Project Grant R23AP00205
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507), awarded $4,368,496.00 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. on September 17, 2024. The grant will fund a project in which Trout Unlimited, in collaboration with the Middle Colorado Agriculture Collaborative, will upgrade, relocate, or combine six diversion structures to remove in-stream barriers and open approximately five miles of...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,741,180 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to Trout Unlimited, Inc. on September 10, 2025. This grant will support habitat restoration and ecosystem resiliency efforts on 10,500 feet of Flint Creek in western Montana. Key project activities include restoring streambanks, replanting native riparian vegetation, installing livestock exclusion fencing, and...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will provide $1,788,688 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to upgrade multiple diversion structures and irrigation infrastructure on Dell and Jack Creeks in the upper Hoback River watershed in western Wyoming. The project aims to reconnect 12 miles of fish habitat on Dell Creek and 6 miles on Jack Creek, improving...
- The South Tahoe Public Utility District (DISTRICT) in Northern California received a $390,370 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The funding will be used to optimize and enhance the DISTRICT's existing water use data and technology by creating decision support tools to aid in the development and implementation of future water budgets for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional water users....
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Porterville Irrigation District (District) a $923,033 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, the District will construct a surface water distribution system to serve 675 acres in its service area that currently only has access to groundwater. The project includes building a pipeline along Road 196 to connect the Lower Tule River Irrigation District 4...
- The Turlock Irrigation District will receive $7.93 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct a 38-acre regulating reservoir. The reservoir will capture operational spills from water delivery canals during periods of excess supply and return the stored flows to canals during times of water shortages. This project aims to improve water management of 10,000...
- The Tuolumne-Stanislaus Integrated Regional Water Management Collaborative, in partnership with the Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District, received a $155,363 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) on September 3, 2025. The grant will fund the update of the region's existing water management plan to increase water supply sustainability through investment in local infrastructure. The plan encompasses multiple...
- This $2,018,051 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), will support the Sage Creek Watershed Restoration for Drought Resilience and Sediment Control project. Key activities include: 1) construction of 50 new beaver dam analogs, expansion of 20 existing beaver dam analogs, and material supplements to 15 naturally occurring beaver dams on 2...
- Trout Unlimited, Inc. will receive $2,488,948 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program to improve river resilience and habitat in northern Utah's Weber River Basin. Working with sub-awardee Weber Basin Water Conservation District, Trout Unlimited will implement 17 beaver dam analog projects along nine miles of degraded streams, modernize a diversion headgate, and conduct side-channel restoration and floodplain reconnection in...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $268,500 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to finalize engineering designs and implementation plans to replace an undersized concrete box culvert on Strawberry Creek in McKinleyville, CA. The existing structure is a complete barrier to upstream fish passage for ESA-listed coho salmon and steelhead trout, as well as coastal cutthroat trout and...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,335,961 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to construct a water storage and delivery system in Portola Redwoods State Park, California. The project aims to improve water supply reliability for park visitors while decreasing summer diversions from Peters Creek, which will benefit endangered coho salmon and steelhead populations. Specifically, the grant will fund the construction of a 600,000-gallon water storage tank, a diversion intake, pump system, pre-treatment system, and in-tank aeration system. This project supports the objectives of the California Water Action Plan by improving water supply reliability and restoring critical habitat and species. Trout Unlimited is partnering with the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the San Mateo Resource Conservation District to implement the project, which is expected to be completed by December 31, 2025.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.5m | 1/24/24 |