Project Grant C32019G133391

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...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $558,382.66 Project Grant to the Bouse Domestic Water Improvement District on September 26, 2022 to provide domestic water services under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program (CFDA 10.770). This grant will support the delivery of potable water and waste disposal facilities and services to low-income rural communities in Arizona facing significant health risks, as authorized by the Section 306C...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $238,442 Project Grant to the Pueblo de San Ildefonso under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant will fund the retrofitting of an existing water intake system to deliver irrigation water from the Rio Grande to the Pueblo's Westside farmlands. Key project components include installing a new 16-inch water pipe with a screened intake, a new buried tank, a new...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded Hinsdale County Water and Sewer District, Inc. a $4.624 million domestic water project grant under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) on September 17, 2025. This project grant supports water infrastructure development and improvements serving the financially disadvantaged rural community of Hinsdale, Montana, with an expected completion date of September 17, 2027. The funding is...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Granger-Hunter Improvement District $605,700 under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on August 8, 2025, to develop a comprehensive 100% final design package for a new three-million-gallon drinking water storage tank. The project, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, will position the storage infrastructure in the district's highest-pressure zone to enhance water...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $252,279.00 under the Domestic Water Supply Projects program (CFDA 15.577) to the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians on August 26, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. The grant funds planning and design activities for the Eastern Water System Well Development project, located on the La Jolla Band's reservation in San Diego County, California. The recipient will complete all required planning and design work for...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,019,470 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Bard Water District in Winterhaven, CA. The grant will fund the concrete lining of 1,750 feet of the Reservation Main Canal, as well as improvements to 5 turnouts and 2 check structures. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 421 acre-feet that would have been...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $60,661,618 Cooperative Agreement under the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System program (CFDA 15.516) to the Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority, a U.S. local government entity in Montana. The agreement provides funding for the design and construction of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Supply System. The activities completed under this grant will assist citizens in Roosevelt, Sheridan, Daniels, and Valley Counties outside the Fort...

Federal Grant Award Summary On February 23, 2026, the Bureau of Reclamation awarded Rancho California Water District $850,000 through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to design and implement a treatment process addressing elevated arsenic levels in the district's groundwater supply. The project focuses on restoring Well 240, which was closed in 2021 due to naturally occurring arsenic contamination, with the goal of recovering up to...