Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement

 

Awards will be made to investigate and identify opportunities to improve the supply of water in the program area identified as the counties in the State of Texas in the Rio Grande Regional Water Planning Area known as Region M as designated by the Texas Water Development Board; and the counties of Hudspeth and El Paso, Texas. The program includes the review of studies and planning reports, conduct of or participation in funding engineering work, infrastructure construction, and improvements for the purpose of conserving and transporting raw water.

Active 15.521 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 Information not available. Three construction projects are ongoing with Cameron County Irrigation District #2, Hidalgo County Irrigation District #6, and United Irrigation District. Delta Lake Irrigation District has completed the project yet the Federal cost share has not been fully reimbursed.
Fiscal Year 2018 Funds were allocated under the authority of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002, as amended, the Cameron County Irrigation District #2, Delta Lake Irrigation District, Hidalgo County Irrigation District #6, and United Irrigation District for the rehabilitation of concrete lined irrigation canal to reduce seepage and conserve water.
Fiscal Year 2019 Obligate funding under the authority of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002, as amended, to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2, Delta Lake Irrigation District, and United Irrigation District for the rehabilitation of concrete lined irrigation canal to reduce seepage and conserve water.
Fiscal Year 2020 Reclamation has executed agreements with Cameron County Irrigation District #2 and United Irrigation District both entities have construction projects that are ongoing.
Fiscal Year 2021 Reclamation has executed agreements with Cameron County Irrigation District #2 and United Irrigation District both entities have construction projects that are ongoing.
Fiscal Year 2023 Reclamation executed agreements with Cameron County Irrigation District #2 with a period of performance from 2012 through 2023 and United Irrigation District with a period of performance from 2010 through 2031. Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000, Public Law 106-576, as amended; Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002, Public Law 107-351. The State of Texas, water users in the program area, specified irrigation districts, and other non-Federal entities. The general public located in the state of Texas. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Applicants shall provide a report in accordance to Sec. 3(c) of the Act that includes, but is not limited to, (a) estimated project costs, conservation measures, and operational efficiency improvements, (b) a project plan and map, and (c) a cost-sharing commitment for applicant funding of its proportional share of project construction costs on an annual basis. Environmental compliance for this program may be required depending on the scope of the specific project funded. Preapplication coordination is required. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Scopes of Work are provided to the Bureau of Reclamation for annual award and funding. Specific recipients are identified in the authorizing legislation. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Varies depending on the type and complexity of the project. Not applicable. Funding is available until all currently appropriated funds have been expended for this program. Additional funding for the program is at the discretion of Congress. Any request for a time extension must be in writing in accordance with the provisions stated in the agreement. The scopes of work must be compatible with the authorizing legislation and the appropriation ceiling. Cost ceilings of $8,000,000 for conservation and improvements (section 3(g)) and $47,000,000 for construction (section 4(c)). Reclamation's Missouri Basin Region will enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Texas, water users in the program area, specified irrigation districts, and other non Federal entities to carry out the project if the Secretary of the Interior determines such agreements would be cost-effective and efficient. A substantial portion of this program is directed toward funding 19 construction projects specifically identified in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Act, as amended. Performance Reports: Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis a Program Performance Report. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report. Not applicable. All recipients of Federal awards shall maintain project records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333 Retention requirements for records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for Federal awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient. Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities must not impose any other record retention requirements upon non-Federal entities, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.333. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. The non-Federal share of total project costs shall be 50 percent. Not more than 40 percent of the project costs may be paid by the State. The remainder of the non-Federal share may include in-kind contributions of goods and services, and the actual funds previously spent on feasibility and engineering studies. Awarded agreements must contain a commitment by the non-Federal project sponsors to fund their proportionate share of the project's construction costs on an annual basis. (Public Law 106- 576, Section 4(b), as amended).

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. There is no time restriction placed on the use of the funds. A schedule will be established with the recipient at the time of award. Any request for a time extension must be in writing in accordance with the provisions stated in the agreement. Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program. Oklahoma Texas Area Office: Mark Trevino, Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, 5316 Highway 290 West, Suite 110, Austin, TX 78735-8931, Telephone: 512.899.4150, E-mail: mtrevino@usbr.gov. Ms. Lindsey Nafts
Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Regional Office, 2021 4th Ave North
Billings, MT 59101 US
lnafts@usbr.gov
Phone: (406) 247-7684 http://www.usbr.gov/gp/ 14-0680-0-1-301 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$3,375,000.00; FY 23 est $1,980,000.00; FY 24 est $1,000,000.00; FY 21$1,000,082.00; FY 20$450,360.00; FY 19$1,570,610.00; FY 18$1,303,641.00; FY 17$321,348.00; - Range: $0 to $ 1,000,000 Average: $350,000 2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below. Fiscal Year 2017 Information not available. The examples of funded projects include agreements with Harlingen Irrigation District for canal lining/piping existing canals and automation and telemetry; Cameron County ID #2 for pump station replacement/canal lining/piping existing canals; ; Hidalgo County ID #6 for lining of existing canals and telemetry; and United ID for piping existing canals and pump station rehabilitation.
Fiscal Year 2018 Information not available
Fiscal Year 2019 The examples of funded projects include agreements with Harlingen Irrigation District for canal lining/piping existing canals and automation and telemetry; Cameron County ID #2 for pump station replacement/canal lining/piping existing canals; Hidalgo County ID #6 for lining of existing canals and telemetry; and United ID for piping existing canals and pump station rehabilitation.
Fiscal Year 2020 Harlingen Irrigation District for canal lining/piping existing canals and automation and telemetry; Cameron County ID #2 for pump station replacement/canal lining/piping existing canals; Hidalgo County ID #6 for lining of existing canals and telemetry; and United ID for piping existing canals and pump station rehabilitation.
Fiscal Year 2023 Water delivery efficiency improvements that are specifically authorized by P.L. 106-576, as amended, and modernize several irrigation districts in the LRGV of Texas along the U.S. - Mexico border.