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	Type	Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones	Tribes Eligible?	Workforce Funding Eligible Use?
	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
	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
	DOI	Resilience	Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Burned Area and Rehabilitation	Existing			Yes
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
	DOI	Resilience	Contracts and Agreements For Restoration on Federal Lands	New			Yes
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
	DOC - NOAA	Resilience	Wildfire research operations	Existing		Funding likely to be distributed internally at this stage, so not external NOFO at this time	Yes
Description: NOAA will improve weather, smoke, and fire behavior forecasts. Working with federal, state, local, tribal, and academic partners, NOAA will advance tactical fire fighting decisions, improve risk management and resource planning, and increase understanding of the impacts of these fires on human health. Eligible Recipients: Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Water	Underground Injection Control Grants: Class VI wells	New			Yes
Description: Funds agencies that oversee underground injection activities to prevent contamination of underground sources of drinking water from fluid injection practices. 7% set aside for Tribes. Eligible Recipients: States and Tribes 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:
	DHS - FEMA	Clean Energy and Power	Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams	Existing
Description: Makes available federal funds to eligible states for pass-through to non-federal governmental organizations or nonprofit organizations for the rehabilitation of dams that fail to meet minimum dam safety standards and pose unacceptable risk to life and property Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share:
	DOI	Environmental Remediation	Tribal Orphaned Well Grant Program (Set-aside)	New			Yes
Description: Funding to plus, cap, and remediate orhpan oil and gas wells on Tribal lands Eligible Recipients: Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	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 - 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:
	USDOT-FHWA	Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries	Safety-Related Activities (set aside)	Existing	Competitive			Yes
Description: For transportation safety outreach, training and education Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Tribal High Priority Projects Program	Reinstatement	Competitive		Yes
Description: Provides funding to supplement the Tribal Transportation Program or for Tribes that have an emergency or disaster occur on a Tribal transportation facility Eligible Recipients: Sovereign federally-recognized Tribal governments Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Advanced Transportation Technologies and Innovative Mobility Deployment	Existing	Competitive
Description: Competitive grants to deploy, install and operate advanced transportation technologies. Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, transit agencies, MPOs etc. Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers not available
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA)	Existing	Competitive	May 3, 2022, Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Opportunity NOFO (INFRA, MEGA and RURAL programs) closed for FY22	Yes
Description: Competitive grants for multi-modal freight and highway projects of national or regional significance. Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, tribes, certain MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities etc. Federal Cost Share: 60% federal/40% non federal except for certain small projects where federal share will be 80% and a grant under the state incentive pilot program (50 federal/50 non-federal)
	USDOT-FHWA	Ports and Waterways	Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities	New	Competitive
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
	USDOT-FHWA	Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries	Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants (Community Charging)	New	Competitive		Yes
Description: Funds available each year for to install electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure (hydrogen, propane, and natural gas) on public roads, schools, parks and in publicly accessible parking facilities. Eligible Recipients: States, territories, tribes, local governments, MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available.
	USDOT-FHWA	Other	Prioritization Process Pilot Program	New	Competitive	TBD
Description: Pilot program to support data-driven approaches to planning that can be evaluated for public benefit. Eligible Recipients: States, certain MPOs Federal Cost Share: Default (see sec 233 U.S.C. 120)
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (Set-aside)	New	Competitive
Description: To test the feasibility of a road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms to help maintain the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Set-aside from Highway Research Program. Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, MPOs Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal (for entities that have not received a grant under this section); 70% federal/30% non federal for other entities. Waivers not available.
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Grants for Planning, Feasibility Analysis, and Revenue Forecasting (Bridge Investment Program Set-aside)	New	Competitive	July 25, 2022 - Bridge Planning Applications closed	Yes
Description: Planning, feasibility analysis and revenue forecasting associated with the development of a project that would subsequently be eligible to apply for the Bridge Investment Program Eligible Recipients: States, certain MPOs, local governments, Tribal government, certain SPDs or public authorities etc. Federal Cost Share: Not to exceed Federal share under 23 U.S.C. 120; 90% Federal share for off-system bridges
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Disadvantaged Business Enterprises	Existing	Competitive
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
	USDOT-FHWA	Resilience	Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost saving Transportation (PROTECT) program	New	Competitive	TBD	Yes
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.
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Congestion Relief Program	New	Competitive
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
	USDA - Office of the Secretary	Other	Bioproduct Pilot Program	New	Competitive	August 31, 2022 - Applications close
Description: Determine the economic, social, and environmental benefits of using materials derived from agricultural commodities (bioproducts) in the development and manufacturing of construction or consumer products. Eligible Recipients: Bioproduct Research Facilities funded in part by a state with other restrictions Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required
	USDOT-FHWA	Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries	Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants (Corridor Charging)	New	Competitive		Yes
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.
	USDA	Resilience	State Fire Assistance	Existing	Competitive
Description: The Forest Service supports and assists State Foresters and local communities in building capacity for wildfire prevention, mitigation, control, and suppression on non-Federal lands. Eligible Recipients: State and Communities, State Forestry Service Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	EPA	Other	Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan	New	Competitive	June 2022 - funding allocation released
Description: In the short-term, aims to reduce nutrient-loading to the Gulf of Mexico from the basin by 20% by 2025 In the long-term, the goal is to limit the Gulf hypoxic zone to an average annual size of less than 5,000 square kilometers by 2035. Eligible Recipients: 12 State Members of Gulf Hypoxia Task Force (Along Mississippi Corridor/Gulf of Mexico) Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Other	Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants	New	Competitive	July 25, 2022 - Comments in response to Requests for Information closed	Yes
Description: To fund investment in recycling and solid waste management. Eligible Recipients: States (including the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision of a State, Tribe, or territory), Tribes, InterTribal Consortia, Former Indian Reservations in Oklahoma (As Determined by The Secretary of The Interior), and Alaskan Native Villages. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Other	Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants	New	Competitive	July 25, 2022 - Comments in response to Requests for Information closed	Yes
Description: Investment to transform public education and outreach regarding how to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Eligible Recipients: States, a Unit of Local Government, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized), A Native Hawaiian Organization, The Department of Hawaiian Homelands, The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, A Non-Profit Organization, Or A Public-Private Partnership Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	National Motor Vehicle Per-Mile User Fee Pilot (set-aside)	New	Competitive
Description: Pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/ 20% non-federal
	EPA	Environmental Remediation	Brownfield Projects	Existing	Competitive		Yes
Description: Provides funds to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities/Townships, Tribal (Federally Recognized), Indian Housing Authorities, Nonprofits, Public Housing Authorities Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	USDA	Resilience	Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program for At-Risk Communities	New	Competitive		Yes
Description: Provide grants to communities at risk from wildfire to develop or revise their community wildfire protection plans and carry out projects described within those plans. It will include a mix of formula and competitive funds. Eligible Recipients: Private forest owners, communities at risk of wildfires, tribes, state forestry agencies, and non profits Federal Cost Share:
	USDA	Resilience	Provide Financial Assistance to States, Indian Tribes, and Units of Local Government to Establish and Operate Reverse 911 Telecommunication Systems	New	Competitive		Yes
Description: Establishment of reserve-911 telecommunication systems. Eligible Recipients: States and Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	USDOT-FHWA	Safety	Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program	New	Competitive		Yes
Description: Supports projects that seek to reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity. Eligible Recipients: State highway agencies, MPOs, local governments, tribes, regional transportation authorities, certain SPD or public authorities etc. Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances
	USDA - Forest Service	Other	Secure Rural Schools	Existing	Competitive	September 30, 2022 - Elections for funding must be submitted by September 30, 2022 via Governor's office or other appropriate executive office of the state on behalf of the Governor
Description: Provides critical funding for schools, roads, and other municipal services to more than 700 counties across the United State and Puerto Rico. Focuses on schools whose tax base was influenced by growing amount of federal land. Eligible Recipients: States and Counties Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required
	USDA-RUS	Broadband	Distance Learning, Telemedicine, And Broadband Program: Reconnect Program	Existing	Competitive		Yes
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
	USDOT-Build America Bureau	Roads, bridges and major projects	Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RIFF) loans	Existing	Competitive	Open for applications
Description: Federal loans to eligible entities to finance development of railroad infrastructure, including to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment of facilities, develop or establish new intermodal or railway facilities, reimburse planning and design expenses and to finance transit oriented development Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, railroads, etc... Federal Cost Share: Up to 100%
	USDOT-FAA	Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities	Airport Terminal Program	New	Competitive	February 2022 - NOFO closed and awarded	yes
Description: Provides competitive grants for airport terminal development projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. Eligible Recipients: Public agencies, private entities, state and Tribal government owning a public use National Plan of Integration Airport Systems airport. Federal Cost Share: Large/Medium Hub 20% non-federal match; All others (Small, Non and Non-Primary) 5% non-federal match. Waivers are not available.
	USDOT-FAA	Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities	Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program	Existing	Competitive	April 2022, FY2022 NOFO closed
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
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Bridge Investment Program	New	Competitive	August 9, 2022 - Large Bridge Project applications due; September 8, Bridge Project applications due	Yes
Description: Competitive program to support projects to improve bridge and culvert condition, safety, efficiency and reliability. Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, Tribal government, certain MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities. Federal Cost Share: 50% Federal/50% non-Federal for large projects and 80% Federal/20% non-Federal for any other eligible project. Rules around non-Federal share.