Cooperative Agreement P23AC00702

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the City of Pocatello, Idaho, doing business as Pocatello-Vision 12. The funding will support the Portneuf Watershed Partnership's efforts to expand stakeholder engagement, update the existing watershed restoration plan, and develop a predictive stream flow model for the Portneuf River watershed. The project aims to address resource concerns in the watershed, including...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Coalitions And Collaboratives, Inc. (Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc.), a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The grant supports the Clear Creek Forest and Health Partnership's efforts to strengthen their coalition of diverse stakeholders and develop local solutions to address current and future threats facing the Clear Creek watershed. The...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), will enable Treepeople, Inc., a non-profit organization, to develop the Santa Clara River Watershed Regional Climate Collaborative in Southern California. The $300,000 award, made on May 21, 2025, will fund the establishment of this new watershed group, which will create a strategic restoration plan to address issues of invasive plants, drought, flooding,...

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 Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group, a non-profit organization in Longmont, Colorado, received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) grant from the Bureau of Reclamation. The grant will support the group's efforts to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed. Key activities include developing a wildfire risk assessment, conducting a watershed-scale analysis, and identifying, prioritizing, and developing two to three key river...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $405,965 Project Grant on August 29, 2024 to the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative (ARWC), a non-profit organization in Colorado, through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will support ARWC's efforts to integrate multiple subgroups and enhance comprehensive watershed management planning across the Upper Arkansas watershed region over a three-year period ending December 2027. Key activities include improving...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $297,831 Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) project grant to the Big Hole Watershed Committee in Montana. The grant will fund the committee's efforts to update their watershed restoration plan, with a focus on enhancing the hydrologic resilience and improving water quality within the Big Hole watershed. Key activities include digitizing and consolidating existing water data, analyzing and mapping the watershed to characterize potential...

The Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC), doing business as the Watershed Center, was awarded a $230,000 cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to support Phase III of the Weaverville Basin Community Protection project. Under the three-year award beginning May 28, 2021 through July 1, 2024, the Watershed Center will work to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources on public and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The funding supports the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning in the region. The project aims to address critical water management challenges through collaborative initiatives that involve diverse stakeholders. Watershed Management Group, Inc. has...

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $299,158 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group located in western Montana. The funding will support the group's collaboration with diverse stakeholders to address water quality and temperature issues in the Lower Clark Fork Watershed. Key activities include reducing road impacts to the Thompson River, designing shovel-ready projects for revegetation and connectivity to address...