Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement

CFDA 15.075 Active Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding (estimated)
$2.7M FY2025
$2.2M
FY24
$2.7M
FY25*
* estimated

Funded Projects

Examples of what this program has supported.

FY2024 638 contract awards are anticipated for the planning, design, and construction of the Blackfeet Municipal, Rural, Industrial Water Supply System.
FY2025 Design of several key features of the Municipal, Rural and Industrial system. Construction of the Heart Butte Water Tank.

Program Objective

In 2016, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement passed (PL 114-322) and the Blackfeet Tribe along with Reclamation and BIA have obligations to fulfill.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Federally recognized tribes

The Blackfeet Tribe

How to Apply

Award Procedure

Annually and as needed for specific construction related functions, the Blackfeet Tribe and the Bureau of Reclamation negotiate their respective scopes of work and budgets. Then the Blackfeet Tribe and Reclamations Missouri Basin Region execute the negotiated agreements.

Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis Program Performance Reports. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report; and other specific reports that may be applicable to the agreement such as property inventories, and patent and invention disclosures.

Program details & compliance

Use of Funds

Allowed Uses

This project is for the rehabilitation and improvement of the existing BIP and for the construction of an MR&I Water System on the Blackfeet Reservation. These projects are authorized under the Settlement Act.

Reporting & Compliance

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Steven Darlinton
406-247-7322
2900 4th Ave North, Suite 501, Billings, MT 59101
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2025-08-29. Spec v1.0. Last synced: 2026-05-30 02:30:49.