Project Grant R14AP00014

The Nevada Land Trust will receive $221,498 through a Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The funding will facilitate Nevada Land Trust's continued leadership of the One Truckee River Partnership coalition to expand watershed restoration efforts along the urban stretch of the Truckee River in Reno-Sparks, Nevada. Specifically, Nevada Land Trust will synthesize river condition data and...

This $715,326.42 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) is focused on restoring instream and riparian habitats across 25 miles of streams in the Quinn River Management Unit in Nevada. The project aims to increase resilience of the Lahontan cutthroat trout, an endangered species, to climate change, mining, and other stressors. Key activities include implementing low-tech, process-based restoration...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,310,538 Project Grant under the Lake Tahoe Erosion Control Grant Program (CFDA 10.690) to the South Tahoe Public Utility District on August 23, 2024. This multi-year grant will fund a wide-ranging water infrastructure project to improve fire flow and drought resilience in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Key components include installing new water mains, adding fire hydrants, and upgrading the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8) awarded a $2,716,744 Cooperative Agreement under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). This funding will support the development of two permanent watercraft inspection stations to prevent new introductions of aquatic invasive species to the Lake Tahoe region. One station will be located near the east shore of Lake...

The University of California, Davis was awarded a $547,077 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to study stream-lake interactions at Lake Tahoe. The project will involve calibrating and validating revised inflow algorithms within an existing hydrodynamic model, using comprehensive field measurements of the dynamic interactions between two major streams (Ward and Incline Creeks) and the stratified Lake Tahoe. The updated and validated...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,716,744 Cooperative Agreement under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance (CFDA 15.608) program to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to implement a comprehensive aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention and control program in the Lake Tahoe region. Key project elements include: Establishment of permanent watercraft inspection and decontamination stations to prevent new AIS introductions Implementation of AIS control measures at the...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Nevada Tahoe Conservation District (NTCD) a $125,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act program (CFDA 66.436). The grant will support NTCD's development of a community-based watershed strategy and outreach efforts in the Marla Bay area of Lake Tahoe to improve water quality and help achieve the Total Maximum...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Tribal Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.639) program, provides $175,000 to the Pyramid Lake Fisheries to support the propagation and rearing of the endangered Cui-ui fish and threatened Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in Pyramid Lake, Nevada. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Replacing six aged and worn rearing pools to improve the viability and survival of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $164,350 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The funds will be used to generate feasibility assessments and design alternatives for constructing fish passage barriers and irrigation diversion structures to protect the federally threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout. Specific deliverables include: Evaluation of the feasibility and design alternatives...

The Tahoe Resource Conservation District will receive $10,017,490 through December 2028 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region's Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program to deliver a coordinated Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Adapted Communities project. The Tahoe RCD will partner with local fire protection districts to provide up to 25,000 defensible space inspections and 15,000 residential chipping services on private properties, corresponding to fuel...