Federal grants to Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Towaoc, Colorado received $80.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 120 awards. Its largest program was Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with $22.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $7.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$80.3 million
- Awards120
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.1 million
- Largest award$22.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 39 | $8.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 35 | $37.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 36 | $15.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 30 | $11.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 24 | $7.1 million |
Programs that fund Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 1 | $22.7 million |
| Indian Housing Block Grants | 2 | $7.8 million |
| Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands | 2 | $5.1 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 2 | $4.8 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Head Start | 2 | $3.4 million |
| Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $2.9 million |
| American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services | 1 | $2.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 4 | $29.0 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 5 | $12.5 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 37 | $11.8 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 11 | $7.0 million |
| Department of Education | 4 | $6.9 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The broadband infrastructure deployment project proposes to install two middle-mile routes across non-contiguous tribal lands in two states, and will build a last-mile fttp infrastructure to connect the 104 homes, businesses, and tribal government locations in white mesa, Utah, directly connecting a | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | September 12, 2022 | $22.7 million |
| Indian housing block grants | Indian Housing Block Grants | May 10, 2023 | $6.9 million |
| Aian head start | Head Start | August 25, 2021 | $4.2 million |
| Pisichu enrichment academy for knowledge (project peak) | Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children | September 2, 2021 | $3.5 million |
| This eda investment supports the ute mountain ute tribe's local and regional need for broadband infrastructure by constructing a middle mile fiber network to serve the business corridor within the city of towaoc, a designated opportunity zone, and surrounding communities in montezuma county, colorad | Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities | December 22, 2021 | $3.2 million |
| 306C wwd native american grants - domestic water | Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands | June 18, 2024 | $3.1 million |
| This eda investment supports the ute mountain ute tribe with addressing the local and regional need for access to healthy food, business development and workforce training in rural areas through the food entrepreneurs as economic development (FEED) towaoc project. The project will provide infrastruc | Economic Adjustment Assistance | September 6, 2022 | $2.9 million |
| This agreement provides $646,550 in federal funding for the operation of the ute mountain ute tribe's continuing environmental programs while giving it greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthe | Performance Partnership Grants | August 3, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 4, 2023 | $2.5 million |
| The overarching goals of umutvrp are to improve the employability of native american residents (umut tribal members) with disabilities living on or near the umut reservation. | American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services | September 24, 2021 | $2.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Ute Mountain Ute Tribe get?
$80.3 million in 120 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Ute Mountain Ute Tribe the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $29.0 million in 4 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's largest federal grant?
$22.7 million under Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with its first action in the period on September 12, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Ute Mountain Ute Tribe?
Its largest are Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, Indian Housing Block Grants and Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands.
Other grant recipients in Towaoc
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