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Federal grants to Santa Clara Valley Water District

San Jose, California · State and local governments · UEI RL6RZWJN7C83

Santa Clara Valley Water District in San Jose, California received $87.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention, with $80.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $680,429.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Santa Clara Valley Water District by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20211$200,000
FY 20220$0
FY 20232$6.8 million
FY 20241$79.4 million
FY 20252$680,429

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Santa Clara Valley Water District

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 10.9041$80.0 million
Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration Program 66.1262$6.8 million
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief 15.5141$200,000
WaterSMART Water Recycling 15.5042$101,613

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Agriculture1$80.0 million
Environmental Protection Agency2$6.8 million
Department of the Interior3$301,613

Largest awards

The 6 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Santa clara valley water district will implement a flood control management system for upper llagas creek for phase 2B in santa clara county, California.
ASST_NON_NR249104XXXXC011_012 on USAspending
Watershed Protection and Flood PreventionJuly 29, 2024$80.0 million
Description: santa clara valley water district's calabazas/san tomas aquino creek - marsh connection project (the project) is part of the lower south bay salt pond restoration project and expands the larger project to include pond A4. By including pond A4, the total area available for habitat restora
ASST_NON_98T55101_068 on USAspending
Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration ProgramJune 20, 2023$3.8 million
Description: santa clara valley water district's nine creek encampment cleanup and coyote creek bank rehabilitation project (the project) offers a multifaceted approach to reduce trash, debris, hazardous pollutants and environmental impacts from encampment activity in heavily impacted stretches of wa
ASST_NON_98T61001_068 on USAspending
Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration ProgramJune 28, 2023$3.0 million
The santa clara valley water district (valley water) serves nearly two million people in santa clara county by providing a reliable and safe supply of water. The proposed study will focus on assessing the feasibility of constructing a new advanced water purification facility (AWPF) in san jos for PO
ASST_NON_R25AC00104_014 on USAspending
WaterSMART Water RecyclingNovember 27, 2024$381,249
The santa clara valley water district (valley water), the south county regional wastewater authority (SCRWA), the city of gilroy (GILROY), and the city of morgan hill (morgan hill) (partner agencies) have been working together since 1999 to find ways to develop and broadly distribute high quality re
ASST_NON_R25AC00103_014 on USAspending
WaterSMART Water RecyclingNovember 27, 2024$299,180
Watersmart drought response program: drought contingency planning grants for fiscal years 2020 and 20
ASST_NON_R21AC10055_014 on USAspending
Reclamation States Emergency Drought ReliefApril 21, 2021$200,000

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Santa Clara Valley Water District get?

$87.1 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Santa Clara Valley Water District the most?

The Department of Agriculture, with $80.0 million in 1 award. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior follow.

What is Santa Clara Valley Water District's largest federal grant?

$80.0 million under Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention, with its first action in the period on July 29, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Santa Clara Valley Water District?

Its largest are Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention, Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration Program and Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief.

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