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BILJA Grant Program Tracker

The BILJA Grant Program Tracker has been created to assist Tribal Nations with BIIJA programs. Program information will be updated as new information becomes available. If you need assistance, please contact us.

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Agency Categorysort descending Name of Program New or Existing Program Type Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones Tribes Eligible? Workforce Funding Eligible Use? Cybersecurity An Eligible Use?
USDOT-Secretary Roads, bridges and major projects National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) projects New Competitive May 3, 2022, Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Opportunity NOFO (INFRA, MEGA and RURAL programs) closed for FY22 Yes

Description: Supports large, complex projects that are difficult to fund by other means and likely generate national ,or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits.

Eligible Recipients: States or group of states, local governments, Tribal government or consortium of Tribal governments, MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities, Amtrak if in partnership with the above.

Federal Cost Share: 75% Federal/25% non-federal for new compacts; 50% federal/50% non-federal for existing compacts. Waivers not available.

USDOT Roads, bridges and major projects Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Existing Formula 21/12 FY22 Funding Announced (set aside from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program)

Description:

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share:

USDOT-Secretary Roads, bridges and major projects Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program New Competitive October 13, 2022 - Applications for FY22 funding close Yes

Description: Restores communities by removing, retrofitting or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity.

Eligible Recipients: State, locality, Tribal government, MPO, non-profit, owner of eligible facility

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers available.

USDOT-Build America Bureau Roads, bridges and major projects Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Existing Loans open for applications

Description: Federal credit assistance to eligible surface transportation projects.

Eligible Recipients: State (including D.C. and PR), Local, public authority, certain private entities

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal

USDOT-Build America Bureau Roads, bridges and major projects Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RIFF) loans Existing Competitive Open for applications

Description: Federal loans to eligible entities to finance development of railroad infrastructure, including to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment of facilities, develop or establish new intermodal or railway facilities, reimburse planning and design expenses and to finance transit oriented development

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, railroads, etc...

Federal Cost Share: Up to 100%

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Tribal Transportation Program Existing Formula Yes

Description: Supports projects to provide multimodal transportation and public road access to and within Indian reservations, Tribal lands, and Alaska Native Village Communities.

Eligible Recipients: Sovereign federally-recognized Tribal governments

Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects National Highway Performance Program Existing Formula December, 2021 - FY22 funding released Yes

Description: To provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System, to provide support for construction of new facilities etc.

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non federal (For interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) Existing Formula December, 2021 - FY22 funding released Yes

Description: Promotes flexibility in state and local transportation decisions and provide flexible funding to best address state and local transportation needs.

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non federal (For interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Highway Research & Development Program Existing Technical Assistance

Description: Research and development to produce transformative solutions to improve safety, foster innovation, accelerate projects, and better meet operations, policy and infrastructure needs.

Eligible Recipients: Varies

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non federal

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects National Highway Freight Program Existing Formula December, 2021 - FY22 funding released

Description: Funding to improve the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances.

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Existing Formula December 2021, FY22 funding released Yes

Description: Flexible funding source for transportation projects and programs to meet requirements of the Clean Air Act.

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Territorial Highway Program Existing Formula FY22 funding apportionments advised

Description: Supports the construction and improvement of a system of arterial and collector highways and necessary inter-island connectors

Eligible Recipients: Territories (except P.R.)

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Carbon Reduction Program New Formula 21 April, 2022, Implementation Guidance released

Description: Formula grants to States to reduce transportation emissions or the development of carbon reduction strategies.

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Bridge Formula Program New Formula April 2022, Revised apportionment table for FY22 released

Description: Funds for bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, or construction projects on public roads. 15% set-aside for off-system bridges, 3% set-aside for Tribal transportation program and 0.5% set-aside for administrative expenses.

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non federal (For interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Appalachian Development Highway System Reinstatement Formula January 25, 2022, FY2022 funding allocated

Description: Distributes funds for the Appalachian Development Highway System

Eligible Recipients: Appalachian States

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Bridge Investment Program New Competitive August 9, 2022 - Large Bridge Project applications due; September 8, Bridge Project applications due Yes

Description: Competitive program to support projects to improve bridge and culvert condition, safety, efficiency and reliability.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, Tribal government, certain MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities.

Federal Cost Share: 50% Federal/50% non-Federal for large projects and 80% Federal/20% non-Federal for any other eligible project. Rules around non-Federal share.

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (RURAL) New Competitive May 3, 2022, Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Opportunity NOFO (INFRA, MEGA and RURAL programs) closed for FY22 Yes

Description: Supports surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, tribes, regional transportation planning organizations

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal except 100% federal for Appalachian Development Highway System, Denali Access System Program projects. Waives are available for ADHS and Denali Access System Program.

USDOT-FHWA Safety Railway-Highway Grade Crossings Program Existing Formula December, 2021 - FY22 funding released

Description: Supports projects with the goal of reducing the number of fatalities, injuries and crashes and public railway-highway crossings

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

USDOT-NHTSA Safety Highway Safety Programs Existing Formula January 2022, Interim State Formula Grant Funding Table Released Yes

Description: These funds are provided to the State and Territorial Highway Safety Offices based on an approved highway safety plan that details problem identification, performance measures, countermeasures and projects using identified countermeasures to help reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

Eligible Recipients: States, Territories, D.C., the Secretary of Interior for Tribes.

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal / 20 percent non-federal (except for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and the Virgin Islands where it is a 100 percent Federal share). Waivers are available for Tribes.

USDOT-FHWA Safety Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program New Competitive Yes

Description: Supports projects that seek to reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity.

Eligible Recipients: State highway agencies, MPOs, local governments, tribes, regional transportation authorities, certain SPD or public authorities etc.

Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances

USDOT-FHWA Safety Highway Safety Improvement Program Existing Formula Yes

Description: Provides States with critical safety funding that is used to save lives and prevent serious injuries on all public roads

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: 90% federal/10% non-federal. Waivers are available in some circumstances.

USDOT-Secretary Safety Safe Streets and Roads for All New Competitive September 15, 2022 – Applications close for FY22 funding Yes

Description: "Provides supplemental funding to support local initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets, commonly referred to as ""Vision Zero"" or ""Toward Zero Deaths"" initiatives"

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, federally recognized Tribal governments, MPOs, multi-jurisdictional entities

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-NHTSA Safety Racial Profiling Data Collection Grants Existing Formula TBD

Description:

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C.

Federal Cost Share:

USDOT-FHWA Safety Commercial Driver's License Implementation Program Existing Competitive No

Description: Supports Commercial Driver's License programs at a state and federal level.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, any person

Federal Cost Share: At least 85% federal

USDOT-NHTSA Safety Crash data Existing Competitive and contracts Yes

Description: Funding to improve crash data collections and analysis.

Eligible Recipients: States, Secretary of the Interior for Tribes, DC, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Norther Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands; For contacts: businesses, non-profits

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers not available.

USDOT-NHTSA Safety Vehicle Safety and Behavioral Research Existing Competitive Yes

Description: Supplemental funding to accelerate vehicle and behavioral safety research

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally-recognized and non-federally recognized), counties, cities / townships, SPDs, Higher Ed etc.

Federal Cost Share: Up to 100% federal contribution

USDOT-FRA Safety Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program New Competitive October 4, 2022 - Applications close for FY22 NOFO Yes

Description: To fund highway-rail or pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improving the safety and mobility of people and goods.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C., local authorities, federally-recognized Tribes, Port Authorities, MPOs

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal.

USDOT-NHTSA Safety High-Visibility Enforcement Existing Competitive

Description: To fund national traffic safety campaigns to reduce alcohol-impaired or drug-impaired driving and to increase the use of seatbelts.

Eligible Recipients: Businesses, nonprofits

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal share required

USDOT-NHTSA Safety National Driver Register Existing Competitive

Description: Maintains the Problem Driver Pointer System database

Eligible Recipients: Businesses, nonprofits

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal share required

USDOT-NHTSA Safety National Priority Safety Programs Existing Formula January 2022, Interim State Formula Grant Funding Table Released

Description: To encourage States to address national priorities for reducing highway deaths and injuries through occupant protection programs, State traffic safety information system improvements, impaired driving countermeasures, passage of effective laws to reduce distracted driving, implementation of motorcyclist safety programs, and non-motorist safety programs.

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C., territories

Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-PHMSA Safety Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grants New Competitive August 8, 2022 - applications close for FY22 funding

Description: Grant funds will be made available to municipalities or community owned utilities (not including for-profit entities) to repair, rehabilitate, or replace natural gas distribution pipeline systems or portions thereof or to acquire equipment to reduce incidents and fatalities, and to avoid economic loss.

Eligible Recipients: Utilities

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

USDOT-FMCSA Safety Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs Existing Direct federal funding

Description: Provides resources to support program and administrative activities to provide salaries and benefits for motor carrier safety personnel.

Eligible Recipients: N/A

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

USDOT - NHTSA Safety Highway Safety Research and Development Existing Competitive Yes

Description: Research and development activities with respect to (1) highway and traffic safety systems and conditions, (2) human behavioral factors and their effect on highway and traffic safety, (3) evaluation of the effectiveness of countermeasures to increase highway and traffic safety, (4) development of technologies to detect drug impaired drivers, (5) driver education programs, State laws on highway and traffic safety; Cooperative research and evaluation to research and evaluate priority highway safety countermeasures; Collaborative research on in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving; Education campaign to reduce incidence of vehicular heatstroke of children; Grant program to develop and implement State processes for informing consumers of recalls; and Evaluation of innovative highway safety countermeasures.

Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized), Tribal Governments (other than Federally recognized), Independent School Districts, Public Higher-Ed Institutions, Private Higher-Ed Institutions, Nonprofits, Small Businesses, Businesses (other than small businesses), and / or Individuals

Federal Cost Share: Up to 100% federal contribution

USDOT-FMCSA Safety Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Training & Support Grant Program New Competitive No Yes

Description: New program to train non-federal government employees who conduct Commercial Motor Vehicle enforcement activities and to develop related training materials.

Eligible Recipients: Nonprofits

Federal Cost Share: Federal share is 100%

USDOT-FMCSA Safety High Priority Activities Program Existing Competitive March 31, 2022 - applications closed for FY22 funding round for Innovative Technology Deployment and Commercial Motor Vehicle programs Yes

Description: A discretionary grant program designed to provide federal financial assistance to enhance States’ commercial vehicle safety plan activities, including commercial vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, and outreach while supporting innovative technology development and/or new project(s) not included in the commercial vehicle safety plan that will have a positive impact on commercial vehicle safety.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, Federally recognized Tribes etc.

Federal Cost Share: Federal share at least 85%

USDOT-FMCSA Safety Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Existing Formula June 2, 2022 - FMCSA released state funding for FY22

Description: Provides financial assistance to States to reduce the number and severity of crashes and hazardous materials incidents involving commercial motor vehicles.

Eligible Recipients: State Lead Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Agencies

Federal Cost Share: Federal share is at least 85 percent statutorily, but 95 percent Federal/5 percent non-Federal for fiscal year 2022. Waivers are available.

EPA Water National Estuary Program Grants No Grant July 2022 - FY2022 - FY2026 Guidance released

Description: To protect and restore the water quality and resources of estuaries and associated watersheds designated by the EPA Administrator as estuaries of national significance.

Eligible Recipients: 28 Federally Recognized Local National Estuary Programs

Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.

DHHS Water Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program No Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Agreements, Direct Federal Spending Yes

Description: Provides technical and financial assistance to American Tribes and Alaska Native villages for the cooperative development and construction of safe drinking water supply, sewage, and solid waste disposal facilities, and related support facilities.

Eligible Recipients: Federally recognized Tribal governments.

Federal Cost Share:

EPA Water Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminants Existing Loan Yes

Description: Eligible projects limited to those that address emerging contaminants, such as PFAS.

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Tribes and Territories are also eligible to receive a portion of State Revolving Fund funds.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share

EPA Water Clean Water State Revolving Fund Existing Loan Yes

Description: Provides communities low-cost financing for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 49 percent of Clean Water State Revolving Fund funds shall be eligible to be grants or 100 percent principal forgiveness loans.

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Tribes and Territories are also eligible to receive a portion of State Revolving Fund funds.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share