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Native American Affairs: Fiscal Year 2025 Colorado River Basin Tribal Drought Resiliency Program

Federal funding opportunity R26AS00021 from Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior).

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Posted
June 2, 2026
Closes
November 20, 2026
Award ceiling
$1,000,000
Award floor
$50,000
Program funding
$6,000,000
Expected awards
10
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement, Grant
Assistance listing
15.519
Category
Natural Resources
Archives
July 2, 2031

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 →

Synopsis

The objectives of this NAA/TAP funding opportunity are to provide funding for drought relief actions/projects that mitigate drought impacts for designated federally recognized tribes within the Colorado River Basin (see Eligibility section for list of tribes), and which advance Presidential and Department of the Interior Priorities within the Basin. Proposals should meet one or more of the following objectives: Mitigate drought impacts,Increase drought resiliency,Reduce reliance on declining water sources,Increase the efficiency of water deliveries,Mitigate the loss of tribal water or water related resources,Address drinking water shortages or,Advance Presidential or Department of the Interior Priorities in these areasReclamation Plans to make Fiscal Year 2025 funds available for proposals selected for this NOFO:Maximum award per tribe: $1,000,000No cost share is statutorily required; however, partnering and collaboration, including through cost sharing, is encouraged. The NAA/TAP demonstrably advances Trump administration priorities, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14154 (January 20, 2025): Unleashing American Energy (E.O. 14154) and Secretarial Order 3418, and aligns with other priorities and requirements, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14332 (August 7, 2025): Improving Oversight in Federal Grantmaking (E.O. 14332).

Who can apply

To be considered for this program, applicants will meet all the following eligibility requirements: The tribe must be one of the following federally recognized tribes, as defined in 25 U.S.C. Section 5304, designated Colorado River Basin tribes: Ak-Chin Indian Community; Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; Cocopah Indian Tribe; Colorado River Indian Tribes; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation; Fort Mojave Indian Tribe; Fort Yuma - Quechan Tribe; Gila River Indian Community; Havasupai Tribe; Hopi Tribe; Hualapai Tribe; Jicarilla Apache Nation; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians; Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians; Navajo Nation; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; Pascua Yaqui Tribe; Pueblo of Zuni; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; San Carlos Apache Tribe; San Juan Southern Paiute; Southern Ute Indian Tribe; Tohono O'odham Nation; Tonto Apache Tribe; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; White Mountain Apache Tribe; Yavapai-Apache Nation; and Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, andThe proposed project must provide drought relief actions to mitigate adverse drought impacts in the Colorado River Basin. 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. Project activities not eligible for funding under this NOFO include, but are not limited to: Stand-alone Cultural or Feasibility studies (as defined under Reclamation law, which require express congressional authorization).Activities that lack definable products or deliverables. Specific employment positions within a tribe. Activities with a duration of more than 5 years from date of execution of a grant/cooperative agreement. Activities that generate data or analyses that have the potential to compromise any study or activities of a U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) Indian water rights negotiation or the Department of…

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