Cooperative Agreement U18FD004665

This federal Project Grant award of $265,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant will fund the predevelopment planning of water and waste projects serving financially needy rural communities in Alaska. The award recipient, the Environmental Conservation Alaska Department, will use the funding to support essential water infrastructure development, including...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $998,270 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to Providence City Corp in Utah. The funding will support the exploration and design of two new culinary water wells, including well houses, piping, equipment, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. This project aims to address water supply deficiencies created by frequent drought conditions in northern Utah and increase the reliability and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Beebe Medical Foundation under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will support the construction and improvement of rural health care facilities in Lewes, Delaware from August 2022 through August 2024. Specifically, the funding will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities that provide essential services to rural residents in...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded the Food Bank of Delaware, Inc. a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants federal grant program (CFDA 10.766). The two-year grant will support the Food Bank's construction of a new rural health care facility in Milford, Delaware, from August 2022 to August 2024. As part of the Community Facilities program, which provides funding to construct essential community facilities in rural areas, this grant...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $210,340 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Castleland Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. located in Castle Dale, Utah. The funding will support revising the existing watershed management plan for the Mill Creek and Castle Creek watersheds in Grand County, Utah. Key activities include mitigating E. coli contamination in three creeks, completing pre-project surveying, and planning/designing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Oregon State University a $536,923 Project Grant under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) with a performance period of September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The purpose of the grant is to establish the Pacific Food Safety Education and Training Collaborative, which will provide customized food safety training and technical assistance to diverse communities across the vast Pacific territories of...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $10 million Project Grant to Bear Paw Development Corporation Of Northern Montana (dba Bear Paw Development) to support construction and improvement of rural community facilities through September 2024. The funding will assist delivery of essential services to rural residents in Havre, Montana as part of the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). Bear Paw Development will use the grant to construct, enlarge,...

This $760,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) aims to enhance food safety education and support for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the Western region of the United States. The award supports a coalition of food safety specialists from land-grant universities, Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, and Hispanic-serving...

This $494,499 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) will establish the California Center for Food Safety (CCFS) to coordinate statewide efforts related to produce safety and food safety regulatory compliance within California. The key objectives are to: (1) coordinate statewide Produce Safety Rule (PSA) grower and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)...

The National Park Service awarded a $823,857 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Utah Division of State Parks and Recreation, a division of the State Department of Natural Resource. The grant funds will be used to demolish and rebuild a restroom facility, construct a new multi-sport court and pickleball courts, install a playground shade, and re-landscape the affected areas. This project will be completed by summer 2025....