Federal grant programs / Department of the Interior

Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement (15.563)

Also known as SMPA

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$10.2 million
• Grant awards3
• Typical award$3.1 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$3.0 million
• Size rank1,484 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements

Key findings

• It is the 1484th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.

What the program funds

Execute and implement the agreement between the Department of the Interior, the State of California, and the Suisun Resource Conservation District to ensure a dependable water supply of adequate quantity and quality for the protection and preservation of Suisan Marsh fish and wildlife habitat in accordance with PL 99-546, State and Water Resources Control Board Decision 1641, and the Revised Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

Per P.L. 99-546 and the SMPA limits the applicant to the State of California.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Reclamation's mandated share of the associated cost of SMPA activities, including operation and maintenance of State facilities (including Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gates, Roaring River Distribution System, Morrow Island Distribution System, and Goodyear Outfall) to meet channel water salinity standards; implementation of water manager, portable pumps, individual ownership adaptive habitat management plans, and drought response programs; water and biological monitoring programs to meet established objectives and fulfill regulatory requirements; and provision of wetlands mitigation in accordance with applicable regulatory permits and biological opinions required for activities in the Marsh, as further detailed in the SMPA.

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.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Range is $1,900,000 to $3,000,000 Average is $3,000,000.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Through this listing the project will continue to ensure a dependable water supply of adequate quantity and quality for the protection and preservation of Suisan Marsh fish and wildlife habitat. This is largely carried out by the operation of the Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gate, the Roaring River Distribution System, and other infrastructure in Suisun that moves or monitors water.Fiscal Year2026: Through this listing the project will continue to ensure a dependable water supply of adequate quantity and quality for the protection and preservation of Suisan Marsh fish and wildlife habitat. This is largely carried out by the operation of the Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gate, the Roaring River Distribution System, and other infrastructure in Suisun that moves or monitors water.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.