Project Grant R18AP00115

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) supports the Headwaters of the Colorado (HOC) Initiative, a multi-stakeholder collaboration focused on building resilient and functioning forested headwaters within the Little Snake and Yampa watersheds in Wyoming and Colorado. The funding will enable the HOC partnership, which includes federal and state land management agencies, private landowners, and local community...

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Treepeople, Inc. under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to develop the Santa Clara River Watershed Regional Climate Collaborative in Southern California. Through this funding, Treepeople will convene diverse stakeholders, including academic institutions, recreational organizations, private businesses, landowners, and NGOs, to establish a formal multi-partner watershed group. The group will create a...

The federal Project Grant award R24AP00606, provided by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), will fund Coalitions And Collaboratives, Inc. (Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc.) to strengthen the Clear Creek Forest and Health Partnership in Colorado. The $300,000 award will enable the non-profit organization to further develop the partnership, ensure its long-term sustainability, and increase its capacity to implement a prioritized watershed...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,057 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to The Watershed Management Group, Inc. to develop a strategic plan to enhance groundwater recharge opportunities in the Lower Santa Cruz Watershed in Pima County, Arizona. This project will collaborate with Sky Island Alliance to survey springs, creeks, and arroyos, assess management needs, identify priority restoration...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $449,903 Project Grant to Wood Sharks LLC through the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679). The grant will fund the Lower Embudo and Copper Hill State Trust Land Collaborative Restoration Project from September 2021 through September 2024. The project aims to promote healthy watersheds and reduce wildfire risks in New Mexico's forests through restoration activities. Specifically, the grant will...

The Santa Cruz Irrigation District in Santa Cruz, New Mexico will establish a watershed group and develop a holistic watershed restoration and management plan through a $200,000 project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program. The watershed group will complete sedimentation modeling, post-fire debris flow analysis, and identify critical areas for watershed thinning and habitat improvement projects. It will also recruit diverse stakeholders to determine...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $405,965 Project Grant on August 29, 2024 to the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative (ARWC), a non-profit organization in Colorado, through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will support ARWC's efforts to integrate multiple subgroups and enhance comprehensive watershed management planning across the Upper Arkansas watershed region over a three-year period ending December 2027. Key activities include improving...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management (CFDA 15.554) program. The award supports the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning. The project aims to help diverse stakeholders in the region collaborate on addressing critical water management challenges. Typical activities funded under this program include watershed group...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Old Wood, LLC $450,000 under the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679) from September 2, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The funding will support projects to promote healthy watersheds and reduce wildfire risks in New Mexico's forests through improving forest ecosystem functioning and plant and tree diversity. Specifically, Old Wood will deliver services around building up the base of the state's forest industry at the...