Cooperative Agreement R18AC00033

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $700,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517) to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) on May 2, 2025. The purpose of the award is to support CTUIR's habitat restoration and endangered species recovery efforts in the Grande Ronde Basin in Oregon. Key project activities include habitat improvement projects along the Ronde River, McCoy Meadows, Catherine Creek, and Meadow Creek,...

This $692,624.14 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program aims to restore ESA-listed salmon and steelhead populations in the Grande Ronde Basin of Oregon. The key activities include: Targeted PIT tagging of juvenile salmonids to estimate hatchery and natural origin predation Developing a release group study to address overall mortality in the valley Evaluating the impacts of hatchery release pulses on...

The Grant County Conservation District, doing business as the Columbia Basin Conservation District, received a $202,703 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) on February 10, 2025. The primary objective of this 14-month project is to create the Columbia Basin Groundwater Cooperative website, which will compile and make accessible existing groundwater data collected between 1998-2014 that has become...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,974 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) for the Crooked River Water Quality Partnership (CRWQP). The 3-year grant period runs from September 16, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The primary objectives of this grant are to: 1) formalize the structure, governance, and operations of the CRWQP, a multi-stakeholder collaborative focused on addressing water quality issues in the...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $325,000 Project Grant to the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Foundation on August 27, 2021 to be completed by December 1, 2025. The grant is being provided under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program (CFDA 15.517) to support the Relocation Design of Oregon Highway 203 Through Buffalo Flats Floodplain Project. Funds will support improving fish and wildlife habitat associated with water systems or supplies affected by Bureau...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $107,061 in funding to the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) to connect mapping technology to water resources and assist state/local governments in making decisions related to those resources. The key activities include conducting a statewide wetland delineation study area mapping project in Oregon. LCOG will create...

This $840,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 will fund the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to assess and clean up brownfield sites associated with the former Blue Heron Paper Mill in Oregon City, Oregon from October 2021 through September 2026. As part of the EPA's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), the funding will support activities such as further...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will provide $1,000,000 in funding to the Oregon Cascade West Council of Governments (OCWCOG) to conduct eligible brownfield assessment-related activities in Linn and Benton Counties, as well as the cities of Lebanon and Albany, in Oregon. The key activities to be delivered include:...

The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Middle Deschutes Watershed Council, will receive $263,564 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to remove western juniper trees from 460 acres of upland habitat surrounding Willow Creek in Oregon. This project aims to restore water connectivity between upland and in-stream habitats by removing juniper that has caused flows in...

This $1,200,000 Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (CFDA 10.932), enables the Deschutes Soil & Water Conservation District in Oregon to build local capacity and strengthen regional partnerships for coordinated planning and implementation of conservation efforts. The purpose is to address critical natural resource concerns such as soil health, water...