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R25AS00023: Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Section 80004

Closed Closed February 4, 2025 Opportunity R25AS00023

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Native American Affairs: Fiscal Year 2025 Colorado River Basin Tribal Drought Resiliency Program (R26AS00021). Status: Closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left). It is in our archive of Bureau of Reclamation notices from 2024.

Bureau of Reclamation offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $50,000) to tribes. It expected to make $9.0 million in total. Applications closed on February 4, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 4, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Bureau of Reclamation has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
R25AS00275July 8, 2025Closed October 14, 2025Closed

Key dates

PostedDecember 20, 2024
DeadlineFebruary 4, 2025
Archived by Grants.govJuly 6, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity and closing date are paused and under review until further notice.

More grants for tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity and closing date are paused and under review until further notice.

Category: Natural Resources.

Who has won Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection (15.519) awarded $145 million across 144 grant awards, an average of $1.0 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Gila River Indian CommunityArizona5$91.3 million
Tolowa Dee-Ni NationCalifornia2$8.1 million
The Klamath TribesOregon3$3.1 million
Ute Mountain Farm and Ranch EnterpriseColorado1$2.2 million
Fallon Paiute Shoshone TribeNevada1$2.0 million

Top states: Arizona ($96.4 million), California ($20.7 million), New Mexico ($9.2 million), Nevada ($4.4 million), Oregon ($4.2 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, R26AS00021, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is R25AS00023 still open?

No. It closed on February 4, 2025. A newer notice is open: R26AS00021, closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left).

Who can apply for Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Section 80004?

Bureau of Reclamation accepted applications from tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Section 80004?

Closed February 4, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.0 million each. About $9.0 million in total.

Who has won Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Gila River Indian Community, Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation, The Klamath Tribes. The program made 144 awards worth $145 million in that time.

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