Project Grant NR248C30XXXXG003

This $129,450 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable the High Country Conservation Center (HC3) to implement an environmental education initiative in Summit County, Colorado. The key activities include: Educating 550 7th grade students over the 2-year grant period through the "Water Warriors" curriculum to increase environmental literacy and water conservation behaviors....

The U.S. 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 grant will fund collaborative efforts to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River watershed in western Montana. Key activities include expanding stakeholder engagement, creating a matrix of proposed flow restoration priorities, and drafting a five-year strategic plan. This...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) supports the Headwaters of the Colorado (HOC) Initiative, a multi-stakeholder collaboration focused on building resilient and functioning forested headwaters within the Little Snake and Yampa watersheds in Wyoming and Colorado. The funding will enable the HOC partnership, which includes federal and state land management agencies, private landowners, and local community...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Mesa Soil Conservation District in Grand Junction, Colorado. The funding will support the Grand Valley Water Committee, an existing watershed group, in the Colorado Headwaters-Plateau Watershed. Key activities include increasing community awareness and engagement, developing a watershed management matrix to prioritize local projects, and completing design work...

The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) was awarded a $285,743 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the National Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.462). The primary objective of this 2-year project is to increase awareness and understanding of diverse approaches to managing state wetland programs, including considerations for climate change and environmental justice. Key activities and deliverables include:...

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group, a non-profit organization in Longmont, Colorado, received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) grant from the Bureau of Reclamation. The grant will fund the group's efforts to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed. Key activities include developing a wildfire risk assessment, conducting a watershed-scale analysis, and identifying, prioritizing, and developing two to three river restoration...

The Contra Costa Resource Conservation District (CCRCD) was awarded a $298,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to engage stakeholders and develop a community-supported Watershed Restoration Plan (WRP) for the Walnut Creek Watershed in the San Francisco Bay region. The award will support CCRCD's extensive outreach and engagement efforts to identify and prioritize restoration opportunities across the watershed's sub-regions....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9, funded under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $401,624 to the Aquatic Science Center to develop a formal statewide training and outreach program for the California Wetland and Riparian Area Monitoring Plan (WRAMP). The key activities include creating training materials and tools to help state, tribal, and local government agencies as well as...

The Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. will collaborate with the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 on implementing several habitat restoration projects benefitting brook trout and at-risk species in Maryland and Delaware through December 2025. Funded at $306,671.41 through the Coastal Program, the Cooperative Agreement will support strategic habitat restoration and conservation planning, survey and monitoring activities, species...

This $999,520 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) will support the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. in accelerating career tracks and providing access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing regional industry and workforce development collaborations to address water utility employment needs, coordinating candidate development in areas...