Project Grant R15AP00058

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Columbia Irrigation District in Kennewick, Washington, a $225,990.68 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on September 4, 2024. The grant will fund the installation of a reinforced concrete liner in approximately 1,400 linear feet of the district's Lateral 2 canal. This project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2025. The concrete lining...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,500,000.00 in funding to the Town of East Windsor, Connecticut to implement a project to extend the Connecticut Water Company's water line. The project will install a new public water line to replace an existing community well with declining water quality, providing safe and reliable drinking water to the School Hill...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,830,500 Project Grant (CFDA #15.507 - WaterSMART) to the Panoche Water District in Fresno County, California on September 19, 2023. This funding will allow the Panoche Water District to install a 2.9-mile concrete liner on the currently unlined Contour Canal and replace four check structures, three road crossings, and 15 turnouts with pre-cast concrete structures to accommodate necessary trash screens. The project is...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,191,586 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District on September 6, 2023. This Project Grant will fund the lining of 2,500 feet of the earthen West Canal with a geomembrane liner covered by concrete to address seepage losses in central Washington. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 728 acre-feet that...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,263,688.00 from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management under the Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis program (CFDA 81.214) is funding the Canal Street Storm Drain Project to build infrastructure capacity in disadvantaged communities impacted by the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in Carlsbad, NM. The grant supports infrastructure...

The City of Pasco, Washington was awarded a $3 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on March 18, 2021. The grant funding will support the COLUMBIA EAST FORCE MAIN project through the EDA's Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). This program aims to help distressed communities build critical infrastructure and facilities that implement regional economic development strategies. For this award, the...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,214.26 Project Grant on January 23, 2024 to the El Paso County Water Improvement District No 1 in Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to line 3,465 linear feet of the earthen Montoya Main Lateral canal with reinforced shotcrete. This upgrade will reduce water loss due to evaporation and seepage, as well as decrease sediment loading in the canal, improving...

The El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 received a $4,031,382 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) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the lining of 11,000 feet of the Riverside Canal with steel-panel reinforced concrete, which is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,637 acre-feet by reducing seepage losses. This project aims to improve water...

The Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District (QCBID) received a $784,457 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on September 8, 2021 to complete the project by June 30, 2022. The funding supports work under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507), which aims to leverage federal dollars for projects that save water, increase renewable energy use, and accomplish other sustainability goals. Specifically, the...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Boise Project Board of Control a $7,260,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace 5,230 linear feet (1 mile) of canal lining on the New York Canal in Boise, Idaho. This project aims to increase water conservation, efficiency, and reliability by reducing seepage losses from the existing concrete and asphalt-lined canal. The key activities include removing the existing...