Project Grant R21AV00009

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Santo Domingo Pueblo received a $4.887 million Project Grant award dated June 27, 2025, from the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands program (CFDA 10.770). This award supports the development and improvement of water treatment facilities, distribution systems, and waste disposal infrastructure on tribal lands in New Mexico to address critical public health...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant will fund planning, design, and permitting activities for the Arroyo del Oso Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project. This project aims to increase the Water Authority's capacity for water recharge and storage in the Middle Rio Grande Basin...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,132,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant to Canada De LOS Alamos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers And Mutual Sewage Works Association on May 12, 2022 to provide emergency community water assistance through May 12, 2024. The funding will support the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants program, which provides funds to rural communities experiencing a significant decline in water quantity or quality due to an...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded a $850,000 Cooperative Agreement to Rio Lucio Domestic Water Consumers under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to execute a drinking water infrastructure improvement project in Rio Lucio, New Mexico. The award, effective November 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 1, 2027, funds the replacement of approximately 3,000 linear feet of old galvanized iron distribution lines with new polyvinyl chloride...

Federal Grant Award Summary Santo Domingo Pueblo received a $1.948 million Project Grant award dated June 30, 2025, from the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands program (CFDA 10.770). This award supports the development and improvement of water and waste disposal infrastructure on tribal lands to address critical public health risks in the Santo Domingo Pueblo community in New Mexico. The...

The City of Santa Fe was awarded a $40,851,805 project grant through the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The grant will fund the Santa Fe Reuse Pipeline Project to construct 17.7 miles of pipeline and a new pump station connecting the Paseo Real Water Reclamation Facility to a new outfall at the Rio Grande River. This project, also known as the San Juan Chama Water Return Flow Pipeline Project, will convey...

The Pueblo of Pojoaque will receive $873,297 through September 2027 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (CFDA 16.596), which aims to strengthen tribal justice system capacity through addressing physical infrastructure needs. Specifically, the Pueblo of Pojoaque will enhance its sober living program and improve community supervision...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1.3 million Project Grant to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority through its Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA #10.760). The funding will support water infrastructure improvements in San Juan, Puerto Rico delivered by Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados De PR, doing business as Cuentas De Gobierno, from April 2022 through April 2024. As the parent agency of the sub-awardee, Puerto...

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...