Project Grant R17AP00181

The Florida Gulf Consortium was awarded a $12,722,469 RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (CFDA 87.052) to implement the Canal Management Master Plan in Monroe County, Florida. Under a subaward, Monroe County will oversee the restoration of six priority canal segments by removing organic muck, backfilling, and installing air curtains to improve water quality and protect marine environments in the Florida Keys. This 4-year project aims to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded the Firebaugh Canal Water District in San Joaquin County, California a $3,786,000 Project Grant on January 15, 2025. The grant will fund the concreting of 2.08 miles of the 3rd Lift Canal and the construction of a 60-acre-foot midchannel storage reservoir adjacent to the lined section. This project is expected to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $4,511,673 project grant to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) located in California's Central Valley. The funding will enable TID's Civil Engineering Division to improve and automate five drop structures on the district's main canal. This project involves modifying the drop structures, installing new automated gates, and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,084,852 grant to the Enterprize Canal Company, Ltd. under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). Through this Project Grant, the Enterprize Canal Company will convert 3,613 linear feet of two 63-inch pipes along a historical canal alignment and install solar-powered automated headgates and measurement devices. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 7,721 acre-feet by reducing...

This $15,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program supports a 5-year pilot project to assess the viability of installing solar panels over canals. The primary objectives are to reduce water evaporation, generate renewable energy, and build resilience to climate change by reducing carbon emissions associated with electricity generation. Key benefits may include increased water conservation during...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded Portneuf-Marsh Valley Canal Co, LIMITED a Cooperative Agreement valued at $757,958 under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) on January 31, 2026. This award supports the development of a comprehensive watershed plan and environmental assessment (Plan-EA) for the Downey Canal located in Bannock County, Idaho, with an anticipated completion date of March 1, 2029. The...

Under this $8,162,928 federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), the North Kern Water Storage District (NKWSD) will drill and equip a 6 cubic feet per second (CFS) groundwater well, and connect it to the Friant-Kern Canal through a discharge pipeline. This project will enable the conveyance and return of 1,999 acre-feet per year of previously stored water to downstream...

Federal Grant Award Summary The North Kern Water Storage District received a $9.77 million Project Grant 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), awarded on September 16, 2025. The project involves concrete lining approximately 1.4 miles of the Calloway Canal in Kern County, California, with an expected completion date of December 31, 2029. This infrastructure improvement...

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...

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) received a $4.08M project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) on August 25, 2025, to study and design a floodplain habitat restoration project in the Sacramento Valley of northern Yolo County. The award funds hydrodynamic modeling, data collection, and surveying activities to support preliminary design of a restoration initiative targeting the historic Colusa Basin Drain footprint....