Project Grant 04FG204015

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $141,383 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to enhance public accessibility, improve infrastructure, and foster environmental stewardship at a public access point along the Truckee River in Nevada County, California. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to October 31, 2026, will fund improvements to the parking area and access...

The Nevada Land Trust will receive $221,498 through a Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The funding will facilitate Nevada Land Trust's continued leadership of the One Truckee River Partnership coalition to expand watershed restoration efforts along the urban stretch of the Truckee River in Reno-Sparks, Nevada. Specifically, Nevada Land Trust will synthesize river condition data and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $715,326.42 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to restore instream and riparian habitats across 25 miles of stream in the Quinn River Management Unit in Nevada. The project aims to increase resiliency for the federally listed Lahontan cutthroat trout by improving water quality, habitat complexity, and connectivity. Specifically, the funds will be used to hire crews to...

Through this $370,380 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program, the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California will increase their engagement in setting priorities and participating in restoration efforts within the Lake Tahoe watershed. The project aims to advance the tribe's role in the environmental management of the watershed, building on existing agreements that provide...

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California was awarded a $392,779 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The 5-year award, which began on August 1, 2023, aims to facilitate greater participation by the Tribe in setting priorities for implementing the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and overseeing restoration efforts in the Lake Tahoe watershed, particularly related to the...

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California received a $681,724 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program. The five-year award running from July 2022 through July 2027 will support the Tribe's participation in setting priorities and overseeing restoration efforts for the Lake Tahoe watershed related to aquatic invasive species and Lahontan cutthroat...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,045.75 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to coordinate the development of a restoration plan for the Salt River Watershed in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. The project will involve outreach to stakeholders, habitat surveys, water quality monitoring, and the creation of a prioritized project list to guide large-scale restoration efforts that will benefit aquatic habitat, stream...

The City of Carson City, Nevada will receive $1,933,875 under a five-year cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Land Management through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program to acquire up to 694.35 acre-feet of stream water rights annually. This funding will support the city's acquisition of water rights necessary to sustain 148.48 acres of existing wetland and wet meadow habitat on Buzzy's Ranch property located along the Carson River. Securing a permanent water source for...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $267,049 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in Nevada. The grant will fund the upgrade of two turbine runners at the district's 26-foot drop power plant. The project will replace fixed blade cast steel turbine runners with adjustable blade Kaplan style stainless steel runners, allowing the plant to start producing power at a lower flow of 80 cubic...

Trout Unlimited, Inc. will receive $2,488,948 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program to improve river resilience and habitat in northern Utah's Weber River Basin. Working with sub-awardee Weber Basin Water Conservation District, Trout Unlimited will implement 17 beaver dam analog projects along nine miles of degraded streams, modernize a diversion headgate, and conduct side-channel restoration and floodplain reconnection in...