The Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3 (GMD3) was awarded a $713,602 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funding will enable GMD3 to develop action plans to address groundwater concerns in at least six priority areas within its boundaries. The project will provide a framework for local water users, including agricultural...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $405,965 Project Grant on August 29, 2024 to the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative (ARWC), a non-profit organization in Colorado, through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will support ARWC's efforts to integrate multiple subgroups and enhance comprehensive watershed management planning across the Upper Arkansas watershed region over a three-year period ending December 2027. Key activities include improving...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $204,479 Project Grant to the SW KS Ground Water Management District 3 under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the Water Use and Climate Evaluation Service to Irrigators for Drought Resiliency in Southwest Kansas through December 31, 2023. This service will provide tools and information to help agricultural producers in southwest Kansas plan for and cope with drought...
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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management (CFDA 15.554) program. The award supports the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning. The project aims to help diverse stakeholders in the region collaborate on addressing critical water management challenges. Typical activities funded under this program include watershed group...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,057 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to The Watershed Management Group, Inc. to develop a strategic plan to enhance groundwater recharge opportunities in the Lower Santa Cruz Watershed in Pima County, Arizona. This project will collaborate with Sky Island Alliance to survey springs, creeks, and arroyos, assess management needs, identify priority restoration...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Santa Fe Watershed Association on May 20, 2025. The grant will fund the Association's efforts to further watershed group development, complete a restoration plan, and identify/prepare site-specific designs for the Santa Fe River Watershed in New Mexico. Key activities include targeted outreach to underserved communities, educational materials development, an...
The Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $3,348,446 Project Grant (Award ID R24AP00229) to the Mancos Conservation District in Mancos, Colorado. The funding will support the Mancos Watershed Resiliency Project, which aims to improve watershed health and climate change resilience in the Mancos River watershed. The project activities include upgrading three agricultural diversion structures,...
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...
This $1,975,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River System Conservation Pilot Program (CFDA 15.567) will provide funding to the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) to advance the state's Water Right Transition Assistance Program (WTAP) and support temporary, rotational fallowing of agricultural lands in target areas experiencing critical depletion of the High Plains and Ogallala Aquifers. The intent is to help restore aquifers and recover stream flows in...