Project Grant R19AP00270

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...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $345,500.52 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Sun River Watershed Group (SRWG), a non-profit organization based in Great Falls, Montana. This 3-year award, with an anticipated completion date of September 30, 2027, aims to expand SRWG's ability to support watershed stakeholders by enhancing programs and identifying projects that benefit natural resources and communities in the Sun River watershed. Key...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), will fund capacity-building and implementation activities to increase the health and resilience of the Upper Yellowstone and Shields River watersheds in Montana. The $299,533 award to Montana Freshwater Partners, Inc. will support: 1) formalizing the Park County Water Initiative to coordinate stakeholder collaboration; 2) developing a website to house prioritized...

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 $299,158 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group in western Montana. This 3-year grant, awarded on December 6, 2024, will support the group's continued collaboration with stakeholders to address water quality and temperature issues in the Lower Clark Fork Watershed. Key activities include reducing road impacts to the Thompson River, and designing...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Jefferson River Watershed Council in Montana. The grant supports the council's efforts to improve water quality and quantity in the Jefferson River watershed, which is a primary tributary of the Missouri River basin. Key activities include completing a watershed restoration plan with stakeholder input, designing low-tech,...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through its Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), awarded a $298,300 Project Grant to the Bitterroot Water Partnership in Hamilton, MT. The grant will support the Partnership's efforts to develop a comprehensive, prioritized restoration action plan for the Bitterroot Subbasin in western Montana. Key activities include expanding data collection, identifying practical solutions to address critical watershed needs, and finalizing actionable strategies...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $297,831 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Big Hole Watershed Committee, a non-profit organization in Montana. The grant will fund the committee's efforts to update their watershed restoration plan for the Big Hole watershed, which is critical habitat for the last fluvial population of Arctic grayling in the lower 48 states. Key activities include digitizing and consolidating existing water data, analyzing...

The Clarks Fork Yellowstone Partnership will receive $147,620 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to complete outreach, river assessments, and restoration planning for the lower and middle reaches of the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River in Montana. Specifically, the Partnership will diversify its membership through outreach, conduct assessments of river conditions in the lower and middle...

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...