Description
The Bureau of Reclamation is providing funding for drought relief actions/projects that mitigate drought impacts for designated federally recognized tribes within the Colorado River Basin. The program aims to increase opportunities for tribes to develop, manage, and protect their water and related resources. 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, or address drinking water shortages.
• The program is open to federally recognized tribes in the Colorado River Basin.
• The maximum award per tribe is $1,000,000.
• No cost share is statutorily required, but partnering and collaboration, including through cost sharing, is encouraged.
• The program is managed by the Native American Affairs Program within Reclamation's Office of the Commissioner.
• Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025 Colorado River Basin Tribal Drought Resiliency Program will be provided by NAAP Fiscal Year 2025 annual appropriations.