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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New or Existing Program | Type | Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones | Tribes Eligible? | Workforce Funding Eligible Use? | Cybersecurity An Eligible Use? | ||
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program | Existing | Formula | December 2021, FY22 funding released | Yes | ||||
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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 |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Congestion Relief Program | New | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: Competitive program to advance innovative, integrated solutions to reduce congestion in the most congested metropolitan areas with an urbanized area population of 1+ million Eligible Recipients: States, MPOs, cities or municipalities Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available |
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| USDOT-FRA | Passenger and freight rail | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure Safety Improvements Program (CRISI) | Existing | Competitive | August 2022, NOFO expected for FY22 | Yes | Yes | |||
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Description: To fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. Eligible uses include workforce development and training projects. Eligible Recipients: States/group of states, local governments, federally-recognized Tribes, D.C., public agencies, Amtrak. Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal with statutory preference for 50/50. 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 | ||||
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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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| DOC - NOAA | Other | Consultations and Permitting | Existing | N/A | ||||||
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Description: Funding for the National Marine Fisheries Service to conducts consultations with Federal action agencies under both the Endangered Species Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Eligible Recipients: Internal Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USACE | Resilience | Continuing Authorities Program (Under Flood Control Act And River And Harbor Act) | Existing | Direct federal | ||||||
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Description: Funds eligible for small Army Corps projects, including $115 million for restoring fish and wildlife passage. Eligible Recipients: The Army Corps will use this funding to plan, design, and construct small water resources projects. Federal Cost Share: Varies. |
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| USDOT-FAA | Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities | Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program | Existing | Competitive | April 2022, FY2022 NOFO closed | |||||
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Description: Annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports. Set aside from Airport Infrastructure Grants. Eligible Recipients: Federal Aviation Authority towers and commercial vendors Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding |
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| DOI | Resilience | Contracts and Agreements For Restoration on Federal Lands | New | Yes | ||||||
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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 |
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| USACE | Ports and Waterways | Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance | Existing | Direct Federal | ||||||
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Description: The Army Corps to use this funding for operation and maintenance of its projects, including coastal and inland navigation projects. Eligible Recipients: Army Corps Federal Cost Share: Unless otherwise specified in law, projects are 100% federal funded. |
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| USDOT-FRA | Passenger and freight rail | Corridor Identification Program | New | Competitive | October 2022, notice requesting proposals expected | Yes | ||||
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Description: Will identify new intercity passenger rail corridors, develop the necessary service planning elements, and create a project pipeline for associated capital projects off the Northeast Corridor. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes, groups of states, Amtrak, regional passenger rail authorities etc. Federal Cost Share: Not less than 20% non-federal share of eligible costs |
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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 | |||||
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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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| DHS | Resilience | Countering Violent Extremism | Existing | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: This Program aims to conduct evidence-based research to meet the policy, operational, and public needs to improve effectiveness of public safety and violence prevention efforts implemented by Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, local, and non-governmental stakeholders. Eligible Recipients: Academia, Industry, National lands, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers Federal Cost Share: |
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| USDOT-NHTSA | Safety | Crash data | Existing | Competitive and contracts | Yes | |||||
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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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| DHS | Resilience | Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research | New | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: Oversees activities performed under the IIJA and reports to Congress on the progress of Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research program’s research and development activities. Eligible Recipients: National labs, federally funded research, development centers, academia, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Critical Material Innovation, Efficiency, And Alternatives | New | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: A program of research, development, demonstration and commercialization to develop alternatives to critical materials, to promote their efficient production and use and ensure a long-term secure and sustainable supply system Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Critical Material Supply Chain Research Facility | New | Competitive | March 31, 2022 - Comments in response to Request for Information closed | |||||
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Description: To support construction of a critical materials supply chain research facility. Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DHS | Resilience | Cyber Response and Recovery | New | Funding triggered by Secretary's determination of a Significant incident | Yes | Yes | ||||
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Description: Establishes the Cyber Response and Recovery Fund that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency can tap into in the event of a significant cyber incident when other resources are insufficient. Eligible Recipients: Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial, public and private entities Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DHS | Resilience | Cybersecurity | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Researches, analyzes, and develops technologies to strengthen defensive cybersecurity capabilities in a spectrum of strategic technical areas to mitigate risk to the Nation’s critical infrastructure, Federal departments and agencies, as well as State, territorial, Tribal and local organizations. Eligible Recipients: National labs, federally funded research, development centers, academia, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: |
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| DOE | Resilience | Cybersecurity for the Energy Sector Research, Development and Demonstration Program | New | Competitive | ||||||
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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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| DOI | Water | Dam Safety Program | Existing | Direct Federal Funding | ||||||
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Description: Reclamation's Dam Safety Program is in place to ensure reclamation dams do not present unreasonable risk to people, property, and the environment. Eligible Recipients: State and local Federal Cost Share: 85% Federal, 15% non-Federal, in lieu of project specific statute. Waivers are not available. |
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| DRC | Other | Delta Regional Authority | Existing | Yes | Yes | |||||
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Description: Focus on public infrastructure improvements, workforce development, and business development. Eligible Recipients: States, local, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized), public high edu, non profits Federal Cost Share: Maximum Delta Regional Authority share is 100 percent for infrastructure projects in a distressed area or 10 percent for workforce development or business development projects in distressed or non-distressed areas. Delta Regional Authority participation can increase the allowable Federal share up to 100 percent in a grant. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| Denali Commission | Broadband | Denali Commission Broadband Funding | Existing | Competitive | May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding | Yes | ||||
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Description: Program to assist rural Alaskan communities in planning and build-out of modern broadband capabilities. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally recognized), counties, cities / townships, SPDs, etc. Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| Denali Commission | Other | Denali Commission Funding | Existing | Competitive | May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding | Yes | ||||
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Description: Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized), counties, cities / townships, public higher edu, non profits, Public Housing Authorities, Indian Housing Authorities Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| Denali Commission | Other | Denali Commission: Village Infrastructure Protection | Existing | Competitive | May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding | Yes | ||||
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Description: Program to assist rural Alaskan communities that are threatened by erosion, flooding and permafrost degradation. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), Higher-Ed., etc. Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| Denali Commission | Other | Denali Commission: Workforce Development | Existing | Competitive | May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding | Yes | Yes | |||
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Description: Program aimed at enhancing relevant skills of rural Alaskan community members to meet current demands. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), Public Higher-Ed. etc. Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| DOI | Resilience | Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Burned Area and Rehabilitation | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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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 |
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| DOI | Resilience | Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Preparedness | Existing | Competitive, direct federal spending | Yes | Yes | ||||
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Description: Funds a range of actions that helps the Federal government prepare to respond to wildland fire. These include hiring people, training them, tracking their qualifications, and planning our wildland fire response ahead of time. It also provides for the purchasing of equipment for early wildfire detection, real-time monitoring and radios to support interoperability with interagency partners; financial assistance to local communities to purchase slip-on tanks; and increases in firefighter pay and other firefighter workforce reforms. Eligible Recipients: Federal, State, local, Tribal Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Develop And Publish Every 5 Years A Map Depicting At-Risk Communities, Including Tribal Communities | No | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: The Forest Service will develop and publish every five years a map depicting at-risk communities, including Tribal communities. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| DOI | Resilience | Direct Federal Spending (Or Other) For National Revegetation Strategy | Yes | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: Funding to implement a national revegetation effort on private and public lands Eligible Recipients: Federal Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| DOI | Resilience | Direct Federal Spending for Invasives | New | Grant, Direct Federal Spending | Yes | |||||
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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 |
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| DOI | Resilience | Direct Federal Spending For Resilient Recreation Sites | Yes | Direct Federal Spending | First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in May 2022 | |||||
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Description: Funding to improve resilience of recreation sites on Federal lands, including Indian forest or range lands. Eligible Recipients: Federal Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| DOI | Environmental Remediation | Direct Federal Spending for Revegetation of Mined Lands | New | Direct Federal Spending | Mat 2022 - First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in May 2022 | |||||
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Description: Funding to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined public or private lands. Eligible Recipients: Federal Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Disadvantaged Business Enterprises | Existing | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: Assists small and disadvantaged firms with building capacity and improving third ability to compete for Federal-aid highway contracts Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDA-RUS | Broadband | Distance Learning, Telemedicine, And Broadband Program: Broadband Loans | Existing | Loans | Yes | |||||
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Description: The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (Broadband Program) makes loans and loan guarantees to finance construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide high speed broadband service in eligible rural areas. Eligible Recipients: Corporation; Limited Liability Company; Cooperative or Mutual Organization; A State or Local Unit of Government; Tribe or Tribal Organization. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDA-RUS | Broadband | Distance Learning, Telemedicine, And Broadband Program: Reconnect Program | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: The ReConnect Program offers loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations to build infrastructure and install equipment that provides modern, reliable, high-speed Internet service in rural America. Eligible Recipients: Corporations; Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships; Cooperatives or Mutual Organizations; States or Local governments, including any agency, subdivision, instrumentality of political subdivision thereof; Territories or Possessions of The United States; and Tribes, as defined in Section 4 Of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. §450B) Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| EPA | Water | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Existing | Loans and grants | Yes | |||||
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Description: Financial assistance program to help water systems and States to achieve health protection objectives. States are required to give priority for the use of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund project funds to: Address the most serious risks to human health and assist systems most in need on a per household basis according to State affordability criteria. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 49 percent of 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 required |
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| EPA | Water | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminants | Existing | Loan | Yes | |||||
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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 |
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| EPA | Water | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Lines Replacement | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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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 |
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| EPA | Water | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aide | No | Formula | May 27, 2022 - Memorandum released | Yes | ||||
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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 |
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| EPA | Water | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aide | Existing | Formula | May 27, 2022 - Memorandum released | Yes | ||||
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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 |
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