Project Grant R22AP00066

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Belle Fourche Irrigation District a $175,085.37 Project Grant on August 5, 2025, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to convert approximately 3,480 feet of the open earthen Anderson Lateral to a closed piped system. The project, scheduled for completion by March 31, 2027, includes installation of new turnouts and valves to enhance water conveyance efficiency and...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $262,707.10 Project Grant to the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District 2 on August 15, 2024. The funding will support the conversion of the Courtland 5th 48.8 Lateral Canal into a buried plastic irrigation pipe system. This project aims to reduce water loss through seepage, evaporation, and operational spills, thereby conserving water that will remain in...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $8,324,208 Project Grant to the Sunnydell Irrigation District in Madison County, Idaho. This grant will fund the lining of 6.7 miles of an earthen irrigation canal with high-density polyethylene pipeline and the upgrade of manual headgates to solar-powered electric headgates with water measurement devices. These improvements are expected to decrease seepage,...

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 Paradise Valley Irrigation District in Blaine County, Montana, was awarded a $580,612 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 funding will be used to convert the remaining one mile of the Hillside Ditch, an open irrigation canal, to a buried pipeline. This conversion is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,275 acre-feet...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,645,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507) to the Sidon Irrigation District in Big Horn County, Wyoming. The grant will fund the conversion of an open channel lateral irrigation system to approximately 33,000 feet of polyvinyl chloride piping and the installation of 7 solar-powered ultrasonic flowmeters. This project is expected to save 10,349 acre-feet of water...

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...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $454,200 to Sidon Irrigation District on July 17, 2025, through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to fund the design phase of converting a 30,000-foot section of the Byron Lateral from an open ditch system to a closed, pressurized pipe system. The project, located in Big Horn County, Wyoming, and scheduled for completion by March 31, 2027, will deliver engineering design services that enable the District...

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...