Cooperative Agreement P24AC00462

The Buffalo Conservation District will provide $122,653.47 in direct technical assistance to producers in Arkansas under a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The three-year award, issued on September 30, 2022 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program, will support the District in delivering conservation technical assistance to private landowners through September 2025. As part of the program's mission to assist...

The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority of Arkansas was awarded a $1,000,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on August 17, 2022. The grant is intended to provide emergency water assistance to rural residents who have experienced a decline in water quantity or quality due to an emergency event such as drought, earthquake, hurricane or tornado. Specifically, the funding will help obtain adequate quantities of water...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program aims to restore aquatic habitat and connectivity within the War Eagle Creek watershed in Arkansas. The $200,000 award will fund four stream barrier removals, reconnect 493 miles of waterway, restore over 3,000 linear feet of streambanks, create wetlands and riparian zones, and improve habitat for 27 species of greatest conservation need, including the federally...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,250,000 in funding to the City of Mountain Home, Arkansas to implement a project to revitalize its water intake, water transmission main, and water treatment infrastructure. The key activities to be performed include location confirmation, buffer zone establishment, intake and property surveys, and geotechnical services to support...

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 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,668 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. The grant will support the native cold-water fishery and water quality of the lower Priest River watershed in northern Idaho through education, outreach, and the completion of a watershed restoration plan. Key activities include outreach and restoration planning for the East River, focused on preserving critical habitat for the endangered...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,045.75 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to coordinate the development of a restoration plan for the Salt River Watershed in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. The project will involve meeting with landowners, conducting habitat surveys and water quality monitoring, and developing a prioritized project list to address degraded aquatic, riparian, and wetland habitats within the...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,319 Project Grant to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to continue coordinating watershed restoration planning in the Lower South Fork Boise Watershed in Idaho. The project will support stakeholder and community outreach, research on the feasibility of proposed projects, and production of a stakeholder-driven watershed restoration plan. This plan will help prioritize and implement future projects to...

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...

This $238,000 Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), will fund streambank stabilization and erosion control activities along the Nolichucky River in Tennessee. The project aims to protect critical water intake infrastructure that was damaged during Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Specifically, the award will support the installation of rock riprap...