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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.

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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?
ARC Other Appalachian Regional Commission Funds Existing Formula Yes

Description: The ARC is engaged in planning for the allocation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law advance appropriations for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Programs funded by those appropriations will support activities that help bring the 13-State Appalachian Region into economic parity with the Nation.

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 : Allocations to ARC States Existing Yes

Description: Program will provide Area Base Development Program grant allocations to ARC States for activities that help bring the 13-State Appalachian Region into economic parity with the Nation. Each State will operate its own competitive application process.

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 : 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.

Department of Agriculture Resilience Wildfire Detection And Monitoring Equipment Yes Direct Federal Spending

Description: The agency will procure and place wildfire detection and real-time monitoring equipment, such as sensors, cameras, and other relevant equipment in wildfire prone areas to enhance safety and awareness of wildfire risk for the public and first responders.

Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

Department of the Interior Resilience Ecosystem - Lake Tahoe No Grant July 19, 2022 - first round of funds allocated Yes

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

DHHS Water Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program No Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Agreements, Direct Federal Spending Yes

Description: Provides technical and financial assistance to American Tribes and Alaska Native villages for the cooperative development and construction of safe drinking water supply, sewage, and solid waste disposal facilities, and related support facilities.

Eligible Recipients: Federally recognized Tribal governments.

Federal Cost Share:

DHHS Water Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program Existing Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Agreements, Direct Federal Spending Yes

Description: Provides technical and financial assistance to American Tribes and Alaska Native villages for the cooperative development and construction of safe drinking water supply, sewage, and solid waste disposal facilities, and related support facilities.

Eligible Recipients: Federally recognized Tribal governments.

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DHS Resilience Cyber Response and Recovery New Funding triggered by Secretary's determination of a Significant incident Yes Yes

Description: Establishes the Cyber Response and Recovery Fund that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency can tap into in the event of a significant cyber incident when other resources are insufficient.

Eligible Recipients: Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial, public and private entities

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

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

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DHS Resilience State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program New Competitive August 2022, Notice of Funding Opportunity expected shortly Yes Yes

Description: Makes available Federal funds to State, local, and Tribal governments to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems that they own or operate. The Department of Homeland Security is also separately administering the statutory Tribal set-aside funding as its own Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program under this authority.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, Tribal governments, and multi entity groups of two or more

Federal Cost Share: Fiscal year 2022 for individual recipients: 90 percent Federal; 10 percent Non-Federal; for multi-entity groups: 100 percent Federal fiscal year 2023 for individual recipients: 80 percent Federal; 20 percent Non-Federal; for multi-entity groups: 90 percent Federal; 10 percent Non-Federal fiscal year 2024 for individual recipients: 70 percent Federal; 30 percent Non-Federal; for multi-entity groups: 80 percent Federal; 20 percent Non-Federal fiscal year 2025 for individual recipients: 60 percent Federal; 40 percent Non-Federal; for multi-entity groups: 70 percent Federal; 30 percent Non-Federal. Waivers are available.

DHS Resilience Network & System Security & Investment Existing Competitive Yes

Description: This program produces the technologies needed to secure information and software that resides on the networks and systems that make up the Internet. It provides analytic tools for the law enforcement community to investigate crimes committed in cyberspace.

Eligible Recipients: Academia, Industry, National lands, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

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DHS Resilience Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research New Competitive

Description: Oversees activities performed under the IIJA and reports to Congress on the progress of Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research program’s research and development activities.

Eligible Recipients: National labs, federally funded research, development centers, academia, industry, etc.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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

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DHS - FEMA Resilience Hazard Mitigation Revolving Loan Funds / Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act New Loan Yes

Description: Capitalization grants to State and eligible Tribal governments for the establishment of revolving loan funds to provide hazard mitigation assistance to local governments.

Eligible Recipients: A State (includes Puerto Rico and District of Columbia) or a Tribal Government that has received a major disaster declaration during the 5-year period ending on the date of enactment of the STORM Act.

Federal Cost Share: 90% Federal/10% Non-Federal; however, if a participating entity provides less than the 10% non-Federal share, the grant will be reduced to 10 times the non-Federal share provided by the participating entity

DHS - FEMA Clean Energy and Power National Dam Safety Program Existing Direct federal spending and grants July 15 - Applications closed for FY22 grants

Description: To encourage establishment and maintenance of effective state programs to ensure dam, safety. A partnership of state, federal agencies and other stakeholders.

Eligible Recipients: States

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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

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DHS - FEMA Resilience Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants (National Flood Insurance Act Sec 1366) Existing Yes

Description: The Flood Mitigation Assistance program makes Federal funds available to States, U.S. territories, Federally recognized Tribal governments, and local communities to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures.

Eligible Recipients: States, local, Tribal, territorial governments, and local communities

Federal Cost Share: 100% Federal - Severe Repetitive Loss Structure; 90% Federal ; 75% Federal National Flood Insurance Program insured structures and all other activities. Waivers are available.

DHS - FEMA Resilience Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Existing Competitive NOFO expected Summer 2022 Yes

Description: Makes Federal funds available to States, U.S territories, Federally recognized Tribal governments, and local communities for hazard mitigation activities.

Eligible Recipients: State/Local Government/Territories/Tribes

Federal Cost Share: 75% Federal / 25% non-Federal; 90 percent Federal / 10% non-Federal for economically disadvantaged rural communities; 100% Federal on management costs for all.

DHS-Coast Guard Ports and Waterways Major Shore, Housing, Aids to Navigation, Survey and Design Existing Direct Federal October 2022, Only Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in Q4 2022

Description: Supports procurement, construction and improvement projects to address shore facility infrastructure and housing construction, replacement, upgrade or improvement needs; construction and improvements to buoys and structures assisting navigation on federal waterways, and survey design required for future year projects.

Eligible Recipients: Coast Guard

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required

DOC Resilience Ocean And Coastal Observing Systems Existing Yes

Description: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support and enhance two critical ocean observing systems.

Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non Federally Recognized), nonprofits, higher ed.

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DOC Resilience Research Supercomputing No Contract, Cooperative Agreement

Description: Funds will be used to provide computational resources to support and advance environmental modeling crucial for understanding critical Earth systems.

Eligible Recipients: Public Higher-Ed Institutions, Federal Partners, Businesses

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

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 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 - 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 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 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 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 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 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

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