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FloodSAFE
- Delta Ecosystem Enhancement
- Urban Streams
- Fish Passage
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- Watershed Program
Environmental Stewardship and Statewide Resources Office
Environmental Restoration and Enhancement
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General Program Information
- CA Water Code § 7048
- Funded Projects
- Example Projects
- Contacts
- FAQs (pdf, 78kb)
- 2008 Final Prop 84 USRP Guidelines (pdf, 617kb)
- USRP Grant Agreement Template (PDF, 176 KB)
- Invoices and Expenses
- Other Funding Sources
- Reference Information
- California Watershed Map (pdf, 351kb)
- Past Information
For the Applicant
For Active Grantees
Related Resources
USRP Archive
Welcome
The Urban Streams Restoration Program (USRP) provides grants to local communities for projects to reduce flooding and erosion and associated property damages; restore, enhance, or protect the natural ecological values of streams; and promote community involvement, education, and stewardship.
2013 Grant Cycle Update
All interested parties are encouraged to apply for the next round of grant funding which is expected to total approximately $9 million from remaining Proposition 84 and Proposition 13 allocations. Watch for a draft Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP), which will be available for public review, in Summer of 2013. Email notifications for the draft and final PSP, and other important USRP announcements, will be sent to interested parties via the USRP electronic address book. If you would like to be on our electronic announcement list, please enter your name and email in the Mailing List Form below.
The Department of Water Resources, Urban Streams Restoration Program (USRP) has released the list of Final Grant Awards for the 2008 application solicitation. Twelve applications have been awarded grant funding for a total of $8,840,335 in grant funds from Propositions 84 and 40. Additional information regarding the grant awards is provided below:
- USRP Final Award Summary Table (PDF, 51 KB)
- USRP Final Awards Map (PDF, 477 KB)
- Final Grant Awards Project Summaries (PDF, 35 KB)
Since 1985, the program has provided over 240 grants ranging from $1,000 to $1 million to communities throughout California. The projects have included stream cleanups, bank stabilization projects, revegetation efforts, recontouring of channels to improve floodplain function and occasional acquisition of strategic floodplain properties or easements.
For more detailed information on many projects that the program has funded, visit the University of California, Davis Natural Resource Project Inventory. Project names followed by "DWR Z*****" have received funding from the Urban Streams Restoration Program.
For additional information about the Proposition 84 funded projects, you can also visit the Bond Accountability Website.
- Example projects funded by the Urban Streams Program.
- $4.575 Million, fiscal Year 2004/2005: Seventeen projects were selected for the first and only $4.575 million in Proposition 40 funding.
- $8.7 Million, Fiscal Year 2002-2003: Twenty-six projects were selected for the final $8.7 million in Proposition 13 funding.
- $10 Million, Fiscal Year 2001-2002: Eligible applications not selected for funding during the first $2 million cycle were automatically considered for the $10 million in available funding for Fiscal Year 2001/2002. Twenty-six projects were selected for funding.
- $2 Million, Fiscal Year 2000-2001: Eleven projects were selected for the first $2 million in Proposition 13 funding.
If you would like to be placed on the USRP contact list to receive information regarding the program,
subscribe by entering your name and email in the Mailing List Form.
For other USRP inquiries contact one of our representatives below.
Program Manager
Amy YoungStaff Environmental Scientist
Phone: (916) 651-9626
e-mail: Amy.Young@water.ca.gov
Headquarters Staff
Kevin MarrEnvironmental Scientist
Phone: (916) 651-9621
e-mail: Kevin.Marr@water.ca.gov
Melissa Roberts
Staff Analyst
Phone: (916) 651-0163
e-mail: Melissa.Roberts@water.ca.gov
Mailing Address
Urban Streams Restoration ProgramFESSRO
P. O. Box 942836
Sacramento, CA
94236-0001
Location
Urban Streams Restoration ProgramDepartment of Water Resources
901 P Street, Room 411A
Sacramento, CA 95814

