The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah will receive a $6,937,000 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). The funding will support the construction of three new wells, a water treatment facility, a transmission pipeline, a 90,000-gallon water storage tank, and associated distribution pipelines. This project aims to provide a reliable water supply and...
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received a $2.17 million project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant will support the Tribe's Farm and Ranch Enterprise division in conducting drought response field management activities from November 2021 through December 2024. The Bureau of Reclamation aims through this program to increase opportunities for Indian tribes to...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $869,226 Project Grant to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to construct the Nannice Canal Diversion and Fish Passage Project in Ignacio, Colorado. The project aims to improve river connectivity, enhance fish passage, and eliminate fish entrainment in the Nannice Canal, which is part of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project. Key project components include...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $238,442 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to the Pueblo de San Ildefonso in New Mexico. The purpose of this grant is to retrofit an existing water intake system to deliver irrigation water from the Rio Grande to the Pueblo's westside farmlands. The project will involve installing a new 16-inch pipe with a screened intake, a new buried tank, a new pump in the existing pump house,...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $160,840 Project Grant to the Pueblo of Zuni, a federally recognized Indian tribe in Zuni, New Mexico. The grant is funded through the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519), which aims to increase opportunities for Indian tribes to develop, manage, and protect their water resources. The purpose of this grant is to provide funds for the Pueblo of Zuni to participate in and...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $397,556 Project Grant to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The funding will assist the Tule River Tribe in developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources. Key objectives of the 2-year project include completing geotechnical and hydraulic reports, developing design drawings and construction cost estimates, obtaining...
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...
The Colorado River Indian Tribes will receive $158,165 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to install continuous water flow measurement equipment at six sublateral heading sites and three spill sites on the Colorado River Irrigation Project. The Tribes will leverage this funding to improve data management through integration with their supervisory control and data acquisition...
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 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...