Project Grant F13AP00703

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded $215,000 under the Applied Science Grants program to develop an interactive web-based tool for efficient wildfire hydrologic simulation. Texas A&M University at Kingsville will partner with various state and federal entities to integrate remotely sensed data into a hydrologic model and equip watershed managers with a user-friendly workflow to quickly post-process variables associated with fire and drought. This will allow for...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,748,947 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Blue River Watershed Group (BRWG) and the Town of Silverthorne. The funding will support the engineering and design of a project to repair degraded aquatic habitat in the Blue River downstream of the Dillon Reservoir in Colorado. The project aims to address issues such as low flows, below average water temperatures, and lack of sediment and nutrient transport caused...

This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $6,433,628.00 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to enhance aquatic connectivity in the Otter Tail River watershed. The project will replace two undersized culverts at a major highway river crossing with two span bridges to restore fish passage and enable movements between 42,000 acres of regional lake-chain habitats....

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $359,919 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Project Grant (CFDA 15.507) to the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) to design upgrades to the Whitney and Eaton diversion structures on the Poudre River in northern Colorado. The project aims to improve fish passage and restore a half-mile section of the river, which is currently disconnected from its floodplain. Once complete, the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) to the Resighini Rancheria, a federally recognized Native American tribe in California. The goal of the Lower Waukell and Junior Creeks Restoration Project is to replace two existing large culverts, elevate the roadway, and restore native vegetation to improve wetland habitat for at-risk fisheries and other tribal trust species,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) to restore a road-stream crossing on Deer Creek. The project will replace a 7-foot diameter culvert with a 33-foot span timber bridge, reconnecting 5 miles of upstream channel to over 4 miles downstream. This will halt the annual input of up to 15 tons of sediment from road runoff entering Deer Creek, improving stream...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $394,859 to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) on August 25, 2025. The grant funds a comprehensive erosion control and flooding remediation project on the tribe's 174-acre rancheria located in Humboldt County, California. The project addresses critical drainage and erosion issues that have caused residential flooding, property damage, mold...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $297,712 to Solano County Water Agency (SCWA) on May 16, 2025, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to support watershed restoration and erosion mitigation efforts in the Putah Creek watershed located in northern California. The project, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, focuses on three contiguous sub-watersheds totaling 69 square miles, including the seven-mile inter-dam reach...

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Watershed Restoration Coalition of the Upper Clark Fork Inc. The project aims to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River Watershed in western Montana. Key activities include collaboratively identifying flow restoration priorities, creating a matrix of proposed solutions, and drafting a 5-year strategic plan for the stakeholder group. The project...