diego County. Key...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), will provide $4,344,936.00 to the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (SSJMUD) to construct the Driver Road Pipeline. The project involves installing PVC pipeline and connecting it to three existing turnouts along the conveyance system in order to add capacity for delivering wet-year surface water supplies to...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District (DISTRICT) in Northern California received a $390,370 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The funding will be used to optimize and enhance the DISTRICT's existing water use data and technology by creating decision support tools to aid in the development and implementation of future water budgets for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional water users....

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 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) received a $32,942,618 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on April 14, 2025. The funding will enable MWD to construct an intertie at the existing Foothill Pump Station along the Rialto Pipeline in East Highland, California. This project will allow MWD to provide water from the Colorado River Aqueduct and...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $111,978 project grant to the California Department of Transportation under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on March 3, 2022. The grant funding will support emergency roadway improvements on Araby Road at Palm Canyon Wash in Palm Springs, California. Specifically, the grant will fund the placement and later removal of barricades, removal of up to 7 feet of sand and silt from the roadway, and use...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Porterville Irrigation District (District) a $923,033 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, the District will construct a surface water distribution system to serve 675 acres in its service area that currently only has access to groundwater. The project includes building a pipeline along Road 196 to connect the Lower Tule River Irrigation District 4...

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...