Federal grants to Smith River Watershed Council
Smith River Watershed Council in Reedsport, Oregon received $1.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 13 awards. Its largest program was Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination, with $789,654. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $302,302.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.5 million
- Awards13
- Awarded in FY 2025$302,302
- Largest award$570,762
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $173,674 |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $275,404 |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $627,036 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $101,000 |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $302,302 |
Programs that fund Smith River Watershed Council
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | 9 | $789,654 |
| Aquatics Resources Management | 3 | $639,762 |
| National Fish Habitat Partnership | 1 | $50,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 13 | $1.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| This agreement will provide funds to inventory, assess, survey, design, implement, and monitor instream, passage, road sediment abatement, riparian, weeds, and other aquatic projects. This agreement will also provide funds for archaeological clearance for projects, and exploratory drilling to inform | Aquatics Resources Management | August 16, 2023 | $570,762 |
| To provide an increased trajectory for ecological uplift by addressing impaired fishpassage. We will accomplish this by removal of undersized culverts at three sites and replacement with bridges thatmeet all state and federal fish passage criteria. We will also remove 7 instream concrete structures | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | February 10, 2022 | $411,690 |
| Orwa srs spencer creek instream restoration | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | May 3, 2021 | $79,674 |
| The focus of the project are tributaries of the west fork of the smith river, coon and crane creeks, an area within the lower smith river watershed. Placement of large wood within the stream serves to restore habitat complexity and diversity within stream systems. Log structures create important hab | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | April 10, 2025 | $70,000 |
| This project is located in southwest Oregon within the smith river watershed. The smith river watershed drains an area of 236,437 acres on its 120-MILE journey from its headwaters southwest of eugene Oregon to its confluence with the umpqua near reedsport Oregon. The focus of the project are tributa | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | April 16, 2025 | $61,540 |
| The primary objectives of this project are to improve pacific lamprey passage in coon creek and the west fork smith river wfsr. The project will also benefit instream habitat in the west fork smith river through the placement of grade control structures in a bedrock dominated stream. The project loc | National Fish Habitat Partnership | January 13, 2025 | $50,000 |
| L20AC00302 orwa north sisters instream | Aquatics Resources Management | July 22, 2021 | $47,000 |
| The focus of the project is an undersized aging culvert on bum creek, a tributary of south sister creek, an area within the upper smith river watershed.the bum creek culvert is less than 40% of the size needed to meet state and federal fish passage guidelines. The culvert has moderate rust, is not e | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | March 28, 2025 | $40,000 |
| Orwa srs wasson creek blackberry removal | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | November 3, 2021 | $38,000 |
| This project will address fish passage issues at the blackwell creek, smith river confluence culvert. Underperforming passage structures restrict salmonid and native fish passage at all life stages, interfere with sediment transfer, and threaten important junctions of bureau of land management (BLM) | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | March 26, 2025 | $35,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Smith River Watershed Council get?
$1.5 million in 13 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Smith River Watershed Council the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $1.5 million in 13 awards.
What is Smith River Watershed Council's largest federal grant?
$570,762 under Aquatics Resources Management, with its first action in the period on August 16, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Smith River Watershed Council?
Its largest are Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination, Aquatics Resources Management and National Fish Habitat Partnership.
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