The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,817,400 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the MNI Waste Water Company (MWWC), a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe tribal water company in South Dakota. The grant will fund the construction of water distribution pipelines and residential connections to provide clean, reliable drinking water to 37 homes in a rural area northwest of Eagle Butte, South Dakota. This area...
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 Rosebud Sioux Tribe received a $147,293 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The funding will support Rosebud Economic Development Corp to conduct a feasibility study and business plan for deploying high-speed internet through wireless and fiber connections across 1,907 square miles of unserved tribal lands. This technical assistance will help the Tribe...
This $7,879,394 Cooperative Agreement award was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program. The funding will enable the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures identified in their priority climate action plan. Key activities include: 1) Acquiring three 15-passenger electric transit buses and hiring four bus drivers and two maintenance technicians to establish a...
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe (RST) received a $371,750 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) by March 1, 2024, and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) by the end of the 4-year grant period. The PCAP will include a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, quantitative GHG reduction measures, cost-benefit analysis, and...
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received a $1,278,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees (Section 306C) program (CFDA 10.770). The grant will support the provision of water and waste disposal facilities and services to residents of Rosebud, South Dakota through February 2025. The 306C program aims to provide water and waste infrastructure to low-income rural communities facing health risks....
The Lower Republican Natural Resources District in Nebraska will install telemetry equipment on 1,057 irrigation flow meters and other water management sensors, as well as eight solar-powered weather stations across the district, to improve on-farm water management and reporting through real-time water use data collection and broadcasting under a $4,360,858 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. Funded through Reclamation's WaterSMART program, the project aims...
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...
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received a $1,356,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program (CFDA 10.770). The grant will fund water and waste disposal facilities and services for the Tribe through March 2025 to address significant health risks faced by low-income rural communities in Rosebud, South Dakota. The funding will support delivery of essential water and waste services to improve...
This $397,487.15 Formula Grant award from the Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program aims to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. The award, with a performance period from August 2024 to April 2032, will support the tribe's efforts to enhance the reliability and flexibility of their electric grid infrastructure. This includes activities such as maintaining and...