Project Grant R12AP60056

The Lower Republican Natural Resources District in Nebraska will install telemetry equipment on 1,057 irrigation flow meters and other water management sensors, as well as eight solar-powered weather stations across the district, to improve on-farm water management and reporting through real-time water use data collection and broadcasting under a $4,360,858 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. Funded through Reclamation's WaterSMART program, the project aims...

The Middle Republican Natural Resources District, a U.S. local government entity in Nebraska, has received a $2,690,799 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). This funding will be used to install near real-time telemetry equipment on 691 irrigation flow meters, which is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,610 acre-feet. The conserved water will remain...

The Lower Republican Natural Resources District (Lrnrd) in Harlan County, Nebraska received a $8,665,997 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The award, with a performance period from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2028, will fund the installation of 1,800 irrigation flow meters with telemetry and weather stations to collect and broadcast...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $2,085,775 Project Grant to the Upper Republican Natural Resources District in Southwestern Nebraska. The grant funding will be used to install 2,000 digital meter heads and transceivers at irrigation wells to transmit real-time water usage and crop evapotranspiration data via a radio network. This system will allow irrigators to actively manage their water...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to characterize surface water and groundwater regimes in the lower Pecos River region of Texas. The project aims to improve understanding of salinity, flow, and water quality in the Pecos River through collaborative work with local groundwater conservation districts. Key activities include employing geochemical frameworks and gain-loss...

Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project Grant Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $300,000 through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Ducks Unlimited Inc.'s Great Plains Regional Office to support the Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project in south-central Colorado. The grant, obligated on October 31, 2025, with a completion date of March 31, 2028, funds collaborative watershed management activities focused on the lower Saguache Creek watershed and its...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $1.46 million to the Sand County Foundation under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) to advance water quality improvements in the Gulf of America watershed. The cooperative agreement, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, supports a comprehensive soil health demonstration project across Nebraska and Kansas designed to enhance resilience and water quality within the Lower Missouri River Basin. The...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded Red River Authority of Texas a $1.25 million Congressionally Mandated Projects (CFDA 66.202) cooperative agreement effective April 1, 2026, with a completion date of January 31, 2029. The agreement funds the design and construction of one new pump station equipped with tanks, pumps, and monitoring equipment to establish a reliable water delivery system for the Authority's public water system (PWS)....

The Little Blue Natural Resources District was awarded an $800,800 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) to create a watershed work plan and environmental assessment for the West Branch 32 Mile Creek Watershed in Adams County, Nebraska. The project will develop a plan and assessment for the land and water resources within the watershed area through June 2025,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) provides $1,086,960 to the State Engineer, New Mexico Office of the (Interstate Stream Commission) to fund a variety of initiatives to enhance drought resilience and water management in the Rio Grande Project area. Key products and services under this award include: Rapid assessment of existing stormwater infrastructure (dams,...