Project Grant 97394401

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....

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $168,775 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality on October 1, 2025, under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419) to maintain, protect, and improve water quality across the state's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The recipient will execute the current cycle of the Randomized Ambient Monitoring Survey (RAMS), collecting water quality data...

The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) was awarded a $833,105 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will support the completion of final designs, permitting, and construction for several nature-based stormwater capture and treatment, active transportation, and recreational infrastructure projects along the Woonasquatucket...

The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) six hundred thousand dollars on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop and operate a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site focused on interdisciplinary water science and engineering. Virginia Tech will develop and deliver a six-week professional development program engaging grades 9–12, community...

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...

Learning By Doing, Inc. received a $179,972 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP, CFDA 15.554) awarded on November 18, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The grant supports a collaborative, locally-led watershed management initiative in Grand County, Colorado, focused on improving the aquatic environment at the headwaters of the Colorado River in northern Colorado. The awardee will deliver public awareness and engagement...

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will receive $890,231 under a cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 to support decision-making and public education regarding high value aquatic resources in Virginia through enhancements to the Wetlands Condition Assessment Tool. Specifically, the Department will deliver automated permitting forms, linkage of assessment calculators to wetland polygons, incorporation of environmental justice data,...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Orange County Water District $437,544 in a Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.560, SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements) on December 4, 2025, to develop modernized microbial water quality monitoring methods for engineered water treatment and reuse systems. The award funds application of droplet digital PCR and whole-genome metagenomic sequencing techniques to measure removal of pepper mild mottle virus, adenovirus, and crass-like...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) provides $415,091.10 to the Orange County Water District (OCWD) to evaluate the feasibility of removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from reverse osmosis concentrate. The project will assess the effectiveness of treating reverse osmosis concentrate using adsorbent media like granular activated carbon and ion...

The City of Richmond, Virginia will receive $344,026 through a cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Chesapeake Bay Studies program (CFDA 11.457) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. As part of this award, the City of Richmond will implement a project titled "The Richmond Environment: Students as Teachers in Their Watershed" to provide information for the living marine resources of Chesapeake Bay. Funding will support...