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?	Cybersecurity An Eligible Use?
	USDOT-FTA	Public Transportation	Public Transportation Technical Assistance and Workforce Development	Existing	Technical Assistance			Yes
Description: Funding to support workforce development and transition, including in relation to zero-emission fleet conversion and other technical assistance to support transit providers. Also supports the development of standards for the public transportation industry. Eligible Recipients: National non-profit organizations Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available.
	USDOT-Maritime	Ports and Waterways	Port Infrastructure Development Program	Existing	Competitive	May 16, 2022 - NOFO for FY2022 closed		Yes	Yes
Description: Grants to invest in the modernization and expansion of US ports to remove bottlenecks, ensure long-term competitiveness, resilience, cybersecurity, and sustainability while reducing impacts to the environment and neighboring communities. Eligible Recipients: Ports, Port Authorities Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non federal. Waivers are available for small projects or projects in rural areas.
	USDOT-Maritime	Ports and Waterways	America's Marine Highway Program Grants	Existing	Competitive	April 29, 2022 - NOFO closed for 2022 funding round
Description: Grants to develop and expand marine highway service options and facilitate their further integration into the U.S. surface transportation system. Eligible Recipients: Designated marine highway projects Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available.
	DRC	Other	Delta Regional Authority	Existing			Yes	Yes
Description: Focus on public infrastructure improvements, workforce development, and business development. Eligible Recipients: States, local, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized), public high edu, non profits Federal Cost Share: Maximum Delta Regional Authority share is 100 percent for infrastructure projects in a distressed area or 10 percent for workforce development or business development projects in distressed or non-distressed areas. Delta Regional Authority participation can increase the allowable Federal share up to 100 percent in a grant. Waivers are available in some circumstances.
	USDOT-FHWA	Roads, bridges and major projects	Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects	Existing	Competitive		Yes
Description: Provides funding for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of nationally-significant federal lands transportation projects and Tribal transportation projects Eligible Recipients: Any eligible to receive funding under the Tribal Transportation Program, federal Lands Transportation Program, or federal lands access program. In addition, a state, county, or local government may apply if sponsored by an eligible federal lands mana genet agency or Tribe. Federal Cost Share: 90% federal/10% non-federal. Waivers are available for Tribes.
	DOI	Resilience	Tribal Irrigation and Power Systems	Existing			Yes
Description: The program addresses deferred maintenance needs at 17 congressionally authorized irrigation projects located on Indian reservations across the Rocky Mountain, Northwest, Southwest, Navajo and Western Regions. Eligible Recipients: Tribal Governments - recognized Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required
	DOE	Clean Energy and Power	Power Marketing Administration Transmission Borrowing Authority	Existing	Loans	September 30, 2022 - The Administrator must issue an updated financial plan by the end of FY 2022
Description: Borrowing authority for the Bonneville Power Authority (BPA) to assist in the financing of the construction, acquisition and replacement of the federal Columbia River Power System. Eligible Recipients: Entities that assist in implementing the Construction, Acquisition, And Replacement of The Federal Columbia River Power System Federal Cost Share: N/A
	DOC - NOAA	Other	Marine Debris	Existing	Competitive	September 30, 2022 - Applications close	Yes
Description: To investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris. Eligible Recipients: States, local, tribal governments and organizations, non-profits, education institutions etc. Federal Cost Share: 50% federal/50% non-federal
	DOC - NOAA	Other	Marine Debris	Existing	Competitive	September 30, 2022 - Applications close	Yes
Description: To investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris. Eligible Recipients: States, local, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized and non-federally recognized), special districts, Higher-Ed, etc. Federal Cost Share: 33% federal/67% non-federal. Waivers are available.
	DOC - NOAA	Other	National Estuarine Research Reserve System	Existing	Competitive
Description: The National Estuarine Research Reserve System consists of estuarine areas of the United States and its territories designated and managed for research and educational purposes. Eligible Recipients: States, Territories Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	DOC - NOAA	Other	Regional Ocean Partnerships	Existing	Competitive	September 13, 2022 - Applications due for Tribal Engagement in Regional Ocean Partnership	Yes
Description: Regional Ocean Partnerships are regional organizations voluntarily convened by Governors working in collaboration with other governments (including Tribal, Federal, and local) and stakeholders to address ocean and coastal issues of common concern in that region. Eligible Recipients: States, territories, tribal governments Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	DOC - NOAA	Other	Consultations and Permitting	Existing		N/A
Description: Funding for the National Marine Fisheries Service to conducts consultations with Federal action agencies under both the Endangered Species Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Eligible Recipients: Internal Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	DOC - NOAA	Other	Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund	Existing	Competitive	March 2022 - Funding for FY22 closed	Yes
Description: Continues existing program to reverse the declines of Pacific salmon and steelhead. Eligible Recipients: States and Tribes Federal Cost Share: 68% per cent federal/33% non-federal. Waivers are available.
	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:
	DOE	Clean Energy and Power	Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program	Existing	Competitive	Agreements went into effect on 2/21 and 5/21; NRC licensing of reactors TBD
Description: To fund two large demonstrations of advanced nuclear reactors for electricity generation Eligible Recipients: Industry Partners, National Laboratories, and Engineering and Construction firms. Federal Cost Share:
	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
	DOE	Clean Energy and Power	Purchase of Power and Transmission Services	Existing	Federal expenditure at discretion of Western Area Power Administration Administrator
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
	DOE	Clean Energy and Power	Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies Grant Program	Existing	Competitive
Description: To provide aid to federal agencies that they can leverage with private capital to make energy and water efficiency upgrades to Federal buildings Eligible Recipients: Federal Agencies Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	DOE	Clean Energy and Power	Industrial Research and Assessment Centers	Existing	Competitive
Description: To provide funding for institutions of higher education-based industrial research and assessment centers to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance at manufacturing and other industrial facilities. Eligible Recipients: Institutions of Higher Education, Community College, Trade School, Or Union Training Program Federal Cost Share: None specified
	DOE	Clean Energy and Power	Hydroelectric Production Incentives	Existing	Competitive
Description: Provides incentive payments for electric energy generated and sold by a qualified hydroelectric facility during the incentive period, to the owner or authorized operator of such facility. Eligible Recipients: Non-federal owners of qualified hydroelectric or marine energy facilities 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	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	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
	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	National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund	Existing	Competitive	April 21, 2022 - Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY 2022 closed	Yes
Description: Supports the National Coastal Resilience Fund which restores, increases and strengthens natural infrastructure to protect coastal communities while also enhancing habitats for fish and wildlife. Invests in conservation projects that restore or expand natural features such as coastal marshes and wetlands, dune and beach systems, oyster and coral reefs, forests, coastal rivers and floodplains, and barrier islands that minimize the impacts of storms and other naturally occurring events on nearby communities. Eligible Recipients: States, territories, tribes, local, non profits Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share
	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
	DHS	Resilience	Sector Risk management Agencies	Existing	Direct federal spending				Yes
Description: The requested funding will allow the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to sustain coordinated support for Sector Risk Management Agencies across the Federal government, cultivating sector-specific expertise within the agency. Eligible Recipients: Federal (DHS/CISA) Federal Cost Share: N/A
	ARC	Other	Appalachian Area Development : Regional Multistate Initiative	Existing			Yes
Description: Program will provide support for multistate regional economic and community development projects throughout the ARC region through planning and implementation grants reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis. Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, non profits Federal Cost Share: Maximum ARC share ranges from 30 percent-80 percent, depending on the county’s level of economic distress. Appalachian Regional Commission participation can increase the allowable Federal share up to 100 percent in a grant. Waivers are available in some circumstances.
	ARC	Other	Appalachian Area Development : Community Capacity Initiative	Existing			Yes
Description: Funds will be used for development of large-scale project development assistance including, but not limited to, continuing and expanding on the Commission’s current community capacity pilot, providing significant amounts in direct support to Non-Profits, State/Local Governments, and Local Development Districts for community capacity activities, and deploy resources flexibly to meet the growing need for community-specific capacity activities. Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, non profits Federal Cost Share: Maximum Appalachian Regional Commission share ranges from 30 percent-80 percent, depending on the county’s level of economic distress. Appalachian Regional Commission participation can increase the allowable Federal share up to 100 percent in a grant. Waivers are available in some circumstances.
	Denali Commission	Broadband	Denali Commission Broadband Funding	Existing	Competitive	May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding	Yes
Description: Program to assist rural Alaskan communities in planning and build-out of modern broadband capabilities. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally recognized), counties, cities / townships, SPDs, etc. Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances.
	Denali Commission	Other	Denali Commission Funding	Existing	Competitive	May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding	Yes
Description: Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized), counties, cities / townships, public higher edu, non profits, Public Housing Authorities, Indian Housing Authorities Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances.
	Denali Commission	Other	Denali Commission: Village Infrastructure Protection	Existing	Competitive	May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding	Yes
Description: Program to assist rural Alaskan communities that are threatened by erosion, flooding and permafrost degradation. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), Higher-Ed., etc. Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances.
	Denali Commission	Other	Denali Commission: Workforce Development	Existing	Competitive	May 13, 2022 – Applications closed for FY2022 funding	Yes	Yes
Description: Program aimed at enhancing relevant skills of rural Alaskan community members to meet current demands. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), Public Higher-Ed. etc. Federal Cost Share: Maximum Denali share is 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the community’s level of economic distress. Waivers are available in some circumstances.
	DHS	Resilience	Physical Security	Existing	Competitive
Description: Provides a layered and integrated capability to safely screen for potential threat items in unstructured crowds within soft-target venues and crowded spaces without impact to the speed of travel while maintaining individual privacy. Eligible Recipients: Academia, Industry, National lands, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers Federal Cost Share:
	DHS	Resilience	Cybersecurity	Existing	Competitive				Yes
Description: Researches, analyzes, and develops technologies to strengthen defensive cybersecurity capabilities in a spectrum of strategic technical areas to mitigate risk to the Nation’s critical infrastructure, Federal departments and agencies, as well as State, territorial, Tribal and local organizations. Eligible Recipients: National labs, federally funded research, development centers, academia, industry, etc. 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:
	DHS	Resilience	Probabilistic Analysis of National threats, Hazards, and Risks	Existing	Competitive
Description: This program addresses biological, chemical, and hazard knowledge gaps to inform defensive strategies that provide accurate, useful, and defensible knowledge and tools to stakeholders in time to enable risk-informed decision-making pertinent for defense against weapons of mass destruction threats to the homeland. Eligible Recipients: Academia, Industry, National lands, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers Federal Cost Share:
	DHS	Resilience	Countering Violent Extremism	Existing	Competitive
Description: This Program aims to conduct evidence-based research to meet the policy, operational, and public needs to improve effectiveness of public safety and violence prevention efforts implemented by Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, local, and non-governmental stakeholders. Eligible Recipients: Academia, Industry, National lands, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers Federal Cost Share:
	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:
	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: