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 key activities to be performed under this grant include: meeting with other basin users to prioritize water needs and allocation, developing a groundwater management plan to...
This federal 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), provides $386,587 to the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley in California. The grant will fund the replacement of two outdated standpipes and two cleanout structures that are integral to the tribe's irrigation water distribution system. This project aims to improve the efficiency,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Porterville Irrigation District (District) a $923,033 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, the District will construct a surface water distribution system to serve 675 acres in its service area that currently only has access to groundwater. The project includes building a pipeline along Road 196 to connect the Lower Tule River Irrigation District 4...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $535,270 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to the Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District (HVPUD), a federally recognized tribal government entity. The grant funding will allow HVPUD to assess, upgrade, and repair irrigation systems within the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation to improve water efficiency for recreational, agricultural, and community uses. Key project activities...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded $191,695 under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to the Robinson Rancheria Citizen's Business Council. Through this June 1, 2023 Project Grant, the Council will develop two groundwater wells and related infrastructure to continue providing safe and reliable water to the Robinson Rancheria Of Pomo Indians Of California reservation through April 2025. Specifically, the Council...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Hoopa Valley Tribe a $198,114 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to install flow meters on water diversion pipes serving four creeks in the Hoopa area. The goal is to quantify the water needs of these streams and facilitate improved management of the water resources. The project involves the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council obtaining necessary permits, the Hoopa Valley Public...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $373,000 Project Grant to the Coyote Valley Tribal Council, doing business as the Coyote Valley Band Of Pomo Indians, under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection (CFDA 15.519) program. The grant will assist the tribe in developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources through the following key activities: Developing a tribal water monitoring plan, including surface and...
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 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 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...