Federal grants to Gila River Indian Community
Gila River Indian Community in Chandler, Arizona received $274 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 148 awards. Its largest program was Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection, with $91.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $37.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$274 million
- Awards148
- Awarded in FY 2025$37.8 million
- Largest award$83.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 45 | $50.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 35 | $30.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 43 | $112 million |
| FY 2024 | 38 | $43.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 33 | $37.8 million |
Programs that fund Gila River Indian Community
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection | 5 | $91.3 million |
| Indian Housing Block Grants | 2 | $55.6 million |
| Highway Planning and Construction | 15 | $24.9 million |
| Head Start | 4 | $20.3 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 8 | $18.2 million |
| Tribal Self-Governance | 2 | $15.1 million |
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 2 | $7.0 million |
| SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements | 1 | $5.7 million |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 5 | $4.8 million |
| Native American Employment and Training | 8 | $3.9 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 14 | $113 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2 | $55.6 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 57 | $46.6 million |
| Department of Transportation | 22 | $26.5 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 17 | $9.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: activities to be performed: the activities to be performed are as follows:-compliance nepa-pipe order acquisition-pipe delivery for spur and highline sites-highline site pipe installation-spur drop site pipe installation-pipe delivery for memorial site-spur drop pump station-jack and bores | Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection | April 28, 2023 | $83.2 million |
| Indian hsg block gr | Indian Housing Block Grants | March 17, 2021 | $50.3 million |
| Aian head start and aian early head start | Head Start | August 11, 2022 | $19.3 million |
| Dists. For self governance compacts FY 21 CR1 (19.73%) tpa base and self governance compacts for tpa base at 80.27% of the cr annual rate of operations of the tribal priority allocation (TPA) programs. | Tribal Self-Governance | December 1, 2020 | $14.7 million |
| The current proposed ahdd improvements assumes the replacement of the flashboards on top of the weir to better control the water discharging downstream. The improvements may require the replacement of the later-addition radial gate on the south side of the dam to control spills and direct them downs | Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection | January 17, 2025 | $7.2 million |
| Purpose: to provide a solar cover array over casa blanca canal near sacaton, az.activities to be performed: -nepa review-permit acquisition-engineering design and consultation-pre-construction-order long-lead items-construction and installation-construction completion-data collection and disseminati | SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements | June 17, 2024 | $5.7 million |
| Purpose: the indian housing block grants (IHBG) program is authorized under the native american housing assistance and self-determination act of 1996 (25 u.s.c. §4101 et seq.) (nahasda). Regulations for the program, which are found at 24 CFR part 1000, were written by HUD in negotiation with tribes | Indian Housing Block Grants | December 15, 2022 | $5.3 million |
| This broadband use and adoption project proposes to improve access to, and use of, broadband services among pima and maricopa tribal members in pinal and maricopa counties, Arizona. Broadband network expansion will assist in telehealth expansion, distance learning opportunities, affordable broadband | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | April 20, 2022 | $4.5 million |
| CSC6-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | April 14, 2021 | $4.5 million |
| Accessing choices in education (ACE)- securing a bright future | Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children | September 2, 2021 | $4.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Gila River Indian Community get?
$274 million in 148 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Gila River Indian Community the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $113 million in 14 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Gila River Indian Community's largest federal grant?
$83.2 million under Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection, with its first action in the period on April 28, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Gila River Indian Community?
Its largest are Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection, Indian Housing Block Grants and Highway Planning and Construction.
Other grant recipients in Chandler
- Maricopa County Community College District
- City of Chandler, Arizona
- Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Skyline Gila River Schools LLC
- Pinnacle Prevention Corp.
- Aeolis Research Inc
- City of Chandler Municipal Airport
- AZ Compass Schools Inc
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