Project Grant 90CX7362

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) received a $611,407 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on June 17, 2021 to support its Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Overall Work Program under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). Through this funding, TRPA will deliver regional transportation planning and technical services for the Tahoe Basin area of California. Key work will include coordinating and developing the...

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) received a $270,000 Formula Grant award on June 29, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The funding will support TRPA's Overall Work Program for fiscal year 2022-2023, which includes developing the Tahoe region's consolidated transportation improvement program and long-range transportation...

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...

This $2,716,744 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program, provides funding to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to develop two permanent watercraft inspection stations and continue controlling invasive aquatic plants in the Taylor and Tallac ecosystem. The project aims to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species and manage existing infestations within the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,716,744 Cooperative Agreement under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance (CFDA 15.608) program to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to implement a comprehensive aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention and control program in the Lake Tahoe region. Key project elements include: Establishment of permanent watercraft inspection and decontamination stations to prevent new AIS introductions Implementation of AIS control measures at the...

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...

Lake Tahoe Community College received a $269,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on September 1, 2022 to support the College's Fire Academy through August 30, 2025. The grant funding will support the Fire Academy's activities under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, which aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand...

The Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) was awarded $700,000 under a Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance for its transit services. The grant funds will be used as part of TTD's Spare the Air transit initiative, which includes operating a zero-fare program to promote free public transit use. Funding will provide administrative and operational support for TTD's...

This cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 provides $2,395,864 to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) from July 2022 through July 2027. Key products and services include implementation of aquatic invasive species control at Taylor and Tallac Creek ecosystems in the Tahoe region, development of permanent watercraft inspection stations to prevent introductions of...

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California received a $14.1 million block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (CFDA 93.558) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding enables the tribe to deliver comprehensive assistance services to low-income families with children, including direct financial assistance to eligible families, employment training and job...