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This federal Project Grant award of $2,425,773, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), aims to improve water use efficiency and conserve water resources in Hawaii. The primary awardee, the University of Hawaii, will achieve this through the broad, state-wide adoption and evaluation of an enhanced, AI-powered crop management system via intensive on-farm trials and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Bard Water District a $1,357,565.38 Project Grant on May 1, 2021 to line one mile of the Mohave Canal in California. The grant is part of the USDA's Agricultural Water Conservation Efficiency Program (AWCEP, CFDA No. 15.572), which aims to leverage cost sharing for projects that save water and improve water management in agriculture. Under the award, Bard Water District will line one mile of the Mohave Canal to reduce water loss and increase water supply...

The Agassiz Water Users District (AWUD) was awarded a $206,210.67 Project Grant by 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). The grant funding will support the installation of 425 new residential Automatic Meter Read (AMR) systems, including AMR-compatible meters and smart point heads, within the AWUD service area. This AMR infrastructure will enable real-time monitoring and data...

The City of Aurora, Colorado received a $14,313,413 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to expand the Prairie Waters Project (PWP). The PWP is a critical component of Aurora's integrated water master plan to enhance drought resiliency and sustainable water supply. Specifically, the grant funding will support the construction of a second radial well and pump station,...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded $1,975,000 to the Kansas Department of Agriculture on June 11, 2025, under the Colorado River System Conservation Pilot program (CFDA 15.567) to advance the Kansas Water Right Transition Assistance Program (WTAP). The WTAP is a voluntary, incentive-based program designed to retire privately held irrigation water rights through state compensation, with the primary objective of restoring aquifer levels and recovering stream flows in critically depleted...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Regional Water Authority a $3.185 million Cooperative Agreement under the Water Storage Enhancement program (CFDA 15.574) to develop a water banking mechanism in Sacramento County, California. The award, effective from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2027, will fund the planning, design, and development activities necessary to establish operational water banking infrastructure. The primary deliverables include...

This $469,487,197 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation supports the Harvest Water project under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The project will serve up to 50,000 acre-feet per year of recycled water produced from the EchoWater Project to approximately 16,000 acres of agricultural and habitat lands in southern Sacramento County, including portions of unincorporated South Sacramento County and the Stone...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Carpinteria Valley Water District $5,798,254 under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) on February 5, 2026, for construction of an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) compatible well to replace the failing Smillie Well in Carpinteria, California. The project deliverables include demolition of the existing well site, construction of a new ASR-capable production well with a capacity of 1,000 acre-feet per year (900 gallons per...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,887,800.58 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District. The grant will fund the installation of low-tech natural infrastructure in the Altar Wash watershed southwest of Tucson, Arizona to slow water flows, improve groundwater infiltration, and create surface water...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,265,585 Project Grant to the Co-op Farm Irrigation Company under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the conversion of 20,800 feet of existing earthen and concrete-lined irrigation ditches to high-density polyethylene pipe. The piped system will include a flow meter, individual user meters, and a 15-horsepower pump. The project will also install an 11.8-kilowatt solar...