Federal grants to Southern Nevada Water Authority
Southern Nevada Water Authority in Las Vegas, Nevada received $33.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 24 awards. Its largest program was Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash, with $10.6 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$25.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$33.3 million
- Awards24
- Awarded in FY 2025-$25.0 million
- Largest award$8.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $339,351 |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $14.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 10 | $14.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 10 | $29.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | -$25.0 million |
Programs that fund Southern Nevada Water Authority
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash | 4 | $10.6 million |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | 1 | $8.5 million |
| WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | 5 | $5.7 million |
| Congressionally Mandated Projects | 1 | $3.0 million |
| SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements | 3 | $2.8 million |
| Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief | 2 | $1.9 million |
| WaterSMART Water Recycling | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Southern Nevada Public Land Management | 1 | $800,000 |
| Applied Science Grants | 3 | $701,025 |
| Natural Resource Stewardship | 1 | $248,800 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 23 | $30.3 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $3.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the construction of a new water pipeline that would convey raw untreated lake mead water from the recipient s existing intake facilities to the lake mead fish hatchery hatchery the recipient s intake facilities are located at deeper lake mead eleva | Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | September 12, 2022 | $8.5 million |
| The proposed agreement will address the erosion of the las vegas wash into lake mead.the las vegas wash is experiencing significant channel erosion from the prennial flows of storm water and wastewater effluent from the las vegas valley. Additional structures are needed to curtail the erosion and pr | Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash | May 16, 2023 | $6.0 million |
| This agreement covers the activities necessary to assist and support the southern Nevada water authority to work on the construction of an erosion control structure along the las vegas wash within the boundaries of the lake mead national recreation area with the cooperation of the national park serv | Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash | September 8, 2022 | $3.0 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding to southern Nevada water authority to implement its project septic conversion project as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project. This assistance ag | Congressionally Mandated Projects | August 12, 2024 | $3.0 million |
| The Colorado river basin in currently in its 23rd year of unprecedented drought. Inflows into the Colorado river have declined significantly causing lake mead and lake powell, the nation s two largest reservoirs, to decline to historically low levels. Cloud seeding (also known as weather modificatio | SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements | March 1, 2023 | $2.4 million |
| The southern Nevada water authority, located in las vegas, will provide financial incentives to convert over 1.5 million square feet of natural grass to artificial turf on 22 fields at 11 high schools within the clark county school district. The project is expected to result in annual water savings | WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | August 30, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| The southern Nevada water authority in las vegas, Nevada, will expand its landscape rebateprogram, which provides a financial incentive for residential property owners to replace turf withwater efficient landscaping the project is expected to result in the replacement ofapproximately 11,985,019 squa | WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | September 19, 2022 | $2.0 million |
| Southern Nevada water authority (SNWA) will expand its septic system conversion program that incentivizes property owners to abandon onsite septic systems and connect to the public sewer system. These conversions increase water supplies by allowing more discharge water to the municipal wastewater sy | Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief | August 3, 2023 | $1.7 million |
| As climate change continues to contribute to the aridification of the southwest region of the western united states, it is critical for water users in the Colorado river basin develop projects to improve efficiency through water reuse. The southern Nevada water authority (SNWA) is committed to resou | WaterSMART Water Recycling | April 26, 2024 | $1.0 million |
| The southern Nevada water authority, located in southern Nevada, will revegetate and restore approximately 13 acres of riparian corridor in the clark county wetlands park. Millions of gallons of highly treated effluent, urban runoff, and shallow groundwater are channeled from the las vegas wash thro | WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | February 24, 2023 | $900,500 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Southern Nevada Water Authority get?
$33.3 million in 24 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Southern Nevada Water Authority the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $30.3 million in 23 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Southern Nevada Water Authority's largest federal grant?
$8.5 million under Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, with its first action in the period on September 12, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Southern Nevada Water Authority?
Its largest are Lake Mead/Las Vegas Wash, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow).
Other grant recipients in Las Vegas
- Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
- Clark County Airport System
- Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education
- Clark County, NV
- City of Las Vegas
- Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority
- Southern Nevada Health Dist
- Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
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