The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1.25 million cooperative agreement to the Salton Sea Authority under the Salton Sea Program (CFDA 15.571) from November 1, 2021 to December 31, 2025. The award will fund the Restoring Habitat and Improving Air and Water Quality at the Salton Sea Project, which aims to restore 30 acres of aquatic habitat in the Desert Shores Marina area of Imperial County, California to support bird and other wildlife species. Key activities...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,021,059 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517) to the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) in California. The funding will support IID's efforts to accelerate implementation and monitoring of the Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP), which aims to create 29,800 acres of wetlands and implement dust-suppression projects on exposed lakebed areas. The grant will provide resources for IID to increase its involvement,...
This $412,175 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) aims to improve scientific modeling and water quality forecasting capabilities in the Colorado River Basin. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of a predictive machine learning model to assess water quality risks in the Colorado River Basin. Expansion of a 3D physical model for the Colorado...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (CFDA 10.326) program, focuses on educational training and research related to water and wetlands in the Salton Sea region. The $300,000 award, spanning September 2024 to August 2027, supports a collaborative partnership between California State University, Los Angeles and California...
The Imperial Irrigation District was awarded a $205,925.69 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Salton Sea Program (CFDA 15.571) to conduct NEW AND ALAMO RIVER WETLANDS WATER QUALITY MONITORING from July 21, 2021 through July 18, 2026. The grant will support monitoring of water quality in wetlands areas along the New and Alamo Rivers to obtain data on factors impacting fish and wildlife health, air quality, and recreation opportunities at the Salton...
This $645,270 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) will fund the incorporation of remotely sensed surface and atmospheric variables into a spatially distributed, process-based snowmelt model. The award will support postdoctoral researchers to implement model updates and assess improvements, with the objective of advancing the physically-based and distributed modeling...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program to Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc. The grant funding will support the establishment of a regional air monitoring network in the Salton Sea Air Basin to screen for toxic metal hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). This will leverage Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc.'s...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $557,406.76 Cooperative Agreement to William Marsh Rice University under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The goal of this 18-month project, with an estimated completion date of September 2025, is to further evaluate the effectiveness of boron nitride-based photocatalytic materials for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in brackish groundwater and reverse osmosis...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,159 Cooperative Agreement to the Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program. The agreement began on January 15, 2025 and will run through September 30, 2029. Under this award, AGCI will synthesize technical hydrologic information and research related to water resources in the western United States for public consumption. This will involve engaging with...
This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on July 22, 2024 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under its SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program, supports the San Joaquin Valley Water Collaborative Action Program (CAP) initiative. The CAP aims to create a comprehensive and sustainable water resources management program for California's San Joaquin Valley by aligning the objectives of multiple stakeholders. Key activities and deliverables...