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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 Category Name of Program New or Existing Program Type Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones Tribes Eligible?sort descending Workforce Funding Eligible Use? Cybersecurity An Eligible Use?
DOE Clean Energy and Power Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives (also known as section 247) New Competitive September 6, 2022 – Request for Information closes on section 243 and 247 hydroelectric programs

Description: To make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities for capital improvements

Eligible Recipients: Non-Federal owners of qualified hydroelectric facilities

Federal Cost Share: N/A

USDA Resilience Fuel Breaks No Direct Federal Spending

Description: The Hazardous Fuels program prioritizes treating areas with high potential for damaging wildfires within the wildland-urban interface using a scenario planning tool to identify areas where there is high and very high wildfire hazard potential adjacent

Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

DOI Resilience Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan No Financial Assistance First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in July 2022

Description: The Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan aims to reduce the risk of Lake Mead and Lake Powell reaching critically low elevations.

Eligible Recipients: Open

Federal Cost Share: TBD. Waivers are not available.

DOE Clean Energy and Power Grants for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities New Competitive May 18, 2022 - Comments closed on Request for Information

Description: To provide competitive grants to make energy efficiency, renewable energy and alternative fueled vehicle upgrades and improvements at public schools

Eligible Recipients: Consortium of One Local Education Agency and one or more Schools, non-Profits, For-Profits, and Community Partners

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Industrial Emission Demonstration Projects New Competitive

Description: To fund demonstration projects that test and validate technologies that reduce industrial emissions, including for iron, steel, aluminum, cement, concrete, glass pulp paper, industrial ceramics and chemical production processes

Eligible Recipients: State and local governments Tribes, technology developers, industry, utilities, universities etc.

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Purchase of Power and Transmission Services Existing Federal expenditure at discretion of Western Area Power Administration Administrator

Description: For the Western Area Power Administration to purchase power and transmission services

Eligible Recipients: Power Generation and Wheeling Providers

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Industrial Research and Assessment Center Implementation Grants New Competitive Yes

Description: To fund upgrades for eligible small and medium sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency, material efficacy, cybersecurity, or productivity, or reduce waste production, greenhouse gas emissions or non-greenhouse gas pollution

Eligible Recipients: Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers

Federal Cost Share: 50%

USDA Resilience Burned Area Recovery No Direct Federal Spending

Description: The Forest Service Burned Area Rehabilitation program addresses threats to fish, wildlife and people downstream, that some fires create.

Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

DOE Resilience Cybersecurity for the Energy Sector Research, Development and Demonstration Program New Competitive

Description: To support development and deployment of advanced cyber applications, technologies, and threat collaboration efforts with the U.S. energy sector.

Eligible Recipients: Utilities, National Labs, Manufacturers and Vendors

Federal Cost Share:

DOE Clean Energy and Power Carbon Utilization Program New Competitive February 2022 - comments closed in response to Request for Information

Description: To establish a grant program for State and local governments to procure and use products derived from captured carbon oxides.

Eligible Recipients: State / Local / Public Utility

Federal Cost Share: TBD

USDA Resilience Federal Wildland Firefighter Salaries And Expenses No Direct Federal Spending

Description: To address the increasing complexity and severity of fire years the Forest Service will create a more permanent workforce by converting no fewer than 1,000 seasonal wildland firefighters to wildland fire managers that are full-time, permanent and year-round while also holding responsibilities for reducing hazardous fuels on Federal land.

Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

DOE Clean Energy and Power Industrial Research and Assessment Centers Existing Competitive

Description: To provide funding for institutions of higher education-based industrial research and assessment centers to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance at manufacturing and other industrial facilities.

Eligible Recipients: Institutions of Higher Education, Community College, Trade School, Or Union Training Program

Federal Cost Share: None specified

USDA Resilience Hazardous Fuels (Mechanical Thinning And Timber Harvesting; Precommercial Thinning In Young Growth) No Direct Federal Spending

Description: The Hazardous Fuels program prioritizes treating areas with high potential for damaging wildfires within the wildland-urban interface using a scenario planning tool to identify areas where there is high and very high wildfire hazard potential adjacent to communities.

Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

DOE Clean Energy and Power Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling New Competitive Notice of intent released

Description: To award grants for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries.

Eligible Recipients: State and local governments, non profits, higher ed , industry, manufacture, private battery collection etc.

Federal Cost Share: At least 20% of the total project cost

DOE Clean Energy and Power Rare Earth Security Activities New Competitive

Description: To conduct a program of research and development to improve the security of rare earth elements.

Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Cost-effective codes Implementation for Efficiency and Resilience New Competitive May 20, 2022 - submissions closed in response to Request for Information

Description: A competitive grant program to enable sustained, cost-effective implementation of updated building energy codes

Eligible Recipients: States and State Partnerships

Federal Cost Share:

FCC-WCB Broadband Affordable Connectivity Program Existing Subsidies to internet service providers to apply to consumer's bills August 5, 2022 - FCC approved proposed to increase funding for outreach. The first established a $100 million grant program to help increase awareness of the subsidy. The second established a pilot program to promote the program to recipients of federal housing assistance. Additional details on the grant program will be provided at a later date. Low-income households on Tribal lands can receive a monthly benefit of up to $75 on broadband charges

Description: Helps low income households afford home broadband service by providing up to a $30 monthly benefit on a household's monthly internet bill. For low-income households on Tribal lands the benefit is up to $75. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.

Eligible Recipients: Internet Service Providers (Who Then Apply the Benefit to Consumers' Monthly Bills)

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

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-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-FHWA Resilience Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost saving Transportation (PROTECT) formula program New Formula July 29, 2022 - state allocations and guidance released No

Description: Supports planning, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal transportation infrastructure (highways, transit and certain port projects)

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/ 20% non-federal. Waivers are available in some circumstances

USDOT-FHWA Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program New Formula August 1, 2022 - states must submit EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan to receive FY22 funds No Yes - provided they are directly related to the charging of an electric vehicle. Cybersecurity must be addressed in NEVI plans

Description: Funds the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure along corridors and interstates to establish an interconnected network. 10% of funding is for discretionary grants to states and local governments that require additional assistance.

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C., P.R.

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

USDOT-FHWA Ports and Waterways Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities Existing Formula TBD Possibly

Description: Provides funding for ferry services which are important links in the network of Federal-aid highways, and in many cases, are the only reasonable form of transportation.

Eligible Recipients: Eligible ferry operations

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

DOE Clean Energy and Power Preventing Outages and Enhancing Resilience of the Electric Grid (section 40101) New Competitive September 2022 - RFI expected Yes

Description: To make grants to eligible entities to prevent outages and enhance the resilience of the electricity grid

Eligible Recipients: Electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners and operators, distribution providers, fuel suppliers.

Federal Cost Share:

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.

USDA Clean Energy and Power Watershed Rehabilitation Program Existing Technical and Financial Assistance Yes

Description: Provides planning, design and construction for Department of Agriculture assisted dams to extend their service life and meet current safety requirements

Eligible Recipients: States, cities, counties, towns, conservation districts, Federally-recognized Tribe or Tribal organization

Federal Cost Share: 65% federal/35% non-federal. Waivers are not available

USDOT-Secretary Roads, bridges and major projects National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program New Competitive NOFO expected Summer 2022 Yes

Description: Funds for projects that replace, remove, and/or repair culverts or weirs.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, tribes

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal cost share for urban projects and up to 100% Federal funding for projects located in rural areas or historically disadvantaged communities

USDOT-Secretary Public Transportation Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program New Competitive September 2022, NOFO expected Yes

Description: Provides supplemental funding grants to rural, midsized, and large communities to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in a variety of communities to improve transportation efficiency and safety.

Eligible Recipients: State; Tribal government, Local, public transit agency or authority, public toll authority, MPO, 2 or more of the above.

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-Secretary Other Asset Concessions New Competitive TBD Yes

Description: New program to facilitate access to expert services for and to provide grants to eligible entities to enhance the technical capacity to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships to allow the private sector to assume a greater role in project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance and operation, including through assisting entities entering into asset concessions.

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally and non-federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, special district, public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities etc.

Federal Cost Share: 100%

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-PHMSA Resilience Emergency Preparedness Grants Hazardous Materials and Emergency Preparedness Grants Existing Competitive 22/04/22 - applications for FY22 closed Yes

Description: The Hazardous Materials and Emergency Preparedness Grants Programs consist of the following grants: Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness; Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training; Hazardous Materials Instructor Training; and Supplemental Public Sector Training.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, tribes, counties, cities/townships, etc.

Federal Cost Share: Some grants have a cost share requirement of 20 percent. Waivers are available.

USDOT-Secretary Roads, bridges and major projects Local and Regional Project Assistance (RAISE) Grants Existing Competitive April 14, 2022 – Applications closed for FY22 Yes

Description: Supplemental funding for projects that will have a significant local/regional impact. Includes highways, bridges, public transportation, passenger rail or freight rail, port infrastructure etc.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C., local governments, multi-state entities, certain SPDs or public authorities, Tribal government, Amtrak in partnership with the above.

Federal Cost Share: Grant can provide up to 60% of total project cost. Total Federal funding up to 80% of total project cost. Waivers are not available.

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-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-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

ARC Other Appalachian Regional Commission Funds Existing Formula Yes

Description: The ARC is engaged in planning for the allocation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law advance appropriations for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Programs funded by those appropriations will support activities that help bring the 13-State Appalachian Region into economic parity with the Nation.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, non profits

Federal Cost Share: Maximum ARC share ranges from 30 percent-80 percent, depending on the county’s level of economic distress. Appalachian Regional Commission participation can increase the allowable Federal share up to 100 percent in a grant. Waivers are available in some circumstances.

USDOT Roads, bridges and major projects Thriving Communities Initiative New August 26, 2022 - Comments due in response to Request for Information Yes

Description: Funding to develop and implement technical assistance, planning and capacity building to support communities seeking to advance infrastructure projects that benefit disadvantaged communities

Eligible Recipients:

Federal Cost Share:

USDA Resilience Restoration Projects Via States And Tribes Existing Yes

Description: Management of programs with authority to dispose of National Forest System timber and non-timber forest products harvested for commercial, personal, and Tribal uses.

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DHS - FEMA Resilience Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants (National Flood Insurance Act Sec 1366) Existing Yes

Description: The Flood Mitigation Assistance program makes Federal funds available to States, U.S. territories, Federally recognized Tribal governments, and local communities to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures.

Eligible Recipients: States, local, Tribal, territorial governments, and local communities

Federal Cost Share: 100% Federal - Severe Repetitive Loss Structure; 90% Federal ; 75% Federal National Flood Insurance Program insured structures and all other activities. Waivers are available.

USDA Resilience Forest Health Management on Federal Lands Program and Forest Health Management on Cooperative Lands Program Existing Yes Yes

Description: Helps the National Forest System and other actively managed Federal lands to suppress forest insects and diseases. The program helps State agencies create more fire-adapted communities by implementing pre-fire prevention and mitigation programs and emphasizing pre-fire planning and risk reduction in the Wildland Urban Interface. The program funds important training in safer initial attack responses to wildfire that are also effective. Additionally, the program improves capacity to assist other Federal, State, and local agencies in aiding communities affected by fire and non-fire emergencies, such as hurricanes and floods.

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes, And Other Federal Agencies

Federal Cost Share: