With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (Act) of 2022, Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Native American and International Affairs Office (NAIAO) will carry out a Domestic Water Supplies for Disadvantaged Communities Program to assist Federally recognized Tribes or Tribal Organizations, as defined by 25 U.S.C. 5304(e), in the 17 western states for the planning, design, or construction of water projects to provide domestic water supplies to communities or households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies.
The primary purpose of the Tribal Domestic Water Supplies Program is to fund projects for domestic water supplies to existing Tribal households or communities that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies. Domestic water supplies are for human use and consumption. Domestic water supplies for communities include a communal benefit (e.g., school, hospital, nursing home, etc.).