Cooperative Agreement 97913001

This $111,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) will assist the Round Valley Indian Tribes in California to develop, manage, and protect their water and related resources. The project will involve the tribes meeting with other basin users to prioritize water needs and allocation, as well as developing a groundwater management plan to ensure...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $397,556 Project Grant to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The funding will assist the Tule River Tribe in developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources. Key objectives of the 2-year project include completing geotechnical and hydraulic reports, developing design drawings and construction cost estimates, obtaining...

The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $479,338 Project Grant under the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The funding will be used to implement a project that will protect the tribe's water resources through the development of a wellhead source water protection plan, a drought ordinance, and the formation of a drought task force. The project aims to accelerate drought response actions...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $462,782 Cooperative Agreement to the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCMI) under the Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.473) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Under this agreement, ITCMI will update and revise Source Water Protection Plans (SWPPs) for eight Michigan Native American tribes to ensure compliance with the Safe...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) provides $199,844 to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to improve the tribe's ability to mitigate potential drought conditions and determine which basins are contributing to reduced streamflow in the Blue River. The project will install additional monitoring stations to collect streamflow data, which will support the...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians $6,137,185 under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program to construct a surface water treatment plant. The plant will provide a secure source of drinking water for the tribe, which has been impacted by drought. Key deliverables include building the treatment plant facility and installing a conventional treatment system consisting of coagulation, flocculation, filtration, backwash,...

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe (the Tribe) will use a $4,666,720 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct six long-crested weirs along the Pine River Canal (PRC) located in La Plata County, Colorado. The purpose is to stabilize water levels upstream of the Tribe's water diversions during low-flow periods, ensuring the Tribe can access its full water allocation even when...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The La Posta Band of Mission Indians received a $499,996 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 1, 2027. The award funds comprehensive water resource protection and restoration initiatives focused on the tribe's surface and groundwater resources in Boulevard, California. Specifically, the project will...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation a $242,500 project grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This award supports the tribe's development of a Lower Smith River Pollution Exposure Assessment and Mitigation Plan to investigate impacts to the Smith River watershed, tributaries, and adjacent creeks in Northern...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519), provides $386,587 to the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley in California. The grant will fund the replacement of two outdated standpipes and two cleanout structures that are integral to the tribe's irrigation water distribution system. This project aims to improve the efficiency,...