# Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (10.693)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-693-watershed-restoration-and-enhancement-agreement-authority/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $9.6 million in 30 grants, about $318,887 per award.

## Objectives

To enter into agreements with willing participants for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of aquatic and wildlife habitat and other resources on public or private land and for the reduction of risk from natural disaster where public safety is threatened that benefit these resources within the watershed.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.2 million | 8 |
| 2022 | $1.8 million | 6 |
| 2023 | $1.9 million | 10 |
| 2024 | $2.2 million | 8 |
| 2025 | $1.4 million | 3 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County | California | $1.3 million |
| El Dorado County Fire Safe Council | California | $1.2 million |
| Butte County Fire Safe Council | California | $1.2 million |
| Sierra County Fire Safe and Watershed Council, Inc. | California | $1.1 million |
| Yuba Watershed Protection and Fire Safe Council | California | $856,407 |
| Iowa Hill Community Club | California | $750,000 |
| Ore-Cal Resource Conservation and Development Area Council | California | $720,000 |
| Plumas County Firesafe Council | California | $674,684 |
| Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County | California | $576,000 |
| County of Nevada | California | $522,080 |
| Plumas Corporation | California | $440,470 |
| Calaveras County Water District | California | $393,100 |
| The Watershed Research and Training Center | California | $230,000 |
| County of Kern | California | $172,360 |
| Ventura County Fire Protection District | California | $108,350 |
| Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California | California | $94,342 |
| Athens Soil & Water Conservation District | Ohio | $64,165 |
| Cascade Pacific RC&D | Oregon | $50,501 |
| Friends of the Mad River | Vermont | $15,000 |