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Native American Affairs: Fiscal Year 2025 Colorado River Basin Tribal Drought Resiliency Program
Bureau of Reclamation · R26AS00021 · Deadline: September 28, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $1M
Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 15.519, Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.
63 unique recipients in the sample; 20 repeat winners.
range $10k – $83.2M
Ask-amount guidance
Applicants here typically receive far less than the advertised ceiling: the program median is $232k against a $1M ceiling (23%). Budgets far above the median need a story; budgets far below leave money on the table.
Draw-down reality (program)
Across 44 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 100% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.
Listing summary
The objectives of this NAA/TAP funding opportunity are to provide funding for drought relief actions/projects that mitigate drought impacts for designated federally recognized tribes within the Colorado River Basin (see Eligibility section for list of tribes), and which advance Presidential and Department of the Interior Priorities within the Basin.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 tribal water or water rela…
Eligibility: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others · Categories: Natural Resources · official listing ↗
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Sources: NIH RePORTER (opportunity-exact) and USAspending (program-level), labeled per section. GrantsDue computes summaries only; verify anything critical against the originals. Methodology.