Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash (15.540)
Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash (Assistance Listing 15.540) is run by the Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $10.6 million in 4 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.6 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.9 million. Half of the 4 awards fell between $761,120 and $3.8 million, and they ranged from $750,000 to $6.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$10.6 million
- Grant awards4
- Typical award$1.9 million
- Awarded in FY 2025-$3.1 million
- Size rank1477 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants)
Key findings
- It is the 1477th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
The objective of this program is to develop and implement management strategies for the Las Vegas Wash to improve water quality, habitat integrity, and reduce the salinity and sediment transport while providing environmental enhancement and recreational opportunities.
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
The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), a Special District Government.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The Secretary of the Interior shall continue to participate in implementation of the Project at the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead in accordance with the Comprehensive Adaptive Management Plan (Plan): Provided, that issuance of any such grants shall not modify the cost sharing requirements provided in section 529(b) of Public Law 106-541.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. In accordance with Section 529(b) of Public Law 106-541, the cost share for the SNWA is 35 percent, Reclamation’s is 65 percent, and the authorized appropriated amount is limited to a ceiling of $30,000,000.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range $250,000-$6,000,000 Average $3,150,000
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Revegetation and restoration activities including weed removal, planting, maintenance of irrigation systems; Water quality monitoring activities including quarterly sampling of the wash and tributaries, real-time monitoring, and adding telemetry systems; wildlife management activities including rodent and shrew surveys, bat surveys, threatened and endangered bird surveys, and avian point count surveys; Coordinating committee program management activities.Fiscal Year2026: Revegetation and restoration activities including weed removal, planting, maintenance of irrigation systems; Water quality monitoring activities including quarterly sampling of the wash and tributaries, real-time monitoring, and adding telemetry systems; wildlife management activities including rodent and shrew surveys, bat surveys, threatened and endangered bird surveys, and avian point count surveys; Coordinating committee program management activities.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash (15.540) awarded$10.6 million across 4 grant awards, an average of $2.6 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nevada Water Authority | Nevada | 4 | $10.6 million |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 93% of the money.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 3 | $9.8 million | 93% |
| Other | 1 | $764,827 | 7.2% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4 | $10.6 million |