Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control (15.509)
Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control (Assistance Listing 15.509) is run by the Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $56.2 million in 29 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.9 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.0 million. Half of the 29 awards fell between $634,620 and $3.5 million, and they ranged from $92,437 to $8.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$56.2 million
- Grant awards29
- Typical award$1.0 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$9.8 million
- Size rank1004 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants)
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $15.7 million in fiscal 2021 to $9.8 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1004th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 101% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 3 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide financial and technical assistance to: (1) identify salt source areas; (2) develop project plans to carry out conservation practices to reduce salt loads; (3) install conservation practices to reduce salinity levels; (4) carry out research, education, and demonstration activities; (5) carry out monitoring and devaluation activities; and (6) to decrease salt concentration and salt loading which causes increased salinity levels within the Colorado River and to enhance the supply and quality of water available for use. Such programs shall consist of cost-effective measures and associated works to reduce salinity from saline springs, leaking wells, irrigation sources, industrial sources, erosion of public and private land, or other sources.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Any legal entity that is the owner or operator of the features to be replaced and/or to be constructed and capable of contracting with Reclamation.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Eligible owners or operators in the Colorado River Basin above Imperial Dam may receive assistance to treat salinity problems.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range $34,000 to $3,458,000 Average $432,000
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: A project to provide salinity control improvements to a Canal. This project will install approximately 4,945 ft of pipe and 6,820 ft of shotcrete liner along the canal. It will also provide for headgate structure, gate replacement, and siphon installation; all with remote controls to allow the headgates to be operated remotely.Fiscal Year2026: FY26: Three sections of canal will be lined with an impermeable membrane liner system and coated in shotcrete conforming to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation specifications. Old headgates within each section will be replaced with new concrete structures complete with trash screens and sacrificial anodes. The canal will be re-graded and shaped using a combination of imported materials and suitable on-site materials prior to installation of liner materials.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control (15.509) awarded$56.2 million across 29 grant awards, an average of $1.9 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand View Canal Irrigation Company | Colorado | 1 | $8.0 million |
| The Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association | Colorado | 1 | $5.9 million |
| The Turner Ditch Company | Colorado | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Hartland Ditch Company | Colorado | 1 | $4.8 million |
| The Needle Rock Ditch Company | Colorado | 1 | $4.5 million |
| Interstate Irrigation & Reservoir Company | Wyoming | 1 | $4.3 million |
| North Delta Irrigation CO | Colorado | 1 | $3.8 million |
| Uintah Indian Irrigation Project Operation and Maintenance Company | Utah | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Bostwick Park Water Conservancy | Colorado | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Grand Valley Irrigation Company | Colorado | 2 | $2.5 million |
| The Crawford Clipper Ditch CO | Colorado | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Grand Valley Water Users Association | Colorado | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Muddy Creek Irrigation Company | Utah | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Colorado Department of Natural Resources | Colorado | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Pilot Rock Ditch Company | Colorado | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Washington County Water Conservancy District | Utah | 1 | $1.0 million |
| The Fire Mountain Canal and Reservoir Company | Colorado | 1 | $972,793 |
| The Root and Ratliff Ditch Company | Colorado | 1 | $894,954 |
| The Webber Ditch Company | Colorado | 1 | $850,000 |
| The Short Ditch Company | Colorado | 1 | $646,305 |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 2.9% of the money, nonprofits 2.5%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 21 | $53.2 million | 95% |
| State and local governments | 6 | $1.6 million | 2.9% |
| Nonprofits | 2 | $1.4 million | 2.5% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.