USDA Watershed Programs (EWP, REHAB, RCPP)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2025-11-06 — Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2025: Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2025 (introduced, Senate) would extend EWP recovery work beyond the current short-term window, raise the federal cost-share for rehabilitating aging watershed dams in economically distressed rural areas to up to 90%, and expand RCPP use for flood and drought mitigation partnerships. (novelty: 2)

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