Project Grant R21AP10160

This $200,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management will support the Dry Creek Rancheria, operated by the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians, in developing its environmental data and resource management capabilities. Funded under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608), the Tribe will create an Environmental Data and Resource Management System, develop a strategic plan for...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Mesa Soil Conservation District in Grand Junction, Colorado. The funding will support the Grand Valley Water Committee, an existing watershed group, in the Colorado Headwaters-Plateau Watershed. Key activities include increasing community awareness and engagement, developing a watershed management matrix to prioritize local projects, and completing design work...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), awarded a $299,052 project grant to AG Innovations Network, a non-profit organization located in Sonoma County, California. The grant will support the establishment of the Lake Sonoma West Watershed Group and the development of a comprehensive Lake Sonoma West Watershed Plan. The watershed group will involve key stakeholders, including the Sonoma County Water Agency, U.S. Army Corps of...

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...

The Town of Superior, Arizona, was awarded a $245,308 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to engage stakeholders and create the Upper Queen Creek Watershed Group. The group will develop a watershed restoration plan, establish a baseline assessment, create monitoring plans, and prioritize projects to address water quality and quantity issues within the Upper Queen Creek Watershed, which has been impacted by mineral...

The Contra Costa Resource Conservation District (CCRCD) was awarded a $298,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will fund CCRCD's efforts to engage stakeholders and develop a community-supported watershed restoration plan for the Walnut Creek watershed in the San Francisco Bay region. The project aims to alleviate key issues of concern by establishing a vision and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,351 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Cache Creek Conservancy in Yolo County, California. The grant will support the creation of a new watershed group to address the impacts of climate change on the Lower Cache Creek watershed, which sustains vital agricultural, tribal, and environmental interests. The watershed group will develop a knowledge base on water supply,...

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...

This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) provides funding to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to implement the Wetland Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) in the San Francisco Bay. The key objectives are to: Establish a monitoring site network to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on tidal marsh condition and response to climate...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $450,500 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The project, titled "CALIFORNIA 3DHP - FEATHER RIVER HEADWATERS", aims to create detailed 3D hydrography maps of surface water features in the upper watersheds of the Feather River in northeastern California. The data will be developed by the Center for Geospatial Science and...