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Funding Opportunities for Infrastructure
USDA Rural Development offers many Energy Programs, Water & Environmental Programs, and Electric Programs.
ReConnect Program Round 5
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Rural Development program that furnishes funding for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas. Application Deadline: 5/21/2024
Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development program that provides loan guarantees funding to assist in the development, construction and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies for: advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals and biobased products. Letter of Intent: Required by 9/2/2024; Application Deadline: 10/1/2024
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development program to provide funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Federal Register Notice. Contact your State Energy Coordinator. Application Deadline: Various
Rural Energy Savings Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development program provides loans to entities who provide energy efficiency services in rural areas that agree to make affordable loans to help consumers implement cost effective, energy efficiency measures. Application Deadline: Open
Distributed Generation Energy Project Financing
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development loans and loan guarantees to energy project developers for distributed energy projects including renewables that provide wholesale or retail electricity to existing Electric Program borrowers or to rural communities served by other utilities. Application Deadline: Open
USDA Disaster Water Grants Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development grants to help rural communities handle expenses related to specific presidentially declared disasters that damaged water systems. Water systems include all water resource infrastructure, including drinking water, wastewater, storm drainage, and solid waste facilities. Application Deadline: See website
Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development loans and loan guarantees to finance the construction of electric distribution, transmission, and generation facilities, including system improvements and replacement required to furnish and improve electric service in rural areas, as well as demand side management, energy conservation programs, and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems. Letter of Intent: Ongoing
Weatherization Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE offers funding to support the improvement of heating and cooling of dwellings by the installation of weatherization materials for efficiency modifications. Grantees may receive formula-based allocations and can perform weatherization retrofits. YouTube. Press Release. Energy Saver Tools. Application Deadline: Open
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT funding to support highway and freight projects of national or regional significance, including infrastructure projects in rural areas, expanded access to broadband, and projects that affect public health. Also available: Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program. Both Application Deadlines: 5/6/2024
Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program
U.S. Department of Transportation
DOT funding to assist public entities in facilitating and evaluating public-private partnerships, and exploring innovative financing opportunities for eligible projects. This program joins the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, Thriving Communities Program, and other new technical assistance opportunities at DOT to ensure communities have the needed tools to access federal funding and financing for transformative infrastructure projects. Application Deadline: 5/9/2024
Renew America’s Schools Prize
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy offers competitive grants to make energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternative fueled vehicle upgrades and improvements at public schools. Application Deadline: 6/13/2024
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program
U.S. Department of Transportation
DOT’s Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) offers this program to help make surface transportation more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through support of planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk costal infrastructure. Application Deadlines: Various
Additional Infrastructure Federal Resources:
Funding Opportunities Supporting Community and Economic Development
Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development program to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that will provide, rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other - and the world - overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. Application Deadline: 4/29/2024
Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
DOI’s National Park Service funding for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities. Application Deadline: 04/30/2024
Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant (SDGG)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development program to provide help to new and existing cooperatives to strengthen their hands-on assistance, like leadership training and strategic planning, to small business owners and agricultural producers. Stakeholder Announcement. Application Deadline: 6/3/2024
Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development program designed to improve the economic condition of rural areas by assisting individuals or entities in the startup, expansion, or operational improvement of rural cooperatives and other business entities. Application deadline: 6/3/2024
Intermediary Relending Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development funds for local lenders or “intermediaries” that re-lend to businesses to improve economic conditions and create new opportunities in rural communities. Application Deadline: To your RD State Office Quarterly
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA NRCS program to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand conservation strategies to enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis. Application Deadline: 7/2/2024
WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects
Department of the Interior
DOI’s Bureau of Reclamation funding for small-scale water efficiency projects. Application Deadline: 7/9/2024
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service program to protect working agricultural lands and limit non-agricultural uses of the land via financial and technical assistance. Application Deadline: Open
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA funding and technical assistance to help water systems and states achieve the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Application Deadline: Ongoing
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA funding for community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening disadvantaged communities. Application Deadline: 11/21/2024
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Funding Opportunities for Tribal Communities
Energy Technology Deployment on Tribal Lands
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE Office of Indian Energy offers support for clean energy technology deployment on Tribal lands. FOA. Applications Deadline: 5/30/2024
Transmission Facilitation Program Public-Private Partnerships to Connect Microgrids in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE funding for transmission projects to connect remote and isolated microgrids to existing infrastructure corridors in Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories of the United States. Application Deadline: 5/31/2024
Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund Tribal Energy Plan Grant
Funds support the development of new solar projects, long-term energy plans and solar education, training, and workforce development. Application Deadline: Various
Tribal Wildlife Grant Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFS)
USFS offers competitive funding for Federally recognized Tribal governments to develop and implement programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species of Native American cultural or traditional importance and species that are not hunted or fished. Application Deadline: 6/21/2024
Technical Assistance and Resources for Tribal Nations - Joint Office of Energy and Transportation The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation has updated its Resources and Technical Assistance for Tribal Nations page. These updates were made to streamline EV resources for Tribes to offer a quick and efficient means to identifying the most relevant and timely EV funding opportunities and locating EV specific resources and project examples for tribal communities. Tribes can contact the Joint Office to request technical assistance with EV infrastructure, planning, and much more. They offer information about electric vehicles (EVs), access to technical assistance, featured resources, and links to funding opportunities available to tribal nations for electrified transportation. Also available: National EV Initiative for Tribal Nations and Tribal EV and Energy Storage Projects.
National Indian Health Board Tribal Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Center This national nonprofit provides technical assistance for environmental health and climate justice projects in tribal communities. Services include identifying funds with tribal eligibility, navigating federal grant application systems, and grant writing support. See their Webpage to learn more about this network.
Guides: USDA Tribal Producers | USDA Tribal Buffalo Partnership | USDA Tribal Colleges, Students, and Youth | DOE Tribal Nations and Native Communities Resource Guide
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