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Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Section 80004

Bureau of Reclamation · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Section 80004 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was October 14, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $2M, with $9M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include federally recognized tribal governments. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.519 (Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection).

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Key facts

  1. Jul 8, 2025Posted
  2. Oct 14, 2025Application deadline
  3. Mar 11, 2028Archivednext date
Posted
Jul 8, 2025
Close date
Oct 14, 2025
Archive date
Mar 11, 2028
Award floor
$50,000
Award ceiling
$2,000,000
Est. total funding
$9,000,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Federally recognized tribal governments

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304.Located in the 17 Western States identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended and supplemented: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.To be considered for this program, applicants will meet all the following eligibility requirements:The Tribe must be a federally recognized Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C. Section 5304,The Tribe must be located in one or more of the 17 western states identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 , as amended and supplemented, andThe proposed project must provide near-term drought relief actions to mitigate drought impacts for Indian Tribes that are impacted by the operation of a Reclamation water.Any applicant with an enacted Indian Water Rights Settlement, should identify the settlement in their application and might not be eligible for an award under this NOFO due to the uniqueness of each settlement.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Native American tribal organizations
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What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is authorized to provide emergency drought relief for Tribes through the Inflation Reduction Act (Act) of 2022. To provide drought relief to Tribes, Reclamation"s Native American Affairs and International Affairs Office (NAIAO) implements the Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes Program (Program).This NAIAO funding opportunity is for federally recognized Indian Tribes in the 17 western states. Activities funded through this Program must provide near-term drought relief actions that mitigate drought impacts for Tribes who are impacted by the operation of a Reclamation water project.The Program"s objectives are to assist eligible Tribes to develop, manage and protect their water and related resources to mitigate the adverse impacts of drought. To be consistent with the purposes of the Act, proposals should meet one or more of the following 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, orAddress drinking water shortages.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.519

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$12.3M
FY25$6.3M
FY26$500K est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.519. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Reclamation
bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Federally recognized tribal governments. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $2m and total estimated program funding is $9,000,000.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity R25AS00275), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

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