Federal grants to Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in Fort Defiance, Arizona received $104 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 24 awards. Its largest program was Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with $50.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $21.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$104 million
- Awards24
- Awarded in FY 2025$21.7 million
- Largest award$50.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $11.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $59.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $3.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $7.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 10 | $21.7 million |
Programs that fund Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 1 | $50.8 million |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund | 7 | $13.3 million |
| Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | 2 | $10.2 million |
| Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands | 1 | $7.2 million |
| Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants | 1 | $7.2 million |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | 5 | $5.2 million |
| Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience | 1 | $3.9 million |
| Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program | 2 | $3.5 million |
| Community Connect Grant Program | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Renewable Energy Research and Development | 1 | $1.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $50.8 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 5 | $25.6 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 12 | $18.5 million |
| Department of Energy | 2 | $4.9 million |
| Department of Transportation | 2 | $3.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The broadband infrastructure deployment project proposes to install fiber, fixed wireless, and 2.5 ghz wireless networks to directly connect 20,827 unserved and underserved native american households with fiber-to-the-home and/or fixed wireless to the home service up to 1 gbps/1 gbps. | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | August 10, 2022 | $50.8 million |
| 306C wwd native american grants - waste disposal | Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands | September 28, 2021 | $7.2 million |
| Pilot broadband grant | Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants | September 22, 2022 | $7.2 million |
| Ww sim direct loans - grants-waste disposal and/or sewage treatment only | Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | September 18, 2025 | $6.9 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding to the navajo tribal utility authority under the safe drinking water act (SDWA): section 1452 and infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (pl 117-58). The purpose of this agreement is to implement projects and activities that assist public water syst | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | September 25, 2025 | $4.5 million |
| Project entitled: bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) – preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid formula grants to states and indian tribes. Purpose: the objective of this project is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events. | Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience | May 23, 2023 | $3.9 million |
| Waste disposal grants - regular | Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | September 28, 2021 | $3.3 million |
| Description: the agreement provides funding to the navajo tribal utility authority (NTUA) to implement projects and activities that improve wastewater sanitation services for federally recognized indian tribes and/or alaskan native villages. Specifically, the recipient will evaluate the condition of | Clean Water State Revolving Fund | January 16, 2025 | $2.6 million |
| Description: the agreement provides funding to the navajo tribal utility authority (NTUA) to implement projects and activities that improve wastewater sanitation services for federally recognized indian tribes and/or alaskan native villages. Specifically, the recipient will evaluate the condition of | Clean Water State Revolving Fund | December 18, 2024 | $2.4 million |
| Natural gas distribution infrastructure safety and modernization (NGDISM) grant program - this grant supports awarded municipality/community-owned utilities to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their natural gas distribution pipeline system, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalit | Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program | April 4, 2025 | $1.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Navajo Tribal Utility Authority get?
$104 million in 24 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Navajo Tribal Utility Authority the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $50.8 million in 1 award. The Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Navajo Tribal Utility Authority's largest federal grant?
$50.8 million under Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with its first action in the period on August 10, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Navajo Tribal Utility Authority?
Its largest are Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities.
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