Project Grant R18AP00162

CULVERT REHABILITATION AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT The New York Department of Transportation received $1,381,494 in federal funding through a Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program (CFDA 20.284) on January 12, 2026. The project will repair or replace large culverts located on principal arterial roadways across Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, and Livingston...

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...

Grant Award Summary The Mojave Water Agency Public Facilities Corporation received a $666,026 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on January 8, 2026. This design award funds the development of a new permanent turnout structure from the California Aqueduct to convey State Water Project (SWP) water to the Oeste Recharge Basin. The project is scheduled for...

The Stockton East Water District received $387,000 in Project Grant funding from the Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) awarded September 2, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. The grant funds the design of a surface water pipeline infrastructure project intended to improve drought resiliency and groundwater reliability in San Joaquin County, California. The pipeline will convert irrigation water...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The grant will fund DWR's assessment of the existing water supply system to the Salmon Conservation and Research Facility (SCARF) in order to identify capacity constraints, including a field investigation to assess the capacity of the 44-inch pipeline. The project also requires DWR...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,830,500 Project Grant (CFDA #15.507 - WaterSMART) to the Panoche Water District in Fresno County, California on September 19, 2023. This funding will allow the Panoche Water District to install a 2.9-mile concrete liner on the currently unlined Contour Canal and replace four check structures, three road crossings, and 15 turnouts with pre-cast concrete structures to accommodate necessary trash screens. The project is...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Western Canal Water District $557,198 on August 22, 2025, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to complete a comprehensive final design package for an automated gate structure. The project will enable enhanced management of water resources in the Feather River and Butte Creek watersheds in Butte County, California, serving 20,000 acres of rice fields and two state fish and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the State of California Department of Water Resources $4.08 million under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) on August 25, 2025, for study and design services supporting a floodplain habitat restoration project in northern Yolo County, California. The project addresses the degradation of the historic Colusa Basin Drain floodplain, which has been significantly diminished by agricultural development, resulting in...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $894,676 Project Grant to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2 in Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to convert 4,713 linear feet of unlined open canal in a segment of Lateral C-2 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 280 acre-feet that is currently...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,214,625 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) grant to The Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation (CRGRF), in partnership with the San Luis Valley Irrigation District, to improve diversion infrastructure on the Farmers Union Canal and Rio Grande 1 Ditch near Del Norte, CO. The project aims to construct a new multi-benefit diversion structure that will provide safe fish and boat passage, enhance aquatic and riparian habitat, and deliver reliable irrigation water to...