Project Grant R21AP10395

The South Tahoe Public Utility District, located in El Dorado County, California, was awarded a $966,874 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to install 80 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and meter transceiver units on residential and multifamily customer water service connections. All meters will be...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office awarded a $160,771 Cooperative Agreement on May 3, 2024 to the City of Caliente, Nevada under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254). The project aims to address inefficiencies, privacy, and safety concerns related to Caliente's electric meters by replacing old technology with advanced metering infrastructure. This will enable automatic meter information access and uploads for both the utility and its...

The City of Highland, Utah will install 4,253 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and retrofit 250 existing meters with AMI capabilities under a $8.415 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The grant funding supports the City's project to implement AMI on unmetered pressurized irrigation connections and existing meters for residential, commercial, and institutional customers. The project aims to save an estimated 2,100 acre-feet of water...

The North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD) was awarded a $1,640,081 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 2,815 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters to replace aging and inefficient automated meter reading water meters. The new meters will provide NTPUD with real-time data to improve water usage...

The Three Valleys Municipal Water District (TVMWD) was awarded a $168,782 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The grant funds the development of a Water Use Efficiency Dashboard that will provide TVMWD's member agencies with tools to effectively manage water use within their service areas. Key components of the project include: 1) Creating the dashboard to enable water managers to identify...

The Moulton Niguel Water District in Southern California received a $1,012,996 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 15.507) to replace 2,850 existing water meters with low resolution ultrasonic meters that are compatible with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,735 acre-feet by detecting and reducing...

This $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,224,295 project grant to the Desert Water Agency, a local government entity in southern California. This grant, funded through the Bureau's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), will support the final phase of the agency's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) installation project. Specifically, the grant will enable the Desert Water Agency to equip the remaining 205 meters...

This Project Grant award of $1,400,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) Assistive Technology (CFDA 93.464) program aims to expand access to hearing aids and hearing assistive technology (HAT) financing for residents of Maryland. The Maryland Technology Assistance Program will partner with Centers for Independent Living and other organizations to increase awareness and usage of the state's Assistive Technology Loan Program (ATLP). Key...

The City of Edinburg, Texas will replace 500 residential water meters with smart meters through a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART program. The smart meters will help conserve water usage and prevent loss by allowing the city to better track and manage daily water consumption. This supports Edinburg's 2021 capital improvement plan to further water conservation and infrastructure upgrades. The grant-funded project aligns...