Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement
Active
- Assistance listing
- 15.075
- Agency
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Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Treasury account
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- 14-5663-0-2-301
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation funds implementation of the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement (Public Law 114-322), CFDA 15.075, with settlement obligations requiring full funding by January 20, 2025.
The program supports the Blackfeet Tribe, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in fulfilling negotiated settlement commitments established under the 2016 statute. Funding covers construction, infrastructure, and related projects identified in annual negotiations between the Blackfeet Tribal government and Reclamation's Missouri Basin Region. The Tribe and Reclamation execute work scopes and budgets on an annual basis and as needed for specific construction activities. Available funding continues until currently appropriated funds are expended; additional discretionary funding is subject to Congressional appropriation.
The program operates under a cooperative framework in which the Blackfeet Tribe maintains project records per 25 USC 5305 and 25 CFR Part 900, and submits annual Program Performance Reports and SF-425 Federal Financial Reports. Recipients retain financial records, supporting documents, and statistical records for three years from single-audit-report submission. The settlement has been authorized for appropriations beginning in Fiscal Year 2017.
The source does not provide recent grant award data, award amounts, assistance-type characterization, or information about open grant opportunities. No dollar values, recipient names, or specific project details appear in the available documentation. The program's status as of the provided materials reflects a settlement-implementation framework with annual negotiation cycles rather than a traditional competitive grant solicitation model. Interested parties should contact the Bureau of Reclamation's Missouri Basin Region directly to confirm current funding availability, project scope for the current fiscal year, and application procedures, particularly given the January 20, 2025 settlement-completion target date.
Objective and description
- Objective
In 2016, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement passed (PL 114-322) and the Blackfeet Tribe along with Reclamation and BIA have obligations to fulfill.
- Description
In 2016, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement passed (PL 114-322) and the Blackfeet Tribe along with Reclamation and BIA have obligations to fulfill.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
The Blackfeet Tribe
- Uses of assistance
This project is for the rehabilitation and improvement of the existing BIP and for the construction of an MR & I Water System on the Blackfeet Reservation. These projects are authorized under the Settlement Act.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2017, funding for these projects was authorized to be appropriated.
How to apply
- Award procedure
Annually and as needed for specific construction related functions, the Blackfeet Tribe and the Bureau of Reclamation negotiate their respective scopes of work and budgets. Then the Blackfeet Tribe and Reclamations Missouri Basin Region execute the negotiated agreements.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis Program Performance Reports. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report; and other specific reports that may be applicable to the agreement such as property inventories, and patent and invention disclosures.
- Renewals
Funding is available until all currently appropriated funds have been expended for this program. Additional discretionary funding is at the discretion of Congress. Any request for a time extension must be in writing, in accordance with the provisions stated in the contracts. The Settlement needs to be fully funded by January 20, 2025.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 15.075?
Assistance Listing 15.075 is Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement, a federal grant program run by Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior).
What is the CFDA number for Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement?
Its CFDA number is 15.075: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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