Additional funds from other sources for WMES/CWMS related development can be provided by districts, divisions, HQUSACE, the Modeling Mapping and Consequence (MMC) Production Center, or the Water Management Implementation Support Team (WMIST). The projected "other" budgets for FY24 is $2,900,000 for CWMS and $1,500,000 for WMES.
The MMC CWMS National Implementation Program (NIP) has traditionally provided funding to HEC for CWMS implementation support, software modernization, and enhancement efforts to better meet the overall goals of the NIP. The CWMS NIP was originally estimated to be a 10-year project with a $128 million 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 (completion expected in 2026). By the end of calendar year 2024, it is expected that approximately 188 of the 201 watersheds will have CWMS models developed and turned over to the districts. The CWMS NIP will provide $750,000 in CWMS software improvement funds for FY24, and $170,000 to support districts to adopt current Flood Damages Reduces procedures.
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 Leadership includes representation from HEC and the CURG Chair. WMIST projects sometimes demonstrate value and inspire follow-up ideas that become incorporated into the core CWMS software. A link to the WMIST Initiatives Report is provided in Item 8 of the Reference Section.