Project Grant X981467012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1.8 million Cooperative Agreement to the AU Sable River Association, a non-profit organization, to continue implementing Phase 2 of the East Branch of the Ausable River Restoration Program and expand planning to the Town of Keene through 2028. This funding supports the Association's provision of conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other stakeholders in...

The Borough of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey received a $309,375 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP, CFDA 10.923). The award funds stream bank stabilization projects along Possum Trail to address hazards created by natural disasters through emergency recovery measures such as runoff retardation and erosion prevention. The agreement period runs from January 9,...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $536,250 cooperative agreement to the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Bucks on July 27, 2022 through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP, CFDA 10.923). The agreement will fund the installation of stream bank stabilization practices as outlined in an individual damage survey report for Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The objective of the EWP Program is to implement emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), has awarded $2,894,000 to the Cache Water District to restore approximately 11,000 feet of the Logan River banks near Logan, Utah. This project will improve channel-floodplain interaction, enhance in-stream habitat, limit bed scour, and provide over 1,225 acre-feet of annual water savings for the Logan River Blacksmith Fork Irrigation Company. The restoration...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $238,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.923 - Emergency Watershed Protection Program), supports streambank stabilization and erosion control efforts along the Nolichucky River in Tennessee. The funding will be used by the Greeneville Light & Water Commission to implement rock riprap revetment to protect critical water intake infrastructure sites that were damaged during Hurricane...

The City of Pocatello, Idaho was awarded a $522,500 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant (CFDA #15.507) from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. The grant will fund the design of the Portneuf River Oxbow Restoration Project, which aims to reactivate over 100 acres of floodplain along the Portneuf River. The project design will include diversions under railroad tracks and adjacent land grading and planting with native species to improve...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437), provides $562,984 to Save The Sound, Inc. to coordinate and implement a River Restoration Network to support the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The key activities include: Increasing regional project management capacity for stream barrier removal, developing a pipeline of new project managers through...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $575,000 Project Grant to Wildlife Mississippi under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA 10.933). The grant will fund the establishment of wetland mitigation banks from September 2022 through February 2026. The Wetland Mitigation Banking Program aims to help agricultural producers in Mississippi meet wetland conservation compliance necessary to maintain eligibility for USDA programs by developing wetland mitigation banks. Wildlife...

River Connectivity Solutions LLC was awarded a $206,498 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop cost effective alternatives to gated selective withdrawal systems at non-powered dams. The grant will support River Connectivity Solutions' research and development of river connectivity systems from June 2022 through March 2023. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program aims to transform...

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...