Project Grant R19AP00077

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) awarded $453,182 to the Walla Walla County Conservation District (WWCD) on August 11, 2025, to advance water sustainability and environmental restoration in southeastern Washington. Under this Project Grant, WWCD will partner with the Gardena Farms Irrigation District to develop a 90 percent construction-ready design package for piping 11 miles of the...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530), awarded a $101,348 project grant to the City of Prescott, Arizona to develop a long-term water management plan. The plan will address the city's aging infrastructure, population growth, ongoing drought, and presence of "forever chemicals" in the water supply. Key activities include pre-planning work, the planning process, evaluating water management options, and completing a draft and...

The Westlands Water District was awarded a $400,000 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) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will support the planning and design of system optimizations at Lateral 6 of the district's water distribution system, located in the northeastern portion of the service area. The project will evaluate design alternatives to improve the...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Cordua Irrigation District $7.33 million on September 3, 2025, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace and retrofit flow control structures at 12 sites along the Cordua Main Canal in Yuba County, California. The project deliverables include installation of a cloud-based supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system at all 12 sites to enable real-time data readings and remote...

Federal Grant Award Summary The San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation Trust (doing business as San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District) received $838,221 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on February 25, 2026. The award funds completion of 65% final design plans for expansion of the Mill Creek Groundwater Recharge Facility, with project completion scheduled for June 30, 2027. This...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $485,800 Project Grant to the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to implement the GIS Data Acquisition and Leak Mapping Analysis for Improved Water Management Project. This project will field-verify and collect GPS data to correct spatial inaccuracies in WMWD's existing GIS database, improve data workflow, enhance asset management capabilities, and provide data to support...

The Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) was awarded a $299,700 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The grant will fund the implementation of a data warehouse and data management software platform to establish a common data repository for better coordination of water management goals across WMWD's service area. The project will focus on collecting and integrating potable...

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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Watershed Restoration Coalition of the Upper Clark Fork Inc. The project aims to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River Watershed in western Montana. Key activities include collaboratively identifying flow restoration priorities, creating a matrix of proposed solutions, and drafting a 5-year strategic plan for the stakeholder group. The project...