Project Grant R20AP00316

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded an $8.49 million Project Grant to El Prado Water & Sanitation District under the Implementation of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement program (CFDA 15.565). The grant will fund the El Prado Water and Sanitation District Phase II Water Construction Project to construct water lines and a new 500,000-gallon storage tank. This project aims to restore, preserve, and protect the Taos Pueblos' buffalo pasture wetland by moving...

The Pueblo of Acoma, located in New Mexico, was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the design of a new well, pipeline, water treatment and storage facility, and pump systems integrated with the existing Baca Well to enhance the reliability of domestic water supplies for the Pueblo's 5,000 economically...

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...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,057,572 Project Grant to the Pueblo of Laguna, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Laguna, New Mexico. The funding is for the project "RECONSTRUCT NEW LAGUNA DITCH" under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). This program aims to increase opportunities for Indian tribes to develop, manage, and protect their water resources. The award has a completion date of December...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $256,312.28 Project Grant to the Pueblo De San Ildefonso, a federally recognized Native American tribal government, under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection (CFDA 15.519) program. The purpose of the grant is to rehabilitate an existing artesian well, Well No. 55, to improve irrigation operations and enhance the Pueblo's drought resiliency. The grant has an award date of April 14, 2023, and a...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $879,053.98 to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to conduct a multi-year study of the hydrogeologic system along the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico. The primary activities include compiling and synthesizing previous research, conducting field measurements of river gains/losses and spring flows, and performing geochemical analyses. The project...

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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Pueblo of Santa Ana, a federally recognized Indian tribe, a $689,370.96 Project Grant on September 8, 2023 under the "Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection" (CFDA 15.519) program. The grant will fund the reconstruction of the South Desawa Ditch, which is intended to increase opportunities for the tribe to develop, manage, and protect its water resources. This water infrastructure project is expected to be completed...

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe (the Tribe) will use a $4,666,720 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct six long-crested weirs along the Pine River Canal (PRC) located in La Plata County, Colorado. The purpose is to stabilize water levels upstream of the Tribe's water diversions during low-flow periods, ensuring the Tribe can access its full water allocation even when...

The Pueblo of Isleta will receive $350,000 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to restore Pottery Mound at Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico. The project grant, awarded August 1, 2022, will support restoration of the historic mound through September 30, 2025. The Bureau of Reclamation's Indian Tribal Water Resources program aims to increase tribal opportunities to...