Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes

For questions about eligibility and application review:
Kelly Titensor
ktitensor@usbr.gov
202.578.5144

For questions about application submission:
Devin Baez
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

Regional points of contact:

• Missouri Basin and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Regions
  Douglas Davis
  douglasdavis@usbr.gov
  702.293.8073
• Lower Colorado Basin Region
  Genevieve Johnson
  gjohnson@usbr.gov
  602.228.4158
• California-Great Basin Region
  Kevin Clancy
  kclancy@usbr.gov
  916.978.5194
• Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region
  Melinda Hernandez-Burke
  mhernandezburke@usbr.gov
  208.215.0065
• Upper Colorado Basin Region
  Ernest Rheaume
  erheaume@usbr.gov
  970.317.1487

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation is offering funding for emergency drought relief for Tribes.

Program objectives:

• Mitigate drought impacts
• Increase drought resiliency
• Reduce reliance on declining water sources
• Increase the efficiency of water deliveries
• Mitigate the loss of water and related tribal trust resources
• Address drinking water shortages

Program goals:

• Provide assistance to eligible Tribes that are impacted by the operation of reclamation water projects with near-term drought relief projects and activities
• Assist eligible Tribes to develop, manage and protect their water and related resources to mitigate the adverse impacts of drought meeting one or more of the following: mitigate drought impacts, increase drought resiliency, reduce reliance on declining water sources, increase the efficiency of water deliveries, mitigate the loss of water and related tribal trust resources, and/or address drinking water shortages

Past projects have included, but are not limited to:

• Repair, rehabilitation, restoration, replacement, or improvement of drinking water systems adversely impacted by the operation of a reclamation water project
• Mitigation, restoration, or protection of water and related tribal trust resources
• Minor emergency rehabilitation, replacement, repair, or renovation of existing water related infrastructure benefiting tribes adversely impacted by drought

Eligible applicants are federally recognized Tribes in the 17 Western States identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902.

Award ceiling: $2,000,000
Award floor: $50,000
Estimated number of awards: 10
Estimated total program funding: $9,000,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.

Completed applications may be submitted by:

• Email:
  dronofo@usbr.gov
• Online at grants.gov:
  https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357871
• Mail or U.S. Postal Service overnight:
  Bureau of Reclamation
  Financial Assistance Operations Section
  Attn: NOFO Team
  P.O. Box 25007, MS 84-27133
  Denver, CO 80225
• Express delivery and courier services:
  Bureau of Reclamation mail services
  Attn: NOFO Team
  Denver Federal Center
  Bldg. 67, Rm. 152
  6th Avenue and Kipling Street
  Denver, CO 80225