Project Grant NR220211XXXXG001

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $604,078 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to the Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District. The purpose of this award is to improve watershed health across three sites in Idaho, enhancing over 10,000 feet of stream for juvenile steelhead habitat. Key project activities include installing approximately 21 small wood structures in Mill Creek, 25 small wood structures and replacing a culvert...

The National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) will provide $123,000 in funding through a Cooperative Agreement awarded on July 31, 2021 to the Interstate Commission On The Potomac River Basin doing business as the Potomac River Commission. The funding is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902). The NWQI project will assist Little Pipe Creek through July 31, 2022....

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act (CFDA 66.436) program, will fund the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to monitor and assess transboundary mining pollution in the Kootenai watershed. The $243,482 award will support DEQ's procurement of essential equipment, monthly water quality...

This $3,333,357 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.460 Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program supports the State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in implementing its Nonpoint Source Management Program. The grant will fund 10 projects across the state focused on reducing nonpoint source pollution through the implementation of agricultural best management practices (BMPs) and stream stabilization/restoration...

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will receive $112,950 under a Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 to support water quality monitoring and assessment activities from November 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. Under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419), DEQ will conduct macroinvertebrate and fish community sampling on selected streams statewide to identify pollution sources and concerns....

The Nez Perce Tribe's Water Rights Administration Program was awarded a $397,433 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The funding will support the tribe's efforts to enhance its water resources management capabilities through the following key activities over the 2-year project period beginning in March 2025: Reinstating a U.S. Geological Survey...

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 National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Twin Falls, Idaho to develop and implement a master plan for resource protection and water quality improvements in Rock Creek, a tributary to the Snake River. This award is funded under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which provides technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations to promote sustainable...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $489,454 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District to improve anadromous fish habitat for federally listed steelhead trout in the Tom Beall Creek watershed, a tributary to Lapwai Creek in northern Idaho. The key activities funded under this award include: removing an existing box culvert that prohibits...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3) Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.436) provides $536,205 in funding to the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (KTOI) to monitor transboundary mining pollution in the Kootenai/Y watershed over a three-year period from July 2025 to January 2028. The key activities to be performed include monthly water quality...