Project Grant R19AP00225

This $702,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.685 - National Fish Passage Program) will fund a project to replace a culvert that is obstructing fish passage on Cherry Creek in the La Plata River watershed in Colorado. The project will replace the existing culvert with a bottomless concrete box structure to restore fish passage and open up 15-20 miles of native fish habitat, including habitat for bluehead sucker, flannelmouth...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Western Canal Water District $557,198 through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on August 22, 2025. This Project Grant funds the completion of a comprehensive final design package for a fully automated gate structure to manage water resources in the Feather River and Butte Creek watersheds in northern California's Sacramento Valley. The automated system will replace manually...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) to restore a road-stream crossing on Deer Creek. The project will replace a 7-foot diameter culvert with a 33-foot span timber bridge, reconnecting 5 miles of upstream channel to over 4 miles downstream. This will halt the annual input of up to 15 tons of sediment from road runoff entering Deer Creek, improving stream...

This $260,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the removal and replacement of an undersized culvert on Little Grass Valley Creek in Weaverville, California. The new 13x10 elliptical culvert will provide full, unimpeded fish passage for anadromous species like coho salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey to access five miles of cold water spawning and rearing...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $319,536 Cooperative Agreement on February 2, 2026, to the Grand Valley Water Users Association under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to develop engineering design documents for the Grand Valley Diversion Dam infrastructure upgrade project. The primary deliverables include a Basis of Design Report and Final Design Package for implementing a new automated gate...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Smith River Alliance Inc. a $348,199 cooperative agreement under the National Fish Passage program to replace an undersized culvert barrier with a fish-passable structure on a tributary to Morrison Creek in northern California. The culvert replacement will improve access to 1.1 miles of habitat and support the National Fish Passage program's goal of reconnecting habitat fragmented by barriers. Specifically, Smith River Alliance...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $884,600 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Hallwood Irrigation Company, a non-profit organization based in Marysville, California. The grant funding will support Flow Control Automation Upgrades to the organization's water infrastructure and management systems. Key objectives include minimizing water loss, improving water diversion...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $869,226 Project Grant to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to construct the Nannice Canal Diversion and Fish Passage Project in Ignacio, Colorado. The project aims to improve river connectivity, enhance fish passage, and eliminate fish entrainment in the Nannice Canal, which is part of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project. Key project components include...

The Columbia Irrigation District in Kennewick, Washington was awarded a $151,730.73 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 No. 15.507). The funding will support the installation of four automated integrated flow measurement gates on Canal 2 and integrate them into the district's existing supervisory control and data acquisition system. This project aims to automate the...