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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 Programsort descending New or Existing Program Type Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones Tribes Eligible? Workforce Funding Eligible Use? Cybersecurity An Eligible Use?
DOI Clean Energy and Power Earth Mapping Resources Initiative Existing Direct Federal Spending/Cooperative agreement A portion of FY22 funding allocated

Description: To accelerate the U.S. Geological Survey mapping mission by providing integrated topographic, geologic, geochemical, and geophysical mapping, accelerating the integration and consolidation of geospatial and resource data, and providing an interpretation of both critical mineral resources still in the ground and critical mineral resources that may be reprocessed from mine wastes.

Eligible Recipients: State Geological Surveys, Private Entities

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal share required

USDA Resilience Ecological Health Restoration Contracts No Direct Federal Spending Report to Congress in June 2022

Description: This program is responsible for issuing contracts 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: Forest Service Funding

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

DOI Resilience Ecosystem - Delaware River Basin Conservation Act No Grant First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in September 2022

Description: The Delaware River Basin program provides competitive matching grants for habitat conservation to State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities in the Delaware River Basin.

Eligible Recipients: Open

Federal Cost Share: Yes

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:

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:

DOI Resilience Ecosystem - Klamath Basin No Cooperative Agreement, Direct Federal Spending May 8, 2022 - Applications closed for year 1 funding

Description: Funding provided will be allocated for habitat restoration and water right acquisition to help restore the Klamath ecosystem, as well as for enhanced hatchery production of listed Klamath species (Lost River and shortnose suckers).

Eligible Recipients: Open

Federal Cost Share:

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

DOI Resilience Ecosystem - Sagebrush-Steppe No Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Direct Federal Spending June 16, 2022 - FY2022 allocations made

Description: To conserve the sagebrush ecosystem of the American West and the nationally-significant biological, cultural and economic resources it supports.

Eligible Recipients: Open

Federal Cost Share: Yes

DOE Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries Electric drive vehicle battery recycling and 2nd life apps New Competitive July 19, 2022 - submission deadline closed for Funding Opportunity Announcement Yes

Description: For research, development, and demonstration of electric vehicle battery recycling and second-life applications for vehicle batteries.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, Tribal Nations, non-profit entities, for-profit entities, US citizens and lawful permanent residents

Federal Cost Share:

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Program New 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

Description: Supports transition of passenger ferries to low or zero emissions technologies.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, Tribal governments etc.

Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are 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.

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 Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries Energy and Minerals Research Facility Existing

Description: For design, construction, and tenant build out of a facility to support energy and minerals research and associated structures with an academic partner. This will establish a center of excellence in minerals and energy science.

Eligible Recipients: State Academic Institutions

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Auditor Training Grant Program New Competitive Yes

Description: To provide grants to eligible States to train individuals to conduct energy audits or surveys of commercial and residential buildings to build the clean energy workforce, save customers money and reduce pollution.

Eligible Recipients: States

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program New Formula and competitive June 29, 2022 - allocation formulas released Yes

Description: To assist states, local governments and tribes to reduce energy use, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency.

Eligible Recipients: State/Local Government/Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Efficiency Materials Pilot Program New Competitive

Description: Provides grants to supply nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency materials

Eligible Recipients: non-Profit Organizations

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant Program New Loan May 6, 2022 - comments closed in response to Request for Information

Description: To provide capitalization grants to States to establish a revolving loan fund under which the state will provide loans and grants for energy efficiency audits, upgrades, and retrofits to increase energy efficiency and improve building comfort

Eligible Recipients: States

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Efficient Transformer Rebates New Competitive 27 May, 2022 – Public comments were due on guidance document for implementing the Extended Product System Rebate Program and the Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program

Description: Provides rebates to industrial or manufacturing facility owners, commercial building owners, multifamily building owners, utilities, or energy service companies for the replacement of a qualified energy inefficient transformer with a qualified energy efficient transformer

Eligible Recipients: Owners of industrial or manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, or multifamily residential buildings, a utility, or an energy service company that purchase a qualified transformer to replace an energy-inefficient transformer

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Improvement in Rural and Remote Areas New Competitive Yes

Description: In consultation with the Department of the Interior, will provide financial assistance to improve, in rural or remote areas of the US, the resilience, safety, reliability and availability of energy, as well as environmental protection from adverse impacts of energy generation

Eligible Recipients: Cities, towns, or unincorporated areas with populations less than 10,000 inhabitants

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Resilience Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyber Resilience Program New Competitive Applications for the Smart Grid program are expected to be open in the Summer of 2022. Yes

Description: To support a program to build energy sector operational support for cyber resilience.

Eligible Recipients: Small Electric Utilities, National Labs

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Energy Storage Demonstration Pilot Grant Program New Competitive June 16, 2022 - Submissions closed in response to Request for Information Yes

Description: To enter into agreements to carry out three energy storage system demonstration projects

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

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Pilot Demonstration New Competitive May 13, 2022 – RFI closed on Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EDG) Pilot Demonstrations

Description: To support a program of research, development, demonstration and commercial application for enhanced geothermal systems

Eligible Recipients: National Labs, Institutes of Higher Education, Multi-institutional Collaborations,

Federal Cost Share: TBD

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program Existing Formula April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released Yes

Description: To provide financial assistance in meeting the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities where public transportation services are unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate.

Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, special districts, nonprofits, Tribal governments (federally recognized)

Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available.

DHS Resilience Explosives Threat Assessment Existing Competitive

Description: This program researches and identifies current and potential explosive threats to understand the risk posed to the US, strengthens aviation security by bolstering the international aviation security system, improves security processes and technologies, and encourages partnerships with industry.

Eligible Recipients: Academia, Industry, National lands, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Federal Cost Share:

DOE Clean Energy and Power Extended Product System Rebates New Competitive 27 May, 2022 – Public comments were due on guidance document for implementing the Extended Product System Rebate Program and the Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program

Description: Provides rebates for qualified extended product systems (i.e. electric motor, electronic control, and driven load)

Eligible Recipients: Purchaser of the qualified extended product system or manufacturer of commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that incorporates the qualified extended product system

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Federal Lands Access Program Existing Formula

Description: Supports transportation facilities that provide access to lands owned and operated by the Federal Government.

Eligible Recipients: States

Federal Cost Share: Up to 100% federal contribution

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Federal Lands Transportation Program (For other Federal Land Management Agencies) Existing Federal spending

Description: Provides access within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands.

Eligible Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies (other than US Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service)

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) Existing Federal spending

Description: Provides access within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands.

Eligible Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Forest Service) Existing Federal spending

Description: Provides access within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands.

Eligible Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Federal Lands Transportation Program (funds for National Park Service) Existing Federal spending

Description: Provides access within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands.

Eligible Recipients: National Park Service

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement

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

USDOT-FRA Passenger and freight rail Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Existing Competitive October 2022, NOFO expected for FY22 Yes

Description: To fund capital projects that reduce the State of good repair backlog, improve performance, or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service ,including privately operated intercity passenger rail service if an eligible applicant is involved.

Eligible Recipients: States/group of states, local governments, Federally recognized tribe, D.C., public agencies, Amtrak.

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

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Ferry Service for Rural Communities New 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

Description: The Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program makes Federal resources available to States to ensure basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas.

Eligible Recipients: States

Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available.

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

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

DHS Resilience First Responder Capability Existing Competitive

Description: This program develops and transitions technologies, information, procedures, and concept of operations to aid first responders, emergency managers, and incident commanders as they respond to hazardous situations.

Eligible Recipients: Academia, Industry, National lands, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Federal Cost Share:

DOC - NOAA Other Fish Passage Existing Competitive August 15, 2022 - Applications close for FY2022 restoring fish passage through Barrier Removal program. Applications close for Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants on August 29, 2022 Yes

Description: Restoring fish passage by removing in-stream barriers and providing technical assistance.

Eligible Recipients: Non-Profit 501(C) Organizations, State and Territorial Government Agencies, Local Governments, Municipal Governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, Educational Institutions, for-profit agencies

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

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:

USACE Resilience Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Existing Direct federal

Description: Funds Army Corps preparedness measures, certain Army Corps operations during a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster, and the repair of certain projects following such a natural disaster.

Eligible Recipients: The Army Corps will use this funding to prepare for, respond to, and help in the recovery following a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster

Federal Cost Share: Varies

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.