Project Grant R19AP00156

The Belle Fourche Irrigation District in South Dakota has received a $222,649.02 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the conversion of 3,600 feet of unlined irrigation canal lateral into a buried polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline. This project aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of the District's water delivery system and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,149,141 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) project grant to the Malheur Watershed Council, in partnership with the Vale Oregon Irrigation District, to convert 10.4 miles of open-earthen irrigation canals to plastic irrigation pipe in eastern Oregon. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 4,888 acre-feet, which will benefit the federally listed bull trout by helping to achieve a carryover pool in Beulah...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District #3 a $1.0M Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on August 4, 2025. The award funds the conversion of 59,100 linear feet of earthen canal to pipeline infrastructure within the South Side Ditch System in Kearny County, Kansas. This infrastructure improvement project is designed to enhance water use efficiency by eliminating infiltration and...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS) program (CFDA 15.530) provides $102,383.00 to the Owyhee Irrigation District to develop the design for converting 5,880 linear feet of open Kingman Lateral canal to a piped canal system. The goal is to save water and eliminate the risk of canal failure, which would increase water availability and reduce risk to people and property in the vicinity. The expected...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $160,000 through the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the State of South Dakota on June 11, 2025, for infrastructure rehabilitation in Aurora County. The project encompasses replacement of a 72-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) measuring 60 feet in length and a 96-inch diameter corrugated metal pipe (CMP) measuring 116 feet in length at an intersection, along with associated...

The North Creek Irrigation Company of Mt Pleasant Inc. was awarded a $6,176,520 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 will fund the installation of 38,655 linear feet of high-density polyethylene pipe and two hydroelectric units expected to generate 198,000 kilowatt-hours annually. This project is anticipated to result in 1,611...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded Belle Fourche Irrigation District $175,085.37 under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on August 5, 2025. The project grant funds the conversion of approximately 3,480 feet of the open earthen Anderson Lateral irrigation canal in Newell, South Dakota to a closed piped system. The deliverables include installation of new turnouts and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $500,045 Project Grant to the Salmon River Canal Company (SRCC) under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the piping of 9,790 linear feet of an earthen canal and the replacement of ten electric power pumps with a gravity pressure system for irrigation. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 540 acre-feet by reducing evaporation...

The Teichert Pipeline Project is a $2,317,600 federal grant award made by 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). The project, awarded to the Hallwood Irrigation Company, a non-profit organization in Marysville, California, aims to convert the Teichert Ditch into an underground pipeline. The project will enhance water conservation, improve water diversion management, and increase...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Salmon River Canal Co LTD a $244,790.02 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to convert 9,170 linear feet of open earthen canal to a buried polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline on Lateral 1723 and install headgate automation on Lateral 12. The new pipeline will be equipped with electromagnetic meters to reduce water...