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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?
USDA Resilience Grants For States And Tribes For Voluntary Restoration New Grant June 3, 2022 - Applications closed for FY22 funding Yes

Description: Grant programs to States, territories of the United States, and Tribes for implementing voluntary restoration projects on private or public lands.

Eligible Recipients: State, Tribal

Federal Cost Share: No set amount or percent.

DOC-NOAA Resilience Habitat Restoration Existing Competitive Yes

Description: To restore marine, estuarine, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystem habitat as well as construct or protect ecological features that protect coastal communities from flooding or coastal storms.

Eligible Recipients: Non-Profits, State And Territorial Government Agencies, Local Governments, Municipal Governments, Tribal Governments And Organizations, Educational Institutions, Or Commercial (For-Profit) Organizations.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOC-NOAA Resilience Ocean And Coastal Observing Systems Existing Yes

Description: To support and enhance various critical observing systems in the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes.

Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non Federally Recognized), nonprofits, higher ed.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOC Resilience Ocean And Coastal Observing Systems Existing Yes

Description: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support and enhance two critical ocean observing systems.

Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non Federally Recognized), nonprofits, higher ed.

Federal Cost Share:

EPA Resilience Pollution Prevention Grants Existing Yes

Description: Grantees deliver technical assistance to businesses to identify and adopt source reduction practices and technologies.

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes, State-Sponsored Institutions, Tribal Institutions

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

USDA Resilience Watershed And Flood Prevention Operations Existing Yes

Description: Provides planning, design and construction of measures that address resource concerns in a watershed.

Eligible Recipients: Cities, Counties, Towns, Conservation Districts, Or Any Federally-Recognized Tribe Or Tribal Organization.

Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are available in some circumstances.

USDA Resilience Firewood Banks New Yes

Description: Under development

Eligible Recipients: State, Tribe, Local Units Of Government, Non-Government Organizations

Federal Cost Share: Federal cost share for grants

DOI Resilience Working Capital Fund New Yes

Description: Working Capital Fund in support of contracts to restore ecological health on Federal lands

Eligible Recipients: Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Non-Governmental Organization

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

EPA Water Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Lines Replacement Existing Yes

Description: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funding, with eligible projects limited to lead service line replacement and associated activities.

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 required

DOC-NOAA Water Soil Moisture and Snowpack Pilot Program Existing Various Yes

Description: The study of the soil moisture and snowpack monitoring network in the Upper Missouri River Basin.

Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non-Federally Recognized), Higher edu., nonprofits etc.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOC-NOAA Water Water Resources Development Act Data Acquisition Existing Various Yes

Description: Pilot program within the National Mesonet Program for the acquisition and use of data generated by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -led initiative.

Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non-Federally Recognized), Higher edu., nonprofits etc.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

EPA Water Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program No Grant Yes

Description: Awards competitive grants and cooperative agreements to States, Tribal and local governments, non-governmental organizations, interstate agencies and academic institutions to reduce and prevent pollution and to improve the living resources in the Chesapeake Bay.

Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities

Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.

USACE Resilience Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects No Direct Federal Yes

Description: Funds the construction of authorized water resources projects to increase aquatic ecosystem restoration, including $1 billion for multi-purpose projects or programs that include aquatic ecosystem restoration as a purpose.

Eligible Recipients: In partnership with State, local, and Tribal governments the Army Corps would use funding to construct Federally authorized aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.

Federal Cost Share: In general, unless otherwise specified in law, projects are cost shared 65 percent Federal, 35 percent non-Federal.

DOI Resilience Wildfire Management - Fuels Management No Direct Federal spending, possibly Interagency Agreement(s), Cooperative Agreement(s), and Contract(s) Yes

Description: To protect vulnerable communities from wildfire while preparing our communities and natural landscapes for a changing climate, through hazardous fuels management strategies.

Eligible Recipients: Federal Agencies, State agencies, Tribal Governments, And Businesses

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

Department of the Interior Resilience Ecosystem - Lake Tahoe No Grant July 19, 2022 - first round of funds allocated Yes

Description: To deploy strategies consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan to prevent the introduction or spread of aquatic invasive species in the Lake Tahoe region.

Eligible Recipients: Open

Federal Cost Share: Yes

DOC-NOAA Resilience Flood and Inundation Mapping and Forecasting, Water Modeling, and Precipitation Studies Existing Yes

Description: To transform water prediction by delivering operational, continental-scale coastal and inland flood models and mapping capabilities. These capabilities include flood forecasts and projections that will provide actionable decision support services equitably delivered to communities across the nation.

Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and other than Federally Recognized), High edu., Nonprofits.

Federal Cost Share:

USDA Resilience Financial Assistance To Facilities That Purchase And Process Byproducts For Ecosystem Restoration Projects Yes

Description: This program is responsible for 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

DOC-NOAA Resilience Wildfire Infrastructure Existing Funding likely to be distributed internally at this stage, so not external NOFO at this time Yes

Description: Shall be for observation and dissemination of infrastructure used for wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting

Eligible Recipients:

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share

DOI Environmental Remediation Tribal Orphaned Well Grant Program (Set-aside) New Yes

Description: Funding to plus, cap, and remediate orhpan oil and gas wells on Tribal lands

Eligible Recipients: Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOI Environmental Remediation Tribal Orphaned Well Grant Program (Set-aside) New Yes

Description: Funding to plus, cap, and remediate orhpan oil and gas wells on Tribal lands

Eligible Recipients: Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

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:

DOI Water Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund No Discretionary Yes

Description: To satisfy Federal obligations under Indian water rights settlement enacted as of November 15, 2021.

Eligible Recipients: Tribal Governments (Federally recognized)

Federal Cost Share:

EPA Water Clean Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aside No Formula March 8, 2022 - Memorandum released Yes

Description: Funding to promote salfe, healthy and clean drinking water.

Eligible Recipients: Tribes (Federally recognized), former Indian reservations in Oklahoma and ANVs

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

EPA Water Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aide No Formula May 27, 2022 - Memorandum released Yes

Description: Funding to promote salfe, healthy and clean drinking water.

Eligible Recipients: Tribes (Federally recognized), former Indian reservations in Oklahoma and ANVs

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOI Resilience Ecosystem - Fish Passage No Combination Yes

Description: For the removal of barriers and for technical assistance under the National Fish Passage Program.

Eligible Recipients: Open, including Tribes

Federal Cost Share:

EPA Water Underground Injection Control Grants: Class VI wells Yes Yes

Description: Funds agencies that oversee underground injection activities to prevent contamination of underground sources of drinking water from fluid injection practices. 7% set aside for Tribes.

Eligible Recipients: States and Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DHHS Water Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program Existing 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:

USDA Resilience Emergency Watershed Protection Program New Technical and Financial Assistance Yes

Description: Provides for design and construction of measures to help repair damages from a recent disaster to safeguard life and property.

Eligible Recipients: Local sponsors representing owners, managers, and users of public, private, or Tribal lands are eligible if their watershed area has been damaged by a natural disaster.

Federal Cost Share: 75% federal/25% non-Federal. Waivers are available.

DOI Water Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund Existing Discretionary Yes

Description: To satisfy Federal obligations under Indian water rights settlement enacted as of November 15, 2021.

Eligible Recipients: Tribal Governments (Federally recognized)

Federal Cost Share:

EPA Water Clean Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aside Existing Formula March 8, 2022 - Memorandum released Yes

Description: Funding to promote salfe, healthy and clean drinking water.

Eligible Recipients: Tribes (Federally recognized), former Indian reservations in Oklahoma and ANVs

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

EPA Water Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aide Existing Formula May 27, 2022 - Memorandum released Yes

Description: Funding to promote salfe, healthy and clean drinking water.

Eligible Recipients: Tribes (Federally recognized), former Indian reservations in Oklahoma and ANVs

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOI Resilience Ecosystem - Fish Passage Existing Combination Yes

Description: For the removal of barriers and for technical assistance under the National Fish Passage Program.

Eligible Recipients: Open, including Tribes

Federal Cost Share:

EPA Water Underground Injection Control Grants: Class VI wells New Yes

Description: Funds agencies that oversee underground injection activities to prevent contamination of underground sources of drinking water from fluid injection practices. 7% set aside for Tribes.

Eligible Recipients: States and Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOI Resilience Contracts and Agreements For Restoration on Federal Lands New Yes

Description: Contracts for ecological health restoration, to be enacted on no fewer than 10,000 acres of Federal land, including Indian forest land or rangeland

Eligible Recipients: Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Non-governmental Organizations

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOI Resilience Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Burned Area and Rehabilitation Existing Yes

Description: To mitigate the damaging effects of wildfires and set landscapes on a path towards natural recovery and climate resilience through post-fire restoration and rehabilitation activities.

Eligible Recipients: Federal Agencies, Tribal Governments, and Businesses

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOI Resilience Direct Federal Spending for Invasives New Grant, Direct Federal Spending Yes

Description: Funding for invasive species detection, prevention, and eradication on private or public lands.

Eligible Recipients: State, Tribal

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

USDA Resilience National Seed Strategy New Yes

Description: Under development

Eligible Recipients: State, Tribe, Local Units Of Government, Non-Government Organizations

Federal Cost Share: TBD

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Existing Competitive Yes

Description: Provides funding for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of nationally-significant federal lands transportation projects and Tribal transportation projects

Eligible Recipients: Any eligible to receive funding under the Tribal Transportation Program, federal Lands Transportation Program, or federal lands access program. In addition, a state, county, or local government may apply if sponsored by an eligible federal lands mana genet agency or Tribe.

Federal Cost Share: 90% federal/10% non-federal. Waivers are available for Tribes.

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Urbanized Area Passenger Ferry Program Existing Competitive September 6, 2022 - Applications close for FY2022 Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program and Ferry Service for Rural Communities NOFO Yes Yes

Description: Competitive program for passenger ferry capital projects in urbanized areas.

Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, SPD, Tribal governments (Federally recognized)

Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available.

DOE Clean Energy and Power Building Training, And Assessment Centers New Competitive Yes Yes

Description: To provide grants to institutions of higher education to establish building training and assessment centers to educate and train building technicians and engineers on implementing modern building technologies.

Eligible Recipients: Institutions of Higher Education

Federal Cost Share: TBD