Project Grant 07FG200034

The North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD) was awarded a $1,640,081 WaterSMART grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation on December 4, 2024. The funds will be used to install 2,815 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters with cellular endpoints to replace the district's aging and inefficient automated meter reading system. The new meters will provide real-time data to improve NTPUD's operational efficiencies and water sustainability by enabling...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Ecolibrium, Inc. a $205,573 Project Grant under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) program. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, aims to promote holistic sea turtle conservation efforts in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and wider Caribbean. The key objectives are to: 1) strengthen and coordinate international networks and conventions that advance multi-scale sea turtle conservation,...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award 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) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has been awarded a $650,354 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will be used to establish a paid internship and training program for economically disadvantaged and minority high school and college students. The program will implement habitat restoration projects on parklands in southeastern...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,562,500 in federal funding to the North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD) to implement its 2025 Waterline Replacement Project. The project activities include installing approximately 2,700 linear feet of 8-inch water mains, new 2-inch service lines, fire hydrants, valves, and appurtenances to improve the water system's drought...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $309,968.42 Project Grant under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) to the Monitor Conservation Research Society, a non-profit organization based in Canada. The three-year project aims to reduce illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles (TFT) in Malaysia by mapping the TFT supply chain and identifying potential formal and informal guardians who can prevent wildlife trafficking. The project will...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Nevada Tahoe Conservation District (NTCD) a $125,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act program (CFDA 66.436). The grant will support NTCD's development of a community-based watershed strategy and outreach efforts in the Marla Bay area of Lake Tahoe to improve water quality and help achieve the Total Maximum...

The City of Long Beach, California received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the City of Long Beach's Utilities Department High Efficiency Indoor Device Program, a direct-install program to replace qualifying toilets, clothes washers, and showerheads in single-family and multi-family homes with...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District received a $966,874 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds the installation of 80 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and meter transceiver units on residential and multifamily water service connections within the district's service area. The project will connect all meters to the...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $152,460 Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) to the Newport Tree Conservancy. The three-year project, titled "Protecting the Watershed with Trees," will be implemented in Newport, RI's North End, which has been designated as an underserved and disadvantaged community. The key activities include: 1) Increasing tree planting and...