Project Grant 11DG11061800012

Under this $8,162,928 federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), the North Kern Water Storage District (NKWSD) will drill and equip a 6 cubic feet per second (CFS) groundwater well, and connect it to the Friant-Kern Canal through a discharge pipeline. This project will enable the conveyance and return of 1,999 acre-feet per year of previously stored water to downstream...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Rancho California Water District received a $191,826 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) on September 12, 2025, to implement the Optimizing Hydrant Efficiency for Water Conservation and Safety Project. The award supports the installation of 40 advanced stainless steel check valves beneath high-risk fire hydrants throughout the district's service area in California. This...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $2,238,664 to the Walker River Paiute Tribe on July 28, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct domestic water supply infrastructure on the Walker River Paiute Reservation in Nevada. The primary deliverable is the construction and installation of a 410,000-gallon water storage tank and accompanying distribution piping system designed to enhance community water supply reliability...

Rural Water District NO. 4, Latimer County, Oklahoma was awarded a $123,192 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants program (CFDA 10.763). The grant will support the district's efforts to provide adequate quantities of water that meet federal standards to rural residents who have experienced a decline in water supply due to an emergency event. The grant period runs from September 2022 through September 2024...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (SSJMUD) a $4.34 million Project Grant on June 25, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Driver Road Pipeline. This infrastructure project involves installing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline infrastructure in Kern County, California, running south on Driver Road and west on 9th Avenue between specified coordinates. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $5.8 million to Carpinteria Valley Water District on February 5, 2026, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) compatible replacement well in California. The project encompasses demolition of the failing Smillie Well, construction and permitting of a new ASR-capable well located at the intersection of Lillingston Canyon Road and Casitas Pass Road,...

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), awarded the Firebaugh Canal Water District in San Joaquin County, California a $3,786,000 Project Grant on January 15, 2025. The grant will fund the concreting of 2.08 miles of the 3rd Lift Canal and the construction of a 60-acre-foot midchannel storage reservoir adjacent to the lined section. This project is expected to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior's Office of Wildland Fire awarded $246,420 to Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District on September 3, 2025, under the Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Preparedness program (CFDA 15.088). This project grant funds the acquisition of slip-on tanker units, specialized equipment designed to be rapidly installed on existing vehicles to convert them into operational fire engines. The award supports the awardee's...

The Water Witch Fire Company, Incorporated received a $368,412.27 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program on August 14, 2023. The AFG Program provides funding to fire departments and emergency response organizations to acquire equipment, vehicles, training, and other critical resources needed to protect the public and personnel from fire and related hazards. Through this award, the Water Witch Fire Company utilized...

This federal Project Grant award of $599,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (CFDA 10.763) program. The award will fund projects to help the Major County Rural Water District in Fairview, OK obtain, treat, distribute, and store adequate quantities of potable water for local residents following a significant decline in water supply or quality due to an emergency event. Typical eligible activities...