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This Project Grant award from the U.S. National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $195,805 in federal funds to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) to increase the capacity of the LWCF State Assistance program. The award will fund three focus areas over the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025: 1) Hiring a new full-time temporary Grant Compliance...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will provide $299,212.30 to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The funding will support increasing the agency's capacity to administer the LWCF State and Local Assistance and Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant programs through enhanced outreach, grant...

The Western States Water Council (WSWC) received a $914,401 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to develop a web-based water conservation tool. In collaboration with the OPENET team, the Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC), and other partners, WSWC will integrate the WESTDAAT system with the OPENET platform to create a tool that streamlines applications for voluntary, compensated water conservation...

The Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC), doing business as the Watershed Center, was awarded a $230,000 cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to support Phase III of the Weaverville Basin Community Protection project. Under the three-year award beginning May 28, 2021 through July 1, 2024, the Watershed Center will work to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources on public and...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,359,528 Block Grant to the District of Columbia Government's Department of Energy and Environment under the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP, CFDA #93.499). The grant aims to provide quick intervention and meet unprecedented water services needs that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic by helping low-income households with water costs, in line with LIHWAP's objective. As the...

The Lamoille County Conservation District (LCCD) will receive $112,500 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.658). LCCD will design and implement four projects identified in the Lake Eden Watershed Action Plan to address nutrient and sediment loading stresses impacting the lake. This includes creating preliminary designs for additional...

This $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) will enable the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) to develop the Murrieta System Optimization Review (SOR). The SOR will examine WMWD's water supply sources, assess water quality parameters, analyze imported water availability, and identify potential improvements to the water supply system. This effort...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $5.2 million block grant under the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP, CFDA 93.499) to the Kansas Department for Children and Families for the period of May 28, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The LIHWAP aims to address unprecedented water services needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic by providing quick intervention assistance to low-income households. As the state-level...

This $500,900 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund research at Iowa State University to develop theoretical foundations and systems for enabling industrial automation using low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs). Specifically, the university will address challenges in adopting the leading LPWAN technology, LoRa, for industrial automation applications requiring real-time communication and scheduling over large...

The National Park Service has awarded a $872,155 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance Program grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) to support a project by the City of Fife in Washington. The RCO will sub-grant these funds to the City of Fife to replace the existing playground and gazebo, resurface the basketball court, and install an ADA-compliant restroom facility at Wedge Park. The project will enhance outdoor recreation...