Project Grant R12AP30016

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) provides $300,000 to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) to enhance the state's water quality database and data management capabilities. The key activities under this 3-year award include: 1) expanding NDEP's water quality database to include a broader set of biological and physical habitat data, 2) mapping the state's data...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $248,800.00 to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to replace and maintain five water quality monitoring buoys on Lakes Mead and Mohave. The buoys will collect real-time meteorological and hydrological data, which will be transmitted to a publicly available database. This data will be used by partners to support water quality monitoring, modeling, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $370,025 to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) formula grant program, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This funding supports the enhancement and expansion of Nevada's water quality monitoring program through comprehensive chemical, physical, and biological monitoring activities at...

This $320,536 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Natural Heritage, to carry out a program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Nevada's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities include achieving compliance with...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) received a $1,999,306 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) awarded on February 6, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. The grant funds habitat restoration and drought resilience efforts at the Warm Springs Natural Area, a 1,250-acre property located approximately 40 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. SNWA will...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality $509,440 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support federal grant program (CFDA 66.419) to carry out water quality monitoring and assessment activities from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Through this formula grant award, ADEQ will implement comprehensive surface water quality monitoring strategies, enhance monitoring capacity, and maintain statistically valid...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award: G25AC00468 | Recipient: Arizona Department of Game and Fish | Funding Agency: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Office of Acquisitions and Grants | Federal Grant Program: U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection (CFDA 15.808) | Award Amount: $217,550.00 | Award Date: September 1, 2025 | Performance Period: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2027 The Arizona Department of Game and Fish will conduct comprehensive monitoring and analysis of fish...

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (AZ DEQ) was awarded a $170,248 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419). The grant will support AZ DEQ's statewide surface water quality monitoring work from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Key activities include implementing comprehensive monitoring strategies, enhancing and expanding AZ DEQ's capacity to conduct water...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has been awarded a $168,775 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. This 5-year grant will fund LDEQ's efforts to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Louisiana's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include: Collecting water quality data on E. coli...

This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Cooperative Agreement award of $115,000 provides funding to the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities to be performed include implementing the tribal water quality monitoring plan, developing an annual water quality assessment report, implementing best management practices for nonpoint source...