The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $359,919 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Project Grant (CFDA 15.507) to the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) to design upgrades to the Whitney and Eaton diversion structures on the Poudre River in northern Colorado. The project aims to improve fish passage and restore a half-mile section of the river, which is currently disconnected from its floodplain. Once complete, the...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Coalitions And Collaboratives, Inc. (Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc.), a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The grant supports the Clear Creek Forest and Health Partnership's efforts to strengthen their coalition of diverse stakeholders and develop local solutions to address current and future threats facing the Clear Creek watershed. The...
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...
This $300,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) supports the Headwaters of the Colorado (HOC) Initiative, a multi-stakeholder collaboration focused on building resilient and functioning forested headwaters within the Little Snake and Yampa watersheds in Wyoming and Colorado. The funding will enable the HOC partnership, which includes federal and state land management agencies, private landowners, and local community...
The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group, a non-profit organization in Longmont, Colorado, received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) grant from the Bureau of Reclamation. The grant will support the group's efforts to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed. Key activities include developing a wildfire risk assessment, conducting a watershed-scale analysis, and identifying, prioritizing, and developing two to three key river...
The U.S. 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. in Montana. The grant supports collaborative efforts to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River watershed. Key activities include expanding stakeholder engagement, creating a matrix of flow restoration priorities, and developing a five-year strategic plan for the watershed group. The...
The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $299,158 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group located in western Montana. The funding will support the group's collaboration with diverse stakeholders to address water quality and temperature issues in the Lower Clark Fork Watershed. Key activities include reducing road impacts to the Thompson River, designing shovel-ready projects for revegetation and connectivity to address...
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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,045.75 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. and its parent organization 21 Schrems West Michigan. The grant will fund the development of a restoration plan for the Salt River watershed in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. Key activities include coordinating with local stakeholders, conducting habitat and water quality assessments, and prioritizing restoration projects to improve...
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...