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Hi everyone -
On behalf of Representative Derek Kilmer’s office, we are excited to release the latest issue of our Grants Newsletter.
This newsletter aims to share a brief overview of new and upcoming federal funding opportunities with folks across our region, highlighting the recent packages that Congress passed and
the President signed into law: the Chips and Science Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Please note that the newsletter below provides a high-level overview of opportunities. While the newsletter covers many available opportunities, a full, comprehensive list of active
federal grant opportunities can be found at Grants.gov <https://www.grants.gov/> .
Whether you’re a small business in a rural town or a large nonprofit in a bigger city, our hope is that this newsletter will act as a resource and starting point for those of you in
need of federal funding and support.
Please note: Programs that are denoted with a star icon * are newly released funding opportunities. Programs that are denoted with an hourglass icon * are funding opportunities that
are closing soon.
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING
Rep. Kilmer's office is opening our Community Project Funding (CPF) process for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). CPFs are congressionally directed spending, also known as “earmarks,” that can
go to state governments, local governments, tribes, or eligible nonprofit entities under certain existing grant programs. To see Rep. Kilmer’s submissions for FY24, FY23, and FY22 Community
Project Funding, please visit: https://kilmer.house.gov/community-project-funding-requests <https://kilmer.house.gov/community-project-funding-requests>
We anticipate the FY25 appropriations process will begin soon, probably with a short turnaround to meet deadlines imposed by the Appropriations Committee. For this reason, we wanted
to share with you some initial guidance to help you prepare for the FY25 CPF application process. Although we cannot guarantee that the same accounts will be available for FY25 or will
have the same eligibility criteria, we recommend that you review our attached guidebook, which details the eligibility criteria for each account that was available in FY24 and includes
answers to frequently asked questions. Once the FY25 guidance is released, we will update this guidebook.
Steps for interested applicants:
* Review our FY2025 CPF guidebook <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ud-z3f0P9BV-OyFg4DKmvREDA8FTlYr7/edit> .
* Submit your CPF requests to Rep. Kilmer via the web form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sD3OGmBpqbbtmBMe704KMBdptlRsbbh3vafN1HHErow/edit> prior to Monday, March 18, 2024, at 11:59pm.
This deadline is subject to change once we receive guidance from the Appropriations Committee.
All information is subject to change, including but not limited to:
* Whether CPF requests will be allowed in FY25.
* Who is eligible to apply.
* The deadlines for submitting projects.
* Which types of projects are allowed under CPF.
* Which accounts will be eligible for applications.
* What information will be required in the application process.
If you submit your project prior to the committee releasing FY25 guidance, we will work with you to determine if your project is still eligible and what changes, if any, you need to
make.
Given the lack of FY24 funding levels, the President's Budget Request, or Appropriations Committee guidance or deadlines, we have not released our FY25 submission form and deadline for
programmatic and language request submissions at this time. However, we would be happy to add you to our distribution list and encourage you to bookmark the landing page on Rep. Kilmer's
website, where the form will be made available: https://kilmer.house.gov/helping-you/appropriations-request <https://kilmer.house.gov/helping-you/appropriations-request>
ACTIVE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
The following grants and funding opportunities are active and available as of the publication of this newsletter. For more information on a particular program, please reach out Rep.
Kilmer’s office to be connected with the appropriate agency.
THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT
* CHIPS Incentives Program – Commercial Fabrication Facilities and Large Suppliers & Small Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment (Link <https://applications.chips.gov/s/>
)
* Description: The CHIPS Program Office is continuing to accept statements of interest from all companies, as well as pre-applications and full applications for leading-edge, current-
and mature-node, and back-end manufacturing proposals. Learn more about the Commercial Fabrication Facilities and Large Suppliers Program here. <https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2023/06/2
3/CHIPS-Commercial%20Fabrication%20Facilities%20NOFO%20Amendment%201.pdf>
* Who can apply? Certain commercial facilities, a full list can be found here <https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2023/06/23/CHIPS-Commercial%20Fabrication%20Facilities%20NOFO%20Amendment%2
01.pdf> beginning on page 5.
* Timeline: Applications for the Commercial Fabrication Facilities and Large Suppliers Program are, at this time, accepting applications on a rolling basis. The NOFO may close with
60 days’ notice.
* * CHIPS Incentives Program – Small-Scale Notice of Funding Opportunity (Link <https://www.nist.gov/chips/notice-funding-opportunity-small-scale-supplier-projects> )
* Description: This funding opportunity seeks applications for projects for the construction, expansion, or modernization of commercial facilities for the fabrication of leading-edge,
current-generation, and mature-node semiconductors with capital investments less than $300 million.
* Who can apply? An applicant must be a “covered entity” to receive CHIPS Incentives. For purposes of this NOFO, a “covered entity” means a nonprofit entity; a private-sector entity;
a consortium of private-sector entities; or a consortium of nonprofit, public, and private-sector entities with a demonstrated ability to substantially finance, construct, expand, or
modernize a facility relating to the fabrication, assembly, testing, advanced packaging, production, or research and development of semiconductors, materials used to manufacture semiconductors
or semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
* Deadline: The application process includes two primary phases. In the first phase, applicants will be asked to submit a concept plan describing how their proposed project addresses
core program priorities. Concept plans will be accepted between December 1, 2023, and February 1, 2024. The Department will then invite the most promising applicants to the second phase,
where they will have the opportunity to submit a full application.
* Note: The NOFO can be found here <https://www.nist.gov/document/chips-facilities-semiconductor-materials-and-manufacturing-equipment-nofo> .
THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
* IRA Guidebook for Tribes (Link <https://www.whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy/tribes/> )
* Description: The Inflation Reduction Act directs over $722 million specifically to Tribal and Indigenous communities. The guidebook provides an overview of Tribal specific clean energy,
climate mitigation and resilience, and conservation-related tax incentives and investment programs in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, including who is eligible to apply for
funding and for what activities.
* Energy Savings Hub Consumer Website (Link <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/Energy.gov/Save__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!NzV9peIql0vKQ5Bly5igfzHd4yU__hgolfNoCTCMZVOPMC1qGsNN-b3UxZFQ_eAoi
Ai0VYd_dpEkH0XYThqo7dzA-j9YWeL4KZV2oieCVHTO$> )
* Description: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Energy Savings Hub — an online one-stop shop for American families and consumers to access the savings tools that President
Biden’s Investing in America agenda has made available to drastically cut energy costs. The new website puts President Biden’s clean energy tax credits and forthcoming rebates right
at Americans’ fingertips, helping people take control of their energy costs and have cleaner and more efficient options as a consumer—whether they are looking to purchase an electric
vehicle, update an appliance, or make their home safer and more comfortable.
* * NOAA Climate Program Office FY24 NIDIS Tribal Drought Resilience with Inflation Reduction Act Support (Link <https://cpo.noaa.gov/nidis-coping-with-drought-building-tribal-drought-resilience-with
-support-from-the-inflation-reduction-act-ira/> )
* Description: Through this announcement, CPO is seeking applications for one competition in FY24. This competition will be focused on addressing current and future drought risk on
tribal lands across the West to support decision making and build tribal drought resilience in a changing climate. This funding opportunity was made available through funds appropriated
to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by the Inflation Reduction Act. In FY24, it is expected that approximately $2.0 million will be available for approximately
3-5 new awards of up to $700,000.
* Who can apply? Federally recognized tribes
* Deadline:
* Letters of Intent: Letters of intent (LOIs) for the competition should have been received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday November 2, 2023. Applicants are strongly encouraged
to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) prior to developing and submitting a full proposal using the FY24 CWD Tribal submission form.
* Full Applications: Full applications for the competition must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on Thursday February 15, 2024. Applications must be submitted via http://www.grants.gov
<http://www.grants.gov> . For applications submitted through grants.gov, the basis for determining timeliness is the receipt notice issued by http://www.grants.gov which includes the
date and time received. Applications received after this time will not be considered for funding. Emailed or faxed copies of applications will not be accepted.
* For applicants without internet access: Please contact the CPO Grants Manager Diane Brown by mail at NOAA Climate Program Office (R/CP1), SSMC3, Room 12734, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910 to obtain an application package. Please allow two weeks after receipt for a response. Hard copy submissions will be date and time stamped when they are received
in the Climate Program Office.
* Industrial Demonstrations Program (Link <https://www.energy.gov/oced/industrial-demonstrations-program> )
* Description: The Industrial Demonstrations Program will fund projects that focus on the highest emitting and hardest to abate industries where decarbonization technologies can have
the greatest impact: iron and steel, cement and concrete, chemicals and refining, food and beverage, paper and forest products, aluminum, other energy-intensive manufacturing industries
and cross-cutting technologies.
* Who can apply? Technology Developers, Industry, Manufacturers, Universities, National Laboratories, Engineering and Construction firms, State and Local Governments, Environmental
Groups, and Community Based Organizations
* Deadline: Available until expended
* Environmental Justice Grants (Link <https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-grants-funding-and-technical-assistance> )
* Description: Multiple Environmental Justice Grant opportunities offered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
* Who can apply? See link for additional information broken down by each grant.
* Deadline: See link for additional information broken down by each grant.
* Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program (Link <https://www.energy.gov/gdo/grid-resilience-and-innovation-partnerships-grip-program> )
* Description: As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Grid Deployment Office is administering a $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program to
enhance grid flexibility and improve the resilience of the power system against growing threats of extreme weather and climate change. There are three funding opportunities available
under this program.
* Who can apply? See link for additional information broken down by each grant.
* Deadline: See link for additional information broken down by each grant.
* * Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (Link <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/grant/pacific-coastal-salmon-recovery-fund> )
* Description: The Department of Commerce and NOAA will announce $27 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to recover threatened and endangered Pacific salmon in the face of climate
change. These funds will invest in science that supports informed management actions as a component of NOAA’s comprehensive strategy for Pacific salmon recovery.
* Who can apply? States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and California; Federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), or their
representative Tribal commissions and consortia.
* Deadline: March 4, 2024
* * * EPA: Funding to Address Air Pollution in Schools (Link <https://www.epa.gov/iaq-schools/grant-funding-address-indoor-air-pollution-schools> )
* Description: The Environmental Protection Agency will announce a notice of funding opportunity for grants and technical assistance to schools serving low-income communities to address
environmental issues, develop school environmental quality plans, mitigate ongoing air pollution hazards, and improve health and safety for students and staff.
* Who can apply? Tribes, states, territories, local governments/educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations to enable more low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal kindergarten through
twelfth grade (K-12) schools and/or school districts
* Deadline: March 19, 2024
* * Investing in Clean Energy for Rural America (Link <https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/energy-programs/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy-efficiency-improvement-gu
aranteed-loans/wa> )
* Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will announce ~$1.45B in new Inflation Reduction Act funding for the REAP program, which is an existing program created in the
2002 Farm Bill. REAP provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency
improvements.
* Who can apply? Rural small businesses and agricultural producers.
* Deadline: The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency
improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing:
* March 31, 2024
* June 30, 2024
* September 30, 2024
* Transmission Siting and Economic Development Program (Link <https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350022> )
* Description: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is issuing, on behalf of the Grid Deployment Office (GDO), this Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA). Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by Section 50152 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) – Grants to Facilitate the
Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines.
* Who can apply? County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, State governments, and Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
* Deadline: April 5, 2024
* Various Solar Research and Development Funding Opportunities (Link <https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-research-and-development-funding-programs> )
* Description: The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) funds solar energy research and development projects, of which you can find a full list here at
this link <https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/funding-opportunities> .
* Who can apply? See link for additional information broken down by each grant.
* Deadline: See link for additional information broken down by each grant.
* Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Link <https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/clean-ports-program#technicalRFI> )
* Description: To provide funding to offset the costs of replacing heavy-duty Class 6 and 7 commercial vehicles with zero-emission vehicles; deploying infrastructure needed to charge,
fuel, or maintain these zero-emission vehicles; and developing and training the necessary workforce.
* Who can apply? (1) a state; (2) a municipality; (3) an Indian Tribe; (4) a nonprofit school transportation association. The Clean Air Act defines “state” to mean a state, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term “Indian tribe” means
any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services
provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
* Deadline: To remain available until September 30, 2031.
* * Funding to Address Air Pollution at Schools (Link <https://sam.gov/fal/d02b031c1c094ccba41359e35b30525f/view> )
* Description: To provide funding for grants and other activities to monitor and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
To provide technical assistance to schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities to develop school air and environmental quality plans and to identify and mitigate ongoing air
pollution hazards.
* Who can apply? State, local, Tribal agencies, not for profit organizations and others for projects supporting schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities. The Clean Air Act
defines “state” to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands. The term “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized
as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
* Deadline: To remain available until September 30, 2031.
* Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program (Link <https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-community-change-grants-program#NOFO> )
* Description: EPA is accepting applications on a rolling basis for $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding available to support community-driven projects that build capacity
for communities to tackle environmental and climate justice challenges, strengthen their climate resilience, and advance clean energy.
* Who can apply? Please see the link above for organization eligibility details.
* Deadline: November 21, 2024
THE BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT
* State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (Link <https://www.cisa.gov/state-and-local-cybersecurity-grant-program> )
* Description: Funding from the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) and the forthcoming Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP) helps eligible entities address cybersecurity
risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by—or on behalf of—SLT governments and Tribal governments. Through two distinct Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs), SLCGP
and TCGP combined will make available $1 billion over four years to support projects throughout the performance period of up to four years which established the State and Local Cybersecurity
Grant Program, appropriating $1 billion to be awarded over four years, including $200 million in FY22 and $400 million in FY23.
* Who can apply? See here for more information <https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349776> about eligible applicants.
* Deadline: Ongoing
* Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) (Link <https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/safe-supportive-schools/project-serv-school-emergency-response-to-violence/>
)
* Description: Project SERV funds short-term education-related services for local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help them recover from a
violent or traumatic event in which the learning environment has been disrupted. Project SERV funds for most violent or traumatic events are managed by the Department’s Office of Safe
and Supportive Schools. Project SERV funds in response to a major natural disaster are managed by the Department’s Disaster Recovery Unit (DRU).
* Who can apply? Local education agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have experienced a traumatic event of such magnitude as to severely disrupt
the teaching and learning environment.
* Deadline: Ongoing
* Various SAMHSA Grant Opportunities (Link <https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements-2022/fy-2023-nofo-forecasts> )
* Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has a number of forecasted and posted grant opportunities on their website, ranging from programs
to support Crisis Lifelines and Response Cooperative Agreements, to Family Counseling and Support for LGBTQ+ Youth, and more.
* Who can apply? Eligibility requirements vary by grant opportunity.
* Deadline: Deadlines vary by grant opportunity.
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA)
* Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program (Link <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.transportation.gov/grants/rcnprogram/about-neighborhood-access-and-equity-grant-program__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2
vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!OvrCCVoqB_eF9r4uqumBF0EhjUywSo84CjOyzieaRWdDGfn6NIPtkaZLyFbLz5-Veo_euT8IJ4Ls_Kbmx4GLejW37ICXYQ$> )
* Description: To award competitive grants for context-sensitive projects that improve walkability and safety and provide affordable transportation access; to mitigate or remediate
negative impacts on the human or natural environment in disadvantaged communities from a surface transportation facility; and for planning and capacity building activities in disadvantaged
or underserved communities.
* Who can apply? (1) A state, unit of local government, political subdivision of a state, MPO, or U.S. territory; (2) Federally recognized Indian Tribe; (3) A special purpose district
or public authority with a transportation function; or (4) A non-profit organization or institution of higher education that partners with an eligible entity described above to compete
for grants for planning and capacity building activities in disadvantaged or underserved communities.
* Deadline: Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines.
* * FY23-26 2026 Bridge Investment Program, Large Bridge Project Grants (Link <https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/bip/> )
* Description: The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Large Bridge Project grants (a project with total eligible costs greater than $100 million) for awards under
the Bridge Investment Program (BIP). This notice establishes a “rolling application” process for Large Bridge Project applications by providing the schedule, requirements, and selection
process for such projects for the remaining available amounts of BIP funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”
or BIL) for FY 2023 through FY 2026, which total up to $9.62 billion (see section B.1 for details for funds available for each fiscal year). The FHWA will solicit applications for the
other two BIP project categories in a subsequent NOFO: (1) Planning and (2) Bridge Project (a project with total eligible costs not greater than $100 million).
* Who can apply? State governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, County governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
* Deadline: For FY 2025 funds, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 1, 2024. For FY 2026 funds, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 1, 2025.
* * FY24 NOAA Marine Debris Interception Technologies (Link <https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349978> )
* Description: The overall objective of this funding opportunity is to support the installation, monitoring, and maintenance of proven marine debris interception technologies that will
capture marine debris at or close to known marine debris sources or pathways and which benefit marine and coastal NOAA trust resources, coastal communities, and/or local economies.
* Who can apply? Please find eligible applicants list here at this link <https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349978> .
* Deadline: March 15, 2024
* * EPA’s Centers of Excellence for Stormwater Control Infrastructure Technologies Grant Program (Link <https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-centersexcellence-%20grant> )
* Description: The EPA is soliciting applications from eligible entities to establish and maintain regional Centers of Excellence for new and emerging stormwater control infrastructure
technologies, with the goal of improving the effectiveness, cost efficiency, and protection of public safety and water quality. The EPA is also soliciting applications from eligible
entities to create and maintain a national electronic clearinghouse to centrally collect and distribute the work of the Centers of Excellence.
* Who can apply? Please see Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
* Deadline: March 18, 2024
* * Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 through FY 2026 Bridge Investment Program, Planning and Bridge Project Grants (Link <https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/351567> )
* Description: The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for two funding categories: (1) Planning and (2) Bridge Project grants (a project with total eligible costs not
greater than $100 million) for awards under the Bridge Investment Program (BIP). This notice establishes a “rolling application” process for Planning and Bridge Project applications
by providing the schedule, requirements, and selection process for such projects for the remaining available amounts of the BIP funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (IIJA) (also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” or BIL) for FY 2023 through FY 2026, which total up to $9.7 billion (see section B.1 for details for funds available
for each fiscal year). FHWA is soliciting applications for the other BIP project category in a separate NOFO available on Grants.gov, listing number 693JJ323NF00019: Large Bridge Project
(a project with total eligible costs greater than $100 million).
* Who can apply? Eligible Applicants1. A State or a group of States; 2. A metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area (as designated by the Bureau of the Census)
with a population over 200,000; 3. A unit of local government or a group of local governments; 4. A political subdivision of a State or local government; 5. A special purpose district
or a public authority with a transportation function; 6. A Federal Land Management Agency; 7. A Tribal government or a consortium of Tribal governments; and 8. A multistate or multijurisdictional
group of entities as described above in 1 &; 7.
* Deadline: March 19, 2024.
* * FY2024 Sea Grant Programs Only - FY2024 Aquaculture Technologies and Education Travel Grants (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351515> )
* Description: The goal of this opportunity is that participants will utilize the knowledge and expertise gained through their travel experiences in their approach to improve aquaculture
research, extension, or aquaculture production and/or business activities that will benefit the U.S. aquaculture industry. Identify, justify, and describe the need or needs to be addressed
regarding improvement of aquaculture research, extension, or production activities, describe and document the proposed plan regarding how the proposed travel activities will address
the identified need or needs, describe how the proposed activities will enhance aquaculture-related activities of project participants, and describe how the proposed activities will
benefit the U.S. aquaculture industry and stakeholders.
* Who can apply? Pre-Existing Sea Grant Programs only.
* Deadline: March 20, 2024
* FY2024 Sea Grant Programs Only - Regional Aquaculture Communications/Literacy Collaboratives (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351498> )
* Description: The overall goal of this competition is to support development and expansion of aquaculture communications and literacy approaches applicable to specific regions and
aquaculture operations.
* Who can apply? Pre-existing sea grant programs in the following regions: West Coast/Alaska/Pacific (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, GU, and other Pacific territories) Southeast/GOM (TX, LA,
MS. AL, FL, PR, US Virgin Islands, GA, SC, NC) Northeast/mid-Atlantic (VA, MD, DE, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, NH, ME) Great Lakes (NY, VT, PA, OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN.
* While a regional approach is the required mechanism for achieving these goals, it is expected that the individual Collaboratives will interact with one another to support shared
National level interests.
* Deadline: April 10, 2024
* FY2024 National Aquaculture Initiative: Enhancing Production of Coastal, Marine, and Great Lakes Aquaculture Species (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351366> )
* Description: Proposals are sought that will support broad, non-proprietary research to address issues and/or barriers to aquaculture production; make that information available to
aquaculture businesses; and preferably include participation and involvement of Sea Grant extension personnel and industry stakeholders. These investments are consistent with Sea Grant’s
focus area of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA) and the Sea Grant Network’s 10-year Aquaculture Vision, both which support NOAA and Department of Commerce aquaculture goals.
* Who can apply? This opportunity is open to: any individual; any public or private corporation, partnership, or other association or entity (including any Sea Grant College, Sea Grant
Institute or other institution); or any State, political subdivision of a State, Tribal government or agency or officer thereof.
* Deadline: April 3, 2024
* EERE Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility Notice of Intent (NOI) (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350571> )
* Description: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) entitled "Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility." This notice of intent (NOI) is issued so that interested parties are aware of EERE’s intention to issue this FOA in the
near term. All the information contained in this NOI is subject to change. EERE will not respond to questions concerning this NOI. Once the FOA has been released, EERE will provide
an avenue for potential applicants to submit questions. Complete information, including the full Notice of Intent, can be found on the EERE Exchange website: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
<https://eere-exchange.energy.gov>
* Who can apply? Unrestricted.
* Deadline: April 24, 2024
* * Clean Bus Funding: Low or No Emission and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Programs (Link <https://www.transit.dot.gov/notices-funding/low-or-no-emission-and-grants-buses-and-bus-f
acilities-competitive-programs-fy2024> )
* Description: The Low or No Emission competitive program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit
buses and provides funding for supporting facilities. The Bus and Bus Facilities program provides funding to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct
bus-related facilities.
* Who can apply? The Low-No Program provides funds to designated recipients of FTA grants, including states, local governmental authorities, and Indian Tribes.
* The Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program provides funds to designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed-route bus operators, states, or local governmental authorities
that operate fixed- route bus service, and Indian tribes.
* Deadline: April 25, 2024
* * DOT Congestion Relief Program NOFO (Link <https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352531> )
* Description: This is a new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program that makes $250 million available over five years for competitive grants to reduce vehicular traffic in the most congested
parts of the country.
* Who can apply? A State for the purpose of carrying out a project in an urbanized area with a population of more than 1,000,000; and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), city,
or municipality, for the purpose of carrying out a project in an urbanized area with a population of more than 1,000,000.
* Deadline: April 22, 2024
* * Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352510> )
* Description: The award makes implementation awards to communities across the country to fund regional, local, and Tribal initiatives to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
* Who can apply? Independent school districts, county governments, city or township governments, Tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, special
district governments.
* Deadline: April 4, 2024 is the first deadline.
* * Fiscal Year 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Safeguarding Tomorrow through On-going Risk Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund (Safeguarding Tomorrow RLF) program (Link <https://www.fema.gov/fisca
l-year-2024-notice-funding-opportunity-safeguarding-tomorrow-through-going-risk-mitigation> )
* Description: The Safeguarding Tomorrow RLF program complements and supplements FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant portfolio to support mitigation projects at the local government
level and increase the nation’s resilience to natural hazards and climate change. These low interest loans will allow jurisdictions to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters, foster
greater community resilience and reduce disaster suffering. For this grant cycle, $150 million is available.
* Who can apply? Eligible entities include states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the District of
Columbia, and Federally recognized tribes that received a major disaster declaration are eligible to apply for funding as an entity in this new program. Tribal entities may provide
a loan to any authorized tribal organization, including a sub-component within their respective governmental structures. Additionally, Indian tribes located within a participating entity
(such as a state or territory) may also apply for a loan under a participating entity’s revolving loan fund.
* Deadline: Applications will be open February 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024. Sub applicants are encouraged to contact their state, territory, or tribal applicant as they may have earlier
deadlines.
* MARAD’s FY2024 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351643> )
* Description: Announces the availability of $450,000,000 for FY 2024 Port Infrastructure Development Program <https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=109944>
grants. Additional details will be published on or before February 16 2024, with complete program requirements and application information.
* Who can apply? States, political subdivision of a State or local government, public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States, special purpose district
with a transportation function, Indian Tribe, multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described above, or a lead entity described above jointly with a private entity or
group of private entities.
* Deadline: April 30, 2024
* Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Tribal Grant Program (Link <https://www.epa.gov/dwcapacity/emerging-contaminants-ec-small-or-disadvantaged-communities-grant-sdc
> )
* Description: To address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water across the country. This investment, which is allocated to states
and territories, will be made available to communities as grants through EPA's Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Program and will promote access
to safe and clean water in small, rural, and disadvantaged communities while supporting local economies.
* Who can apply?
* Established as a noncompetitive grant program, eligibility to apply for and receive funds is limited to the fifty states and Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American
Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
* States are to use this funding to make grants to eligible emerging contaminant projects and/or activities in small or disadvantaged communities. The target beneficiaries are the
eligible recipients for this grant, communities as described in section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA):
* “Disadvantaged Community” is one determined by the state to be disadvantaged under the affordability criteria established by the state under section 1452(d)(3) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act or may become a disadvantaged community as a result of carrying out a project or activity under the grant program. As with the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program,
each state has statutory discretion to set its own criteria.
* “Small Community” is one that has a population of less than 10,000 individuals that the Administrator determines does not have the capacity to incur debt sufficient to finance a
project or activity under the grant program. This is a statutory definition.
* Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
.
* * USDA Risk Management Education Partnership Program (Link <https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/351672> )
* Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced up to $3 million is available for cooperative agreements to educate underserved, small-scale
and organic producers on risk management and climate-smart practices. RMA’s Risk Management Education Partnerships provide funding for organizations, such as nonprofits and land grant
universities, to develop training and resources for producers about risk management options like crop insurance. A broad range of risk management training activities are eligible for
funding consideration, including training on crop insurance options, record keeping, financial management, non-insurance-based risk management tools, natural disaster preparedness and
securing local food systems through risk management.
* Who can apply? For profit organizations other than small businesses, City or township governments, State governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal
governments (Federally recognized), Independent school districts, County governments, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education, Small businesses, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities,
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, and Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
* Deadline: March 4, 2024
* * DOE Small Innovative Projects in Solar: Concentrating Solar Power and Photovoltaics (Link <https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/small-innovative-projects-solar-sips-program> )
* Description: To invest in innovative research and development (R&D) that accelerates the large-scale development and deployment of solar technologies to support an equitable transition
to a decarbonized electricity system by 2035 and decarbonized energy sector by 2050.
* Who can apply? Unrestricted, subject to clarification in listing on grants.gov.
* Deadline: March 6, 2024
* * DOL Homeless Veteran Reintegration program (HVRP <https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/hvrp> ) (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351203> )
* Description: Veterans are to receive the job training and employment service required to re-enter and be successful in the labor force. To realize long-term benefits for veterans
experiencing homelessness, grant recipients must address the complex employment-related requirements and support services necessary to meet the needs of this population. This can be
achieved either through direct services or through a robust referral system with established tools, resources, and partnerships to identify, recruit, prepare, and support veterans experiencing
homelessness for employment success.
* Who can apply? Cities, townships, Native American tribal governments, Nonprofit organizations, for profit organizations, county governments, small businesses, housing authorities,
public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, state and special governments, and SWDBs/LWDBs.
* Deadline: March 11, 2024
* * DOE FY 2024 Phase I Release 2 (Link <https://science.osti.gov/sbir> )
* Description: This FOA describes two distinct funding opportunities for DOE: the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. Both Phase I and Fast-Track grant opportunities are included in this FY 2024 Phase I Release 2 competition.
* Who can apply? Small businesses.
* Deadline: March 12, 2024
* * Indian Health Services’ Tribal Management Grant Program (Link <https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/349569> )
* Description: The purpose of this program is to enhance and develop health management infrastructure and assist Tribes and Tribal Organizations (T/TO) in assuming all or part of existing
Indian Health Service (IHS) programs, functions, services, and activities (PFSAs) through a title I Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) contract and assist
established title I ISDEAA contractors and title V ISDEAA compactors to further develop and improve management capability. In addition, Tribal Management Grants are available to T/TOs
under the authority of 25 U.S.C. 5322(e) for the following:
* Obtaining technical assistance from providers designated by the T/TO (including T/TOs that operate mature contracts) for the purposes of program planning and evaluation, including
the development of any management systems necessary for contract management, and the development of cost allocation plans for indirect cost rates.
* Planning, designing, monitoring, and evaluating Federal programs serving T/TOs, including Federal administrative functions.
* Who can apply? Federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations
* Deadline: March 14, 2024
* * HRSA Primary Care Training and Enhancement – Physician Assistant Rural Training in Behavioral Health Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (Link <https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/349138>
)
* Description: The purpose of the Primary Care Training and Enhancement- Physician Assistant Rural Training in Behavioral Health program is to develop clinical rotations for primary
care physician assistant students in rural areas. The goal is to increase the number of physician assistants trained to deliver these services in rural areas, including Medications
for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD). HRSA anticipates $5,000,000 will be available to fund up to 12 awards.
* Who can apply? Only an academically affiliated physician assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
may apply. To be eligible, your organization must be in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.
* Deadline: March 15, 2024.
* * National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Distribution Communication and Control Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration (Link <https://energycommunities.gov/funding-opportunity/distr
ibution-communication-and-control-technologies-research-development-and-demonstration/> )
* Description: The objective is research, development, and demonstration activities that will yield new communications and control technologies to enhance the security of electric distribution
systems.
* Who can apply? Educational institutions, general public, investor-owned electric utility, local government, municipally owned electric utility, native/tribal entities, non-profits,
private sector organizations, public utility entities, rural electric cooperatives, and state governments.
* Deadline: March 18, 2024
* * HUD Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive Grant Program (Link <https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/grants/ihbg_cgp> )
* Description: Under the program, eligible Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) receive grants to carry out a range of affordable housing activities. Grant
funds may be used to develop, maintain, and operate affordable housing in safe and healthy environments on Indian reservations and in other Indian areas and carry out other affordable
housing activities. Grant funds must be used to primarily benefit low-income Indian families.
* Who can apply? Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments) and Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
* Deadline: March 19, 2024
* * HUD FY 2024 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB) (Link <https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps> )
* Description: The Rural Capacity Building program enhances the capacity and ability to carry out affordable housing and community development activities in rural areas for the benefit
of low- and moderate-income families and persons.
* Who can apply? Only National Organizations that are 501(c)(3) nonprofits, other than institutions of higher education, may apply for RCB funding.
* Deadline: March 25, 2024
* * DOE Clean Energy Deployment on Tribal Lands (Link <https://energycommunities.gov/fundingopportunity/%20clean-energy-technology-deployment-on-tribal-lands-2024/> )
* Description: This notice is for project that seek to 1. Install clean energy generating system(s) and/or energy efficiency measure(s) for Tribal Building(s); or, 2. Deploy community-scale
clean energy generating system(s) or energy storage on Tribal Lands; or, 3. Install integrated energy system(s) for autonomous operation independent of the traditional centralized electric
power grid) to power a single or multiple essential tribal buildings during emergency situations or for tribal community resilience; or, 4. Powe unelectrified Tribal Buildings.
* Who can apply? An Indian Tribe, Intertribal Organization, or Tribal Energy Development Organization, and on whose Tribal Lands the project(s) will be located.
* Deadline: March 31, 2024
* HRSA State Maternal Health Innovation (Link <https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/349430> )
* Description: The purpose of the State Maternal Health Innovation program is to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity by: improving access to care that is comprehensive,
high-quality, appropriate, and on-going throughout the preconception, prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods; enhancing state maternal health surveillance and data capacity;
and identifying and implementing innovative interventions to improve outcomes for populations disproportionately impacted by maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. HRSA anticipates
$18,000,000 will be available to fund up to 18 cooperative agreements.
* Who can apply? Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
of higher education, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), County governments, City or township governments,
Special district governments, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), For profit organizations other than small businesses, State
governments
* Deadline: April 2, 2024.
* Community Policing Development Implementation of De-Escalation Training Act Program (Link <https://cops.usdoj.gov/de-escalation_training_act> )
* Description: The program is for an organization to work with the Department of Justice to develop and implement the final requirements for de-escalation training approvals meeting
the goals of the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act. The successful applicant will help ensure that these requirements are informed by the act, by ongoing stakeholder consultations,
by promising practices, and by research on the effectiveness of law enforcement training in this area.
* Who can apply? Non-Profits, For-Profits, Faith Based Organizations, Community Groups, Institutions of Higher Education.
* Deadline: April 3, 2024
* * USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (Link <https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/fundingopportunities/%20beginning-farmer-rancher-development-program> )
* Description: The 2018 Farm bill reauthorized the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, and provides mandatory funds for supporting education, mentoring, and technical
assistance initiatives for beginning farmers and ranchers.
* Who can apply? State cooperative extension services, federal, state, municipal or tribal agencies, community-based organizations, nongovernmental organizations, junior and four-year
colleges or universities, foundations maintained by a college or university, and private for-profit organizations.
* Deadline: April 4, 2024
* HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance for Persons with Disabilities (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350572> )
* Description: The program provides project rental subsidies in the form of a Project Rental Assistance Contract (“PRAC”) to maintain ongoing affordability over at least the next forty
years. These units provide persons with disabilities the opportunity to live with dignity and independence within the community in an integrated environment that provides access to
appropriate and voluntary supportive services. Individuals with disabilities have historically faced discrimination that limited opportunities to live independently in the community
and often required persons to live in institutions and other segregated settings.
* Who can apply? Eligible applicants are housing agencies currently allocating Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 (IRC),
any applicable participating jurisdiction allocating and overseeing assistance under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (HOME), and/or a housing agency who operates a similar federal
or state program to LIHTC or HOME.
* Deadline: April 10, 2024
* * National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Program (Link <https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships> )
* Description: The purpose of this program is to support individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional humanistic research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Fellowships
provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus,
or critical editions resulting from previous research.
* Who can apply? US citizens residing domestically or abroad and foreign nationals who have lived in the US for 3 years prior to the application deadline.
* Deadline: April 10, 2024
* * USDA Value-added Producer Grant (Link <https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/businessprograms/%20value-added-producer-grants> )
* Description: The objective of this grant program is to assist viable Independent Producers, Agricultural Producer Groups, Farmer and Rancher Cooperatives, and Majority-Controlled
Producer-Based Businesses in started or expanding value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of Value-Added Agricultural Products.
* Who can apply? Agricultural producers, agricultural producer groups, farmer or rancher cooperatives, and majority-controlled producer-based businesses.
* Deadline: April 11, 2024
* * NFWF National Coastal Resilience Fund (Link <https://www.nfwf.org/programs/national-coastal-resilience-fund?activeTab=tab-1> )
* Description: NFWF will make investments in planning, design, and implementation of natural and nature-based solutions. The goal is to enhance protection for coastal communities from
the impacts of storms, floods, and other natural coastal hazards and to improve habitats for fish and wildlife. NFWF will award approximately $140 million in grants to create and restore
natural systems to increase protection for communities from current and future coastal hazards and improve habitats for fish and wildlife species.
* Who can apply? Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, state and territorial government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal governments
and organizations, educational institutions, or commercial (for-profit) organizations.
* Deadline: April 12, 2024
* * DoD FY2024 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Program (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351854> )
* Description: The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) seeks a broad range of applications for augmenting existing and/or developing innovative solutions that directly maintain
and/or cultivate a diverse, world-class Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce to maintain the U.S. Air Force and Space Force’s technological superiority.
The goal of proposed efforts must provide solutions that establish, build, and/or maintain STEM educational pathways and workforce opportunities for diverse U.S. citizens directly relevant
to AFOSR science and technology areas.
* Who can apply? All responsible sources from academia, non-profit organization and industry (for-profit) organizations may submit applications under this FOA.
* Deadline: April 12, 2024
* * Apprenticeship Building America Round 2 (Link <https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352219> )
* Description: The Department will award grants to continue to expand, diversify, and strengthen the Registered Apprenticeship system through support for public and private partnerships
designed to serve a range of industries and individuals and promote Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) as a workforce development solution that translates training into good
jobs.
* Who can apply? Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments; City or township governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments
(Federally recognized)
* Deadline: April 15, 2024
* * HHS’ Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visting Program Grants (Link <https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ecd/tribal/tribal-home-visiting> )
* Description: Funds will support 5-year cooperative agreements between ACF and federally recognized Indian tribes (or a consortium of Indian tribes), tribal organizations, or urban
Indian organizations interested in developing, implementing, sustaining, or expanding an evidence-based home visiting program serving expectant families and families with young children
aged birth to kindergarten.
* Who can apply? Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments) & federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
* Deadline: April 18, 2024
* * DOE Marina Energy University Foundational R&D (Link <https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/foundational-rd> )
* Description: This FOA will provide funding for foundational R&D activities to advance marine energy and offshore wind technologies, enabling broader utilization of ocean renewable
energy sources through specific areas.
* Who can apply? Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education & private institutions of higher education.
* Deadline: April 22, 2024
* * EXPRESS: 2024 Exploratory Research for Extreme Scale Science (Link <https://science.osti.gov/-%20/media/grants/pdf/foas/2024/DE-FOA-0003300.pdf> )
* Description: Extreme-scale science recognizes that disruptive technology changes are occurring across science applications, algorithms, computer architectures and ecosystems. Significant
innovation will be required in the development of effective paradigms and approaches for realizing the full potential of scientific computing from emerging technologies. Proposed research
should not focus on a specific science use case, but rather on creating a body of knowledge and understanding that will inform future advances in extreme-scale science.
* Who can apply? All types of applicants are eligible to apply, except nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying
activities after December 31, 1995.
* Deadline: May 2, 2024
* * USDA Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems (Link <https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/fundingopportunities/%20alfalfa-seed-alfalfa-forage-system-program> )
* Description: The Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program (ASAFS) will support the development of improved alfalfa forage and seed production systems.
* Who can apply? State agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, university research foundations, other research institutions and organizations, federal agencies,
national laboratories, private organizations, foundations, or corporations, individuals who are US citizens or nationals, or a group consisting of two more of the previously described
entities.
* Deadline: May 2, 2024
* EDA FY2023 Disaster Supplemental Funding Notice of Funding Opportunity (Link <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGlja
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JwVHqgw9MFaVZvsSXIETvlECOV6odrtm$> )
* Description: The awards are designed to support those regions impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding and other natural disasters (2021-2022). The awards made under
this NOFO are designed to address economic challenges in those areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster has been issued. Funding will help communities devise and implement
long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects.
* Who can apply? Eligible applicants include Tribal nations, non-profit organizations, colleges and universities, district organizations of an Economic Development District (EDD), and
state, county or city subdivisions engaged in economic or infrastructure activities. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible for funding under this NOFO.
* Deadline: Available on an ongoing basis
* Renew America's Nonprofits (Link <https://www.energy.gov/scep/renew-americas-nonprofits> )
* Description: The Renew America's Nonprofits program—referred to in President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the Energy Efficiency Materials Pilot Program—will reduce carbon
emissions, improve health and safety, and lower utilities costs at buildings owned and operated by 501(c)(3) nonprofits, allowing critical funds to be redirected to mission-focused
work.
Who can apply? To enhance the technical and administrative capacity of nonprofits seeking access to this funding, DOE is using an aggregation model. Under this model, DOE will award
5-15 larger grants to nonprofits interested in serving as Prime recipients. Prime recipients will assemble portfolios of energy-efficiency projects in nonprofit facilities and provide
technical and project management assistance. Ultimately, hundreds of nonprofit facilities should be represented across these project bundles.
* Deadline: Available until expended
LOOKING AHEAD
The following grants and funding opportunities are upcoming and are not yet accepting applications. As more details become available for each of these programs, our team will be sure
to include them in upcoming issues of this newsletter.
UPCOMING GRANTS/NOFOS
* * Department of the Interior Wildland Fire Engines Program (Link <https://www.doi.gov/priorities/investing-americas-infrastructure/wildland-fire> )
* Description: The Department of the Interior will announce a new pilot program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to assist local governments with converting vehicles to wildland
fire engines, which are fire engines specifically designed to assist in fighting wildfires. The announcement will include $10 million in initial funding availability.
* Timeline: TBD 2024
* * HHS Access to Infant and Toddler Care and Education: Research and Evaluation Grants (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351880> )
* Description: This grant opportunity will provide funding to address key research and evaluation questions related to care and education access for infants and toddlers at the national,
state, or local level. Specifically, these awards will support either: descriptive research studies to document current access, shifts in access over time, or the characteristics of
specific policies, practices, or other efforts that may be affecting access; or evaluations to explore the implementation or effects of specific policies, practices, or other efforts
that may be affecting access.
* Timeline: Applications are expected to open April 2024 and close June 2024.
* * DOT 2025 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345315> )
* Description: Eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4) are strategies, activities, and projects on a public road that are consistent with a transportation safety plan and that
(i) correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature, or (ii) address a highway safety problem. TTPSF emphasizes the development of strategic transportation safety plans using
a data-driven process as a means for Tribes to identify transportation safety needs and determine how those needs will be addressed in Tribal communities. FHWA has identified four eligibility
categories: transportation safety plans; data assessment, improvement, and analysis activities; systemic roadway departure countermeasures; and infrastructure improvements and other
eligible activities as listed in 23 U.S.C. § 148(a)(4).
* Timeline: Applications expected to become available in October 2024, with applications due in June 2025.
* * VA Veterans Legacy Grant Program (Link <https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350062> )
* Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is awarding grants for a maximum of $500,000 per awardee through the Veterans Legacy Grants
Program (VLGP), authorized under 38 U.S.C. 2400 note to provide funding to educational institutions and other eligible entities to conduct cemetery research and produce educational
tools for the public to utilize and learn about the histories of Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries and VA grant-funded State and Tribal Veterans’ cemeteries. This notice includes
information about the process for applying for a VLGP grant; criteria for evaluating applications; priorities related to the award of grants; and other requirements and guidance regarding
VLGP grants.
* Timeline: Applications are expected to open on April 1, 2024 and close on May 1, 2024.
* * NEH Public Humanities Project Program (Link <https://www.neh.gov/grants/public/public-humanitiesprojects> )
* Description: The Public Humanities Projects program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences through in person, hybrid,
or virtual programming. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history.
* Timeline: Applications are expected to become available in May 2024 and close in August 2024.
* * NEH Media Project Program (Link <https://www.neh.gov/program/media-projects> )
* Description: The Media Projects program supports collaboration between media producers and scholars to develop content grounded in humanities scholarship and prepare documentary films,
radio, and podcasts that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways.
* Timeline: Applications are expected to become available in May 2024 and close in August 2024.
* * CHIPS Research and Development Program – National Semiconductor Technology Center (Link <https://www.nist.gov/chips/national-semiconductor-technology-center-update-community> )
* Description: The CHIPS for America initiative will invest $50 billion to supercharge the U.S. semiconductor industry and revitalize our innovation ecosystem. This funding includes
$11 billion for research and development—the focal point of which will be the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), an innovation hub that will advance semiconductor technology
and seed new industries built on the capabilities of a wide range of advanced chips.
* Timeline: TBD.
* * Department of the Interior’s Earth Mapping Resources Initiative Survey Funding Opportunity (Link <https://energycommunities.gov/funding-opportunity/bil-provision-earth-mapping-resources-initiativ
e/> )
* Description: The Department of the Interior’s Geological Survey will announce funding for a new Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (MRI) survey. The goal of Earth MRI is to improve
our knowledge of the geologic framework in the United States and to identify areas that may have the potential to contain undiscovered critical mineral resources.
* Timeline: TBD.
* * NEH National Digital Newspaper Program (Link <https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/nationaldigital-%20newspaper-program> )
* Description: This program creates a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963 from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. The
Library of Congress maintains this freely accessible, searchable online database.
* Timeline: Applications are expected to become available in October 2024 and close in January 2025.
* * NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions (Link <https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservationassistance-%20grants-smaller-institutions> )
* Description: The purpose of this program is to help small and mid-sized institutions improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections. The program encourages
applications from small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant.
* Timeline: Applications are expected to become available in October 2024 and close in January 2025.
* * NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Program (Link <https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/sustainingcultural-%20heritage-collections> )
* Description: This program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting
environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutions’ ability
to anticipate and respond to disasters.
* Timeline: Applications are expected to become available in October 2024 and close in January 2025.
WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS
* EPA Competition Process Webinar (3/26/2024): <https://www.epa.gov/grants/competition-process-webinar-march-26-2024> This webinar intends to help grant applicants learn how to find
and successfully apply for competitive EPA grants. EPA will also provide an overview of the competition process from application through evaluation and selection.
* EPA Procurement, Subawards, and Participant Support Costs Webinar (3/27/2024) <https://www.epa.gov/grants/procurement-subawards-and-participant-support-costs-webinar-march-27-2024>
: This training will cover procurement regulations and requirements. Specific topics include best practices for contracts, consultants, equipment, and supply purchases; review of subawards
(grant awards provided by a pass-through entity to a subrecipient); and participant support costs (payments to individuals who participate in grant activities but are not employees
of the grant recipient).
* EPA Davis-Bacon Grant Term and Condition Webinar (3/28/2024): <https://www.epa.gov/grants/new-epa-davis-bacon-grant-term-and-condition-webinar-march-28-2024> This training will discuss
EPA’s new Davis-Bacon Term and Condition that is required for certain programs that involve construction activities.
* SAMHSA Training Events, Webinars, and Reference Materials: <https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grants-training-materials> Reference materials and videos providing guiding for applicants
and grantees of SAMHSA programs.
* Navigating USDOT Funding and Technical Assistance: <https://www.transportation.gov/grants/dot-navigator/webinars> Includes a list of past webinars on how to identify grant opportunities
and how to prepare for future opportunities.
* USDOT Webinars for Rural Projects: <https://www.transportation.gov/rural/webinars> Link to webinars aimed at rural projects.
* CHIPS for America Webinars: <https://www.nist.gov/chips/chips-america-webinars> Includes a list of upcoming and past webinars related to CHIPS funding opportunities.
* Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Webinars: <https://bja.ojp.gov/events/funding-webinars> BJA training and technical assistance providers host webinars to provide information about
specific solicitations, capture guidance on how to apply, and answer questions. As webinars are announced, they will be included on this page. When available, materials from the webinars
held will be included as well.
* SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/8a-business-development-program__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8m
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* Series 1 – What is the 8(a) Business Development Program and am I an Eligible Applicant?
* Thursday June 13, 2024, 9 - 11 am (Pacific) - Register Now <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/1e77f4db-8178-4cc2-9e49-c50b1b224142@3c89fd8a-7f68-4667-aa15-41
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* This webinar is for anyone interested in learning about the 8(a) BD program. The Series 1 program agenda will include:
* Program overview and eligibility
* Insight and experience with the 8(a) BD Program
* Success with the 8(a) BD Program
* Technical Assistance and additional support
* Series 2 and Series 3 are targeted trainings based on your business’s level of 8(a) readiness, invitations to these sessions will be sent to Series 1 attendees based on the assessment
of their registration questionnaire.
* Series 2: June 20, 10am - 12pm - How to Become an Eligible 9(a) Applicant
* Series 3: June 27, 9am - 11am - Next Steps for Eligible 8(a) Applicants
HELPFUL RESOURCES
* Grants.gov: <https://www.grants.gov/> Searchable by a number of different criteria, this is the most complete list of federal grant opportunities and is updated frequently.
Grant.gov also has a Grants Learning Center <https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/learn-grants.html> .
* DOT Competitive Grant Funding Matrix: <https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/grant_programs.cfm> Look through program descriptions on the chart to identify
programs for which you have relevant projects
* BIL Program Guide: <https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BUILDING-A-BETTER-AMERICA-V2.pdf> Search keywords to identify relevant programs which will open throughout
the next five years.
* IRA Program Guide: <https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Inflation-Reduction-Act-Guidebook.pdf> Search keywords to identify relevant programs and tax credits
* NOAA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law website: <https://www.noaa.gov/infrastructure-law> Learn more about current and future funding opportunities.
* Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations Funding Opportunity Exchange: <https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx> OCED has a number of funding opportunities for clean energy
projects through the IRA and BIL. The page is similar to the DOT funding matrix with grant info.
* Department of Labor Grants: <https://www.dol.gov/grants#opengrants> DOL has been working to publish their new and upcoming grant programs which aim to connect, protect, train,
support, and empower workers and job seekers.
* Access to Capital Clearinghouse <https://www.bia.gov/atc> : The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced their multi-agency strategy to improve awareness of access to, and utilization
of federal funding resources for Tribal governments, Tribal enterprises, Native entrepreneurs, and Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). You can learn more about
active funding opportunities at the link above.
* JEC Issue Brief on Rural Health Worker Shortages (English <https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/issue-briefs?id=7C66C497-A4AE-440A-81E0-67F64D11D99D> and Spanish
<https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/issue-briefs?id=2B4297BF-2AD9-4287-9765-43BA57D1769A> ): The Joint Economic Committee Democrats have released a new report titled,
“Addressing Rural Health Worker Shortages will Improve Population Health and Create Job Opportunities.”
We hope that this information proves useful for folks and that future issues of this newsletter can prove to be equally informative and helpful. As always, Representative Kilmer’s staff
are here to answer your questions and support you through the federal funding process. You can also find more resource on federal funding on Representative Kilmer’s website here <https://kilmer.hous
e.gov/grants> .
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to request a letter of support, please reach out to Grants Coordinator, Emma Abraham, in the Tacoma district office, at Emma.Abraham@mail.house.gov
<mailto:Emma.Abraham@mail.house.gov> or 253-272-3515.
Sincerely,
The Office of Representative Derek Kilmer
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District Representative
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