R25AP00312
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The Caddo Lake Institute will establish a new watershed group focused on protecting and restoring water quality and quantity in Caddo Lake, a state park near the eastern border of Texas.
The lake and park are currently facing poor water quality due to high levels of nutrients.
This nutrient loading from herbicides and pesticides in the watershed has contributed to the establishment of invasive vegetation.
Caddo Lake is a priority wetland in the region, and as such planning will include local and national environmental groups, environmental scientists, citizen organizations, agricultural and recreational industries, nearby research institutes, local, federal, and county government.
This watershed group focuses on a plan to protect, improve, and restore these wetlands by hiring a watershed coordinator, gathering up-to-date water quantity and quality data in the region, investigating the drivers of pollution, and coming up with action items to inform a future watershed plan focusing on restoring and protecting the lake.
The lake and park are currently facing poor water quality due to high levels of nutrients.
This nutrient loading from herbicides and pesticides in the watershed has contributed to the establishment of invasive vegetation.
Caddo Lake is a priority wetland in the region, and as such planning will include local and national environmental groups, environmental scientists, citizen organizations, agricultural and recreational industries, nearby research institutes, local, federal, and county government.
This watershed group focuses on a plan to protect, improve, and restore these wetlands by hiring a watershed coordinator, gathering up-to-date water quantity and quality data in the region, investigating the drivers of pollution, and coming up with action items to inform a future watershed plan focusing on restoring and protecting the lake.
Awardee
Funding Goals
MANAGE, DEVELOP, AND PROTECT WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SOUND MANNER IN THE INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Harrison,
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Caddo Lake Institute was awarded
Project Grant R25AP00312
worth $100,000
from the Bureau of Reclamation in July 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 5 months and
was awarded through assistance program 15.554 Cooperative Watershed Management.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I for Fiscal Year 2023.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/16/25
Period of Performance
7/14/25
Start Date
12/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$100.0K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$100.0K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
R25AP00312
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
140R81 DENVER FED CENTER
Funding Office
140R81 DENVER FED CENTER
Awardee UEI
L5RYJFPAWXT5
Awardee CAGE
4ULN4
Performance District
TX-90
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 7/16/25