Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA)

Objective

To protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and associated habitats in the Central Valley and Trinity River basins of California; To address impacts of the Central Valley Project on fish, wildlife and associated habitats; To improve the operational flexibility of the Central Valley Project; To increase water-related benefits provided by the Central Valley Project to the State of California through expanded use of voluntary water transfers and improved water conservation; To contribute to the State of California's interim and long-term efforts to protect the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary; To achieve a reasonable balance among competing demands for use of Central Valley Project water, including the requirements of fish and wildlife, agricultural, municipal and industrial and power contractors.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)
• Profit organization

Applicants may be State, local governments, Native American Organizations, other public nonprofit institutions/organizations, private nonprofit/organizations, or for profit organizations. No other Federal agency may apply.

Who Benefits

• Anyone/general public

General public.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants (Discretionary)

Program Contact

paul_souza@fws.gov
(916) 414-6464