Madera Water Supply Enhancement

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation administers the Madera Water Supply Enhancement program (CFDA 15.551), which funds groundwater banking infrastructure and water storage systems in California; the program's most recent documented grant award dates to August 2011.

The program finances planning, design, and construction of recharge, recovery, and delivery systems for the Madera Irrigation District's groundwater bank on the 10,842-acre Madera Ranch in Madera County, California. The funded project targets storage capacity of up to 250,000 acre-feet and recovery capability of up to 55,000 acre-feet per year to increase supply reliability for the district.

The program has issued a single grant award on record: a Cooperative Agreement (R11AC20016) to the Madera Irrigation District, awarded August 12, 2011, with an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2017. The award obligated $0.00 in federal dollars, indicating the project operated under a cost-share or in-kind contribution structure rather than direct federal funding.

No recent grant opportunities have been posted, and no grant awards have been disbursed since 2011. The absence of funding activity over the past 15 years, combined with the prior award's zero federal obligation and the ultimate completion date 9 years in the past, signals this program is inactive. Pursuit of this funding line is not recommended pending evidence of reactivation, a new solicitation, or formal program documentation indicating resumed operations.