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 |
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Type | Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones | Tribes Eligible? | Workforce Funding Eligible Use? | Cybersecurity An Eligible Use? | ||
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| USACE | Resilience | Flood Plain Management Services | No | Direct Federal | ||||||
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Description: The Army Corps provides site-specific flood and flood plain data and assistance to States, Tribes, and local communities. Eligible Recipients: Funds certain technical assistance provided by the Army Corps Federal Cost Share: In general, unless otherwise specified in law, projects are 100 percent Federally funded. |
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| USDA | Resilience | Volunteer Fire Assistance | No | Grant, Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance | Only Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in Q3 2022 | |||||
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Description: The Volunteer Fire Assistance program focuses on increasing the capacity of local fire departments to provide initial attack on wildfires by providing additional firefighter training and assistance to departments with purchasing equipment. Eligible Recipients: Community And State. National Association Of State Foresters, State Forestry Agencies, National Volunteer Fire Council And The International Association Of Fire Chiefs Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available. |
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| DOI | Resilience | Ecosystem - Sagebrush-Steppe | No | Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Direct Federal Spending | June 16, 2022 - FY2022 allocations made | |||||
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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 |
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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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| EPA | Water | Geographic Programs - Puget Sound | No | Grant | ||||||
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Description: Goal to restore and maintain the Puget Sound Estuary's environment. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available. |
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| USDA | Resilience | Research And Development Via Joint Fire Science Program Partnership With Department Of Interior | No | Grant, facilitated through interagency agreement with the Department of Interior (Bureau of Land Management). | ||||||
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Description: The Joint Fire Science Program funds scientific research on wildland fires and distributes results to help policymakers, fire managers and practitioners make decisions. Eligible Recipients: Institutions Of Higher Education 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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| Department of the Interior | Resilience | Ecosystem - Lake Tahoe | No | Grant | July 19, 2022 - first round of funds allocated | Yes | ||||
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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 |
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| EPA | Water | Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration Program | No | Grant | August 10, 2022 - EPA announced initial awards for FY2022 | |||||
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Description: This program is intended to improve water quality in the Lower Columbia River Basin through specific actions to reduce toxics, increase monitoring, and/or increase public education and outreach. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available. |
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| DOI | Resilience | Wildfire Management - Joint Fire Science Program with Department of Agriculture | No | Interagency agreements, cooperative agreements | First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in 2022 | |||||
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Description: Support science and research on wildland fire management issues that mitigate wildfire risk. Eligible Recipients: Science And Research Organizations/Entities, Public Higher-Ed Institutions, Private Higher-Ed Institutions Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| EPA | Water | Geographic Programs - Lake Pontchartrain Restoration Program | No | Cooperative Agreement (Discretionary Grants) | ||||||
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Description: This program carries out the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Comprehensive Management Plan. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available. |
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| USDA | Resilience | State Fire Assistance | No | Grant, Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance | Soliciting projects from States | |||||
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Description: Supports and assists State Foresters and local communities in building capacity for wildfire prevention, mitigation, control, and suppression on non-Federal lands. Eligible Recipients: Community And State (Primary Partners Including National Association of State Foresters And State Forestry Agencies) Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available. |
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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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| 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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| EPA | Water | Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound | No | Cooperative Agreement (Discretionary Grants) | ||||||
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Description: Supports the implementation of a comprehensive plan to protect and restore water quality, habitat, and living resources in Long Island Sound, working with State and local governments, the private sector, user groups, and the general public. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available. |
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| USDA | Resilience | Restore Native Vegetation On Federal/Non-Federal Land | No | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: This program ensures the productive and sustainable use of National Forest System lands by improving the condition and health of forest and rangeland vegetation, controlling the spread of invasive species, sustaining soil productivity, reducing the risk of severe flooding and erosion in areas affected by severe fire, and maintaining water quality. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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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 | Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program | No | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: Uses collaborative, science-based approaches to enhance forest and watershed health, reduce risk from uncharacteristic wildfire, and provide benefits to rural economies. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Removal Of Vegetation For Biochar And Innovative Wood Products | No | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: This program, through contracting or employing crews of laborers, supports the modification and removal of flammable vegetation on Federal land and for using materials from treatments. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Ecological Health Restoration Contracts | No | Direct Federal Spending | Report to Congress in June 2022 | |||||
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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 |
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| EPA | Water | Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program | No | Grant | Yes | |||||
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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. |
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| DOI | Resilience | National Geological And Geophysical Data Preservation Program | No | Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Direct Federal Spending | First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in May 2022 | |||||
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Description: Provides competitive grants to State Geological Surveys and funds projects executed by U.S. Geological Survey and other Department of the Interior bureaus to preserve, modernize, and make publicly available geological and geophysical data and assets. Eligible Recipients: State Geological Surveys, State Universities Housing State Geological Surveys, Private Contractors, U.S. Geological Survey Science Centers And Other Department of Interior Bureaus Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Resilience | Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost saving Transportation (PROTECT) program | New | Competitive | TBD | Yes | ||||
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Description: Supports planning, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal transportation infrastructure Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, tribes, MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities. Federal Cost Share: 80% Federal / 20% non-Federal except 100% Federal for an Tribe as determined by the Secretary. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| USACE | Resilience | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account | New | Loans | ||||||
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Description: Federal credit program to provide credit assistance to creditworthy borrowers for projects to maintain, upgrade, and repair dams identified in the National Inventory of Dams owned by non-Federal entities. Eligible Recipients: State, local government, public utility, or private primary owners of dams identified in the National Inventory of Dams Federal Cost Share: |
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| USDOT-Secretary | Roads, bridges and major projects | Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program | New | Competitive | October 13, 2022 - Applications for FY22 funding close | Yes | ||||
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Description: Restores communities by removing, retrofitting or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity. Eligible Recipients: State, locality, Tribal government, MPO, non-profit, owner of eligible facility Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers available. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries | Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants (Corridor Charging) | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: To deploy electric vehicle charging and hydrogen/propane/natural gas fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors and in communities. Eligible Recipients: States, territories, local governments, tribes, MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities Federal Cost Share: 80% federal /20% non-federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries | Low or No Emissions (Bus) Program | New | Competitive | May 31, 2022 - Applications for FY2022 closed | Yes | Yes (in NOFO) | |||
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Description: Provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities. Provides capital funding for low or no emissions bus projects. Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, special districts, Tribal Governments (federally recognized) Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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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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| USACE | Resilience | Section 118 Of Water Resources Development Act of 2020 | New | Direct Federal | Yes | |||||
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Description: Pilot program to carry out feasibility studies for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction projects that incorporate natural features or nature-based features for rural communities and economically disadvantaged communities. Eligible Recipients: In partnership with State, local, and Tribal governments, the Army Corps would use funding to carry out feasibility studies Federal Cost Share: In general, studies are 100% Federally funded. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Resilience | Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost saving Transportation (PROTECT) formula program | New | Formula | July 29, 2022 - state allocations and guidance released | No | ||||
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Description: Supports planning, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal transportation infrastructure (highways, transit and certain port projects) Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/ 20% non-federal. Waivers are available in some circumstances |
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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-FHWA | Ports and Waterways | Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities | New | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: Study and award competitive grants to reduce truck idling and emissions at ports, including through advancement of port electrification. Eligible Recipients: None specified Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal |
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| USDOT-Secretary | Safety | Safe Streets and Roads for All | New | Competitive | September 15, 2022 – Applications close for FY22 funding | Yes | ||||
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Description: "Provides supplemental funding to support local initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets, commonly referred to as ""Vision Zero"" or ""Toward Zero Deaths"" initiatives" Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, federally recognized Tribal governments, MPOs, multi-jurisdictional entities Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Rail Vehicle Replacement Grants | New | Competitive | July 2022 - FY2022 NOFO expected | |||||
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Description: Capital projects for the replacement of rail rolling stock. Eligible Recipients: States, local governmental authorities Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal; however, these funds cannot exceed 50 percent of total cost. Waivers are not available. |
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| DOI | Resilience | Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration and Protection Projects | New | Competitive | April 2023 - First round of funding expected to be announced | |||||
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Description: This funding will support design, study and construction of aquatic ecosystem restoration and protection projects. Eligible Recipients: Open Federal Cost Share: 35% for construction. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal Transportation Facility Bridge (Set-aside Bridge Investment Program) | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Set-aside from the competitive Bridge Investment Program Eligible Recipients: Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| 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 | |||||
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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. |
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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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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | All Stations Accessibility Program | New | Competitive | September 30, 2022 - Proposals in response to FY22 NOFO close | |||||
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Description: Provides capital funding to upgrade the accessibility of legacy rail fixed guideway public transportation systems for people with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs. Eligible Recipients: States, local government authorities Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| DOI | Resilience | Working Capital Fund | New | Yes | ||||||
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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 |
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