Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032164

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $545,000 Project Grant to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe through the Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants program (CFDA 15.148) on June 8, 2021 for completion by June 7, 2022. Under this award, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe's Red Willow Production Company will deliver services to develop and sustain the tribal energy program's managerial and technical capacity. Specifically, the funding will support the...

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe's Department of Energy was awarded a $585,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) to complete a feasibility study for the production and export of tribal-produced natural gas as liquefied natural gas (LNG). The grant will fund a greenhouse gas emission study of existing production as well as pre-development reservoir investigations to analyze the carbon intensity and viability of...

This $320,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program will support the Southern Ute Indian Tribe's Air Quality Division in expanding and enhancing their air monitoring activities. The award will fund the purchase, installation, and operation of new equipment to measure fine particulate matter, ozone, nitric...

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received a $149,125 Project Grant awarded on September 22, 2025, under the Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.038) administered by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs. The grant funds the reprocessing of 400 miles of existing two-dimensional (2D) seismic data comprising 55 lines to identify and substantiate drilling locations for helium and secondary oil and gas targets on tribal lands. The project is designed to deliver...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $371,750 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to develop comprehensive climate action plans that establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies, with a focus on the oil and gas sector on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. Key activities under this 4-year agreement include building upon previous emissions inventory work,...

PROJECT PEAK 2.0 Federal Grant Award Summary The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received a $163,000 Project Grant award from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This competitive grant supports innovative educational initiatives designed to improve educational opportunities and achievement for Native American students. While the specific activities...

This $850,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) is intended to support the Ute Indian Tribe in developing its technical, managerial, and organizational capabilities for energy resource development on tribal lands. The grant will fund a range of activities, including feasibility studies, energy infrastructure assessments, tribal utility authority explorations,...

This two-year, $108,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality program (CFDA #66.038) will support the Southern Ute Indian Tribe's efforts to monitor and improve air quality on the Southern Ute Reservation in Colorado. Key deliverables to be performed by the Tribe...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Southern Ute Indian Tribe a $1,226,000 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460). The Tribe will use the funding to carry out activities that maintain, protect, and improve water quality on the Southern Ute Reservation in Colorado from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Specifically, the Tribe will restore degraded aquatic resources, implement agricultural best management practices, and...

This Project Grant award of $2,006,533 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) will fund the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation to plug, remediate, and reclaim an orphaned oil and gas well on tribal lands. The grant supports activities to decrease methane emissions, enhance public health and safety, and restore land and water resources impacted by the orphaned well and associated infrastructure. Key deliverables include...