Cooperative Agreement L08AC13384

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded a $3,162,500 Project Grant to the Jicarilla Apache Nation under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant funds the Jicarilla Apache Nation to plug, remediate, or reclaim up to 23 orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands. Additional activities include remediating soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, and developing a tribal program...

This $820,550 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will provide technical assistance and develop an organization to help the Jicarilla Apache Nation derive economic benefit from their oil and gas resources. The award made on July 1, 2021 will create a template and workforce training component for tribes to increase energy profitability and develop a Tribal Energy Consortium. Specifically, the Jicarilla...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Cooperative Inspection Agreements with States and Tribes program (CFDA 15.222) will provide $636,000 in funding to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government over a 5-year period from 2024 to 2029. The funding will be used to carry out management, development, implementation, and evaluation of all oil and gas leases on the Navajo Nation Reservation. This includes employing and training Navajo Nation inspectors to...

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Jicarilla Apache Nation received a $157,530 formula grant awarded on April 1, 2026, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes program (CFDA 93.047), administered by the Administration on Aging. This three-year award, with completion scheduled for March 31, 2029, supports the delivery of supportive services, nutrition services, and caregiver services to American Indian elders aged 60 and older within the Nation's...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $180,038 project grant under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to the Jicarilla Apache Nation for the period April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The grant will support employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian adults and youth living on or near reservations in Dulce, New Mexico. For adults, the grantee...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico received a $175,000 Project Grant award dated September 22, 2025, from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) under the Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.038). The award, with an ultimate completion date of September 21, 2027, supports technical assistance and resource evaluation activities conducted at the Picuris Pueblo in northern New Mexico. Under this grant, the tribe will conduct...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $160,000 block grant to the Jicarilla Apache Nation from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024 under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047). The grant funds the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians in New Mexico...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Jicarilla Apache Nation to remove barriers and restore fish passage on Willow Creek in the Rio Chama watershed. This 5-year project intends to address two barriers that have negatively impacted three native fish species by allowing volitional fish movement at critical times in their life histories. The Jicarilla Apache Nation, a federally recognized tribal...

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 Mescalero Apache Tribe has been awarded a $444,122 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to provide purpose-driven prevention programming for tribal youth ages 12-18 on the Mescalero reservation in New Mexico. The 5-year grant, which began on October 1, 2023, will fund evidence-based prevention activities focused on decreasing drug and alcohol use and increasing positive leadership and life skills by 10% for the target population. Key program...