Cooperative Agreement SM061981

The Pomona Unified School District received a $375,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071). The purpose of this 3-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028, is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based safety programs and technology. Eligible activities include coordination with local law...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,600,000 in funding to the City of Pomona to design and construct a new Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) groundwater treatment facility. The facility will remove 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP) and PFAS contaminants from the groundwater produced by the City's Well 34, bringing the water into compliance with Safe Drinking Water...

This $20,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will enable the Community Water Center (CWC) and its partner Pajaro Sunny Mesa Community Services District (PSMCSD) to consolidate the Pajaro, Sunny Mesa, and Springfield water systems into a single, more resilient drinking water system in Watsonville, CA. The key activities funded under this award include: constructing an iron...

This $967,914 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126), aims to create a more climate resilient community in the underserved Springs area of Sonoma Valley, California. The three-year project establishes a partnership between a Latino-serving community-based nonprofit, a watershed environmental nonprofit, and a community college to retrain 176 individuals from...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to the East Orange County Water District (EOCWD) in Orange, CA. This funding supports the implementation of advanced metering infrastructure and equipment for EOCWD's 3,200 retail water customers. Key deliverables include vendor selection, project implementation, and ongoing project management and reporting. The anticipated outcomes include...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,000,000 in federal funding to the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) to construct a modernized sewer system in the Temecula Valley Wine Country region of Riverside County, California. The project will enable the connection of incorporated areas and parts of Temecula that have been utilizing septic tank systems to the EMWD...

The Rancho California Water District will develop a strategic plan for advanced wellhead treatment facilities to mitigate emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the groundwater of southwestern Riverside County, California. Funded by a $800,088 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), this 3-year effort will protect a critical...

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California received a $32,942,618 Project Grant award on April 14, 2025 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of an intertie at the existing Foothill Pump Station along the Rialto Pipeline in East Highland, California. This project will enable the Metropolitan Water District to provide water from the Colorado...

The California State University, East Bay Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $915,786 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). Through this grant, the Foundation and its university partners will engage with indigenous community members to plan, implement, and sustain culturally responsive water and land use initiatives to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Key activities...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District, located in El Dorado County, California, was awarded a $966,874 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to install 80 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and meter transceiver units on residential and multifamily customer water service connections. All meters will be...