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Water Resources on Indian Lands

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

15.037

Program objective

To support Indian tribes in the effective and efficient management, planning, and use of their water resources.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No Information Available.

  2. 2017

    No Information Available.

  3. 2018

    No Information Available.

  4. 2020

    Indian Affairs fulfilled program objectives by issuing approximately 100 Self Determination and Cooperative Agreement awards in FY2020.

  5. 2021

    Indian Affairs issued 98 new awards and modifications to existing awards to 68 recipients.

  6. 2022

    Awards 45 grants to entities to complete the goals and objectives of the program.

  7. 2024

    This award funded 184 programs to support Indian tribes in the effective and efficient management, planning, and use of their water resources.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Notice of Revised Instructions for Preparing and Prioritizing Water Program Funding Requests, Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 201, Wednesday, October 19, 2005.

  1. Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 450; Snyder Act of 1921, 25 U.S.C. 13, Public Law 67-85, 42 Stat. 208.

Program details

Eligible beneficiaries

  • American Indian
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Native American Organizations

Additional resources