Snow Water Supply Forecasting
CFDA 15.078 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$16.0M
Awards
20
Recipients
17
States
10
Last Updated
Mar 2, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.5M | 15 | |
| 2025 | $4.6M | 5 | -60.1% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 20 Awards under CFDA 15.078
Largest individual obligations for Snow Water Supply Forecasting.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_R24AC00022_014 SEASONAL WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS ARE CRITICAL FOR OUR OPERATIONS AS THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR FOR RECLAMATIONS NEWLANDS PROJECTESPECIALLY IN CHANGING CONDITIONS WHE… | TRUCKEE-CARSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | FALLON, NV-02 | 2024 | $1,431,940 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00036_014 THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) AIRBORNE SNOW SURVEYS OVER A 3-YEAR PILOT PERIOD TO EVALUATE THE IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF WATER SU… | COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY OF UTAH Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | SALT LAKE CITY, UT-90 | 2024 | $999,999 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00034_014 WATER SUPPLIES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON NATURAL WATER STORAGE IN THE MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK WHICH STORES TENS OF MILLIONS OF ACRE FEET OF WATER ANNUALLY. S… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | BOULDER, CO-02 | 2024 | $999,999 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00025_014 MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY LLC PROPOSES A COLLABORATION WITH AIRBORNE SNOW OBSERVATORIES, INC., THE WIND RIVER WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO TO UNDERTA… | MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY LLC Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | NV-02 | 2024 | $998,428 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00021_014 THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES DEFICIENCIES IN CURRENT SNOW MONITORING THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EMERGING SNOW OBSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES (UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE GAMMA SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT… | MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | BOZEMAN, MT-01 | 2024 | $991,372 |
ASST_NON_R25AC00121_014 THE WASATCH FRONT, A METROPOLITAN REGION IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL PART OF UTAH AND WITHIN THE GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN IS EXPERIENCING MOUNTING PRESSURE ON LIMITED WATER SOURCES, INCLUDI… | STATE OF UTAH NATURAL RESOURCES Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | SALT LAKE CITY, UT-90 | 2025 | $975,844 |
ASST_NON_R25AC00120_014 THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY MODEL USING NEAR-DAILY CUBESAT DATA, GROUND OBSERVATIONS, AND LIDAR SNOW MAPS FROM THE AIRBORNE SNOW OBSERVATORIES, INC., TO GEN… | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | TEMPE, AZ-04 | 2025 | $974,265 |
ASST_NON_R25AC00123_014 IT IS UNKNOWN HOW MUCH OPERATIONAL WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS MAY BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL SNOWPACK MONITORING AND HOW MUCH WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS ACCURACY IS CONSTRAINED BY SNOWPACK C… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | CORVALLIS, OR-04 | 2025 | $971,862 |
ASST_NON_R25AC00122_014 HAVING ACCURATE AND HIGH-RESOLUTION INFORMATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND EVOLUTION OF SNOW HELPS CONSTRAIN FORECASTS (WEEKS-TO-MONTHS TIMESCALE) OF WATER AVAILABILITY. THIS PROJECT… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | CORVALLIS, OR-04 | 2025 | $946,203 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00033_014 RECENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN GROWING INTEREST IN USING GRIDDED SNOWPACK DATASETS TO IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE GRIDDED DATASET… | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | TUCSON, AZ-90 | 2024 | $897,963 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00028_014 ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, PREDICTING SPRING SNOWMELT FROM THE MOUNTAINS IS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WATER SUPPLY WILL BE AVAILABLE IN RESERVOIRS COME SUMMER AND IF… | NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | RENO, NV-02 | 2024 | $729,521 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00027_014 AT PRESENT, NO CURRENT SNOW WATER SUPPLY FORECASTING MODEL CAN ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACTS OF BURNED AREA ON SNOW ACCUMULATION, ABLATION, AND RUNOFF GENERATION - THIS MAJOR GAP WILL O… | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | FORT COLLINS, CO-02 | 2024 | $706,533 |
ASST_NON_R25AC00124_014 FRIANT WATER AUTHORITY IS PROPOSING AN EXPANDED APPLICATION OF ESTABLISHED AIRBORNE SNOW OBSERVATORY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN TO SUPPLEMENT AND REFINE SEN… | FRIANT WATER AUTHORITY California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | LINDSAY, CA-22 | 2025 | $702,169 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00203_014 TRADITIONAL IN-SITU METHODS ONLY CHARACTERIZE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT OVER VERY SMALL MEASUREMENT FOOTPRINTS. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT ESTIMATES FROM SATELLITES HAVE COARSE RESOLUTIONS… | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | FORT COLLINS, CO-02 | 2024 | $672,267 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00030_014 COMBINING WEATHER RADAR WITH GROUND-BASED MONITORING CAN EFFECTIVELY MEASURE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT AT HIGH RESOLUTION. RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN WEATHER RADAR DETECTION ALGORITHMS, P… | APPLIED RESEARCH TEAM INC Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | DENVER, CO-90 | 2024 | $660,216 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00026_014 NORTHERN WATER PROPOSES TO PARTNER WITH AIRBORNE SNOW OBSERVATORIES, INC. TO CONDUCT THREE AIRBORNE SNOW OBSERVATORIES SNOW SURVEYS PER YEAR DURING SPRING RUNOFF OVER THE NEXT THR… | NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | BERTHOUD, CO-08 | 2024 | $639,872 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00035_014 AIRBORNE LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING MAPPING OF SNOW DEPTH HAS EMERGED AS A TECHNOLOGY TO MAP BASIN WIDE. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT AT A SNAPSHOT IN TIME, WITH POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE WA… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | BOULDER, CO-02 | 2024 | $625,388 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00032_014 THIS PROJECT AIMS AT DEMONSTRATING THE USES OF ADVANCED EXPLAINABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (XAI) TECHNIQUES TO UTILIZE EXISTING AND HIGH-RESOLUTION SNOW MONITORING DATA TO ENHANC… | UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Oklahoma | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | NORMAN, OK-04 | 2024 | $437,701 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00031_014 ABSTRACT:IT IS WIDELY KNOWN THAT SEASONAL SNOW COVER IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS IS A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF WATER SUPPLY DURING THE FOLLOWING SPRING SEASON IN SNOW-FED WATERSHEDS. THI… | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Wyoming | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | LARAMIE COUNTY, WY-00 | 2024 | $346,078 |
ASST_NON_R24AC00029_014 WE WILL DEMONSTRATE AND DEPLOY IMPROVED METHODS OF MEASURING SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT ANOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT OBSERVATION TO MAKE. THE WORK INVOLVES TWO SPECIFIC VARIATIONS OF THE CO… | HYDROINNOVA LLC New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation | ALBUQUERQUE, NM-01 | 2024 | $323,368 |
Top 20 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $4.3M | 6 |
| Nevada | $3.2M | 3 |
| Utah | $2.0M | 2 |
| Oregon | $1.9M | 2 |
| Arizona | $1.9M | 2 |
| Montana | $991K | 1 |
| California | $702K | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $438K | 1 |
| Wyoming | $346K | 1 |
| New Mexico | $323K | 1 |
Top Recipients
| Recipient | Total | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYOR | $1.9M | 2 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOCO | $1.6M | 2 |
| TRUCKEE-CARSON IRRIGATION DISTRICTNV | $1.4M | 1 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYCO | $1.4M | 2 |
| COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY OF UTAHUT | $1000K | 1 |
| MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY LLCNV | $998K | 1 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYMT | $991K | 1 |
| STATE OF UTAH NATURAL RESOURCESUT | $976K | 1 |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYAZ | $974K | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAAZ | $898K | 1 |
| NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNV | $730K | 1 |
| FRIANT WATER AUTHORITYCA | $702K | 1 |
| APPLIED RESEARCH TEAM INCCO | $660K | 1 |
| NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICTCO | $640K | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMAOK | $438K | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMINGWY | $346K | 1 |
| HYDROINNOVA LLCNM | $323K | 1 |
Agencies Administering This Program
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