Federal grants to Yurok Tribe
Yurok Tribe in Klamath, California received $163 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 194 awards. Its largest program was Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects, with $24.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $39.5 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$163 million
- Awards194
- Awarded in FY 2025$39.5 million
- Largest award$24.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 56 | $28.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 49 | $19.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 57 | $28.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 50 | $46.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 38 | $39.5 million |
Programs that fund Yurok Tribe
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | 1 | $24.6 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 2 | $19.4 million |
| Head Start | 2 | $14.0 million |
| WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | 1 | $11.6 million |
| Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children | 3 | $7.4 million |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | 5 | $6.7 million |
| Tribal Self-Governance | 2 | $6.6 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 8 | $6.5 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 2 | $6.4 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 5 | $4.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 79 | $40.7 million |
| Department of the Interior | 50 | $38.5 million |
| Department of Education | 4 | $32.0 million |
| Department of Commerce | 2 | $19.4 million |
| Department of Justice | 24 | $13.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath promise neighborhood: a river of opportunities | Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | September 22, 2021 | $24.6 million |
| Purpose: upper klamath river tributary post dam removal salmonid restoration recipient: yurok tribe recommended federal funding*: $18,000,000 summary: the yurok tribe will restore habitat in several tributaries of the upper klamath basin that were identified as priorities in the klamath reservoir re | Habitat Conservation | August 28, 2024 | $18.0 million |
| Aian head start and early head start | Head Start | May 28, 2021 | $13.9 million |
| The yurok tribe will perform reach-wide data collection, design and fluvial analyses, and data collection for environmental compliance permitting for salmonid habitat projects and removal of fish passage barriers on several creeks. The tribal restoration team will conduct site preparation, site inve | WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | July 22, 2025 | $11.6 million |
| Native educational choices and empowerment project (NECEP) | Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children | September 2, 2021 | $6.0 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 | $5.6 million |
| This agreement provides funding for the operation of the yurok tribe while giving it greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between EPA and the tribe. This agreement funds t | Performance Partnership Grants | August 25, 2021 | $5.2 million |
| Award purpose: this project will implement the clear creek adaptive restoration program (CCARP). Theccarp will be implemented through coordinated actions identified and vetted by theestablished clear creek technical team (CCTT). The main goal of the ccarp is toimplement and evaluate restoration acti | Central Valley Improvement Act, Title XXXIV | September 17, 2024 | $4.0 million |
| Project overview: the yurok tribe requests $3,968,300 to plan, design, and secure all necessary permits forthe development of a tribally owned domestic water delivery infrastructure system forresidential users on the upriver portion of the yurok reservation.project prioritization: the project was prio | Water Storage Enhancement | September 12, 2025 | $4.0 million |
| Yurok wildland fire cooperative agreement | Forestry on Indian Lands | July 5, 2022 | $3.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Yurok Tribe get?
$163 million in 194 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Yurok Tribe the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $40.7 million in 79 awards. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Education follow.
What is Yurok Tribe's largest federal grant?
$24.6 million under Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects, with its first action in the period on September 22, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Yurok Tribe?
Its largest are Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects, Habitat Conservation and Head Start.
Other grant recipients in Klamath
- Yurok Telecommunications Corp
- Yurok Indian Housing Authority
- Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People
- Yurok Economic Development Corp
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