Project Grant R16AP00124

Federal Grant Award Summary: Somerset Hill Culvert The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $642,500 to the Washington State Department of Transportation on September 19, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to replace a partial barrier culvert with a bridge structure at the Somerset Hill crossing in Washington. The project will eliminate fish and wildlife passage impediments at this location, enabling unobstructed habitat connectivity for aquatic...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS) program (CFDA 15.530) provides $102,383.00 to the Owyhee Irrigation District to develop the design for converting 5,880 linear feet of open Kingman Lateral canal to a piped canal system. The goal is to save water and eliminate the risk of canal failure, which would increase water availability and reduce risk to people and property in the vicinity. The expected...

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) received a Formula Grant award of $2.29 million from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), effective July 1, 2025, with a completion deadline of July 31, 2030. The award funds the replacement of a failing 18-inch asphalt-coated corrugated metal pipe (ACCMP) conveying stormwater beneath US Route 1 in Greenwich, Connecticut, between Old Post Road #1 and Ferris Drive. The...

The Haights Creek Irrigation Company was awarded a $173,091 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART program. The grant will fund the Haights Creek Irrigation Company Backyard Piping Project Phase 6 from January 18, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The project aims to leverage funding to save water and increase renewable energy use by cost sharing with Reclamation on piping backyard irrigation systems. This phase of the project continues the...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded a $942,000 Cooperative Agreement to Indian Creek Valley Water Authority on September 1, 2025, under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to implement the Hopewell Road Water Line Extension project. The project will deliver drinking water infrastructure improvements through the installation of 8,200 feet of 6-inch diameter water line, including associated valves, hydrants, fittings, service line connections, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement through the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to work with the Jones Shotwell Ditch Company in Wenatchee, WA. The project will replace an open earthen irrigation ditch with a pressurized pipe system and upgrade the associated pump station. This will improve water and energy use efficiency, enhance instream flows in 6.5 miles of the lower Wenatchee River by up to 15 cubic feet per...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,505,814 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. for a project to remove the Breached Cannondale Dam on the Norwalk River in Connecticut. The project will reconnect over 6 miles of stream habitat for priority migratory fish species such as sea lamprey, alewife, blueback herring, American eel, American shad, and gizzard shad. Additional work will target the next upstream...

The North Side Pumping Company received a $4,024,566 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA #15.507). The grant funds will support decommissioning two outdated pumping plants from the 1920s and installing approximately 25 new high-efficiency pump stations equipped with variable frequency drives and flow meters connected to existing on-farm irrigation...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the New York State Department of Transportation $1,759,881 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 27, 2025, to replace a deteriorated federal-aid eligible culvert on Route 3 in the Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York. The project involves replacing culvert C730080, which currently carries Route 3 over Bedford Creek, with a bridge-sized structure to improve...

Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award The City of Somerville, Massachusetts received a $3.125 million Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), awarded June 1, 2026 with an ultimate completion date of November 15, 2026. The agreement funds the implementation of the Poplar Street Pumping Station Project, a flood mitigation initiative designated as a high-priority measure in Somerville's...