The Quechan Indian Tribe was awarded a $661,600 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant funds will support the construction of a pump station, pipeline, and associated structures to divert water from the nearby Mohave Canal and deliver it to the Tribe's agricultural lands on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. This project will provide a dependable water supply to the...
The Yavapai Apache Nation was awarded a $556,211 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to support the development of a new water reclamation facility, improved irrigation efficiencies, floodplain rehabilitation, riparian habitat restoration, and integrated hydrologic modeling. The project aims to improve the Tribe's water resources management, address...
The U.S. Department of the Interior, 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 purpose of this grant is to retrofit an existing water intake system to deliver irrigation water from the Rio Grande into the Pueblo's West Ditch, providing a reliable water source for the Pueblo's traditional farmlands. The project involves designing and constructing...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded Gila River Indian Community $83,160,497.49 under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) through August 2025. The project grant will support the Community in laying over 19 miles of new reclaimed water pipe and creating new pumping stations across Arizona. Specific activities to be performed include compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, acquiring and delivering...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $242,935.06 Project Grant to the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant will support the development of an optimal, cost-effective standard design package for remotely located stockwatering well facilities in Arizona. Key activities include site selection, environmental compliance, well construction design and contracting, equipment research and...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,999,401 Cooperative Agreement to the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). This five-year project will assist the tribe in developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources. Key activities include: Conducting a condition assessment of water delivery structures on the reservation, including canals, laterals, and on-farm delivery locations, to...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $206,918 Project Grant to the Pueblo of Acoma Inc. for Phase 2 of an irrigation ditch project. The grant was awarded on September 10, 2021 under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) and is to be completed by March 31, 2023. Funds will support continued work by the Pueblo of Acoma tribal government to develop and manage their water resources through the second phase of...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Yavapai Apache Nation a $300,000 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant funding will support two key activities: Prepare a conceptual design and cost estimate for a drinking water treatment plant and associated water delivery infrastructure on the Yavapai Apache Nation's reservation. Provide technical input to the Yavapai Apache Nation to...
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 $111,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) will assist the Round Valley Indian Tribes in California to develop, manage, and protect their water and related resources. The project will involve the tribes meeting with other basin users to prioritize water needs and allocation, as well as developing a groundwater management plan to ensure...