Cooperative Watershed Management

Reclamation’s WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP) provides funding for the development of grassroots, local watershed groups to encourage diverse stakeholders to develop collaborative solutions to address their water management needs. A watershed group is a self-sustaining, non-regulatory group that is composed of a diverse array of stakeholders, which may include, but is not limited to, private property owners, non-profit organizations, Federal, state, or local agencies, and Tribes. Funding is provided on a competitive basis for the development of new and existing watershed groups, watershed restoration planning, watershed management project design.