Road Maintenance Indian Roads (15.033)
Road Maintenance Indian Roads (Assistance Listing 15.033) is run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $26.3 million in 42 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $626,731 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $291,050. Half of the 42 awards fell between $55,358 and $913,045, and they ranged from $7,565 to $4.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$26.3 million
- Grant awards42
- Typical award$291,050
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.4 million
- Size rank1,227 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceDirect payments for specified use
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $6.8 million in fiscal 2021 to $1.4 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1227th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 106% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 13 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide limited routine and preventive maintenance on BIA transportation facilities as described below: (1) BIA road systems and related road appurtenances such as surfaces, signs, pavement striping, trail markers, guardrails, etc.; (2) Highway bridges and drainage structures; (3) Airport runways and heliport pads; (4) Boardwalks; (5) Adjacent parking areas; (6) Maintenance yards; (7) Transit facilities; (8) System public pedestrian walkways, paths, bike and other trails; (9) Motorized vehicle trails; (10) Public access roads to heliports and airports; (11) BIA school roads and parking lots built with Tribal Transportation Program funds; and (12) Public ferry boats and boat ramps.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments with BIA transportation facilities only qualifying for this program.
What the money can and cannot pay for
These funds are used to repair and maintain BIA transportation facilities serving Indian reservations, with particular emphasis on school bus routes and arterial highways; for snow removal, ice control, washout repair, and landslide removal; for maintenance of the 1,000 bridges on BIA roads; for operation and maintenance of a ferry across Lake Roosevelt serving the Colville Indian Reservation; and for the maintenance of public airstrips located on tribal lands. Access to these funds is restricted to tribes with qualifying BIA road miles or other facilities required to be maintained by this program.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
No Data Available.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Maintaining BIA owned transportation facilities. Recreation travel and tourism maintenance of BIA transportation facilities; and maintaining unpaved school bus routes.Fiscal Year2026: Maintaining BIA owned transportation facilities. Recreation travel and tourism maintenance of BIA transportation facilities; and maintaining unpaved school bus routes.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Road Maintenance Indian Roads (15.033) awarded $26.3 million across 42 grant awards, an average of $626,731 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation | Washington | 2 | $8.2 million |
| Indian Township Tribal Government | Maine | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | Massachusetts | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Oneida Indian Nation | New York | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Shoshone Bannock Tribes | Idaho | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Penobscot Indian Nation | Maine | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe | Maine | 3 | $1.5 million |
| Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation | Washington | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | North Carolina | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | Rhode Island | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | New York | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | Alabama | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Quinault Indian Nation | Washington | 1 | $429,379 |
| Mi'Kmaq Nation | Maine | 2 | $381,314 |
| County of San Juan | Utah | 1 | $339,998 |
| County of Coconino | Arizona | 1 | $334,836 |
| Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation | Washington | 1 | $286,146 |
| Nez Perce Tribe | Idaho | 1 | $272,928 |
| Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana | Louisiana | 1 | $147,183 |
| Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Maine | 1 | $115,352 |
Who usually wins
Tribal governments and organizations received 97% of the money, state and local governments 1.3%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribal governments and organizations | 40 | $25.6 million | 97% |
| State and local governments | 1 | $339,998 | 1.3% |
| Other | 1 | $334,836 | 1.3% |
By state
8 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6 | $10.5 million |
| Maine | 11 | $6.1 million |
| New York | 3 | $3.0 million |
| Idaho | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $1.9 million |
| North Carolina | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Alabama | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Utah | 1 | $339,998 |
| Arizona | 1 | $334,836 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $255,256 |
| Connecticut | 2 | $103,638 |
| South Carolina | 1 | $93,208 |