Project Grant 000C32027G145764

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation $1,810,605.72 under the Domestic Water Supply Projects program (CFDA 15.577) on August 27, 2025, to address critical water infrastructure challenges on the Makah Indian Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington. The award funds the completion of three 90 percent construction-level designs: an activated carbon filtration system to improve water quality, replacement of deteriorating asbestos cement pipes with modern...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $238,620 Project Grant on September 6, 2023 to the Native American Water Association, a minority-owned non-profit organization, under the Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants program (CFDA 10.761). This grant supports the provision of technical assistance and training services to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural areas, particularly Native American communities....

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,817,400 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the MNI Waste-Water Company, a tribally owned water utility on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation in South Dakota. The funding will support the construction of water distribution pipelines and residential connections to provide clean and reliable drinking water to 37 homes in a rural area northwest of Eagle Butte....

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $3,180,286 Project Grant to the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians, also known as Big Valley Rancheria, on August 26, 2022 to provide domestic water services under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees (Section 306C) program (CFDA #10.770). This funding will support the delivery of potable water and waste disposal facilities and services to the low-income rural community served by Big Valley Rancheria, whose...

The Lummi Indian Business Council, operating through its Lummi Tribal Sewer and Water District (LTSWD) division, received a $3.41 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Domestic Water Supply Projects program (CFDA 15.577) on December 8, 2025. The award funds critical planning and design activities to address three complementary water infrastructure priorities for the Lummi Reservation in northwest Washington. Specifically, the LTSWD...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Region, awarded a $232,721.81 Project Grant to the Crowheart Bench Water Users Association under the Water Resources on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.037). The grant was awarded on August 16, 2024 and has an ultimate completion date of August 15, 2029. The Water Resources on Indian Lands program supports Native American tribes in effectively managing, planning, and utilizing their water resources through initiatives...

The Native American Water Association received a $215,200 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on August 31, 2022 to provide technical assistance and training through September 1, 2023 under the Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants program (CFDA 10.761). The grant funds will support the identification and evaluation of solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural Nevada through assisting grant applicants,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes received a $1.54 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Domestic Water Supply Projects program (CFDA 15.577) awarded on August 26, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027. This award provides comprehensive planning and design services for the expansion of the Owyhee Public Water System (PWS) to connect 80-88 homes in the China Town area of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation to the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Barona Group of the Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians a Project Grant totaling $21.9 million under the Domestic Water Supply Projects program (CFDA 15.577) on August 18, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 1, 2027. The grant funds the planning, design, and construction of a potable water pipeline infrastructure project to import water supplies from the Ramona Municipal Water District to the Barona Reservation...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Spirit Lake Tribe $150,000 under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) program (CFDA 10.763) on September 17, 2025, with a completion date of September 17, 2027. This Project Grant supports emergency water infrastructure interventions in Fort Totten, North Dakota, serving the federally recognized tribal community. The funding will enable the tribe to obtain, treat, distribute, and...