Project Grant R24AP00171
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524) to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW). The grant funds a 5-year vegetation management plan for the 136,941.72-acre Columbia Basin Wildlife Area (CBWA) owned by the Bureau of Reclamation. WDFW will implement an integrated pest management approach, utilizing cultural, mechanical, and chemical methods to combat noxious weeds, manage wetland...
- This $255,651 Project Grant was awarded on July 22, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program. The grant supports efforts by the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments to control noxious and invasive weeds across approximately 100,000 acres in Fremont County, Wyoming, excluding lands managed by irrigation districts and state parks. The project aims to protect and manage water and land...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,998 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Wood River Land Trust Company in South-Central Idaho. The grant funding will support the Wood River Water Collaborative in updating the Big Wood River Atlas to address the health of the nearby Big Wood watershed's natural floodplain. The collaborative will convene a working group of stakeholders to develop a watershed plan that...
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $81,964,003 Project Grant to the Shell Valley Watershed Improvement District under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The grant, with an award date of February 13, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2027, will fund the expansion of the Leavitt Reservoir in Greybull, WY. The Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program provides financial assistance for the development of...
- The City of American Falls, Idaho will receive $205,953 under a five-year Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524) to support operation and maintenance of the Willow Bay Recreation Area. Funding will allow the City, as managing partner, to continue essential upkeep and improvements at the recreation grounds owned by Reclamation, including maintenance of boat docks, landscaping, trash collection and...
- The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) awarded a $169,032.49 Project Grant to the Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD) under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program. The funding supports cooperative work between Reclamation and SSWCD, including mapping, monitoring, restoration through harvesting and planting of cottonwood and willow vegetation, and other natural resource management activities on Reclamation lands along the Rio Grande in New Mexico. This...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the City of Pocatello, Idaho, doing business as Pocatello-Vision 12. The funding will support the Portneuf Watershed Partnership's efforts to expand stakeholder engagement, update the existing watershed restoration plan, and develop a predictive stream flow model for the Portneuf River watershed. The project aims to address resource concerns in the watershed, including...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,158 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group in western Montana. This 3-year grant, awarded on December 6, 2024, will support the group's continued collaboration with stakeholders to address water quality and temperature issues in the Lower Clark Fork Watershed. Key activities include reducing road impacts to the Thompson River, and designing...
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $295,397.14 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on October 1, 2023 under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This grant will fund a 5-year project to remove invasive primrose plants and restore the Laguna Creek area in California. The project aims to prevent, detect, control and monitor invasive plant populations on public lands to support the...
THE MISSION OF THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION IS TO MANAGE, DEVELOP AND PROTECT WATER AND RELATEDRESOURCES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANNER IN THE INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. AS STEWARDS OF WATER AND LAND, RECLAMATION STRIVES TO PROTECT ALL RECLAMATION OWNED LANDS FROM THE THREAT AND SPREAD OF NOXIOUS AND INVASIVE WEEDS. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORS (DOI) PRIMARY GOAL FOR INVASIVE PEST MANAGEMENT IS TO COLLABORATE ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WITH OTHERS TO OPTIMIZE OPERATIONS THROUGH LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, AND SHARED FUNDING. AS A PART OF THE DOI, THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION REQUIRES CONTROL OF ALL NOXIOUS AND NUISANCE WEEDS. RECLAMATION HAS IDENTIFIED JUST UNDER 100,000 ACRES WITHIN FREMONT COUNTY, ALL OF WHICH WILL NEED TO BE TREATED FOR THE PREVENTION OF INVASIVE WEEDS, EXCLUDING IRRIGATION DISTRICT AND WYOMING STATE PARK MANAGED LANDS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $47.5k | 1/14/25 | ||
| Not listed | $46.0k | 4/16/24 |