Federal grants to County of, Chelan
County of, Chelan in Wenatchee, Washington received $14.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 26 awards. Its largest program was WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow), with $4.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$14.6 million
- Awards26
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.9 million
- Largest award$2.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $292,700 |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $717,797 |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $625,130 |
| FY 2024 | 12 | $6.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $6.9 million |
Programs that fund County of, Chelan
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | 5 | $4.1 million |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | 6 | $3.7 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Good Neighbor Authority | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program | 1 | $997,374 |
| WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | 1 | $806,510 |
| Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes | 1 | $640,000 |
| Cooperative Watershed Management | 2 | $494,564 |
| Wood Utilization Assistance | 2 | $340,950 |
| National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | 1 | $289,464 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 17 | $9.7 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 6 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $1.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| This project will implement a holistic approach to increasing instream flow and addressing drought susceptibility in the lower chiwawa watershed by combining forest health fuel reduction treatments with irrigation efficiencies and water right donation for instream flow improvement. The lower chiwawa | WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | September 10, 2025 | $2.7 million |
| Award purpose: funding provided by the bureau of reclamation helps continue ccnrd s efforts at improving andrestoring anadromous fish habitat and targeting our efforts in areas designated as high priority for salmon.activities to be performed: this project will support tasks such as coordination and | Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | September 3, 2024 | $2.6 million |
| Chelan county will work to address several fish passage barriers in the wenatchee watershed, one of four major watersheds of the upper columbia river basin. This work will reopen access to high-quality habitat for threatened upper columbia steelhead and endangered upper columbia chinook salmon. | Habitat Conservation | July 29, 2024 | $1.6 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA). The agreement provides funding to chelan county natural resource program (CCNRP). Specifically, this project implements previously identified priorities from regional climate action planning to establish a new clima | Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program | April 17, 2024 | $997,374 |
| Award purpose: ipid consists of what were once two separate irrigation districts and are now jointly operated with shared infrastructure and management. Ipid diverts water from icicle creek at rm 5.7 to the icicle canal and diverts water from peshastin creek at rm 2.4 to the peshastin canal. The pes | Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | September 11, 2023 | $860,100 |
| The chelan county natural resources department (category a applicant), in partnership with yakama nation fisheries, will advance designs and complete environmental compliance tasks for a large-scale instream and floodplain restoration project in the lower 13 river-miles (RMS) of the chiwawa river, a | WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | August 5, 2025 | $806,510 |
| This agreement is a cooperative effort to perform restoration and engineering services on national forest system lands in chelan county. Activities include mechanized and conventional noncommercial thinning and fuels treatment, alluvial water storage, improve and/or replace aquatic organism passages | Good Neighbor Authority | September 2, 2025 | $770,000 |
| Chelan county will complete the study and design of a comprehensive restoration project to relocate and and reconnect the peshastin creek channel with its historic floodplain and the build two highway bridges across the rerouted creek in chelan county, Washington. Aquatic habitat within peshastin cr | WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | May 15, 2024 | $768,587 |
| Restoration and engineering work | Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes | May 16, 2024 | $640,000 |
| The chelan county natural resource department, in coordination with the Washington department of natural resources, will restore wet meadow hydrology in camas meadows, a unique meadow ecosystem within the steep canyon drainages of north-central cascade mountains in Washington that offers one of the | WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | March 28, 2024 | $468,903 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of, Chelan get?
$14.6 million in 26 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of, Chelan the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $9.7 million in 17 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is County of, Chelan's largest federal grant?
$2.7 million under WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow), with its first action in the period on September 10, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund County of, Chelan?
Its largest are WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow), Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and Habitat Conservation.
Other grant recipients in Wenatchee
- Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority
- Columbia Valley Community Health
- Link Transit
- Wenatchee Valley Community College
- Chelan-Douglas Child Services Association
- Washington Apple Commission
- Housing Authority of City of Wenatchee
- Chelan-Douglas County Community Action Council
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