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 |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Provides funding to states for transportation research, technical assistance, training and related support services in rural areas Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Safety | Highway Safety Improvement Program | Existing | Formula | Yes | |||||
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Description: Provides States with critical safety funding that is used to save lives and prevent serious injuries on all public roads Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: 90% federal/10% non-federal. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) | Existing | Formula | December, 2021 - FY22 funding released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Promotes flexibility in state and local transportation decisions and provide flexible funding to best address state and local transportation needs. 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 | Safety | Railway-Highway Grade Crossings Program | Existing | Formula | December, 2021 - FY22 funding released | |||||
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Description: Supports projects with the goal of reducing the number of fatalities, injuries and crashes and public railway-highway crossings Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | National Highway Performance Program | Existing | Formula | December, 2021 - FY22 funding released | Yes | ||||
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Description: To provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System, to provide support for construction of new facilities etc. 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 | Tribal Transportation Program | Existing | Formula | Yes | |||||
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Description: Supports projects to provide multimodal transportation and public road access to and within Indian reservations, Tribal lands, and Alaska Native Village Communities. Eligible Recipients: Sovereign federally-recognized Tribal governments Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding |
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| USDOT-FAA | Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities | Air Traffic Facilities and Equipment | New | Formula | Each program has its own planning cycle and individual milestones | |||||
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Description: FAA sustainment work and facilities replacements for replacing FAA-owned terminal and route air traffic control faculties, improvements of air route and terminal facilities etc. Eligible Recipients: Federal Aviation Authority towers and commercial vendors. Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding |
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| USDOT-FAA | Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities | Airport Infrastructure Grants | New | Formula | Yes | |||||
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Description: For investment in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects. Eligible Recipients: Public agencies, private entities, state and Tribal government owning a public use National Plan of Integration Airport Systems airport. Federal Cost Share: 5-25% non-federal match for allocations, no match for contract tower grants. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT | Roads, bridges and major projects | Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) | Existing | Formula | 21/12 FY22 Funding Announced (set aside from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program) | |||||
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Description: Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Metropolitan Transportation Planning | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | |||||
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Description: The Metropolitan Planning Program is available to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process and meet the transportation planning requirements of the joint Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration planning regulations. Eligible Recipients: States, MPOs Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Urbanized Area Formula Grant Program (Transit) | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Makes resources available to urbanized areas and Governors for transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and for transportation-related planning. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, special districts Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available |
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| USDOT-NHTSA | Safety | National Priority Safety Programs | Existing | Formula | January 2022, Interim State Formula Grant Funding Table Released | |||||
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Description: To encourage States to address national priorities for reducing highway deaths and injuries through occupant protection programs, State traffic safety information system improvements, impaired driving countermeasures, passage of effective laws to reduce distracted driving, implementation of motorcyclist safety programs, and non-motorist safety programs. Eligible Recipients: States, D.C., territories Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Transit) including Growing States Funds. | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: To improve, initiate, or continue public transportation service in nonurbanized areas and to provide technical assistance for rural transportation providers. The Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program is a set-aside from the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, special districts, nonprofits Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Public Transportation on Indian Reservations - Formula | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Provides direct funding to Federally recognized Tribes to provide public transportation service on and around Indian reservations or Tribal land in rural areas Eligible Recipients: Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are available. |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Weatherization Assistance Program | Existing | Formula | July 1, 2022 - Applications for FY22 closed | Yes | ||||
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Description: To increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low income persons, reduce their total residential energy expenditures, and improve health and safety. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Puerto Rico Highway Program | Existing | Formula | 22/01 – FY funding released | |||||
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Description: Provides funding to carry out a highway program in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Eligible Recipients: Puerto Rico 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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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Preventing Outages and Enhancing Resilience of the Electric Grid (section 40101(d)) | New | Formula | September 30, 2022 – Application materials due | Yes | ||||
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Description: To make grants to eligible entities to prevent outages and enhance the resilience of the electricity grid Eligible Recipients: States, Territories, D.C. and Tribes (can subgrant to electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers, fuel suppliers). Federal Cost Share: Federal 85%/States, Territories and Tribes 15% (Federal share is 50% to subgrantees or 66% if a small utility) |
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| EPA | Water | Clean Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aside | No | Formula | March 8, 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 | 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 | Clean Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aside | Existing | Formula | March 8, 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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| DOI | Resilience | Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan | No | Financial Assistance | First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in July 2022 | |||||
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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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| DOI | Resilience | Colorado River Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation Programs | No | Financial Assistance | First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in July 2022 | |||||
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Description: The Colorado River Basin Endangered Species and Conservation programs support the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish and San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Programs and the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program in the Upper Colorado Basin. Eligible Recipients: Open Federal Cost Share: TBD. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Transportation Program (funds for National Park Service) | Existing | Federal spending | ||||||
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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 |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) | Existing | Federal spending | ||||||
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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 |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Transportation Program (For other Federal Land Management Agencies) | Existing | Federal spending | ||||||
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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 |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Forest Service) | Existing | Federal spending | ||||||
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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 |
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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 | ||||||
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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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| DOI | Water | Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund | No | Discretionary | Yes | |||||
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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: |
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| DOI | Water | Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund | Existing | Discretionary | Yes | |||||
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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: |
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| DOI | Clean Energy and Power | Earth Mapping Resources Initiative | Existing | Direct Federal Spending/Cooperative agreement | A portion of FY22 funding allocated | |||||
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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 |
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| USDA | Resilience | Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Program | No | Direct Federal spending. | RFP Released in May 2022 | |||||
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Description: Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service are working together to improve the health of forests where public forests and grasslands connect to privately owned lands. Eligible Recipients: Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| DOI | Resilience | Wildfire Management - Fuels Management | No | Direct Federal spending, possibly Interagency Agreement(s), Cooperative Agreement(s), and Contract(s) | Yes | |||||
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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 |
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| DHS - FEMA | Clean Energy and Power | National Dam Safety Program | Existing | Direct federal spending and grants | July 15 - Applications closed for FY22 grants | |||||
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Description: To encourage establishment and maintenance of effective state programs to ensure dam, safety. A partnership of state, federal agencies and other stakeholders. Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: |
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| FCC-WCB | Broadband | Broadband Deployment Locations Map | New | Direct federal spending | ||||||
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Description: To establish an online mapping tool to provide a locations overview of the overall geographic footprint of each broadband infrastructure deployment project funded by the Infrastructure Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 or any other Federal amounts appropriated or any Federal program authorized after the date of enactment of the Infrastructure Act to fund broadband infrastructure deployment. Eligible Recipients: N/A Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDA | Resilience | Post-Fire Restoration | No | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: The Burned Area Recovery program will provide restoration activities on wildfire affected areas within three years after the date that a wildland fire is contained. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Reforestation Trust Fund (Replant Act) | No | Direct Federal Spending | Report to Congress in November 2022 | |||||
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Description: The funds are used to reduce the backlog in reforestation and timber stand improvement work. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Preplanning Fire Response Workshops And Workforce Training | Yes | Direct Federal Spending | Yes | |||||
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Description: The Forest Service will conduct pre-planning fire response workshops that develop Potential Operational Delineations and select potential control locations and workforce training for staff, non-Federal firefighters, and Native village fire crews. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Revegetation Effort to Implement National Seed Strategy | No | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: Guides ecological restoration across major landscapes, especially those lands damaged by rangeland fires, invasive species, severe storms, and drought. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Capital Improvement And Maintenance - Construction And Maintenance Of Roads For Forest Restoration Projects That Reduce Wildfire Risk | No | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: This program administers an extensive transportation network that is vital to the agency’s mission to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of national forest lands. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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