Project Grant 16DG11030300026

The Santa Cruz Irrigation District in Santa Cruz, New Mexico will establish a watershed group and develop a holistic watershed restoration and management plan through a $200,000 project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program. The watershed group will complete sedimentation modeling, post-fire debris flow analysis, and identify critical areas for watershed thinning and habitat improvement projects. It will also recruit diverse stakeholders to determine...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,835 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Hermit's Peak Watershed Alliance. This funding supported the development of EPA-approved watershed-based plans for four major watersheds in New Mexico, spanning approximately 1,500 square miles that were severely impacted by the 2022 Hermits Peak Calf Canyon fire. The grant facilitated collaboration between the Hermit's Peak Watershed Alliance, the New Mexico...

The Valley Soil And Water Conservation District, doing business as Valley SWCD, was awarded a $198,220 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on May 19, 2023 under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The purpose of the grant is to establish the North Fork Payette River Watershed Coalition to address water quality issues, including nutrient loading and harmful algae blooms, in the North Fork Payette River watershed in west-central Idaho....

Protectores De Cuencas Inc. was awarded a $1,664,909.78 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to design and construct a customized fish passage at the Culebrinas River Dam in Puerto Rico. The project aims to address connectivity limitations and facilitate migration for native freshwater fish species in the river, which rely on a diadromous life cycle requiring migration between freshwater and marine environments. Through this two-year...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Coalitions And Collaboratives, Inc. (Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc.), a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The grant will support the Clear Creek Forest and Health Partnership's efforts to strengthen their coalition of diverse stakeholders and develop local solutions to address current and future threats facing the Clear Creek watershed. Key...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $449,903 Project Grant to Wood Sharks LLC through the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679). The grant will fund the Lower Embudo and Copper Hill State Trust Land Collaborative Restoration Project from September 2021 through September 2024. The project aims to promote healthy watersheds and reduce wildfire risks in New Mexico's forests through restoration activities. Specifically, the grant will...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,052 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to AG Innovations Network, a non-profit organization located in Sonoma County, California. The grant funds will enable AG Innovations Network to partner with the Conservation Biology Institute and Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District to establish the Lake Sonoma West Watershed Group and develop a Lake Sonoma West Watershed Plan. The watershed has been...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $80,000,000.07 Cooperative Agreement by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) to implement a flood control management system for Upper Llagas Creek in Santa Clara County, California. The project will be completed by October 13, 2027. The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program provides technical and financial assistance for watershed conservation,...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $405,965 Project Grant on August 29, 2024 to the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative (ARWC), a non-profit organization in Colorado, through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will support ARWC's efforts to integrate multiple subgroups and enhance comprehensive watershed management planning across the Upper Arkansas watershed region over a three-year period ending December 2027. Key activities include improving...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through its Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Mesa Soil Conservation District in Grand Junction, Colorado. The grant will support the Grand Valley Water Committee, a local watershed group, in increasing community awareness and engagement, developing a watershed management matrix to identify and prioritize projects, and completing design work on 2-4 projects within the Colorado Headwaters-Plateau watershed....