Project Grant 03FG350061

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $3,800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund the Calabazas/San Tomas Aquino Creek - Marsh Connection Project, which is part of the larger Lower South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. The key activities to be carried out under this award include environmental review and documentation...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1.73 million Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund to develop and implement a green stormwater infrastructure curriculum and engagement program. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Under the award, SFEI will partner with Urban Tilth, University of California Berkeley, and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership to...

The San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District received an $838,221 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on February 25, 2026. The grant funds 65% of final design plans for the Mill Creek Groundwater Recharge Facility expansion project, which is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2027. The design work will increase the existing facility's capacity and operational flexibility to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $208,915.20 project grant to the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD) located in Los Angeles County, California. The grant, awarded on April 8, 2025, will support USGVMWD's efforts to promote outdoor landscaping water conservation by providing residential customers incentives to remove turf grass and...

The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) was awarded a $3,494,219 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) program. The grant, titled "Healthy Watersheds and Thriving Cities: Collaborating for Multiple Benefits at the Landscape Scale," aims to develop a cross-organizational, landscape-scale watershed approach to identifying urban greening solutions that provide multiple benefits to humans and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $5,826,000 Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The 4-year project aims to: (1) develop strategies to increase beneficial reuse of up to 45,000 tons of flood control channel sediment for habitat restoration; (2) implement pilot projects to restore several acres of tidal marsh and creek habitat; (3) develop visions...

The City of Stockton, California will design a groundwater recharge improvement project adjacent to the Delta Water Treatment Plant, funded by a $1,397,655 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). The project will involve constructing three recharge ponds, connections and conveyance systems, and monitoring systems including wells and surface water gages. This...

This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $3,810,452, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund staff at the California State Water Resources Control Board to work on priorities of the EPA's San Francisco Bay Restoration Program, including providing technical assistance for local climate adaptation planning, reducing nutrient...

The San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District, in collaboration with California State University, Sacramento, received a $826,742 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The grant funding will be used to enhance the existing Integrated Santa Ana River Model, a combined groundwater and surface water model that is a foundational tool for water management in the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed and San...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The City of Beverly Hills received $959,752 in full federal funding through EPA Region 9 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to construct two new municipal-supply groundwater wells at La Cienega Park. Authorized under the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act and awarded April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2029, this cooperative agreement funds the complete development of drinking water infrastructure...