The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Karuk Tribe of California a $944,750 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program to improve instream water availability, enhance fish habitat, and reduce water temperatures in Klamath River tributaries. The 3-year project, running from August 2024 to December 2026, will restore natural channel processes, fluvial patterns, and riparian conditions in 12 stream reaches that have been damaged by past placer mining activities....
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Yurok Tribe a $1,020,849 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to mitigate drought impacts and restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. The grant provides funding for the following activities over a period from September 2024 to May 2027: McGarvey Creek Restoration Tribal Stewardship: 2 years of tribal stewardship, installation of 20 Constructed...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded The Klamath Tribes a $780,000 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant will fund two key activities: Implementation of final restoration designs for the Williamson River Drought Resiliency Project at Rocky Ford Ranch. This will help the Tribe develop, manage, and protect their water and related resources. Provide funding to the Tribe to complete their NEPA compliance...
The Karuk Tribe of California will receive $1,599,906 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support fisheries habitat restoration and project management activities through September 2027. Funded under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), the award will allow the Karuk Tribe to hire a full-time Habitat Restoration Project Manager to lead planning, design, permitting, implementation and effectiveness monitoring for fisheries habitat...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $397,556 Project Grant to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The funding will assist the Tule River Tribe in developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources. Key objectives of the 2-year project include completing geotechnical and hydraulic reports, developing design drawings and construction cost estimates, obtaining...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $373,000 Project Grant to the Coyote Valley Tribal Council, doing business as the Coyote Valley Band Of Pomo Indians, under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection (CFDA 15.519) program. The grant will assist the tribe in developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources through the following key activities: Developing a tribal water monitoring plan, including surface and...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $535,270 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to the Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District (HVPUD), a federally recognized tribal government entity. The grant funding will allow HVPUD to assess, upgrade, and repair irrigation systems to improve water efficiency for recreational, agricultural, and community uses on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in California. Key activities...
This $111,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) will assist the Round Valley Indian Tribes in California to develop, manage, and protect their water and related resources. The project will involve the tribes meeting with other basin users to prioritize water needs and allocation, as well as developing a groundwater management plan to ensure...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) will fund a $1,075,123 project to monitor juvenile salmonid survival and migration patterns in the Klamath River Basin in California over four years from 2023 to 2026. The Hoopa Valley Tribe will use acoustic tags to track the movement of wild and hatchery-raised juvenile Chinook salmon from the...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $198,114 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to the Hoopa Valley Tribe. The grant will fund the installation of seven 10-inch flow meters on the primary water diversion pipes serving four creeks in Hoopa, California. This effort aims to quantify stream flow volumes and facilitate improved management of the Hoopa municipal water supply, which is...