WWD EZ/EC- tribal grants- water only

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $4 million to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians on March 19, 2026, under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The award funds water infrastructure projects serving the Turtle Mountain reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota, with performance through March 19, 2028. The program provides loan and grant funds to rural communities to achieve reasonable user costs for water and waste services, prioritizing financially needy areas based on population, low-income unemployment, and health and sanitary conditions. Turtle Mountain Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government entity headquartered in Belcourt, serves as the recipient. This award represents one component of the tribe's substantial federal portfolio; the tribe currently administers over 164 federal and state grants annually, with water and waste infrastructure grants from Rural Utilities Service representing a significant recent concentration across fiscal years 2023 through 2026.