This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.512) provides $376,444 in funding to the University of California, Davis over a 5-year period from September 2024 to August 2029. The purpose of the award is to implement a comprehensive multidisciplinary training and collaboration program that will develop a job-ready workforce with expertise in using leading-edge science and quantitative...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $999,501 cooperative agreement to the California State University Fresno Foundation under the San Joaquin River Restoration Program to develop a water plan report for California's San Joaquin Valley. Over a two-year period ending in April 2025, the Foundation will administer the award and engage stakeholders to understand water management challenges in the region. It will gather existing project concepts, evaluate them, and group solutions into portfolios...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Water Education Foundation under the California Water Security and Environmental Enhancement program (CFDA 15.533). The agreement supports the Foundation's public outreach efforts to educate various audiences, including the general public and government officials, about water resources in California, with a focus on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The funded activities will produce educational materials such as tours,...
This $879,247 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) supports research and demonstration projects focused on partial season (deficit) irrigation strategies for major water-using forage crops like alfalfa and sudangrass. The primary objectives are to conduct research and demonstrations on these irrigation strategies to improve water conservation and efficiency in...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a 5-year, $15,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority. The primary purpose of this pilot project is to identify viable solutions to enable federal, state, and irrigation water districts to perform the dual purpose of traditional water conveyance and renewable energy generation, thereby building resiliency to...
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) received a $502,766 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). This funding will support research and development activities focused on water resource conservation, efficiency, and management, with a particular emphasis on reducing costs, energy requirements, and environmental impacts of water treatment and related...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $430,000 Cooperative Agreement under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). This funding will leverage UCAR/NCAR's technical and hydrologic expertise to create an online portal and data hub to enhance public understanding of hydrology and water management across the 17 western states. The project will...
Under this $253,224 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the recipient, National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions), will provide economic support and deliverables related to water resource management and environmental protection activities. The key deliverables include three memos on 2030 water repayment, Central Valley Project cost allocation, and CVPIA issues, as well as general economic support for Klamath cost...
This $1,400,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.512) will fund a three-year study to quantify the water budget and aquifer recharge for three different rice field management practices in California. The State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will administer the study, which will be conducted by the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). The key project...
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) received a $162,839 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The objective of this 38-month project is to incorporate the latest CMIP6 climate model data and a novel catchment-based hydrologic modeling approach to update existing 21st century hydrologic projection datasets for the contiguous U.S. and transboundary...