Additional funds from other sources for WMES and CWMS related development can come from districts, divisions, HQUSACE, the Modeling Mapping and Consequence (MMC) Production Center, or the Water Management Implementation Support Team (WMIST).
The CWMS National Implementation Program (NIP) has traditionally provided funding to HEC for CWMS implementation support, software modernization, and enhancement efforts to help meet the overall goals of the NIP. The CWMS NIP was originally estimated to be a 10-year project, with a $128,000,000 budget to develop CWMS models for 201 watersheds. Due to reduced funding in some fiscal years, the duration of the CWMS NIP has been extended to 14 years, with completion expected in 2026. In FY25, the CWMS NIP will provide $1,529,000 to support the CWMS program. A full breakdown of how the funds will be spent can be found here.
The WMIST team funds and champions projects that are of high interest to one or more districts or divisions but lack a national funding source. WMIST projects may eventually be incorporated into CWMS software. A link to the WMIST Initiatives Report is provided in Item 8 of the Reference Section. At this time, there are no plans for WMIST to provide funding during FY25.