Community project grants congressionally delegated

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $1 million to Fresno Irrigation District on April 9, 2026, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The award funds development of essential community facilities in rural Fresno, California, through April 9, 2028. Fresno Irrigation District is a non-profit water management organization that operates exclusively as a grant recipient, with no subcontract activity. The District's ten-award federal portfolio, spanning 2014 to 2026 and totaling $39.6 million obligated, centers on groundwater recharge infrastructure, water conservation, and drought management for California's Central Valley, particularly addressing the Kings Groundwater Subbasin's critically overdrafted status. This Community Facilities award represents the District's sole funding from Rural Utilities Service; the Bureau of Reclamation funds the remaining nine awards. The District's recent work includes a $10 million groundwater recharge basin construction project, a $6 million basin expansion and new construction project, an $8.328 million solar and water energy efficiency project, and SCADA and metering improvement grants, with four awards scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months.