Riverine Stewardship Program Grant

The Riverine Stewardship Program, managed by the California Department of Water Resources, aims to enhance ecological benefits through fish passage improvements and green infrastructure projects. It prioritizes funding for initiatives that address urgent water supply and quality issues, restore aquatic habitats, and support public-private partnerships. The program focuses on areas within the Delta export service area and seeks to bolster native fish populations while adapting to climate change challenges.

NOTE: Concepts will be reviewed monthly starting the 1st of following month and monthly thereafter.
The RSP supports fish passage improvements & similar projects that increase ecological, stream management, climate, & community improvement benefits. Program goals include protecting, restoring, and enhancing the natural environment of riparian systems. RSP supports innovations in green infrastructure to provide habitat enhancements that benefit aquatic species and fish migration & help wildlife endure drought and adapt to climate change.
The Riverine Stewardship Program will prioritize funding for projects and programs that meet one or more of the following requirements:
Can be completed expeditiously and provide near-term benefits and alleviation of urgent problems related to water supply and water quality affecting native species and aquatic habitats. Provide instream water quality benefits by improving aquatic habitats and restoring natural ecosystem functions through green infrastructure designs and solutions that increase water supplies, enhance water supply reliability, groundwater storage, or improve water quality. Support public-private partnerships. Align with the Water Resilience Portfolio Sections 3, 9,10,11, and/or 29. Further support National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Endangered Species Management and Recovery Plan that support salmon, steelhead, and other native fish populations. For programs and projects designed to increase water supplies, enhance water supply reliability, groundwater storage, or improve water quality.
Geographic Limit of the “Delta export service area” and Counties within the Association of Bay Area Governments (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma), areas of the state outside the Delta that receive water from the State Water Project or the Central Valley Project, either directly or by exchange, by means of diversions from the Delta.