The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,918 Project Grant to the Walker Basin Conservancy under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will support the Conservancy's efforts to establish a Walker River Basin Watershed Group that will identify landscape-scale watershed priorities and plan actions to address them using a comprehensive approach focused on stakeholder engagement and finding multi-benefit solutions. Key activities include engaging diverse...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Jefferson River Watershed Council in Montana. The grant supports the council's efforts to improve water quality and quantity in the Jefferson River watershed, which is a primary tributary of the Missouri River basin. Key activities include completing a watershed restoration plan with stakeholder input, designing low-tech,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,351 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Cache Creek Conservancy in Yolo County, California. The grant will support the creation of a new watershed group to address the impacts of climate change on the Lower Cache Creek watershed, which sustains vital agricultural, tribal, and environmental interests. The watershed group will develop a knowledge base on water supply,...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Treepeople, Inc., a non-profit organization in Beverly Hills, California. The funding will support the development of the Santa Clara River Watershed Regional Climate Collaborative, a new watershed group focused on addressing issues of invasive riparian plants, drought, flooding, and repeat wildfires exacerbated by climate change in the Santa Clara River watershed in...
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 $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Watershed Restoration Coalition of the Upper Clark Fork Inc. The project aims to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River Watershed in western Montana. Key activities include collaboratively identifying flow restoration priorities, creating a matrix of proposed solutions, and drafting a 5-year strategic plan for the stakeholder group. The project...
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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $194,448 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment. The funding will support the further development of the Feather River Stewardship Coalition, a watershed group focused on the Feather River watershed in northeastern California. Key activities include re-engaging local stakeholders such as counties, the U.S. Forest Service, fire...
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 Merced Irrigation District in Merced County, California will receive $3,289,755 under a Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to improve drought monitoring and water management models and equipment. Specifically, the District will enhance real-time operational modeling to track water supply conditions, install water measurement monitoring equipment to accurately track supply and snow/snow...