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? | Workforce Funding Eligible Use? | Cybersecurity An Eligible Use? | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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% |
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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 |
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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: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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% |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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% |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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: |
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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 |
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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. |
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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: |