Project Grant R18AP00035

This Project Grant award, valued at $175,000.00 and provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Tribal Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.639) program, supports the Pyramid Lake Fisheries in operating, servicing, and maintaining the Pyramid Lake fishery production and biological ecosystem. The key objectives of this grant are to: 1) Replace six aged and worn rearing pools to provide efficient function for the final stage of rearing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (LCT) and...

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe received a $124,700 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality program (CFDA 66.038). The one-year award beginning October 1, 2022 supports the Tribe's efforts to build its capacity to assess air quality conditions and develop...

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The grant funding will be used to conduct a feasibility study to develop utility-scale photovoltaic solar generation systems on the tribe's lands. The study will evaluate the solar potential, possible off-takers, and transmission interconnection costs required to deliver the clean...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) provides $3,000,000 to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI) to conduct research and environmental monitoring in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year award include: Assessing the impact of wildfires and vehicle emissions on snowpack black carbon...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides $224,188 in funding to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe for the expansion and enhancement of their air monitoring activities. Specifically, the tribe will expand their air quality monitoring station sites to allow for proper equipment access and security, and upgrade...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $248,800.00 to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to replace and maintain five water quality monitoring buoys on Lakes Mead and Mohave. The buoys will collect real-time meteorological and hydrological data, which will be transmitted to a publicly available database. This data will be used by partners to support water quality monitoring, modeling, and...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, provides $650,643 in funding to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe for its environmental protection programs. The funding will support the tribe's efforts to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include implementing a water quality monitoring plan, developing...

The National Park Service awarded a $484,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The funds will be used to repair and renovate the outdoor recreation support structures, lodge, and picnic shelter at Lake Ahquabi State Park. Key project elements include ADA accessibility improvements, new windows, doors, HVAC, electrical and lighting upgrades, new roofs, stonework, log restoration,...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,094,619 Cooperative Agreement to the Desert Research Institute (DRI) at the Nevada System of Higher Education under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (CFDA 15.078). The project aims to enhance water supply forecasting in the western U.S. by deploying a novel non-contact infrared snow temperature profiler (STP) to measure vertical snow temperature profiles during federal snow survey operations. This data will be used to validate and improve...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region awarded a $542,340 Formula Grant under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to the Town of North Elba, a U.S. local government and municipality, to install a Type III Automated Weather Observing System at the Lake Placid, New York airport. This project is expected to enhance the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations by providing accurate, current, and site-specific weather information. The grant...