Project Grant 13DG11051900029

The El Dorado Hills County Water District's El Dorado Hills Fire Department was awarded a $358,752 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044). The grant will support the Department's efforts to enhance public and firefighter safety from February 2023 through February 2025. The AFG Program aims to improve safety related to fires and fire hazards. Funding will allow the Department to purchase equipment...

This $2,384,839 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund transportation infrastructure improvements in El Dorado County, Shingle Springs, California. The project involves constructing Class 2 bike lanes, a new sidewalk, and ADA upgrades along Ponderosa Road between Foxwood Lane and Ponderosa High School (at Meder Road). The award recipient is the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans),...

This federal Project Grant award for $1,601,234.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730), supports wildfire defense planning and analysis for the Baker Ranch Shirttail Canyon area in California. The funding will enable the County of Placer, the prime awardee, to develop comprehensive plans and conduct in-depth analysis to enhance wildfire preparedness and community resilience in...

The Calaveras County Water District was awarded a $393,100 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The funding will support fuel reduction activities through 2028 to mitigate wildfire risk in California. As a sub-recipient, the Calaveras County Water District has also received disaster relief funding from the California Office of Emergency Services for debris removal,...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $1,080,419.21 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) to the California Department of Transportation on April 5, 2021. The funding will support installation of high friction surface treatments, edge lines, center lines, and reflective pavement markers at various locations throughout unincorporated El Dorado County, California. The Highway Planning and Construction program aims to...

This $288,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded on August 26, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program will fund the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County to provide the following products and services: The award will support the Resource Conservation District's efforts to address wildfire risk reduction and ecosystem restoration in California's San Diego County. Key...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wild Horse and Burro Resource Management program (CFDA 15.229), provides $128,000.00 in funding to the County of Sacramento, California to establish a Wild Horse Program (WHP) at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC). The program trains incarcerated participants to gentle and saddle-train wild horses removed from public lands. The trained horses are then adopted into private care or placed with law...

This $342,795 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Sierra Business Council with providing planning and technical assistance services to aid in the recovery from devastating fires in Northern California. The services will identify workforce and training programs needed to promote new job growth and diversify the economy, as well as prioritize key infrastructure repairs. Once completed, the project aims to increase higher paying job...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the California Department of Transportation $2,909,123.20 on March 11, 2021 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to replace the Hanks Exchange Road bridge over Squaw Hollow Creek located 0.4 miles south of Pleasant Valley Road in El Dorado County, California. As part of this Formula Grant award, $2,909,123.20 will be provided to the El Dorado County Department of Transportation as a sub-awardee...

The Lake County Watershed Protection will identify priority areas and watersheds and assist with watershed assessments for Clear Lake and Cache Creek in Lake County, California under a $100,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award is part of the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, which provides conservation technical assistance to organizations through locally-based conservation...