Cooperative Agreement R16AC00014

The Colorado Department of Agriculture received a $535,934 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation through the Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control program (CFDA 15.509) to implement the Basin States Salinity Control Program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026 and will fund efforts to identify salt source areas, develop conservation practice plans to reduce salt loads, install conservation practices to lower...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control program (CFDA 15.509) to the Bostwick Park Water Conservancy, a U.S. local government entity in Colorado. The agreement aims to reduce salinity levels in the Colorado River system, which threatens food production and drinking water quality in the lower Colorado River Basin. Specifically, the funding will be used to upgrade the Hairpin Lateral irrigation infrastructure,...

This five-year, $360,743 National Science Foundation project grant funds research and community outreach to advance understanding of freshwater salinization in Wisconsin and globally. Led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the project aims to establish a long-term salt observatory in the Yahara watershed to track salt pollution from source to outflow and study impacts on freshwater ecosystems. Researchers will collaborate with community groups to promote awareness of salt impacts and make...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,000,091 Project Grant under the Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control program (CFDA 15.509) to the Washington County Water Conservancy District (the District), operating as Water Conservatory, in Utah. The grant will fund a project to assess the feasibility of desalinating the La Verkin Hot Springs in Washington County, with the goal of providing an additional source of usable water for the region. The project involves compiling and summarizing...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to provide insights into the factors controlling soil salinization and saltwater intrusion in coastal landscapes impacted by rising sea levels and changing climate conditions. The research team at East Carolina University will use hydrogeophysical and other hydrogeological methods to study saltwater intrusion processes in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control program (CFDA 15.509) provides $5,458,900.00 in funding to the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project Operation And Maintenance Company. The project aims to reduce salinity levels in the Colorado River system, which will help prevent economic damages in the Lower Colorado River Basin. The key activities involve replacing an open, unlined irrigation...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). The award supports the development and prototyping of decision support and monitoring tools for managing saltwater intrusion and salinity in tidal rivers, which are critical water sources for drinking, power generation, irrigation, and industrial use. The project aims to...

This $10 million Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310), will fund development of an integrated hydroponic controlled environment agriculture platform for sustainable cultivation of salt-tolerant food crops using saline irrigation water. Clemson University will lead pre-breeding of mustard greens, cucumber, and tomato varieties for salt tolerance, as well as...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $383,646 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to conduct collaborative research on hydrogeophysical monitoring and modeling of soil salinization processes in coastal transition zones. The research aims to improve understanding of how subsurface heterogeneity regulates gradual and rapid saltwater intrusion driven by climate change and sea level rise. Key project activities include: Applying...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Desalination Research and Development program (CFDA 15.506) aims to leverage the University of Minnesota's expertise in understanding spatial and temporal temperature variation and brine evaporation behavior. The $244,342 award, with a period of performance from October 2023 to September 2025, seeks to confirm that altering the temperature of brine solutions can make it favorable for...