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Native American Affairs: Technical Assistance to Tribes for Fiscal Year 2025

Federal funding opportunity R25AS00293 from Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior).

Posted
July 22, 2025
Closed
October 28, 2025
Award ceiling
$1,000,000
Award floor
$50,000
Program funding
$7,000,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement, Grant
Assistance listing
15.519
Category
Natural Resources
Archives
May 1, 2028

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.519 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$22.3M
FY2026 obligated
$438,406
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
66

Top recipients: Tolowa Dee-ni Nation, Gila River Indian Community, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Bishop Paiute Tribe, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) through the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program (NAA/TAP), provides financial and technical assistance to federally recognized Tribes. The objective of this NOFO is to invite federally recognized Tribes to submit proposals for financial assistance for projects and activities that develop, manage, and protect their water and water related resources. Reclamation plans to make Fiscal Year 2025 funds available for proposals selected from this NOFO through Reclamation’s five Regional Offices. Maximum award per applicant: $2,000,000; $1,000,000 per proposal. No cost share requirement; however, partnering and collaboration is encouraged. For further information on the NAA/TAP please visit: www.usbr.gov/native/programs/TAPprogram.html

Who can apply

To be considered for this program, applicants will meet all the following eligibility requirements: The Tribe must be a federally recognized Indian Tribe, as defined in 25 U.S.C. Section 5304, andThe Tribe must be located in one or more of the 17 western states identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended and supplemented: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Any applicant with an enacted Indian Water Rights Settlement, should identify the settlement in their application and might not be eligible for an award under this NOFO due to the uniqueness of each settlement. Eligible activities may include, but are not limited to: Water need and water infrastructure assessments. Water management plans and studies. Short-term water quality or water measurement data collection and assessment to inform new management approaches. Training for Tribal staff and managers in areas of water resources" development, management and protection. Drilling domestic or stock watering wells. On-the-ground activities related to riparian and aquatic habitat with the goal to maintain or improve water quantity or water quality: Restoring wetlands. Controlling erosion. Stabilizing streambanks. Constructing ponds. Developing water basin plans. Distinct, stand-alone water related activities that are part of a larger project. Please note, if the work for which you are requesting funding is a phase of a larger project, please only describe the work that is reflected in the budget and exclude description of other activities or components of the overall projectProject activities not eligible for funding under this NOFO include, but are not limited to: Feasibility studies (as defined under Reclamation law, which require express congressional authorization).Activities that lack definable products or deliverables. Specific employment positions within an…

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Agency contact: Bureau of Reclamation · [email protected] · tbd

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