The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in northeastern Utah received a $6,937,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of three new wells, a water treatment facility, a transmission pipeline, a 90,000-gallon water storage tank, and associated distribution pipelines. This project is part of the Tribe's 2021 Water...
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received a $474,673 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant funding will support the development and improvement of water infrastructure in the tribe's rural community, including the construction, upgrade, and repair of drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste management systems, and stormwater...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.9 million Project Grant to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The grant will support the Tribe's Food Entrepreneurs as Economic Development (FEED) Towoac project, which aims to address local and regional needs for access to healthy food, business development, and workforce training in rural areas. Key deliverables include infrastructure to...
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,...
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received a $2.17 million project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant will support the Tribe's Farm and Ranch Enterprise division in conducting drought response field management activities from November 2021 through December 2024. The Bureau of Reclamation aims through this program to increase opportunities for Indian tribes to...
This $299,843 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program will provide funding to the Ute Indian Tribe to develop and implement lead service line identification and replacement activities in tribal communities. Key activities include data collection, field investigations, public notification, and development of a replacement plan to ensure clean and safe drinking water for all tribal communities....
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides $155,000.00 in funding to the Ute Indian Tribe. The grant supports the Tribe's program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. Key activities include water sampling and monitoring, quality...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support short term planning activities from May 2021 through December 2022. Through this award, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide economic development efforts in Cedar City, Utah. As part of...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe on June 30, 2022 to support economic development efforts through December 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032), which aims to assist Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments in developing self-sustaining economies through opportunities for business development and coordinated program...
The $3,054,327 federal Project Grant award was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees (Section 306C) program (CFDA 10.770). The funding will enable the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe to develop, construct, and improve water treatment facilities, distribution systems, and waste disposal infrastructure in the tribe's low-income rural communities facing significant health risks. This project grant aims...