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?
	DOI	Environmental Remediation	Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund	Existing	Formula	July 21, 2022 - Final Guidance released	Yes
Description: Funding to administer a program to provide grants to eligible States and Tribes to clean up abandoned coal mine sites and related problems. Eligible Recipients: Eligible states and tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	DOI	Water	Watershed Management Projects	New	Competitive		Yes
Description: Watershed management includes water conservation and efficiency projects that increase reliability for ecological value, improvements to mitigate drought-related impacts to ecological values, and projects that improve the condition of a natural feature or nature-based feature. Eligible Recipients: Open - must meet funding opportunity criteria Federal Cost Share: 50 percent for some projects. Waivers are not available.
	DOI	Water	WaterSMART Grants	Existing	Competitive	July 28, 2022 – Applications closed for WaterSmart Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for FY23	Yes
Description: This funding will be used for competitive grants through WaterSMART for water management improvements that contribute to water supply sustainability, increase drought resilience, and that have environmental benefits. Eligible Recipients: Open - meet criteria for Grant Opportunity Federal Cost Share: Varies, 50 percent, 25 percent, up to 65 percent for some projects.
	DOI	Environmental Remediation	Orphaned Well Site Plugging, Remediation and Restoration program	New	Formula, competitive, technical assistance	May 13, 2022 – Funding opportunity closed for Large Scale Initial Planning Grants	Yes
Description: Funding to administer a program for plugging wells on Federal land, and for issuing grants to States and Tribes on State, private, and Tribal land. Grants to States are available through three separate programs. Initial Grants: Either $5 million or up to $25 million to each qualifying State that applies before May 14, 2022. Funding unobligated after 1 year must be returned. Formula Grants: $2 billion in total funding available to States that submitted a Notice of Intent to the Department of the Interior by December 30, 2021. The amount each State is eligible for under this program is determined by formula. Funding unobligated after 5 years must be returned. Performance Grants: $1.5 billion in discretionary grants to States that increase their own spending on well plugging, remediation, and reclamation, or improve the regulation of oil and gas wells within the State. Eligible Recipients: Federal, states, tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	DOI	Resilience	Multi-Benefit Projects to Improve Watershed Health	New		April 2023 - First round of funding expected to be announced
Description: This funding will be allocated to projects that support habitat restoration and watershed health in basins impacted by a Reclamation project. Eligible Recipients: Open Federal Cost Share: 50%. 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.
	EPA	Other	Battery Recycling Best Practices	New		Report to Congress in November 2023
Description: The Environmental Protection Agency will develop best practices that may be implemented by State, Tribal, and local governments with respect to the collection of batteries to be recycled. Eligible Recipients: Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain	No	Grant
Description: Coordinates and funds efforts that benefit the Lake Champlain Basin’s water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources, in partnership with government agencies. private organizations, local communities, and individuals. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	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
	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	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	Water	Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund	No	Grant	September 20, 2022 - Request for Applications closes
Description: To improve water quality and restore aquatic habitat (i.e. wetlands) in the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	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
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program	No	Grant
Description: Provides competitive grants to address the immediate and emerging ecological pressures and threats to nearshore waters, bays, estuaries, beaches, and coral reefs central to South Florida’s economic well-being. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	EPA	Environmental Remediation	Superfund Remedial	Existing	Contract, Cooperative Agreement, Interagency Agreements	Ongoing	Yes
Description: Responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated land. Eligible Recipients: States, Local, tribal, Federal, industry partners, Special Districts Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Northwest Forest	No	Grants and Interagency Agreements
Description: Addresses water quality impairments from non-point sources related to pacific northwest forest practices and works to improve the quality and quantity of surface water so that beneficial uses and drinking water/source water protection goals are met. Eligible Recipients: Limited Eligibilities – Federal Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	EPA	Water	Clean Water State Revolving Fund - Emerging Contaminants	Existing	Loan		Yes
Description: Eligible projects limited to those that address emerging contaminants, such as PFAS. Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Tribes and Territories are also eligible to receive a portion of State Revolving Fund funds. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share
	EPA	Resilience	Front-End and Design Program Out Activities Under Carbon Capture Tech program 962 of Environmental Protection Agency	New	Competitive
Description: Expands the Department of Energy’s Carbon Capture Technology program to include a program for carbon dioxide transport infrastructure necessary to deploy Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage technologies. Eligible Recipients: Industry partner Federal Cost Share: TBD
	EPA	Water	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminants	Existing	Loan		Yes
Description: Eligible projects limited to those that address emerging contaminants, such as PFAS. Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Tribes and Territories are also eligible to receive a portion of State Revolving Fund funds. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program	No	Grant
Description: To protect and restore water quality, ecological health, and diverse habitats by sharing knowledge and resources, promoting innovative approaches, and leveraging economic and environmental investments to meet the needs of current and future generations. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	EPA	Resilience	Pollution Prevention Grants	Existing	Competitive	April 11, 2022 Applications close for FY2022 NOFO	Yes
Description: Grantees deliver technical assistance to businesses – including those communities with environmental justice concerns – to identify and adopt source reduction practices and technologies that benefit businesses, communities, and local economies. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes, state-sponsored institutions, Tribal Institutions Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Water	Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program	Existing	Competitive	August 15, 2022 – Letter of Intent closed for FY2022	Yes
Description: Provides grants to public water systems in small and underserved/disadvantaged communities that are unable to finance activities needed to comply with drinking water regulations. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law prioritizes the funding to focus on small and disadvantaged communities in addressing emerging contaminants, including PFAS. Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds through grants to water utilities and other eligible entities in small and/or underserved/disadvantaged communities. Tribes and territories are also eligible to receive funds under this program. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries	Clean School Bus Program	New	Competitive	August 19, 2022 - applications close for FY22 funding	Yes
Description: 50% of funds are for zero-emission school buses and 50% for alternative fuels and zero-emission fuel buses Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, eligible contractors, nonprofits etc. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Environmental Remediation	Brownfield State and Tribal Response Programs	Existing		June 3, 2022 – Requests for FY22 EPA State and Tribal Brownfield Response Program closed	Yes
Description: This funding is intended for States and Tribes that have the required management and administrative capacity within their government to administer a Federal grant. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized) Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico	No	Grant
Description: Founded to facilitate collaborative actions to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico in ways consistent with the economic well-being of the Region. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	EPA	Water	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Lines Replacement	Existing			Yes
Description: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funding, with eligible projects limited to lead service line replacement and associated activities. Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Tribes and Territories are also eligible to receive a portion of State Revolving Fund funds. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Water	Clean Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aside	No	Formula	March 8, 2022 - Memorandum released	Yes
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
	EPA	Water	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aide	No	Formula	May 27, 2022 - Memorandum released	Yes
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
	EPA	Water	Underground Injection Control Grants: Class VI wells	Yes			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
	EPA	Water	Clean Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aside	Existing	Formula	March 8, 2022 - Memorandum released	Yes
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
	EPA	Water	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Tribal set-aide	Existing	Formula	May 27, 2022 - Memorandum released	Yes
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
	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
	EPA	Resilience	Pollution Prevention Grants	Existing			Yes
Description: Grantees deliver technical assistance to businesses to identify and adopt source reduction practices and technologies. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes, State-Sponsored Institutions, Tribal Institutions Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required
	EPA	Water	Clean Water State Revolving Fund	Existing	Loan		Yes
Description: Provides communities low-cost financing for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 49 percent of Clean Water State Revolving Fund funds shall be eligible to be grants or 100 percent principal forgiveness loans. Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Tribes and Territories are also eligible to receive a portion of State Revolving Fund funds. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Lake Pontchartrain Restoration Program	No	Cooperative Agreement (Discretionary Grants)
Description: This program carries out the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Comprehensive Management Plan. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative	No	Grant
Description: To restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program	No	Grant		Yes
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.
	EPA	Water	National Estuary Program Grants	No	Grant	July 2022 - FY2022 - FY2026 Guidance released
Description: To protect and restore the water quality and resources of estuaries and associated watersheds designated by the EPA Administrator as estuaries of national significance. Eligible Recipients: 28 Federally Recognized Local National Estuary Programs Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available.
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound	No	Cooperative Agreement (Discretionary Grants)
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.
	EPA	Water	Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration Program	No	Grant	August 10, 2022 - EPA announced initial awards for FY2022
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.