Project Grant R25AP00384
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $894,676 Project Grant to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2 in Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to convert 4,713 linear feet of unlined open canal in a segment of Lateral C-2 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 280 acre-feet that is currently...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,133,442 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Cameron County Irrigation District C-15 in Texas. The grant will fund the conversion of 5,207 linear feet of unlined open canal in a segment of Lateral 15 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 390 acre-feet that would have otherwise...
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,918,760 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2 in Texas. The funding will be used to construct infrastructure and efficiency improvements to a feeder canal, discharge pipes, and a pumping plant. Key project activities include building reinforced isolation bays on the headwall and feeder canal, as well as replacing the pump discharge...
- The Brownsville Public Utilities Board in Texas was awarded a $18,463,578 Project Grant 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). The grant will fund the replacement of approximately 17,678 manual read water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) smart meters, as well as the retrofitting of 39,773 existing meters with AMI-compatible registers and endpoints. This...
- The United Irrigation District, located in Hidalgo County, Texas, was awarded a $1,700,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to install seven flow control and metering gates and four flow control gates on the Bryan Canal, which provides water to the cities of Mission and McAllen, Texas, and the Sharyland Water...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $211,051 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the La Feria Irrigation District #3 in Cameron County, Texas. The grant funds the installation of a solar-powered Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) telemetry system at 10 spillway sites to monitor water flow, manage discharges, and reduce water lost to operational spills. This technology...
- This federal 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) provides $7,084,481 to the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority to reconnect approximately 11 acres of floodplain habitat along 1,900 linear feet of the Rio Grande. The project will excavate the riverbanks, allowing water to stretch across the floodplain and restoring the river's...
- The Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County No. 1 in Texas received a $219,732.76 Project Grant award on July 11, 2023 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The grant funding will be used to upgrade the canal flow measurement instrumentation at the Adams Gardens River Pump Station with an acoustic Doppler flowmeter and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557), provides $533,315 to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to develop a reservoir storage forecasting system for the Nueces River Basin in Texas. The project aims to integrate hydrologic modeling, satellite remote sensing, weather forecasting, and climate change projections to create probabilistic forecasts of reservoir storage levels over...
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $330,885 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to The Great Springs Project, Inc. to develop a watershed restoration and access plan for a highly urbanized section of the lower Colorado River around Austin, Texas. The plan will guide the implementation of strategic projects focused on restoration, public access, land development, resource extraction, and infrastructure needs to balance multiple priorities along the...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Brownsville Public Utilities Board a $4,554,700 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) grant to improve aquatic and riparian habitat, increase water storage capacity, and create recreational opportunities in the Resaca de la Guerra in southern Texas. The project will restore 3,000 linear feet of riparian corridor, remove sediment to add 27 acre-feet of water storage capacity, install three stormwater treatment units, and add walking trails. This will enhance the resilience of community water sources, restore essential habitat, and provide new recreation opportunities for nearby historically disadvantaged communities. The award date is September 16, 2025, with a target completion by March 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.0m | 9/12/25 |