Project Grant R13AP20020

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,335,961 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to construct a water storage and delivery system in Portola Redwoods State Park, California. The project aims to improve water supply reliability for park visitors while decreasing summer diversions from Peters Creek, which will benefit endangered coho salmon and steelhead populations. Specifically, the grant will fund the...

The California Department of Parks and Recreation was awarded a $5,818,224 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) project grant from the National Park Service on October 1, 2023. The Department will subgrant these funds to the City of Santa Rosa to develop the new Kawana Springs Park, incorporating an existing walking trail into the design. The project will construct a fitness course, half basketball court, sand volleyball court, outdoor table tennis court, bicycle pump track, dog park,...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded $7,639,409 under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to renovate recreational facilities in Ortega Park, Santa Barbara, California. As a sub-awardee, the California Department of Parks and Recreation will use the funding to renovate the multi-sport field with synthetic turf and lighting, upgrade the children's playground with a splash play area, improve the family picnic...

The Trabuco Canyon Water District was awarded a $1,155,168 project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on December 4, 2024. The funding will support the Dove and Tick Creek Pump Station Improvements Drought Resiliency Project, which aims to upgrade the district's pump stations to increase capture of dry weather runoff and stormwater. The project will produce 200 acre-feet per year of new non-potable water, deliver water from...

This $2,684,222 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) will enable the Cawelo Water District in Bakersfield, CA to construct a 33-acre-foot reservoir and a 24-acre recharge facility. These infrastructure improvements will directly help increase access to groundwater supplies, providing an additional 3,466 acre-feet per year, which represents a 6.1% increase in the...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), provides $292,652 to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to construct infrastructure improvements along Lake Chabot Road in California. Specifically, the grant will fund the construction of approximately 78 linear feet of retaining wall, replacement of guardrail, backfilling under the westbound lane, and repaving of the westbound lane at...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), will fund the design, removal, and construction of a new bridge on Creston Road at mile post 3.491 in San Luis Obispo County, California. The $1,515,000 award will cover the bridge replacement project, which involves designing the new bridge, removing the existing damaged bridge, and constructing a new bridge on cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH)...

The National Park Service awarded $5,410,590 under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The Department will subgrant these funds to the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to acquire 56.8 acres of land for use as recreational open space. Immediate benefits will include public access to the new park lands and open spaces for activities such as hiking, walking, general...

The City of San Buenaventura, California was awarded a $16,592,500 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a 4.3-mile pipeline connecting the city to the Calleguas Municipal Water District, enabling access to the city's existing State Water Project allocation. This will improve the city's drought resilience by providing an additional 5,400...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $108,449.69 project grant on May 3, 2023 to the California Department of Transportation under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant will fund replacement of the two-lane El Camino Real Bridge at Santa Margarita Creek (Bridge No. 49C-0310) with a new two-lane bridge including a left turn lane. As the designated recipient of federal transportation funds in California, the Department of...