Project Grant R25AP00175
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $272,301 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) program to the Henry's Fork Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Ashton, Idaho. The two-year project aims to develop water management strategies and assess potential infrastructure improvements at the Island Park and Ashton Dams to increase the precision of water deliveries from Island Park Dam, through Ashton Reservoir, to downstream irrigation...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Henry's Fork Foundation, a non-profit watershed conservation organization, a $628,750 Project Grant under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to improve fisheries in the Snake River Basin. The funding will support the development of new data infrastructure and expansion of hydrologic modeling of the South Fork Snake River. This will provide stakeholders and managers with the data, models, and short-term streamflow forecasts needed to more...
- This $136,458.52 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program supports the Henry's Fork Foundation's efforts to permanently eliminate the oxythermal habitat squeeze at the Island Park Reservoir in Idaho. The funding will be used to develop a "shovel-ready" design plan for a hypolimnetic oxygenation system, which is a proven technique for improving fish habitat and downstream water quality. This system is...
- 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 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, under its Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557), awarded a $783,962 project grant to Water District 63 in Idaho to expand water data monitoring and collection within the Boise River basin. The project aims to improve water management and avoid shortages by providing real-time access to drain monitoring data and developing hydrologic modeling capabilities. This will inform infrastructure and operational changes needed to support sustainable water delivery in...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,809,147.32 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Wood River Land Trust Company to enhance and improve the ecological function of the 65-acre Warm Spring Preserve in Blaine County, Idaho. The project will restore 1.3 miles of Warm Springs Creek through instream earthwork to create pools, point bars, and constructed riffles, as well as install woody debris structures to promote...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $158,925 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Henrys Fork Groundwater District in Fremont, Idaho. The grant will fund the installation of telemetry equipment on 290 groundwater diversion meters to enable real-time monitoring and data access for the district's customers. This will allow the district to provide timely information to its users, enabling them to make informed water...
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $839,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Board of Control for the Triangle Irrigation District and Wood River Valley Irrigation District #45, a U.S. local government entity. The grant will fund a project to improve a diversion dam on the Big Wood River in Bellevue, Idaho. The project will add fish passage and sediment passage structures to the...
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,906,894.92 WaterSMART Program (CFDA 15.507) Project Grant to Friends of the Teton River, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Driggs, Idaho. The grant funding will be used to improve agricultural water reliability and restore instream flows to Canyon Creek by relocating diversions from the creek to the larger Teton River. Specifically, the project will make infrastructure improvements and management changes at three...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,738,464 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Henry's Fork Foundation, a non-profit watershed conservation organization in Idaho. The grant will support the development of a water quality basin plan for the Henrys Fork watershed in Idaho and Wyoming. The plan will assess and prioritize nature-based infrastructure projects to address challenges such as drought, climate change, aging facilities, and water quality impairments that have harmed fish, wildlife, and aquatic habitat in the region. Key deliverables include 60% project designs for restoring the Island Park Reservoir and degraded tributaries through measures like stream, wetland, and aquifer restoration. The project will be implemented in partnership with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and local stakeholders from August 2025 through September 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.1m | 8/19/25 |