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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.

Click the red box with the down arrow to view more details about the program including a description, eligibility and cost sharing information. To sort the table, click on a header (Agency, Category, etc...). When sorting the table, the default sort order is ascending (least) to descending (greatest) or A-Z, depending on the type of data. To sort the table in descending or Z-A order, click the header again.

Agencysort descending Category Name of Program New or Existing Program Type Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones Tribes Eligible? Workforce Funding Eligible Use? Cybersecurity An Eligible Use?
DOC - NTIA Broadband Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) New Formula August 15, 2022 - Initial Planning Funds application due Yes Yes

Description: For broadband planning, deployment, and adoption projects. Each State, D.C, and P.R. will receive an allocation of at least $100 million and the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will each receive $25 million. Each State will receive initial funding of $5 million and each territory will receive initial funding of $1.25 million to support broadband planning efforts including building capacity in State broadband offices and outreach with local communities. Following submission of 5-year Action Plans, the remaining funding will be distributed based on a formula that considers the number of unserved and high-cost locations in the State, based on the maps to be published by the FCC.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C.

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

DOC - NTIA Broadband Middle Mile Grants Program New Competitive 30 September 2022 – Applications due through application portal Yes

Description: Funding for the construction, improvement or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, ISPs, local entities, tribal governments, Native entities

Federal Cost Share: Federal award may not exceed 70% of total project cost/At least 30% non-federal

DOC - NTIA Broadband State Digital Equity Capacity Grant New Competitive TBD Yes Yes

Description: The State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program dedicates a $1.44 billion formula grant program for States, Territories, Tribal governments, Alaska Native entities, Native Hawaiian organizations distributed via annual grant programs over five years to implement digital equity projects and support the implementation of digital equity plans.

Eligible Recipients: States, Territories, D.C., Tribal governments, Alaska Native entities, Native Hawaiian organizations

Federal Cost Share: Federal share up to 90% of project cost. Waivers are available.

DOC - NTIA Broadband State Digital Equity Competitive Grant New Competitive TBD Yes Yes

Description: The Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program is a $1.25 billion discretionary grant program distributed via annual grant programs over five years to implement digital equity projects.

Eligible Recipients: Local Education Agency; State Governments, including any political subdivisions of the State; Tribal Governments; Alaska Native Entities; and Native Hawaiian Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations; Community Anchor Institutions; and Workforce Development Programs

Federal Cost Share: Federal share up to 90% of project cost. Waivers are available.

DOC - NTIA Broadband State Digital Equity Planning Grant New Competitive 12 July 2022, Planning Grant applications closed Yes

Description: The State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program is a $60 million formula grant program for States and territories to develop digital equity plans.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C., Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities and Native Hawaiian organizations

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal matching requirement

DOC - NTIA Broadband Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Existing Competitive TBD Yes

Description: The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program provides grants for broadband infrastructure deployment; affordable broadband programs; distance learning, telehealth, digital inclusion efforts; and broadband adoption activities.

Eligible Recipients: Tribal Governments, Tribal organizations, Tribal Colleges or Universities, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, and Alaska Native Corporations. ​

Federal Cost Share:

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

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:

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

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 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 Resilience Coastal Zone Management No Grant October 14, 2022 - Applications close for NOAA's Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration program

Description: The purpose of these funds is to restore and protect coastal ecosystems through direct investment by coastal States and territories in ecologically significant habitats.

Eligible Recipients: States (Includes District Of Columbia, Public Institutions Of Higher Education, And Hospitals); U.S. Territories And Possessions; U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education And Hospitals); State; Any Coastal State.

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

DOE Clean Energy and Power Hydropower Research, Development, and Demonstration (s 41006) Existing Competitive

Description: To fund research, development and demonstration activities to improve hydropower technologies

Eligible Recipients: Industry partners and National Labs

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Marine Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Existing Competitive

Description: To fund research, development and demonstration activities to improve marine energy technologies.

Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner and National Labs

Federal Cost Share: TBD

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:

DOE Resilience Advanced Energy Security Program New Competitive Yes

Description: To increase the functional preservation of electric grid operations or natural gas and oil operations in the face of threats and hazards.

Eligible Recipients: Utilities, National Labs, Bulk Power System Vendors

Federal Cost Share: TBD

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 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 Other Manufacturing Leadership (Sec 40534) New Competitive

Description: To provide funding to States to provide assistance to small and medium manufacturers to invest in smart manufacturing technologies or access high-performance computing resources for manufacturing analysis.

Eligible Recipients: States

Federal Cost Share: 30% federal share

DOE Clean Energy and Power Wind Energy Technology Program (sec 41007(b)(1)) Existing Competitive September 1, 2022 - Concept paper due in response to Funding Opportunity Request. Full applications due November 10, 2022 (combined wind and solar technology programs) Yes

Description: To fund research, development, demonstration and commercialization activities to improve wind energy technologies.

Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, tribal energy development, Tribe, Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian community based organization, non profit, industry, etc.

Federal Cost Share: TBD

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 National Marine Energy Centers Existing Competitive

Description: To provide financial assistance to establish new National Marine Energy Centers and continuation and expansion of the research, development, demonstration, testing and commercial application activities at existing Centers.

Eligible Recipients: Institutions of Higher Education or consortia

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Solar Energy Research and Development (sec 41007(c)(1)) Existing Competitive September 1, 2022 - Concept paper due in response to Funding Opportunity Request. Full applications due November 10, 2022 (combined wind and solar technology programs) Yes

Description: To fund research, development, demonstration and commercialization activities to improve solar energy technologies.

Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, tribal energy development, Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian organization, non profit, industry, etc.

Federal Cost Share:

DOE Clean Energy and Power Wind Energy Tech Recycling Research & Development New Competitive Yes

Description: To award financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration and commercialization projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of wind technologies

Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, a Tribe, Tribal organization, Tribal energy development organization, Native Hawaiian community-based organization, non profit, industry, etc.

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Solar Recycling Research & Development (s. 41007(c)(3)) New Competitive August 12, 2022 - Concept Paper due. Full applications submission deadline October 17, 2022 Yes

Description: To award financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration and commercialization projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of solar energy technologies

Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, Tribal energy development organization, a Tribe, a Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian community-based organization, non profit, industry, etc.

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Environmental Remediation Funding to Support Orphan Well Plugging New Competitive

Description: Funding to support the Department of the Interior’s effort to establish a program to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells located on Federal land.

Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner

Federal Cost Share:

DOE Clean Energy and Power New Solar Research & Development (s. 41007 (c)) New Competitive Yes

Description: To award financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration and commercialization projects to create innovative and practical approaches to advance new solar energy manufacturing technologies and techniques.

Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, Tribal energy development organization, a Tribe, a Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian community-based organization, non profit, industry, etc.

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Pre-Commercial Direct Air Capture Prize Competitions New Competitive February 2022 - Comment period in response to Request for Information closed

Description: Reauthorization of program to advance research, development, demonstration and commercial application of carbon capture technologies

Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner

Federal Cost Share: TBD

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

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 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

DOE Clean Energy and Power Lithium-Ion Recycling Prize New Competitive

Description: To provide a prize for recycling of lithium ion batteries and to convene a task force on battery producer requirements

Eligible Recipients: Prize dependent

Federal Cost Share: N/A

DOE Clean Energy and Power Pumped Storage Hydropower Wind and Solar Integration and System Reliability Initiative New Competitive Yes

Description: Provides financial assistance to carry out project design, transmission studies, power market assessments, and permitting for a pumped storage hydropower project to facilitate the long-duration storage of intermittent renewable energy

Eligible Recipients: Electric utilities, State Energy Offices, Tribes, Institutes of Higher Education, or consortium thereof

Federal Cost Share: Matching funds equal to or greater than the amount of financial assistance provided

DOE Clean Energy and Power Weatherization Assistance Program Existing Formula July 1, 2022 - Applications for FY22 closed Yes

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

DOE Clean Energy and Power State Energy Program Existing Formula September 30, 2022 - States to submit Energy Security Plan

Description: Funding to states to support electric transmission and distribution planning as well as planning activities and programs that help reduce carbon emissions in all sectors of the economy, including transportation and alternative transportation fuels and electrification

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C.

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

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 Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants New Competitive September 16, 2022 - Comments due in response to Request for Information

Description: Offers grants to small and medium-sized manufacturers to enable them to build or retrofit existing manufacturing and industrial facilities to produce or recycle advanced energy products in communities where coal mines or coal power plants have closed

Eligible Recipients: Manufacturing firm—subject to size limitations

Federal Cost Share: Not specified

DOE Clean Energy and Power Critical Material Supply Chain Research Facility New Competitive March 31, 2022 - Comments in response to Request for Information closed

Description: To support construction of a critical materials supply chain research facility.

Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner

Federal Cost Share: TBD

DOE Clean Energy and Power Section 243 Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives (Sec 40332) New Competitive September 6, 2022 - Responses to Request for Information on section 243 and section 247 due

Description: To incentivize upgrades to hydroelectric facilities to increase their efficiency.

Eligible Recipients: Owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams

Federal Cost Share: N/A