Paying for that Project: Reclamation Funding Opportunities & An Example of NRCS Funding Heather Rice American Falls-Aberdeen Ground Water District
Paying for that Project: Reclamation Funding Opportunities
& An Example of NRCS Funding
Heather RiceAmerican Falls-Aberdeen Ground Water District
ConservationInnovationGrant
• USDA-NRCS-EQIP
• 50:50 Cost Share (equipment, employee wages, supplies)
• Up to $75,000
• Submitted through www.Grants.gov
Ground Water DistrictsBNG 1024 wells/ 150,000 acres AFA 831 wells/ 145,000 acres
• 2015 SWC/IGWA Settlement Agreement
• 2015- 2018 Installing Flow Meters
• Fall & Spring Meter Readings
ProjectBackground
Water Users GWD
How it Works
Things to Remember…
• Don’t wait to until last minute using Grants.gov
• Ask ?’s
• Pray!
Heather RiceAmerican Falls-Aberdeen
Ground Water District208-844-0419
www.tetontechnology.com 1-800-625-0012
Federal Grantswww.Grants.gov
Contacts
Alan JacksonBingham Ground Water District
Denise Adkins208-685-6991
USDA/NRCSwww.nrcs.usda.gov