Funding Guidance
Federal Funding Opportunities for Local Decarbonization
Navigating federal funding for local climate action and making strategic decisions on how to best pursue opportunities can be overwhelming and challenging. This tool helps local governments prioritize and leverage existing federal funding to advance system-wide energy transition goals—from block grants and technical assistance to competitive grants and loans. Use the filters below to filter available funding sources automatically and focus on the funding sources relevant to your project, goals, and community.
Scope
This tool, Federal Funding Opportunities for Local Decarbonization (FFOLD), focuses on energy sector emissions, including electricity, transportation, buildings, and resilient energy systems. It does not explicitly capture funding for other sustainability solutions. FFOLD focuses on programs for state, local, and tribal entities. Local agencies/authorities generally include cities, counties, towns, public utility providers, transit agencies, airports, ports, and local educational agencies (e.g. school districts).For additional clarifications and definitions, download FFOLD and refer to the Glossary of Terms tab.
Updates
FFOLD will be updated on a quarterly basis until otherwise noted. This version of FFOLD was last updated April 2023.
Equity Considerations
Our Funding Guidance—“Justice40 and Equity Considerations”—lists best practices and resources to help you and your community pursue equitable climate action, project design, and planning with federal funding
Methodology
Funding sources were identified and incorporated into this tool based upon two main factors: 1) applicant eligibility for state, local, and tribal entities; and 2) activity eligibility for decarbonization projects and initiatives that are either explicitly described and/or potentially allowed under the programmatic rules and agency guidance. This tool incorporates research and reviews of agency websites, the Federal Register, Grants.gov, and federal legislation. Contact Matthew Popkin (mpopkin@rmi.org) or Alex Dane (alex.dane@wri.org) with any questions or feedback.
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| New or Existing | Program Name | Purpose | Agency | Sub-Department | Eligibility Requirements | Matching | Funding Available | Max Award | Expected Allocations | Average Award | Deadline | Decarbonization Considerations | Equity Considerations | Helpful Tips | Other Notes | Only for Federal Emergency Declaration? | Webpage |
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| Existing - Decrease | Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Program | The AID Demonstration provides funding for activities eligible for assistance in any phase of a highway transportation project between project planning and project delivery including: planning, financing, operation, structures, materials, pavements, environment, and construction. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | This program funds State DOTs, Federal Land Management Agencies, and federally-recognized tribal governments. Metropolitan planning organizations and local governments must apply through the State DOT as a sub-recipient. | 20% match required | $10,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 100 | $100,000 | July 1, 2021 (Notice of Intent), September 28, 2021 (Application) | The program seeks projects that directly address climate change in addition to the top priority of safety. Applicants are required to provide a brief description of how climate change was considered in the planning stage, and how the project reduces greenhouse gas emissions and supports state or local Climate Action Plans. Consider exploring the use of green cement, focusing on creating dedicated lanes for buses and vanpools, and prioritizing HOV lanes. This could also be used to expand access for hybrid, plug-in, and fully electric vehicles, such as building out HOV lanes to also enable hybrid and electric vehicles or investing in electric vehicle supply equipment to charge electric vehicles at dedicated highway rest stops. | Applicants need to submit a brief description of how environmental justice screening tools were employed. The program also seeks rural projects that address deteriorating conditions and disproportionately high fatality rates on rural transportation infrastructure. | Competitive projects must be a pilot deployment for the applicant of a proven innovation previously deployed by others. | For information on prior awardees, see this map and press release here: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/grants/projects/ https://cms8.fhwa.dot.gov/newsroom/fhwa-provides-56-million-accelerate-innovative-highway-projects-seven-states | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334546 |
| Existing - IRA Increase | Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing | To provide direct loans to re-equip, expand, or establish US facilities engaged in the production and/or engineering integration of low- or zero-emission vehicles. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Loans Program Office (LPO) | Eligible recipients include US automobile manufacturers and component suppliers with projects that are financially viable without federal funds. | Not required | $3,000,000,000 through FY28 | 30% of project costs | N/A | N/A | No application deadline | Working with automobile manufacturers, local governments can help create clean energy economies based on advanced vehicle manufacturing. These advanced vehicles can be low- or zero- emissions vehicles. | Consider using this loans to rejuvenate hard-hit, post-industrial areas. | N/A | This program recapitalizes the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program, originally established by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(d)). | No | |
| Existing - Constant | Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) Program | To make competitive grants for the development of model deployment sites for large scale installation and operation of advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and infrastructure return on investments. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible applicants are State or local governments, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) representing a population of over 200,000, or other political subdivisions of a State or local government (such as publicly owned toll or port authorities), or a multijurisdictional group or consortia of research institutions or academic institutions. | 50% match required | $60,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 10 | $6,000,000 | August 23, 2021 | Ensuring a more efficient flow of public transit would cut greenhouse gas emissions and encourage transit ridership. Although proposals are not limited to DOT priorities, the DOT is particularly interested in deployment programs and projects that concern (1) climate change and environmental justice impacts; (2) integration of intelligent transportation systems with the Smart Grid and other energy distribution and charging systems; and (3) advanced public transportation systems. | Although proposals are not limited to DOT priorities, the DOT is particularly interested in deployment programs and projects that concern (1) racial equity and barriers to opportunity; (2) rural transportation access; and (3) improved access to transportation alternatives, including for underserved populations. | Partnership with the private sector or public agencies, including multimodal and multijurisdictional entities, research institutions, organizations representing transportation and technology leaders, or other transportation stakeholders is encouraged. Any application submitted by a sole research or academic institution and that is not part of a consortium will not be considered for selection. | N/A | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334272 |
| New - IIJA | Advancing Equity through Workforce Partnerships | To support the development of workforce programs and partnerships that will facilitate the continued deployment of solar energy technologies, while supporting an inclusive workforce with opportunities for career advancement, including through union memberships. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligibility for this program is unrestricted. Projects should primarily relate to solar deployment and related careers for installation, system design, operations and maintenance (O&M), electrical work, project management, sales, and business operations. | Not required | $10,000,000 | $1,500,000 | 16 | $625,000 | Concept Papers due September 20, 2022; Full Applications due December 6, 2022 | This program should help meet national, state, and local decarbonization goals by ensuring the adequate provision of solar services. Having a better trained workforce enables greater clean energy adoption. Areas of interest include: apprenticeship readiness (pre-apprenticeship) or apprenticeship partnerships; community-led training partnerships; and/or clean energy sector partnerships. | This program can help build an economic ecosystem in solar. By specifically centering career advancement and labor protections, including unions, this program can ensure the "high-road" labor conditions needed to help disadvantaged workers build stable livelihoods. Learn more here: https://emeraldcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/workforce-guide_4.12.21_form.pdf | Proposals focused on solar manufacturing and other equipment will be considered, but are not expected to be the primary area of focus for the funding program. Applicants should use the Concept Papers part of the application process to develop their initial proposal and get feedback from DOE. | SETO strongly encourages teaming among multiple stakeholders across academia, industry, National Laboratories, community-based organizations (CBOs), unions, and all technical disciplines. Teams that include multiple partners are preferred over applications that include a single organization. See here for more details on teaming partners: https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/articles/funding-notice-advancing-equity-through-workforce-partnerships | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/articles/funding-notice-advancing-equity-through-workforce-partnerships |
| Existing - Increase | Air Quality Monitoring Grants (American Rescue Plan Act) | Air Quality Monitoring Grants (American Rescue Plan Act) | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center | Eligible entities include state, local, and tribal air pollution control agencies, and community groups. Other potential grantees under statute include other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations. | Not required | $50,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | March 25, 2022 | Decarbonization strategies may include air quality monitoring and pollution prevention at sources which are a source of greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants, including fossil-fuel electric generating sources and industrial facilities. | Goals of the grant competition for community air monitoring include those that: 1) expand use of community monitoring advisory groups and other approaches that give the community a voice in the monitoring of their air quality; and 2) build a foundation of trusting relationships and enhanced understanding from which sustainable solutions to community pollution problems can be found. The PM2.5 continuous monitoring grants are designed to support monitoring in and near communities with environmental justice concerns who face disproportionate exposure to these pollutants and health risks, which are also associated with increased vulnerability to COVID-19. | For further information on Clean Air Act Sec. 103 and 105 grants, please see the following: https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-title-i-air-pollution-prevention-and-control-parts-through-d https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2021-04/documents/tribal_grants_presentation_0.pdf | One-time funding increase from American Rescue Plan Act. Further information released July 7, 2021. The major components of the $50M funding to enhance air monitoring include: a grants competition that will seek proposals from community groups and state, Tribal and local government air agencies; direct awards to air agencies for continuous monitoring of small particles (known as PM2.5 or soot) and other Clean Air Act pollutants; enhanced capacity for short-term community monitoring; and support to administer the funding. It is unclear whether this program will continue past American Rescue Plan Act funding. | No | https://www.epa.gov/amtic/american-rescue-plan |
| Existing - Constant | Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Discretionary Grants | To support public agencies and private owners and entities for the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | Eligible projects includes preserving existing airport infrastructure in a safe and functional operational condition; bringing airport facilities into conformity with current federal safety standards; constructing, modifying, or expanding facilities as necessary to meet demonstrated aeronautical demand; enhancing environmental sustainability; and providing a balanced system of airports to meet the roles and functions necessary to support civil aeronautical demand. | 5%-30% match required, depending on airport size and type of project | $1,500,000,000 | $50,000,000 | 400 | $4,000,000 | June 30, 2022 (Rolling) | FAA is looking to award projects that align with the President's greenhouse gas reduction goals, promote energy efficiency, support fiscally responsible land use and efficient transportation design, support airport development compatible with the use of sustainable aviation fuels and technologies, increase climate resilience, incorporate sustainable pavement and construction materials as allowable, reduce pollution, and direct the benefits of these investments equitably. Specifically, FAA encourages applicants to consider how a proposed project directs benefits of investments in Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) and Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) programs to disadvantaged communities and ensures meaningful public engagement. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | This is for larger projects, as eligible projects must involve more than $25,000 in AIP funds. If you have an eligible project, contact the program to discuss how to move forward. | N/A | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338072 |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Entitlement Grants | To support infrastructure projects, including runways and airfields, airport lighting, and airport markings. These funds do not support projects related to airport terminals, equipment, vehicles, or operations. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | Funding can be used for any Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) eligible projects except debt service payments. | 5%-30% match required, depending on airport size and type of project | $1,126,000,000 | N/A | 857 | $1,300,000 | February 15, 2022 (Notice of Intent), April 11, 2022 (Final Application) | Airports are important transportation hubs and contributors to global emissions, whether directly or indirectly (via the airplanes they service). Airport efficiency upgrades can reduce emissions substantially. AIP-eligible projects include those improvements related to enhancing airport safety, lighting, security, and environmental plans. Planning and environmental studies are also eligible, which may include glare studies for on-site solar energy systems or geothermal system design and implementation. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | This is for larger projects, as eligible projects must involve more than $25,000 in AIP funds. Based on previous awards, grant amounts vary widely from $25,000 to over $30 million. If you have an eligible project, contact the program to discuss how to move forward. | Lighting was a common project funding in 2021. The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport received over $10 million for energy efficiency infrastructure support as part of a major geothermal energy project retrofit. For a complete list of recently funded projects, visit: https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/2022_aip_grants/ | No | https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/ |
| New - IIJA | Airport Terminal Program (ATP) | To provide competitive funds for airport terminal development projects that address aging infrastructure in America's airports, including energy efficiency upgrades and on-site rail access. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | Eligible airports include those operated by authorities, cities, territories and tribes within the national air transportation system. The first $1 billion in grants can fund projects that will replace aging facilities, improve energy efficiency and increase or improve access to passengers with disabilities and historically disadvantaged populations. Projects that relocate, reconstruct, repair or improve an airport-owned air traffic control tower are also eligible. | 5%-25% match required, depending on airport size | $5,000,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 28, 2022 | The program is specifically intended to support on-airport rail access, projects that increase capacity and passenger access, projects that replace aging infrastructure, improving energy efficiency of systems and plant facilities, and achieving LEED accreditation standards. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | Large hub airports will receive up to 55% of the total funding; medium hub airports will receive up to 15% of the total funding; and small hub airports will receive up to 20% of the total funding. At least 10% of the total funding will go to non-hub and non-primary airports. Approximately $1 billion will be available per year, for Fiscal Years 2023-2026. | https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-terminals | |
| New - IIJA | Airport Terminal Program (ATP) | To provide competitive funds for airport terminal development projects that address aging infrastructure in America's airports, including energy efficiency upgrades and on-site rail access. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | Eligible airports include those operated by authorities, cities, territories and tribes within the national air transportation system. The first $1 billion in grants can fund projects that will replace aging facilities, improve energy efficiency and increase or improve access to passengers with disabilities and historically disadvantaged populations. Projects that relocate, reconstruct, repair or improve an airport-owned air traffic control tower are also eligible. | 5%-25% match required, depending on airport size | $5,000,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 28, 2022 | The program is specifically intended to support on-airport rail access, projects that increase capacity and passenger access, projects that replace aging infrastructure, improving energy efficiency of systems and plant facilities, and achieving LEED accreditation standards. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | Large hub airports will receive up to 55% of the total funding; medium hub airports will receive up to 15% of the total funding; and small hub airports will receive up to 20% of the total funding. At least 10% of the total funding will go to non-hub and non-primary airports. Approximately $1 billion will be available per year, for Fiscal Years 2023-2026. | https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-terminals | |
| New - IRA | Alternative Fuel and Low-Emission Aviation Technology Program | To provide competitive grants for eligible entities to carry out projects that produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel, or develop, demonstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | TBA | Eligible recipients include state or local governments, air carriers, airport sponsors, institutions of higher education or research, entities involved with sustainable aviation fuels or low-emission aviation technologies, and non-profits with experience in sustainable aviation fuels or low-emission aviation technologies. | 25% match (10% match if recipient is a small-hub or non-hub airport) | $297,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | This program could help accelerate decarbonization efforts at lmunicipally-operated airports and encourage transitions to more sustainable fuels and aircraft electrification technologies. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Funding considerations include: the proposal's ability to increase domestic production of sustainable aviation fuels or low-emission aviation technologies; the proposal's ability to decrease overall GHG emissions in the aviation sector; capacity to create new jobs and supply chain partnerships; the potential GHG emissions from sustainable aviation fuels projects; and the potential benefit of ensuring diverse feedstock supply for sustainable aviation fuels. | Funding breakdown includes: 1. $244,530,000 for projects relating to the production, transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel 2. $46,530,000 for projects relating to low-emission aviation technologies 3. $5,940,000 to fund the award of grants under this section, and oversight of the program | No | |
| Existing - Constant | Area Development Program (ADP) | To invest in two general areas: critical infrastructure and business and workforce development. Critical infrastructure investments mainly include water and wastewater systems, transportation networks, broadband, and other projects anchoring regional economic development. Business and workforce investments primarily focus on entrepreneurship, worker training and education, food systems, leadership, and other human capital development. | Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) | N/A | Applicants must be in an eligible Appalachian county across the 13-state region: https://www.arc.gov/Appalachian-counties-served-by-arc/ | 20%-70% match required, depending on economic status of county | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | ARC project guidelines emphasize the following goals: 1) economic opportunity, 2) ready workforce, 3) critical infrastructure, 4) natural and cultural assets, and 5) leadership and community capacity. Communities should consider projects aligned with their local and ARC strategic goals that reduce emissions, increase community resiliency, and/or create new opportunities for workforce training in a clean energy economy. ARC guidelines specifically highlight that funding can support elements of the project that improve a project's energy efficiency, but communities should think expansively and work with their state representative to incorporate energy local renewable energy, energy storage, building weatherization and electrification, and increased multi-modal access. | This program helps communities recover from declines in coal and manufacturing sectors and transition to new industries. In addition, a state may also use a portion of its ARC Area Development allocation to fund job-training and skills development, which could support the growth of a clean energy workforce. The ARC may prioritize its funding and match rates based on levels of economic distress: https://www.arc.gov/match-requirements-for-arc-grants/ | Consider whether the project will improve, on a continuing rather than a temporary basis, the opportunities for employment, the average level of income, or the economic and social development of the area served by the project. To receive ARC approval, a project must implement the Development Plan of the Appalachian State in which it is located and it must have been identified by the state in its annual Strategy Statement. | For additional information on program priorities and guidelines, visit: https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ARCProjectGuidelines.pdf | No | https://www.arc.gov/area-development-program/ |
| New - IRA | Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code Adoption | To facilitate residential building codes that meet/exceed the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code and commercial building codes that meet/exceed ANSI/ASHRAE/IES standard 90.1-2019 ("Latest Building Energy Codes"); to facilitate building codes that meet/exceed the zero energy provisions in the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, or equivalent ("Zero Energy Codes"). | Department of Energy (DOE) | TBA | Eligible recipients include States and units of local government with the authority to adopt building codes. | Not required | $1,000,000,000 through FY29 ($330,000,000 for Latest Building Energy Codes, $670,000,000 for Zero Energy Codes) | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | This program helps states and local governments improve their building energy codes to increase efficiency and enforce cutting-edge standards. | Building affordable housing and decarbonizing buildings should work synergistically by leveraging codes, energy efficiency, and funding strategies. Updating building energy codes can enhance energy efficiency, reduce energy burdens, address split incentive situations between tenants and landlords, and make everyday living expenses more affordable for all. Learn more here: https://newbuildings.org/energy-efficiency-and-equity/ | N/A | N/A | No | |
| New - IIJA | Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants | To support and sustain a North American battery supply chain; to support battery manufacturing and recycling by funding demonstration projects and facility construction. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains | Eligible uses include demonstration projects, construction of commercial-scale facilities, and retrofit or retooling of existing facilities for battery component manufacturing, advanced battery manufacturing, and recycling. | TBA | $3,000,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | July 1, 2022 | Increasing the supply of batteries could decrease the cost of battery storage, and more reliable domestic production could reduce price volatility. This could be part of a local or regional clean energy economy strategy. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/battery-manufacturing-and-recycling-grants |
| New - IIJA | Battery Material Processing Grants | To ensure the United States has a viable battery materials processing industry by supporting demonstration projects and the construction of facilities for processing battery materials. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible uses include demonstration projects, construction of commercial-scale facilities, and retrofit or retooling of existing battery material processing facilities. | 20% match required | $3,100,000,000 | $400,000,000 | 34 | TBA | July 1, 2022 | Materials processing is a necessary step in manufacturing batteries. Increasing the supply of processed battery materials could decrease the cost of battery-based electricity storage, and more reliable domestic production could reduce price volatility. This could be part of a clean energy economy strategy. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Letter of intent strongly encouraged by May 27, 2022 | $3,100,000,000 available until expended | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339950 |
| New | BETO Waste Feedstocks and Conversion R&D | To (1) support new strategies for energy and resource recovery from waste streams, curbing fugitive methane emissions, air and water quality impacts, odors, etc.; and (2) develop more robust organisms and catalytic processes for the conversion of sustainable feedstocks and intermediates into biofuels and bioproducts. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) | Broad eligibility for groups, governments, individuals, and consortia of the above, including alllowances for foreign entities. BETO is interested in the following Topic Areas: - TA 1: MSW Feedstock Technologies - TA 2: Robust Microbial Cells - TA 3: Robust Catalytic Processes - TA 4: Community Scale Resource and Energy Recovery from Organic Wastes | 20% cost share required | $34,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 15-27 total | Varies by subtopic | Concept Paper due April 18, 2022 Application due June 7, 2022 | BETO focuses on developing technologies that convert domestic lignocellulosic biomass and waste resources into affordable low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts that significantly reduce carbon emissions on a life-cycle basis as compared to equivalent petroleum-based products. These activities will ultimately aims to improve sustainable fuel production to meet the low-carbon (minimum of 70% decrease in GHGs) and affordable drop-in biofuels and aviation emission reduction goals. | Applicants are required to submit a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan that describes the actions the applicant will take to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment, support people from underrepresented groups in STEM, advance equity, and encourage the inclusion of individuals from these groups in the project; and the extent the project activities will be located in or benefit underserved communities. | BETO is focusing on applied RD&D to improve the performance and reduce cost of biofuel production technologies and scale-up production systems in partnership with industry. BETO is focused on developing and demonstrating technologies that are capable of producing low-carbon, cost-effective biofuels and co-products by 2030, as well as biofuel production pathways that can deliver at least 70% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum. | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/events/doe-beto-fy22-waste-feedstock-and-conversion-funding-opportunity |
| Existing - Constant | Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program | To assist in the development, construction and retrofitting of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products manufacturing facilities. | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Rural Development | The program provides loan guarantees to financial institutions on behalf of a broad range of eligible entities, including individuals, public and private entities, state and local governments, corporations, tribes, farm cooperatives and agricultural associations, National Laboratories, higher education institutions, and public power entities. | 20% match required | N/A | $250,000,000 | N/A | N/A | 2 application cycles each fiscal year. Letter of Intent deadlines: March 2 and September 1 Application deadlines: April 1 and October 1 | This program generally supports two types of projects – biorefineries, and biobased product manufacturing facilities. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | Decarbonization strategies may include carbon capture and sequestration and other retrofits to reduce emissions at existing biorefineries. | No | https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/biorefinery-renewable-chemical-and-biobased-product-manufacturing-assistance |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Brownfields Assessment Grants | To evaluate potentially contaminated sites that may need cleanup from prior use. The program offers community-wide assessments for multiple community sites, site-specific grants for an already identified single-site project focus, and assessment coalition grants to increase the capacity of multijurisdictional entities to assess sites in multiple communities. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization | All applicants must meet the "threshold criteria" as outlined in the updated notice of funding opportunity. | Not required | $80,500,000 | Varies by type of assessment grant | 98 | $821,429 | Fall 2023 | Transforming underutilized or abandoned sites in your community into revitalized energy hubs can also spur economic revitalization. These funds can help determine which brownfields and closed landfill sites may be good fits for hosting solar or other renewable energy. The EPA offers explicit guidance for considering such "brightfields" projects: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/are-you-considering-renewable-energy-or-energy-efficient-approaches-your-brownfields | A critical part of the program is to ensure that residents living in communities historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination have an opportunity to reap the benefits from brownfields redevelopment. For example, large brownfield sites can be future hubs for new manufacturing and clean energy jobs and offer opportunities to improve distributional equity where communities were previously neglected. | There are 3 different types of assessment grants. Review each type to determine which is most relevant to your community or project: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343486 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343466 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343484 | The IIJA authorized $1.5 billion in Additional funding over 5 years to scale up EPA's brownfields revitalization program. | No | https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-assessment-grants |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Brownfields Cleanup Grants | To clean up one brownfield site, or multiple brownfield sites, contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum), and/or petroleum. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization | Applicants must own the site for which they are requesting funding and may submit one Cleanup Grant proposal each competition cycle. | Not required | $60,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 40 | $1,500,000 | Fall 2023 | Cleanup grants can help accelerate reuse of brownfield sites, including enhancing site readiness for hosting solar or other renewable energy or other sustainable economic development. | Cleaning up contaminated sites of any size often yields immediate environmental and human health, environmental justice benefit, and distributional equity benefits. | National program priorities tend to change each year, so be sure to tailor your application to the current guidance. | The IIJA authorized $1.5 billion in Additional funding over 5 years to scale up EPA's brownfields revitalization program. | No | https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-cleanup-grants |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants | To deliver Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization | Eligible entities include states, local governments, land clearance authorities or other quasi-governmental entities, regional councils, redevelopment agencies, tribes, non-profits, etc. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training be provided to all individuals being trained. | Not required | $12,000,000 | $500,000 | 25 | $480,000 | Summer 2023 | Job Training Grants allow nonprofits, local governments, and other organizations to recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed residents of areas affected by the presence of brownfields. Through the Program, graduates develop the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in various aspects of hazardous and solid waste management and within the larger environmental field, including sustainable cleanup and reuse, water quality improvement, chemical safety, and emergency response. These green jobs reduce environmental contamination and build more sustainable futures for communities. | Each activity must meet one of the following national objectives for the program: benefit low- and moderate-income persons, prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community for which other funding is not available. Employers, workforce investment boards (WIBs), community colleges, and community-based organizations provide critical partnerships needed to deliver a successful training program – especially since grant funds may not be used to provide life skills training or social services which can be leveraged through these partnerships. | Applicants are not required to inform their target community; however, they are strongly encouraged to do so. Applicants who hold a community meeting, notify the community about the proposed environmental training program prior to submission of an application, and work with and solicit feedback from diverse community constituents about the proposed program prior to submission, typically have stronger applications. | Previously known as Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) Grants EPA's Program Brochure and Success Stories: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-03/documents/final_ewdjt_tri-fold_brochure_7-30-15_0.pdf Renewable Energy or Energy-Efficient Approaches in Brownfields Redevelopment Fact Sheet: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-08/documents/renewable_energy_or_energy-efficient_approaches.pdf | No | https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/environmental-workforce-development-and-job-training-ewdjt-grants |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Brownfields Multipurpose (MP) Grants | To provide grant funding for a range of eligible purposes, including developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, engaging community stakeholders, conducting assessments, developing cleanup and reuse plans for key sites, conducting cleanup activities, and developing a revitalization plan. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization | All applicants must meet the "threshold criteria" as outlined in the updated notice of funding opportunity. | Not required | $14,000,000 | $800,000 | 17 | $823,529 | Fall 2023 | Transforming underutilized or abandoned sites in your community into revitalized energy hubs can also spur economic revitalization. These funds are meant to be transformative in efficiently addressing multiple stages of project redevelopment. Such funding could help communities inventory and prioritize brownfield sites for hosting renewable energy and develop cleanup plans, if needed, as well as reuse and revitalization plans. Funding could also help plan, assess, cleanup, and reinvent a larger industrial site for new clean energy manufacturing. | Large brownfield sites can be future hubs for new manufacturing and clean energy jobs and offer opportunities to improve distributional equity where communities were previously neglected. Funding can be specifically used to conduct community engagement activities. | This program has typically been offered every two years, unlike the annually recurring assessment, cleanup, and revolving loan fund grants. These are highly competitive projects geared at sites with the most compelling reuse. EPA's RE-Powering America's Land program offers detailed reports, case studies, and guidance for those looking to deploy renewable energy on brownfields: https://www.epa.gov/re-powering | EPA requests that, if applicable, the applicant describe how the reuse of the priority site(s) will facilitate renewable energy from wind, solar, or geothermal energy; or will incorporate energy efficiency measures. For more information on clean energy reuse options, check out EPA's RE-Powering America's Lands initiative. | No | https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-multipurpose-grants |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) | To provide seed money to capitalize a revolving loan fund program including loans and subgrants to clean up and remediate sites across a region or community. Revolving loan funds are used to provide no-interest or low-interest loans for eligible brownfield cleanups, subgrants for cleanups, and other eligible programmatic costs necessary to manage the loan fund. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization | Recipients must have a strong understanding of real estate financing principles and approaches, including loan underwriting, loan servicing, and credit analysis. Recipients also need to have the ability to market the program on an on-going basis during the performance period of the grant and after the closeout of the RLF Grant. Recipients commit to properly manage funds and program income generated by their program until its official close. Only entities without open RLF cooperative agreements are eligible to apply. | Not required | $10,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 10 | $1,000,000 | Fall 2023 | These funds are meant to be transformative in efficiently cleaning up multiple sites for reuse. Consider pursuing with intent to reuse and convert of multiple brownfields into brightfields with one bulk procurement, either on a single or multijurisdictional basis. | This is an opportunity for communities to take ownership of seed funding to accelerate the long-term revitalization of multiple brownfields. Consider creating regional partnerships to leverage financial, marketing, and program administration experience in order to build capacity for localized loans and subgrants. Using this funding to create new hubs for clean energy manufacturing and jobs and offer opportunities to improve distributional equity where communities were previously neglected. | These are highly competitive projects geared at communities with extensive brownfield sites. If structured correctly, these revolving loan fund programs can generate program income from repayment of loans to sustain programs from a few years to decades. | If selected, the lead entity will be the grant recipient and must administer the grant, be accountable to EPA for proper expenditure of the funds and be the point of contact for the other coalition members. In addition, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) documenting the coalition’s site selection process must be in place prior to the expenditure of any funds that are awarded. The coalition members should identify and establish relationships necessary to achieve the project’s goal. A process for successful execution of the project’s goal, including a description and role of each coalition member, should be established along with the MOA. The purpose of the MOA is for coalition members to agree internally on the distribution of funds and the mechanisms for implementing the cleanup work. | No | https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-revolving-loan-fund-rlf-grants |
| Existing - Increase | Build to Scale (B2S) | To develop and support regional tech-based economic development initiatives that accelerate high quality job growth, create more economic opportunities, and support the future of the next generation of industry leading companies | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Project eligibility specifications vary by program (Venture Challenge, Capital Challenge, and Industry Challenge). | 50% match required | $45,000,000 | $750,000 for Venture Challenge Build $2,000,000 for Venture Challenge Scale | 50 | $900,000 | June 13, 2022 | This funding can support the public infrastructure needed to create new or enhance existing programs for clean energy, hydrogen, battery storage, or electric supply chain opportunities. Explore integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing hubs/business parks into comprehensive economic development plans as part of your diversification strategy. Where possible, consider whether partnerships with universities, community college, and industry could be leveraged to launch an economic diversification and workforce development strategy to promote and enhance the growth of emerging clean energy industries and retain local talent. | This is an opportunity to enhance supply chains, attract new energy and transportation sectors, and provide job training for out of work energy and industry professionals or those looking to transition to clean energy, electrification, and EV supply chain related industries. | Unlike many EDA programs, this program does not require eligibility through regional distress criteria. Applicants should still emphasize, if possible, how such funding can be a transformative investment for their community to further technology-based economic development initiatives that accelerate high-quality job growth, create more economic opportunities, and support the future of the next generation of industry-leading companies. Public-private partnerships to accelerate entrepreneurship and company growth are also encouraged to apply. | In 2020, Department of Energy partnered with EDA to provide $4 million in funding to pilot the Industry Challenge, which supports entrepreneurship and accelerate company growth within the Blue Economy for the FY20 cycle. View the FY20 Industry Challenge grantees here: https://eda.gov/oie/buildtoscale/industry/2020/ | No | https://eda.gov/oie/buildtoscale/ |
| Existing - Constant | Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities | To provide quick, targeted technical assistance to selected communities to contribute environmental and economic sustainability, using a variety of tools that have demonstrated results and widespread application. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Community Revitalization | Eligible applicants include local, county, or tribal governments, or nonprofit organizations that have the support of the local government on whose behalf they are applying. | Not required | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | November 20, 2020 | Consider projects and plans that can achieve decarbonization while improving community resiliency. For example, what kinds of street design can encourage walking instead of driving? How to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) when revitalizing downtowns and existing neighborhoods? Can these deployments demonstrate the benefits of decarbonization measures and raise community awareness? | Applicants need to use data to demonstrate the challenge their community faces and describe how this challenge affects low-income, minority, tribal, and/or other communities facing disproportionate environmental or health risks. The letter of interest should also describe plans for engaging traditionally underrepresented communities to ensure equitable access and meaningful engagement. | EPA offers 19 tools through this program. Not every tool is offered in every round. Once EPA has used a tool in several communities, the tool will be refined to create a product that any community can use with limited outside assistance. Local governments are encouraged to navigate emerging challenges with existing tools. Past Recipients and Tools can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/building-blocks-sustainable-communities-past-recipients-and-tools | EPA provides direct assistance through a federal contract; therefore, no funds are transferred to the community. The initial application requires a two-page write-up detailing how the assistance will help the community. After that, EPA will request next step memos and notify applicants of the due. Local governments with ideas should submit their letters of interest to seize the opportunities. | No | https://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/building-blocks-sustainable-communities |
| New - IIJA | Building Codes Implementation for Efficiency and Resilience | To enable sustained, cost-effective implementation of updated building energy codes to save customers money on their energy bills. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible Uses: (A) To create or enable State or regional partnerships to provide training and material; (B) to collect and disseminate quantitative data on construction and codes implementation; (C) to develop and implement a plan for highly effective codes implementation, including measuring compliance; (D) to address various implementation needs in rural, suburban, and urban areas; and (E) to implement updates in energy codes. | TBA | $225,000,000 | N/A | TBA | TBA | Expected end of 2022 | Municipalities can implement stricter energy codes to reduce emissions from buildings, one of the single largest contributing sectors to climate change. Codes can regulate electric/gas systems, appliances, etc. | Updating building energy codes can enhance energy efficiency, reduce energy burdens, address split incentive situations between tenants and landlords, and make everyday living expenses more affordable for all. Energy codes can reduce the amount of gas burned in the home, a health hazard that disproportionately affects underserved groups. Codes can also address update baseline standards that particular impact structures in underserved communities.Learn more here: https://newbuildings.org/energy-efficiency-and-equity/ | N/A | $225,000,000 in funding available until expended. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/building-codes-implementation-efficiency-and-resilience |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | To invest in and undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks communities face from disasters and natural hazards. | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Local governments/municipalities are eligible to apply as sub-applicants to states. Homeowners, business operators, and non-profit organizations cannot apply directly to FEMA but can be included in a sub-application submitted by an eligible sub-applicant. Note: Applicants must have a FEMA-approved State, Local, or Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan by the application deadline and at the time of obligation of grant funds. | 25% match required, unless applicant is economically disadvantaged rural community | $2,300,000,000 | TBA | 125 | $18,400,000 | Expected Winter 2023; state deadlines vary (see "Helpful Tips") | BRIC is designed to advance broad, impactful, flexible, and innovative resiliency solutions that enhance the energy system and access to energy during disasters. For FY 2022, the priorities for the program are to incentivize natural hazard risk reduction activities that mitigate risk to public infrastructure and disadvantaged communities; incorporate nature-based solutions including those designed to reduce carbon emissions; enhance climate resilience and adaptation; and increase funding to applicants that facilitate the adoption and enforcement of the latest published editions of building codes. BRIC encourages hazard mitigation projects that meet multiple program priorities. | BRIC has a priority focus of benefiting disadvantaged communities, defined as those facing conditions including, but not limited to, low income, high and/or persistent poverty, high unemployment/underemployment, racial and ethnic segregation, high housing cost burdens, distressed neighborhoods, disproportionate impacts from climate change, high energy cost burden and low energy access, jobs lost from the energy transition, and limited access to healthcare. Flexible backup power solutions (i.e. local community resiliency hubs) can be deployed to support remote, marginalized residents with limited access to more centralized facilities. | State deadlines will vary for sub-applicants to be considered, typically 1-3 months prior to the FEMA deadline. Contact your State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO) to learn about potential state deadline to plan accordingly: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/state-contacts | In addition to project selections, the BRIC Program offers non-financial Direct Technical Assistance (DTA). Read more here: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities/direct-technical-assistance Awardees are eligible to recieve FEMA-subsidized, low-carbon construction materials. Read more at https://www.fema.gov/grants/policy-guidance/low-carbon-goals. For past program details, see here: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities/after-apply/fy-2021-subapplication-status | No | https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities |
| New - IIJA | Building, Training, and Assessment Centers (BTAC) | To establish a competitive grant program to help institutions of higher education establish building training and assessment centers to educate and train building technicians and engineers on implementing modern building technologies. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) | Eligible entities are state-accredited technical training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. | TBA | $10,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Concept paper due May 25, 2023; Application due July 31, 2023 | Skills and knowledge gaps prevent clean energy, efficiency, electrification, and other sustainability solutions from being implemented. By addressing these gaps with specialized education centers, applicants can accelerate deployment of a skilled workforce ready for the clean energy economy. | Education can target underserved communities and give people access to high-road jobs in the clean energy economy. Consider designing training programs aimed at re-training workers from fossil fuel industries, if applicable, as well to help with workforce transitions. | N/A | $10,000,000 available until expended | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/building-training-and-assessment-centers |
| Existing - Increase | Bus and Bus Facilities - Section 3017 (Competitive) | To make federal resources available to states and direct recipients to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities. The competitive Bus and Bus Facilities program includes the Low or No Emission Vehicle Program. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible applicants include designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, states or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service, and Indian tribes. Eligible subrecipients include all otherwise eligible applicants and also private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation. | 20% match required, with exceptions | $230,000,000 | N/A | ~100 | $4,100,000 | November 19, 2021 | Decarbonization strategies may focus on investments that expand transit services in a manner that reduces single passenger vehicle miles traveled, invest in zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure, and holistic transportation strategies that emphasize walking, cycling, and public transit connectivity alongside electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure build-out for ride-sharing and vehicle sharing programs. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | For past program details and awards, see here: https://www.transit.dot.gov/bus-program | N/A | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/bus-program |
| Existing - Increase | Bus and Bus Facilities - Section 5339 (Formula) | To make federal resources available to states and direct recipients to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible applicants include designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, states or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service, and Indian tribes. Eligible subrecipients include all otherwise eligible applicants and also private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation. | 20% match required, with exceptions | $612,000,000 | $40,590,000 | 125 | $1,982,690 | TBA | FTA encourages applicants to consider significant community benefits related to the environment, including those projects that incorporate low- or no-emission technology or specific elements to address greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts. Decarbonization strategies may focus on investments that expand transit services in a manner that reduces single passenger vehicle miles traveled, invest in zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure, and holistic transportation strategies that emphasize walking, cycling, and public transit connectivity alongside electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure build-out for ride-sharing and vehicle sharing programs. | FTA encourages applicants to consider projects that encourage racial equity in planning and policies, and project investments that either proactively address racial equity and barriers to opportunity, including automobile dependence as a form of barrier, or redress prior inequities and barriers to opportunity. See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" document for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | Program funding expires in 2024. There are three components to this program. The first is a continuation of the formula bus program established on under MAP-21. The remaining two components include the bus and bus facilities competitive program based on asset age and condition, and a low or no emissions bus deployment program. A pilot provision allows designated recipients in in urbanized areas between 200,000 and 999,999 in population to participate in voluntary state pools to allow transfers of formula funds between designated recipients during the period of the authorized legislation. | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/busprogram |
| Existing - Constant | Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program - Core Capacity Improvement Program | To invest in substantial corridor improvements in areas that are at or over capacity (or will be within 10 years). This is a robust project development process not geared at maintaining a state of good repair, rather the focus is on increasing corridor capacity by 10% or more. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible applicants are state and local government agencies, including transit agencies. | 20% match required | $2,300,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | While this program will fund public transit projects generally, applicants should prioritize projects that will increase ridership, reduce the need for private vehicle use, decrease vehicle miles traveled, and be in coordination with regional transit-oriented development planning. When rail projects are not possible, communities should look to deploying extensive, well-connected bus rapid transit projects that can align with local, regional, and statewide vehicle electrification plans. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Can be paired with FTA's State of Good Repair funding (Section 5337 SGR Formula Funds). This can fund infrastructure repairs and deferred maintenance while the Core Capacity investments can support increased capacity. | To apply, submit a letter to FTA's Office of Planning and Environment. This should be a short letter that stresses project managers, staff, partners, and sponsors; amount of funding being sought and total cost, if known; committed funds to do project development; project schedule, proof that corridor is at capacity or will be in 10 years; and verification that the project will increase capacity by 10%. | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grant-programs/capital-investments/about-program |
| Existing - Constant | Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program - New Starts | To fund major investments in new or extended fixed guideway public transit systems, including light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, streetcar, and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible applicants are state and local government agencies, including transit agencies. Eligible projects are those with a total estimated project cost of $400M or more or that are seeking funding of $150M or more. | 40% match required | $2,300,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | While this program will fund public transit projects generally, applicants should prioritize projects that will increase ridership, reduce the need for private vehicle use, decrease vehicle miles traveled, and be in coordination with regional transit-oriented development planning. When rail projects are not possible, communities should look to deploying extensive, well-connected bus rapid transit projects that can align with local, regional, and statewide vehicle electrification plans. | Criteria air pollutants are often co-pollutants at greenhouse gas emitting sources, including industrial sources and freight transportation hubs. These facilities often have a disproportionate impact on environmental justice communities. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grant-programs/capital-investments/about-program |
| Existing - Constant | Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program - Small Starts | To fund major investments in new or extended fixed guideway public transit systems, including light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, streetcar, and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects. This may include corridor-based BRT systems. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible applicants are state and local government agencies, including transit agencies. Eligible projects are those with a total estimated project cost of less than $400M. | 20% match required | $2,300,000,000 | $150,000,000 | N/A | N/A | Rolling | While this program will fund public transit projects generally, applicants should prioritize projects that will increase ridership, reduce the need for private vehicle use, decrease vehicle miles traveled, and be in coordination with regional transit-oriented development planning. When rail projects are not possible, communities should look to deploying extensive, well-connected bus rapid transit projects that can align with local, regional, and statewide vehicle electrification plans. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grant-programs/capital-investments/about-program |
| New - IIJA | Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Programs (CCDPP, Energy Act) | To demonstrate substantial improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness, cost, and environmental performance of carbon capture technologies for power, industrial, and other commercial applications. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) | Eligible applicants are broad and include: Technology Developers, Industry, Utilities, Universities, National Laboratories, Engineering and Construction firms, State and Local Governments, Tribal, Environmental Groups, and Community Based Organizations. | 50% match required | $1,700,000,000 | Varies by topic area | 6 | $283,333,333 | Letter of Intent due March 28, 2023 Application due May 23, 2023 | Consider projects that have the highest potential for carbon reduction in the region or that can scale nationally. Maximize the carbon capture quantity and efficiency by leveraging existing public-private partnerships and federal resources. | Consider prioritizing projects that are located in economically and environmentally distressed communities, maximizing the long-term benefits for residents of the region. Partner with community-based organizations and engage local community during the process of program planning, design and implementation. | Of the demonstration projects, 2 shall be designed for natural gas electric generation facilities, 2 for coal electric generation facilities, and 2 for industrial facilities not purposed for electric generation. | $500,000,000 are eligible for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024; and $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/carbon-capture-demonstration-projects-program |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (CIFIA) Program & Future Growth Grants | To provide secured loans or loan guarantee to projects (of at least $100m) involving common carrier carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure or associated equipment, including pipeline, shipping, rail, or other transportation infrastructure and associated equipment, that will transport or handle carbon dioxide captured from anthropogenic sources or ambient air. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Loan Programs Office | Loan-eligible projects must be greater than $100M. Grants must (A) attract public or private investment, (B) enable a project to proceed at an earlier date, or (C) reduce the lifecycle costs (including debt service costs) of the project. Future Growth Grants may only pay the costs of any additional flow rate capacity of a carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure asset. | 20% match required for Future Growth Grants | $2,100,000,000 | Up to 100% of development phase activities; max loan of 80% of total project costs; max loan maturity of 35 years | N/A | N/A | Expected 4th quarter 2022 | CIFIA will help finance the development of carbon capture, utilization, and storage infrastructure to reduce CO2 emissions. Extracting CO2 directly from the atmosphere has the potential to act as an important tool to achieving a net-zero future, yet utilizing such systems can be costly. Improving technology can help to address the cost issue and further reduce the carbon emissions. | DOE will enable geographical diversity in associated projects that capture carbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources or ambient air, with the goal of enabling projects in all major carbon dioxide-emitting regions of the United States. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/carbon-dioxide-transportation-infrastructure-finance-and-innovation-program |
| New - IIJA | Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) | To reduce transportation emissions via alternative fueling infrastructure, efficiency, electrification, and other planning strategies. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible projects include traffic monitoring and control facilities; public transportation projects eligible for assistance under section 142 (Public Transportation); off-road trail facilities; advanced transportation and congestion management technologies; infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems; vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment; the replacement of inefficient street lighting and traffic control devices; and development of carbon reduction strategies. | 20% match required | $1,234,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | November 15, 2023 | This program is specifically designed to reduce carbon emissions across a variety of sources, including alternative fuels, the purchase or lease of zero-emissions construction vehicles, port electrification, energy-efficient traffic lights and street lights, bike paths, public transit routes, and/or route shifting. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Implementation guidance can be found here: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/energy/policy/crp_guidance.pdf | For areas of 50,000 or more, a State is required to provide obligation authority (OA). When obligation authority is provided alongside contract authority, the entity in receipt of OA is able to obligate – or spend – the funds designated for their area, versus OA remaining with the state and the state retaining control over project selection. | No | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/crp_fact_sheet.cfm |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Carbon Storage Validation and Testing / Large-scale Carbon Storage Commercialization Program | To expand DOE's Carbon Storage program to fund development of new or expanded commercial large-scale carbon sequestration projects and associated carbon dioxide transport infrastructure, including funding for the feasibility, site characterization, permitting, and construction stages of project development. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) | Eligible projects include the development of new or expanded commercial large-scale carbon sequestration projects and associated carbon dioxide transport infrastructure, including funding for the feasibility, site characterization, permitting, and construction stages of project development. | 20% match required | $2,250,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | November 28, 2022 | Leveraging existing Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships and expanding resources to demonstrate and deploy safe underground storage of CO2. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | $2,500,000,000 for FY22-26 | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/carbon-storage-validation-and-testing |
| New - IIJA | Carbon Utilization Program (CUP) | To procure and use products derived from captured carbon oxides. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management | An eligible entity shall use a grant received under this paragraph to procure and use commercial or industrial products that-- (i) use or are derived from anthropogenic carbon oxides; and (ii) demonstrate significant net reductions in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to incumbent technologies, processes, and products. | TBA | $310,140,781 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Expected 4th quarter 2022 | Recovering and repurposing carbon reduces the amount of airborne pollution and may help to monetize these emissions reductions. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | The Carbon Utilization Program already exists, primarily as a research program within the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). | No | https://netl.doe.gov/coal/carbon-utilization |
| New - IIJA | Career Skills Training | To pay the Federal share of associated career skills training programs under which students concurrently receive classroom instruction and on-the-job training for the purposes of obtaining an industry-related certification to install energy efficient building technologies. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Grants will be awarded to non-profit partnerships, which may include industry, workforce investment boards, community-based organizations, qualified service and conservation corps, educational institutions, small businesses, cooperatives, State and local veterans’ agencies, and veterans service organizations. | 50% match required | $10,000,000 | N/A | TBA | TBA | Expected 1st quarter 2023 | Skills and knowledge gaps prevent clean energy solutions from being deployed. By addressing these gaps with specialized training, applicants can accelerate deployment of energy efficiency building and retrofit programs. | Education and career training programs can help underserved communities and give people access to high-road jobs in the clean energy economy. Working with local and regional partner institutions and organizations can help ensure programs support underserved populations seeking employment. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/career-skills-training |
| Charging and Fueling Program Discretionary Grants - Community Program | As part of the Electric Vehicle Charging and Refueling Infrastructure Program at least 50% of this funding must be used for a community grant program "Community Charging" where priority is given to projects that expand access to EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure within rural areas, low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, and communities with a low ratio of private parking spaces. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible applicants include state or political subdivision of a State, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Local government, Special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, Indian Tribe, Territory. | 20% match required | $350,000,000 | $15,000,000 | N/A | N/A | May 30, 2023 | Community grants are focused on the installation of electric vehicle charging and alternative fuel in locations on public roads, schools, parks, and in publicly accessible parking facilities. | Funding is prioritized for rural areas, low-and moderate-income neighborhoods, and communities with low ratios of private parking, or high ratios of multiunit dwellings. | N/A | N/A | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346798 | ||
| Charging and Fueling Program Discretionary Grants - Corridor Program | To strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other alternative fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible applicants include state or political subdivision of a State, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Local government, Special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, Indian Tribe, Territory. | 20% match required | $350,000,000 | $1,000,000 | N/A | N/A | May 30, 2023 | Eligible projects under Corridor Charging component of the program umbrella specifically call out fossil-based technologies. Additional FHA guidance and clarification may be useful in understanding if competitive funds will prioritize the deployment of publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen over alternatives like propane and natural gas for fueling infrastructure in designated alternative fuel corridors. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | N/A | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346798 | ||
| Existing - Increase | Choice Neighborhoods - Implementation Grants | To support those communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are ready to implement their “Transformation Plan” to redevelop the neighborhood. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | Public and Indian Housing | The eligible applicant must demonstrate that the proposal targets an eligible housing project and is located in an eligible neighborhood. Eligible applicants include Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), local governments, tribal entities, and nonprofits. | 5% match required | $150,000,000 | $50,000,000 | 5 | $30,000,000 | Fall 2022 | Consider integrating community solar, building-tied solar and storage for backup power, EV charging infrastructure, nature-based heat island mitigation strategies, and other sustainable solutions that benefit the broader community. | For community solutions, align the solutions with the priorities of the community. For housing-specific solutions, consider prioritizing the distributed energy resource solutions that have the largest reduction on occupants' energy burden. | Use HUD Mapping tool to determine eligible neighborhoods: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/maps/CN/home.html | N/A | No | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/cn/fy22funding |
| Existing - Increase | Choice Neighborhoods - Planning Grants | To support the development of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans which focused on directing resources to address three core goals: Housing, People and Neighborhoods. The Transformation Plan will become the guiding document for the revitalization of the public and/or assisted housing units while simultaneously directing the transformation of the surrounding neighborhood and positive outcomes for families. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | Public and Indian Housing | The eligible applicant must demonstrate that the proposal targets an eligible housing project and is located in an eligible neighborhood. Eligible applicants include Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), local governments, tribal entities, and nonprofits. | 5% match required | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | 20 | $500,000 | July 28, 2022 | Consider integrating community solar, resilience hubs, building-tied solar and storage for backup power, EV charging infrastructure, nature-based heat island mitigation strategies, and other sustainable solutions that benefit the broader community. | For community solutions, align the solutions with the priorities of the community. For housing-specific solutions, consider prioritizing the distributed energy resource solutions that have the largest reduction on occupants' energy burden. | Ensure that your planning grant is optimized by embracing decarbonization and resilience strategies. Effectively implemented planning grants make your community more competitive for the Choice Implementation grants. Use HUD Mapping tool to determine eligible neighborhoods: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/maps/CN/home.html | N/A | No | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/cn/fy22funding |
| New - IIJA | Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land | To demonstrate the technical and economic viability of clean energy projects on current and former mines. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) | At least 2 projects must be solar. Other projects can be solar, microgrid, geothermal, direct air capture, fossil fuel generated electricity with carbon capture/utilization/sequestration, energy storage (including pumped storage hydropower and compressed air storage), and advanced nuclear technology. | 50% match required | $450,000,000 | $150,000,000 | 5 | $90,000,000 | Concept paper due by 5/11/2023 | Net impact on greenhouse gas emissions is one prioritization criteria used by the DOE. This is a demonstration project seeking projects that can be deployed and scaled quickly to other mine lands while having large net impacts on reducing greenhouse gas emissions are strong candidates for this demonstration program. | Job creation in economically distressed areas or in energy transition communities is one prioritization criteria. Community and worker consultation should be incorporated into any project planning, design, and implementation. | "Reasonable expectation of commercial viability", as determined by the Secretary, is one of the project eligibility criteria. Prioritization criteria include: job creation, particularly in economically distressed areas and dislocated workers previously employed in manufacturing, coal power plants, or coal mining; net impact in avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas emissions; lowest levelized cost of generated or stored energy; greatest potential for technological innovation and deployment; and shortest project time from permitting to completion. | MINE LAND.—The term ‘‘mine land’’ means— (A) land subject to titles IV and V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and (B) land that has been claimed or patented subject to sections 2319 through 2344 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the ‘‘Mining Law of 1872’’) (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.) | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/clean-energy-demonstration-program-current-and-former-mine-land |
| Clean Energy to Communities Program (C2C) | To connect local governments, tribes, electric utilities, and community-based organizations with national laboratory experts and customized, cutting-edge analysis to achieve clean energy systems that are reflective of local and regional priorities. Programs include In-Depth Partnerships, Peer-Learning Cohorts, and Expert Match. | Department of Energy (DOE) | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) | Community teams for in-depth partnerships must be composed of local governments, community-based organizations, and utilities; eligibility for other programs varies, but is generally open to local governments and their partners. | Not required | N/A | N/A | 4-5 (In-Depth Partnerships); ~100 (Peer-Learning Cohorts); ~200 (Expert Match) | N/A | May 17, 2023 (In-Depth Partnerships); May 8, 2023 (Peer-Learning Cohorts); Rolling (Expert Match) | This program offers a variety of techincal assistance programs to help communities explore and implement climate solutions using NREL data and expertise. | In-Depth partnerships offer special focus for rural communities. Peer Learning Cohorts help participants refine engagement approaches, integrating community engagement into planning, prioritizing equitable communitywide outcomes, and broadening accountability structures and tracking equitable implementation. The Expert Match program emphasizes programs of "disadvantaged status," with the definition left up to applicants to define. | To receive email updates about the C2C program, complete and submit the sign-up form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fp3yoM0oVE-EQniFrufAgNt_3wZP-x5Ctr39GcXU8J5UQU8zQ09LMjI4OE85OVRGUzJMT1ZRNlhaWS4u | N/A | https://www.nrel.gov/state-local-tribal/clean-energy-to-communities.html | ||
| New - IRA | Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles | To support the adoption and deployment of zero-emission Class 6 or Class 7 heavy-duty vehicles. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | TBA | Grants and rebates are provided to cover up to 100% of costs for 1) replacing non-zero-emission vehicles with zero-emission vehicles; 2) purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining required infrastructure; 3) workforce development and training; and 4) planning and technical activities. | TBA | $1,000,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 5, 2023 | Consider replacing current transit buses, garbage trucks, and other utility vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. | Consider prioritizing projects in nonattainment areas or communities where residents are historically disproportionally impacted by air pollution. For workforce development and training activities, consider partnering with community-based organizations and adopting strategies that help develop and maintain the local workforce. Find more information about nonattainment areas here: https://www.epa.gov/green-book | Potential applicants can prepare for this funding now by conducting an assessment of municipal fleets and develop a phased replacement plan for different vehicle types depending on their retirement timeline, available funding opportunities, etc. EPA invites manufacturers, fleets, ports, municipalities, school districts, utilities, and other stakeholders with zero-emission technology experience or understanding to respond to this RFI, by June 5, 2023. Note: This is not the application solicitation. | $600,000,000 is available until September 30, 2031. Additional $400,000,000 is reserved for nonattainment areas. | No | |
| New - IIJA | Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis Program | To establish an R&D, demonstration, commercialization, and deployment program to improve the efficiency, increase the durability, and reduce the cost of producing clean hydrogen using electrolyzers. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible uses include (1) the demonstration of technologies that produce clean hydrogen using electrolyzers; and (2) the validation of information on the cost, efficiency, durability, and feasibility of commercial deployment. | TBA | $1,000,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Expected 4th quarter 2022 | Hydrogen is a potential substitute for carbon-based fuels. Developing clean, effective electrolysis methods are critical for production. Municipalities and local leaders can partner to create regional hydrogen clusters, working in tandem with grant-eligible private entities. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | $1,000,000,000 in funding available until expended. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/clean-hydrogen-electrolysis-program |
| New - IIJA | Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing Recycling Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) Program | To support R&D and demonstration projects that advance new clean hydrogen production, processing, delivery, and storage; use equipment manufacturing technologies and techniques; and increase the reuse and recycling of clean hydrogen technologies. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Industry stakeholders are eligible to apply. Local governments are encouraged to partner with the private sector as sub-applicants. | TBA | $500,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Expected 2nd quarter 2022 | Clean hydrogen is a potential substitute for carbon-based fuels. Developing effective production, storage, and recycling methods can help ensure sufficient supply of this resource. Municipalities and local leaders can partner to create regional hydrogen clusters, working in tandem with private entities. | The Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing Initiative aims to support domestic supply chains for materials and components, operating in partnership with tribal energy development organizations, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian community-based organizations, and territories/freely associated States. Preference will be given to projects in economically distressed areas in the major natural gas-producing regions of the United States. | N/A | $500,000,000 in funding available until expended. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/clean-hydrogen-manufacturing-recycling |
| Clean Ports Program | To support the purchase and installation of zero-emission equipment and technology at ports, and the development of port climate action plans, with a focus on ports in nonattainment areas. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | TBA | Eligible activities include 1) purchasing or installing zero-emission port equipment or technology for use at, or to directly serve, one or more ports; 2) conducting any relevant planning or permitting in connection with the purchase or installation of such zero-emission port equipment or technology; and 3) developing qualified climate action plans. | TBA | $3,000,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 5, 2023 | A detailed strategic plan is required to establish goals, implementation strategies, and accounting and inventory practices to reduce emissions, and describe how the applicants have implemented or will implement measures to enhance the resiliency of the ports. | Applicants are required to outline strategies to collaborate with, communicate with, and address potential effects on low-income and disadvantaged near-port communities and other stakeholders that may be affected by the implementation of the plan. Find more information about nonattainment areas here: https://www.epa.gov/green-book | EPA invites manufacturers, fleets, ports, municipalities, school districts, utilities, and other stakeholders with zero-emission technology experience or understanding to respond to this RFI, by June 5, 2023. Note: This is not the application solicitation. | $2,250,000,000 is available until September 30, 2027. Additional $750,000,000 is available for nonattainment areas. | https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/clean-ports-program | ||
| New - IIJA | Clean School Bus (CSB) Program | To decarbonize school bus fleets by replacing existing school buses with zero-emission buses and alternative fuel-based buses. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | TBA | Eligible recipients include: State, local and tribal governmental agencies that are responsible for providing school bus service to one or more public school systems; or purchase of school buses. Eligible expenses include buses, charging units, and electrical panels. | Not required | $5,000,000,000 | $9,375,000 | TBA | TBA | August 19, 2022 | Half of the available funding is dedicated for zero-emission school buses and half is for clean school buses. These are defined as follows: a zero-emission school bus is a school bus that produces zero exhaust emission of any air pollutant and any greenhouse gas, and a clean school bus is one that reduces emissions and is operated entirely or in part using an alternative fuel or is a zero-emission bus. | EPA is allowed to prioritize applications that will replace buses serving high-need local education agencies, Tribal Schools, and rural or low-income areas to further support Justice40 goals. In addition, EPA will focus education and outreach efforts on underserved communities, including partnering with stakeholders to reach communities that may have never applied for a Federal grant or rebate. | For additional information on planning effectively for clean school bus fleets, see this guide here: https://www.wri.org/insights/how-states-can-transition-electric-school-buses | The maximum rebate amount per bus is dependent on (1) the bus fuel type, (2) the bus size, and (3) whether the school district to be served by the buses meets one or more prioritization criteria. | No | https://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/school-bus-rebates-clean-school-bus-program#dates |
| Climate Adaptation Partnership (CAP)/Regional Integrated Science and Assessments (RISA) | To support collaborative research and community engagement projects that improve climate adaptation planning and action through the three competitions: 1) improving engagement methods for coastal resilience planning; 2) assessing tradeoffs and co-benefits for complex decision-making in communities facing coastal inundation and/or inland flooding; 3) identifying complex interactions between social infrastructure and wildfire risks to improve community adaptive capacity. | Department of Commerce | Climate Program Office (CPO) | Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. | Not required | $3,600,000 | $500,000 | 7-12 | $380,000 | Letter of Intent due February 1, 2023 Application due March 29, 2023 | When developing plans to address climate adaptation needs, low-carbon measures are recommended. For example, instead of deploying propane-fueled generators, consider bundling solar and storage to supply power for key infrastructure during extreme weather events. Utilize relevant data and tools to provide information for community stakeholders and develop outreach and education materials. | Proposals should incorporate the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into their applications. The agency emphasizes the importance of working with community partners to ensure they are involved in and benefit from the proposed project. Projects must identify at least one community partner and ensure adequate resources, including financial resources, are available to enable their full participation, including project scoping work. | N/A | A central tenet of the RISA program is that learning about climate adaptation and resilience is facilitated by and sustained across a wide range of experts, practitioners, and the public. As such, the RISA program supports a network of people, prioritizing wide participation in learning by doing, learning through adapting, and managing risk with uncertain information. | https://cpo.noaa.gov/Funding-Opportunities/CPO-Climate-and-Societal-Interactions-CSI-Division-Bipartisan-Infrastructure-Law-BIL-Funding-Opportunity | ||
| New - IRA | Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) | To (1) tackle damaging climate pollution while supporting the creation of good jobs and lowering energy costs for families, (2) accelerate work to address environmental injustice and empower community-driven solutions in overburdened neighborhoods, and (3) deliver cleaner air by reducing harmful air pollution in places where people live, work, play, and go to school. | TBA | TBA | Funding is available for states, local governments, territories, Tribes, and the District of Columbia. Implementation grants will be awarded through a competitive process to implement measures contained in plans developed with planning grants. Entities included in, or covered by, such plans will be eligible to apply for implementation funding. | Not required | $250,000,000 (noncompetitive planning grants); $4,000,000,000 (competitive implementation grants) | N/A | N/A | TBA for implementation grants; $3,000,000 for state planning; $1,000,000 for MSA planning | March 31, 2023 (states); April 28, 2023 (MSAs) | Consider tangible, community-supported plans and efforts that can substantially reduce emissions, such as public transit system enhancement or extension, or major retrofit and electrification of public schools, and public housing. | Consider prioritizing projects that are located in economically and environmentally distressed communities, and maximizing the long-term benefits for residents of the region. Local governments are encouraged to integrate community benefits into project scopes and milestones. | Municipal departments/agencies are encouraged to work together to develop comprehensive emission reduction plans. Consider leveraging private investment to expand efforts. EPA encourages eligible entities to develop or, where applicable, revise their existing climate plans consistent with programmatic priorities. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact EPA prior to submitting applications. | N/A | No | https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/climate-pollution-reduction-grants |
| Existing - Increase | Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership (CHP TAP) Program | To encourage deployment of combined heat and power, waste heat to power, and efficient district energy technologies by providing education and outreach to building, industry, and utility professionals, state and local policymakers, and other individuals and organizations as relevant. Support also includes onsite assessments and engineering support in addition to general informational activities. Redesignates the Clean Energy Application Centers of DOE as the CHP Technical Assistance Program. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Advanced Manufacturing Office | Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, research centers, and other appropriate institutions to ensure the continued operations and effectiveness of the regional CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships. | Not required | $12,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling, funding expires 2025 | Combined heat and power, also known as cogeneration, improves energy efficiency by capturing heat that is otherwise lost during the electric power generation process and uses this heat for heating and cooling services. CHP operates at higher efficiency levels than when heat and electricity are provided separately and may use both fossil and renewable fuels. Decarbonization strategies supported by this program include identifying candidates for the deployment of CHP technologies, hybrid renewable-CHP technologies, biomass CHP, microgrids, and clean energy. Education and outreach activities provided to building, industrial, and electric and natural gas utility professionals; state and local policymakers; and other individuals and organizations with an interest in efficient energy use, local or opportunity fuel use, resiliency, or energy security, microgrids, and district energy. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Funding will continue to go through ten existing CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships. Local entities with an interest in CHP support and assessments should reach out to their regional contact: https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/chp/chp-taps | N/A | No | https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/chp/chp-taps |
| New | Community Development Block Grants - CV Public Facilities (CDBG-CV) | To help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to the direct and indirect effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate future risk. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | Community Planning and Development | Projects must meet the eligible CDBG activities, CDBG national objectives, and COVID-19 relevance. The term "public facilities" is broadly interpreted under CDBG to include publicly accessible facilities that are owned by public entities or nonprofit organizations such as libraries, community centers, and places where people receive services. | Not required | Contact your CDBG field representative to understand local administration and availability of funding | Varies by state and locality | Varies by state and locality | N/A | N/A | Facility energy resiliency is key, and ensuring that power systems can effectively filter air, provide heating, cooling, and lighting, and support medical assistance is essential for effective resiliency. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas and other states faced numerous power outages due to Winter Storm Uri. A lack of reliable electricity, gas, and water forced many residents to congregate more closely to support each other, which limited their ability to effectively social distance. The same would be true for future heat waves and cold spells. | CDBG national objectives stress that funding must benefit low- and moderate-income persons, meet community development needs having a particular urgency (urgent need), and aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight. Ensuring that community resiliency hubs are sited in areas that best serve the most vulnerable neighborhoods will be critical, and robust community engagement can help in that planning. Regardless of the national objective met, at least 70% of a grantee’s CDBG-CV funds must be spent on activities that meet the CDBG national objective of benefitting low- and moderate-income people. | The proposed project must be designed to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the coronavirus. Grantees must document this relationship, often referred to as the "tieback," by documenting a logical relationship between the benefits of the assisted activity and the effects of the coronavirus. This tieback may relate to the current pandemic and may also relate to mitigating potential future coronavirus pandemic impacts. Applicants should ensure that they are making an effective connection between their facilities' energy resiliency and risk mitigation for COVID-19 or other pandemics and should discuss any questions with their CDBG program contact. | The public facilities activity category is generally intended to address the physical costs of improving the facility rather than provide support for operating costs or services that may be provided within the facility. | No | https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/6324/cdbg-cv-public-facilities-quick-guide/ |
| Existing - Increase | Community Development Block Grants - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) | To help cities, counties, and states recover from Presidentially-declared disasters. The grants focus on low-income areas, subject to availability of supplemental appropriations. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | Community Planning and Development | Funds are awarded to state and local governments that become grantees. Those who receive grant money include state agencies, non-profit organizations, economic development agencies, citizens, and businesses. Eligible use of funds can be found here: https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/CDBG-DR-Policy-Guide.pdf | Not required | Depends on Stafford Act funding | Varies by city and state | Varies by city and state | Varies by city and state | As released by Congress enacting the Stafford Act after Federally Declared Disaster. | States and local governments have encountered tragic circumstances and the road to recovery is long. Given those circumstances, this adaptive funding resource arrives after the wave of initial FEMA and inter-agency "response" support and provides a longer-term, strategic set of funds for spurring physical investments that prioritize the safety and economic well-being of those most vulnerable in a community. Eligible activities for CDBG-DR can be used for both resilience, recovery and decarbonization of the building, transportation, and power service sectors through infrastructure investments. For example, deploying renewable energy and incorporating energy storage into community facilities and public institutions are suitable measures to maintain reliability. Also, consider establishing local loan loss reserves (possibly in partnership with a local Community Development Financial Institution) to support financing programs for solar energy that are accessible to members of marginalized communities | Developing the required Action Plan is a critical step in unlocking CDBG-DR funds for a local government or other qualified recipient (county/state), both procedural and distributional equity emphasis can be and should be employed as stakeholder input is gathered and integrated into the development of the plan and the future use of the CDBG-DR funds within a community. As set forth in HUD guidance, this process encourages local governments and other eligible entities to be proactive and inclusive in implementation. Per HUD's CDBG-DR Guidance, citizen participation is both encouraged and required throughout the CDBG-DR grant process. Each grantee’s Action Plan must include a Citizen Participation Plan which describes how the public will be informed and engaged throughout the grant’s lifecycle. For additional information on planning with equity in mind, check out HUD CDBG-DR's guidance: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/cdbg-dr/resources/#equity-in-disaster-planning-and-recovery | For additional guidance, see HUD's policy guidance and fact sheet for CDBG-DR: https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/CDBG-DR-Policy-Guide.pdf https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/CDBG-DR-Fact-Sheet.pdf | To determine eligibility for federal disaster declaration funding, please check FEMA's website at https://www.fema.gov/disasters/disaster-declarations. | No | https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/cdbg-dr/ |
| Existing - Increase | Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) | To develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | Community Planning and Development | CDBG funds may be used for activities that include, but are not limited to: acquisition of real property, relocation and demolition, rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures, construction of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings for eligible purposes, public services, within certain limits, activities relating to energy conservation and renewable energy resources, provision of assistance to profit-motivated businesses to carry out economic development and job creation/retention activities. | Not required | FY22 CDBG Formula Grant Allocations by Jurisdiction: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/budget/fy22 | Varies by city and state | Allocation by formula | Varies by city and state | Annual Action Plans are typically due in May for next federal fiscal year | CDBG funds remain one of the most versatile and well-known funding streams utilized by state and local governments. The ability to acquire, develop, rehabilitate, relocate real property assets in conjunction with eligibility to use funds for energy and renewable energy creates a vital, recurring and dependable source of public funds for physical assets. Local and state program administrators have significant opportunity to influence and guide funding towards: new construction of public facilities that with net-zero energy performance and resilience systems; development and implementation of energy efficiency programs for municipal buildings and more broadly to commercial and residential sectors; investment in clean energy projects serving municipal operations and essential community services; and workforce development and job training programs surrounding community solar and other renewable energy resources | A grantee must develop and follow a detailed plan which provides for, and encourages, citizen participation and which emphasizes participation by persons of low- or moderate-income, particularly residents of predominantly low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, slum or blighted areas, and areas in which the grantee proposes to use CDBG funds. | Each activity must meet one of the following national objectives for the program: benefit low- and moderate-income persons, prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community for which other funding is not available. | N/A | No | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/cdbg#:~:text=The%20Community%20Development%20Block%20Grant,%2D%20and%20moderate%2Dincome%20persons. |
| Existing - Constant | Community Facilities (CF) Program | To develop community facilities that provide essential services to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area. Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, buy equipment, or pay necessary project costs. | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Rural Development | Eligible entities limited to rural areas including cities, villages, townships, and towns including Federally Recognized Tribal Lands with no more than 20,000 residents according to the latest U.S. Census Data are eligible for this program. | 25%-85% match required, depending on population and the median household income of the proposed rural community | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | Funding is intended to construct or renovate existing community facilities. Consider focusing on fundamental improvements to the energy efficiency and electrification of existing buildings, including weatherization of support facilities like community centers, schools, libraries, prisons, or transitional housing. Upgrading community facilities with solar plus battery storage can convert such facilities into community resiliency hubs that serve as emergency power centers and cooling centers. Community centers, libraries, schools, town halls, courthouses, and small airports could all serve in this capacity for emergencies. Similarly, consider using this funding to support resiliency through battery storage (as opposed to generators) for public safety operations and other critical facilities. | This funding directly helps rural communities that are removed from broader infrastructure systems. Enhancing community facilities to serve multiple purposes, including resiliency, is key as rural communities have less direct access to broader community health and safety services when disasters occur. | N/A | A list of prior grantees can be found here for 2020 and 2021: https://www.communitydevelopmentgrants.info/GrantDetails.aspx?gid=14925. | No | https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-direct-loan-grant-program |
| New | Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment | To support the formation of U.S. community coalitions that will develop, design, and install community geothermal heating and cooling systems. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligibility for this program is unrestricted, though applicants are anticipated to be U.S. community coalitions. | Minimum 20% match required | $13,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 10 | $1,300,000 | October 11, 2022 | Community-scale geothermal heating and cooling systems can help deploy clean technologies and reduce reliance on gas heating in a more cost-effective way. In areas where such systems are feasible, geothermal systems are an incredibly efficient means of regulating building temperatures while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | Geothermal systems can effectively regulate building temperatures and remove gas from indoor use, thereby creating safer living/working conditions. This program tasks community stakeholders with deploying these technologies, ensuring a more equitable distribution of program benefits. | Learn more about feasibility and considerations here: https://www.nrel.gov/climate-neutral/assets/pdfs/ghp_screening_21oct03.pdf Learn more on system cost comparisons here: https://aeclinic.org/publicationpages/2021/01/13/inflection-point-when-heating-with-gas-costs-more | Installed technologies should supply at least 25% of the overall heating (and cooling) demand in communities where current fuel use to heat (and cool) homes and/or businesses increases greenhouse gas emissions. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342108 |
| Community Power Accelerator Prize | To fast-track the efforts of new, emerging, and expanding solar developers and co-developers to learn, participate, and grow their operations to support multiple successful community solar projects. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Competitors should be community solar (co)developers interested in expanding staff and operations and incorporating meaningful benefits into multiple community solar projects, either through an existing project portfolio of at least 1MW or with plans to develop at least 1 MW of community solar. | Not required | $10,000,000 | $400,000 | N/A | N/A | March 15, 2023 | Local governments can pitch this program to non-public partners involved in community solar. Doing so can help power these entities with clean energy, meet public energy goals, and develop the local solar market. | Consider accelerating community solar in areas where disadvantaged entities are likely to recoup the benefits (e.g., energy savings, clean power, reduced pollution, brownfield reuse, etc.). | N/A | N/A | https://www.energy.gov/communitysolar/community-power-accelerator-prize | ||
| Existing - Decrease | Community Project Funding (CPF) | To support a broad array of projects for infrastructure and community development to meet local and regional needs. | United States Congress | U.S. House of Representatives | Members of Congress may submit 15 qualified local projects to be considered by the Appropriations Committee. Among other requirements, Members must identify the "federal nexus" authorizing each project and demonstrate each project's merit and community support. For-profit entities and commemorative projects are ineligible for CPF. Each project must be for the current fiscal year only and cannot include multiyear funding. | Maybe | No more than 0.5% of discretionary spending | N/A | N/A | N/A | Varies by committee, but typically in April each year. Requests may be sought sooner by Congressional offices. | While not explicitly oriented toward clean energy and climate action, CPF is a general source of funding that may be used to advance such projects. Accordingly, you have ample leeway to use CPF to meet your city’s needs. Projects funded in recent years include floating solar, heat pump campaigns, solar workforce training, and community cooling. To learn more about these examples, check out: https://cityrenewables.org/funding-guidance/understanding-available-funding/community-project-funding-for-local-climate-action/ | This flexible program can help transform communities and create broad economic opportunity. Consult disadvantaged and vulnerable community groups to ensure your funding is allocated most equitably. | While planning projects are eligible for funding, CPF prioritizes projects that are "shovel-ready" and "shovel-worthy." Coordinate early with congressional representatives to ensure that projects are aligned with their priorities, as well as community needs. Given the current political leadership in the House of Representatives, applicants may benefit by framing their projects as tangible, community-supported, and rational from a cost-benefit perspective. | CPF is similar to "earmarks," which were discontinued in 2009. This program is subject to congressional direction, rules, requirements, and process may evolve each year. For example, the Republican majority substantially redesigned the program for FY24. Note: Some representatives have abstained from participating in this request process. Check with your representative to confirm their participation and process. Funded projects can be found here: https://appropriations.house.gov/fiscal-year-2024-member-request-guidance | No | https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/Ag%20Request%20Guidance.pdf |
| Community-Led Tidal and Current Energy Planning and Development | To support at least one tidal or current energy planning and execution project in the United States, preferably led by a community-based organization or local/municipal government entity. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | This FOA will encourage potential applicants to form partnerships with utilities, academia; state, regional, and Tribal governments; community‐based organizations; and technology developers. | TBA | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | TBA | TBA | Expected March 2023 | One key goal of Topic Area 2 is to "optimize the partnership and engagement model for community‐driven tidal or current energy installation projects, which encompasses Tribal governments and multiple stakeholders including community representatives, project developers, technology developers, utility representatives, state, or local, government, and permitting bodies, among others." DOE expects the selected project to act as a template for future projects. | Tidal and current energy site development with strong community engagement will be central to this FOA. Teaming arrangements are strongly encouraged. Consider workforce development and equitable siting practices as you develop an application. | N/A | This funding listing is related to "Topic Area 2" in the program FOA. The purpose of Topic Area 1 is to support a tidal or current site development project led by a project/site developer in the U.S., rather than a community-based organization or governmental entity. | https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/articles/proposed-funding-opportunity-expanded-10-million-support-community-led-tidal | ||
| Existing - Increase | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) | To support most low-carbon transportation modes including public transit, active transportation, electrification, and port and freight pollution mitigation. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Proposed projects or programs must have a high level of effectiveness in reducing air pollution and be included in the metropolitan planning organization’s (MPO’s) current transportation plan and transportation improvement program (TIP) or the current state transportation improvement program (STIP) in areas without an MPO. | Not required | $2,536,000,000 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Rolling | CMAQ supports two important US DOT goals: improving air quality and relieving congestion. Since some congestion relief projects also reduce idling, the negative emissions impacts of "stop and go" driving, and the number of vehicles on the road, they also improve air quality. Based on their emissions reductions, these types of projects are eligible for CMAQ funding. Applicants should consider projects that reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT), encourage multi-modal transportation options, and encourage lower-emitting vehicles. The 2021 IIJA expands eligibility to shared micro-mobility (bikeshares, shared scooter systems, etc.) and heavy- or medium-duty Zero Emission Vehicles. | In order to effectively and equitably reduce vehicles on the road, understand which communities lack reasonable and convenient access to transit and multi-modal options. This could include additional collaboration with frontline communities and other stakeholders to address both procedural and distributional equity concerns. | The funding flows through state transportation agencies to local governments. Local governments and non-state partners should ensure that state agencies understand local and regional needs. | N/A | No | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/cmaq.cfm |
| Existing - Constant | Congressionally Directed Spending | To support a broad array of projects for infrastructure and community development to meet local and regional needs. | United States Congress | U.S. Senate | Members of Congress may submit 15 qualified local projects to be considered by the Appropriations Committee. Among other requirements, Members must demonstrate each project's community support. For-profit entities and commemorative projects are ineligible for CPF. Each project must be for the current fiscal year only and cannot include multiyear funding. | Maybe | No more than 1% of discretionary spending | N/A | N/A | N/A | Varies by committee, but typically in April each year. Requests may be sought sooner by Congressional offices. | While not explicitly oriented toward clean energy and climate action, CPF is a general source of funding that may be used to advance such projects. Accordingly, you have ample leeway to use CPF to meet your city’s needs. Projects funded in recent years include floating solar, heat pump campaigns, solar workforce training, and community cooling. To learn more about these examples, check out: https://cityrenewables.org/funding-guidance/understanding-available-funding/community-project-funding-for-local-climate-action/ | This flexible program can help transform communities and create broad economic opportunity. Consult disadvantaged and vulnerable community groups to ensure your funding is allocated most equitably. | While planning projects are eligible for funding, CPF prioritizes projects that are "shovel-ready" and "shovel-worthy." Coordinate early with congressional representatives to ensure that projects are aligned with their priorities, as well as community needs. | CPF is similar to "earmarks," which were discontinued in 2009. This program is subject to congressional direction, rules, requirements, and process may evolve each year. For example, the Republican majority substantially redesigned the program for FY24. Note: Some representatives have abstained from participating in this request process. Check with your representative to confirm their participation and process. Funded projects can be found here: https://appropriations.house.gov/fiscal-year-2024-member-request-guidance | No | https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/congressionally-directed-spending-requests |
| Existing - Constant | Connected Communities (CC) | To expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide and demonstrate the ability of groups of buildings and distributed energy resources (DERs) to provide cost effective grid services through demand flexibility and efficiency that maximize use of renewable resources and reduce emissions, while maintaining (if not enhancing) occupant satisfaction and productivity. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (BTO), and Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) | Municipal and tribal entities are eligible prime recipients. Other organizations, including for-profit entities, non-profits, and educational entities, are eligible as both prime recipients and subrecipients. | 30% match required | $65,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 10 | $6,500,000 | March 17, 2021 | The Connected Communities funding program selects projects that will demonstrate how groups of buildings combined with other types of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as electric vehicle (EV) charging and photovoltaic (PV) generation, can reliably and cost‐effectively serve as grid assets by strategically deploying efficiency and demand flexibility. | Considerations for projects include transforming multi-family buildings in affordable housing developments into grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs) to optimize buildings and distributed energy resources to maintain the comfort of the building occupants, lower utility bills, and reduce grid system costs. Projects focusing on historically underserved neighborhoods to reduce their energy burden and increase community resiliency are encouraged.. | Find the full funding opportunity on the EERE Exchange website: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId9d24afcd-e292-4ea2-a4d3-d36e2b9dd9c7 | To learn more about "Connected Communities"-related research, see this resource here: https://connectedcommunities.lbl.gov/ The announcement of funded projects for 2021 can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-invests-61-million-smart-buildings-accelerate-renewable-energy-adoption-and-grid | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/funding-opportunity-announcement-connected-communities |
| Existing - Increase | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program (CRISI) | To fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) | In general, eligible projects include (1) Deployment of railroad safety technology; (2) Capital projects for intercity passenger rail service; (3) Capital projects that reduce congestion and facilitate ridership; (4) Capital projects that improve short-line or regional railroad infrastructure; (5) Highway-rail grade crossing improvements; (6) Rail line relocation and improvement projects; (7) Regional rail and corridor service development plans and environmental analyses; (8) Enhancement of multimodal connections; (9) Development and implementation of a safety program or institute; (10) Research to advance rail related capital, operations, or safety improvements; and (11) Workforce development and training activities. | 20% match required | $359,737,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | November 29, 2021 | Consistent with Biden-Harris Administration priorities, DOT seeks to fund projects that address climate change impacts and environmental justice. Projects should include components that reduce emissions, promote energy efficiency, increase resiliency, and recycle or redevelop existing infrastructure. | DOT encourages applications that would direct resources and benefits towards low-income communities, disadvantaged communities, or communities underserved by affordable transportation. Projects should include components that improve or expand transportation options, and mitigate the safety risks and detrimental quality of life effects that rail lines can have on communities, particularly low-income areas and communities of color. Consistent with the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (R.O.U.T.E.S.) initiative, DOT seeks rural projects that address deteriorating conditions and disproportionately high fatality rates on rural transportation infrastructure. Accordingly, 25% of funds are available only for rural communities. | N/A | N/A | No | https://railroads.dot.gov/grants-loans/competitive-discretionary-grant-programs/consolidated-rail-infrastructure-and-safety-2 |
| New | Cooperative Agreement to Facilitate Coordination Between DOE-NE and Energy Communities, Vital Constituencies, and Educational Groups | To seek partners that can help NE advance its primary missions of maintaining the current nuclear fleet, developing and deploying advanced nuclear reactor technologies, and tackling spent nuclear fuel storage. These partners will, with an emphasis on environmental justice, work with local energy communities, educational entities, and other constituencies to find opportunities to accomplish the shared mission of utilizing nuclear energy to advance national and international energy, environmental, and economic needs. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) | Broad eligibility | Not required | $480,000 in FY22 $1,600,000 total | N/A | 2-11 total | Program A (Constituency & Community Engagement): $360,000-$600,000 over 2 years Program B (Education Programs): $120,000-$200,000 over 2 years | Letter of Intent due June 29, 2022 Application due July 18, 2022 | NE aims "to advance nuclear power as a resource capable of contributing toward the nation’s energy supply, environmental, and national security needs." While sometimes contentious, nuclear energy is a carbon-free method of generating electricity. | This program is governed by the J40 Executive Order. NE will "work with partners to reach out to underserved communities that could benefit from nuclear energy projects ensuring that the growth clean energy projects produce is equitably delivered." Program A authorizes applicants to foster engagement [with disadvantaged] energy communities. Program B authorizes applicants to (1) develop policy to support just and equitable deployment of nuclear technology and the siting of spent fuel; (2) synthesize and communicate research allowing communities to better understand and deploy nuclear technologies; and (3) engage with underserved communities to promote an equitable distribution of opportunities in nuclear energy. | Applcants will be judged based on Technical and Management Capabilities (50%) and Quality of Proposal (50%). It may be desirable (1) to award a group of organizations which represents a diversity of technical approaches, methods, Applications, and/or market segments; (2) to support complementary and/or duplicative efforts or projects; (3) that different kinds and sizes of organizations be selected for Award in order to provide a balanced programmatic effort and a variety of different technical perspectives; and (4) to award a group of projects with a broad or specific geographic distribution. | Awards under this agreement take the form of "cooperative agreements" between DE and constituent groups. | No | https://govtribe.com/opportunity/federal-grant-opportunity/cooperative-agreement-to-facilitate-coordination-between-doe-ne-and-energy-communities-vital-constituencies-and-educational-groups-defoa0002719 |
| New | Coordination of Energy Retrofitting Assistance for Schools (Energy Act) | To review federal opportunities and programs for schools and provide streamlined communication and technical assistance for states, local education agencies, local governments and non-profits on developing and financing renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy retrofits. Will include development of a single resource website. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include tribal schools and universities, a postsecondary vocational institution, higher education schools, and schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education. | Not required | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | No new funding opportunities will be available for schools immediately. However, increased federal support for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofit projects at schools is a long-term goal of the coordination effort. Decarbonization strategies at this time may include project planning for future funding opportunities and technical assistance for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofit projects at schools. | Consider prioritizing schools and educational institutions that serve disadvantaged students, as appropriate. This may include criteria based on local indoor and outdoor air quality, percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch, schools in areas with high rates of childhood asthma and other health metrics, and other criteria as appropriate. | Long-term goals include more effective use of federal opportunities, partnerships with state and local entities to support the initiation of projects, and technical assistance for States, local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects. | This effort is intended to increase the accessibility of existing federal programs for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools. It will not result in new funding opportunities for schools immediately, but aims to increase coordination, education, and outreach from existing federal programs for schools from the USDA, DOE, Treasury, the IRS, the EPA, and other appropriate federal entities. | No | https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/32B4E9F4-F13A-44F6-A0CA-E10B3392D47A |
| Decarbonization of Water Resource Recovery Facilities | To fund research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities to decarbonize the entire life cycle of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs). Two topic areas are the decarbonization of WRRF unit processes and reducing overall greenhouse GHG emissions from WRRFs. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible applicants include WRRF partners (municipal utilities, tribal councils, regional sanitary authorities, or other governmental entities with direct responsibility for organic waste treatment and management), for-profit entities, non-profit entities, and state, local, and tribal government entities. Eligible funding subrecipients include National Laboratories, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), institutions of higher education, and federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE). | 20-50% cost share, depending on subtopic | $23,000,000 | Up to $2,500,000 for projects decarbonizing WRRF unit processes; up to $4,000,000 for projects reducing overall GAG emissions from WRRFs | 4-5 awards for projects decarbonizing WRRF unit processes; 3 awards for projects reducing overall GAG emissions from WRRFs | $3,000,000 | Concept Paper due January 27, 2023 Application due April 3, 2023 | This program focuses on the decarbonization of the water treatment sector and requires GHG reductions of 50% minimum assessed at the unit process level, or 25% minimum assessed at the overall plant level. Local governments can leverage this fund to replace the aging aerations with more energy-efficient models or upgrade the traditional sludge handling methods with novel processes. | A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan is required for each application. Consider prioritizing water treatment facilities located in underserved communities to bring the benefits of decarbonization to local residents. Consider partnering with students, researchers, and staff in Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to provide employment and/or educational opportunities for underrepresented students or groups. MSIs include Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Institutions, etc. | N/A | The awards will be issued as cooperative agreements with a period of performance of three to five years. | https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/water-resource-recovery-facilities-funding-opportunity | ||
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Deployment of Technologies to Enhance Grid Flexibility (Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) Program) | To fund grid investments that provide flexibility and help quickly rebalance the electrical system, facilitate the aggregation or integration of distributed energy resources, provide energy storage, provide voltage support, and anticipate and mitigate impacts of extreme weather events or natural disasters on grid resilience. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Electricity (OE) | Eligible applicants include electric utilities, such as investor-owned utilities, municipality-owned utilities; Load serving entities, or load distribution companies, which provide electricity distribution services; Retail distributors or marketers of electricity which sell electricity to consumers; System operators which coordinate, control, and monitor the operation of the electrical power transmission systems within a single state or region; and Manufacturers of appliances and equipment to enable smart grid functionalities. Projects must promote the goal of deployment, including development of component technologies. | New program, more information forthcoming. | $600,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Expected end of 2022 | This program helps to implement the necessary upgrades to the electric grid enabling it to work more efficiently and be more resilient, as well as making it capable to effectively integrate renewable and energy efficient technologies and demand management practices. Applicants should partner with utilities to identify local and regional needs. | Applicants should consider partnering with utilities to train a next-generation smart grid workforce. | N/A | Original program details can be found here: https://www.smartgrid.gov/recovery_act/overview/smart_grid_investment_grant_program.html. IIJA-specific updates are forthcoming. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/deployment-technologies-enhance-grid-flexibility |
| Existing - Increase | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) -Tribal and Insular Areas Grants | To achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions and exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) | Eligible entities include tribal governments (or intertribal consortia) and Alaska Native villages, and insular area government agencies, which have jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Insular areas include the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | Not required | $8,000,000 | $800,000 | 15 | $533,333 | October 26, 2022 | Consider replacing eligible vehicles to electric engines. These include: school buses; Class 5 – Class 8 heavy-duty highway vehicles; Locomotive engines; marine engines; non-road engines, equipment or vehicles used in construction, handling of cargo (including at ports or airports), agriculture, mining or energy production (including stationary generators and pumps). | Consider prioritizing bus fleet electrification that serve disadvantaged communities who historically breathe disproportionately less healthy air. | Eligible vehicles for replacement must be fully operational; the participating fleet owner must have owned and operated the vehicle during the 2 years prior to upgrade; the existing vehicle must have at least 3 years of remaining life at the time of upgrade (remaining life is the fleet owner’s estimate of the number of years until the unit would have been retired from service if the unit were not being upgraded or scrapped because of the grant funding); highway usage must have reached 7,000 miles/year during 2 years prior to upgrade; school buses may use mileage from 2019 (due to COVID limitations/restrictions). | N/A | No | https://www.epa.gov/dera/tribal |
| Existing - Increase | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants | To achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions and exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) | Eligible applicants include 1) regional, state, local or tribal agencies/consortia or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality, and 2) nonprofit organizations or institutions that represent or provide pollution reduction or educational services to persons or organizations that own or operate diesel fleets. | 55% match required for vehicle or equipment replacement with zero-tailpipe emissions | $46,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 80 | $575,000 | NOFO expected mid-2023 | Consider replacing eligible vehicles to electric engines. These include: school buses; Class 5 – Class 8 heavy-duty highway vehicles; Locomotive engines; marine engines; non-road engines, equipment or vehicles used in construction, handling of cargo (including at ports or airports), agriculture, mining or energy production (including stationary generators and pumps). | Consider prioritizing bus fleet electrification that serve disadvantaged communities who historically breathe disproportionately less healthy air and other vehicles that regularly service communities (garbage, recycling, transit, etc.). | Eligible vehicles for replacement must be fully operational; the participating fleet owner must have owned and operated the vehicle during the 2 years prior to upgrade; the existing vehicle must have at least 3 years of remaining life at the time of upgrade (remaining life is the fleet owner’s estimate of the number of years until the unit would have been retired from service if the unit were not being upgraded or scrapped because of the grant funding); highway usage must have reached 7,000 miles/year during 2 years prior to upgrade; school buses may use mileage from 2019 (due to COVID limitations/restrictions). | N/A | No | https://www.epa.gov/dera/national |
| Existing - Constant | Disaster Recovery (DR) Supplemental Funding | To help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Projects must be in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of natural disasters occurring in the calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods occurring in the calendar year 2019. | Minimum match of 20%, varying based on level of economic distress | $587,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | Projects must address local and/or regional economic development needs and priorities. When aligning decarbonization strategies with economic development needs, consider planning to rebuild/enhance public transit system resiliency and access to major commercial centers and emerging economic hubs; providing weatherization and energy storage solutions to enhance the resiliency of grocery stores, shops, and other businesses to reduce interruptions to business operations; and adapting large commercial areas (i.e. shopping malls) into resiliency hubs/shelters with on-site solar and energy storage. EDA also funds strategic planning grants to develop, update, or refine a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to alleviate long-term economic deterioration or other economic disruptions. This is an opportunity for communities to update how energy and transportation systems are supporting the goods, services, and jobs of the region. | Communities in transition due to closing industries, major technological changes, or repeated disasters can use this funding to reduce burdens on historically marginalized communities especially. Focusing clean energy solutions like solar plus storage on localized grocery stores and other shops can help support businesses and residents during future disasters. | EDA encourages the submission of applications based on long-term, regionally oriented, coordinated and collaborative economic development or redevelopment strategies that foster economic growth and resilience. EDA will regard applications that are substantively supported by such strategies as more competitive, while applications for rebuilding damaged infrastructure that are not demonstrably supported by or otherwise related to a long-term plan for economic growth and resilience will not be considered competitive. Reaching out to EDA regional contacts can help ensure that your project is eligible for funding and in line with EDA regional priorities. | To determine eligibility for federal disaster declaration funding, please check FEMA's website at https://www.fema.gov/disasters/disaster-declarations. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=eda%20disaster%20supplemental |
| Existing - Increase | Disaster Relief Fund (DRF, American Rescue Plan Act) | To carry out the purposes of the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) for costs associated with major disaster declarations. Through the DRF, FEMA can fund authorized federal disaster support activities as well as eligible state, territorial, tribal, and local actions such as providing emergency protection and debris removal. The DRF also funds: 1. The repair and restoration of qualifying disaster-damaged public infrastructure 2. Hazard mitigation initiatives 3. Financial assistance to eligible disaster survivors 4. Fire Management Assistance Grants for qualifying large forest or grassland wildfires | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Eligibility is determined by a federal disaster declaration. | Cost share determined by major disaster declaration, typically 75%, although that has changed to 100% for COVID-19 related disasters | $50,000,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | A broad range of disaster recovery and climate resilience projects may be considered in Disaster Recovery Funds. Consider projects that build long-term resiliency and climate adaptation while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and/or sequestering carbon. This may include natural infrastructure and ecosystem restoration in flood-prone areas; renewable energy and energy storage investments that may be used for critical infrastructure during a disaster; and wildfire hazard mitigation activities. | Consider prioritizing equity throughout the disaster recovery process, including planning and investments in at-risk communities. | Deadlines are determined by the disaster. Eligible entities should contact their local FEMA contacts to understand what limitations or time constraints exist for eligible funding. | The Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) is an appropriation against which FEMA can direct, coordinate, manage, and fund eligible response and recovery efforts associated with domestic major disasters and emergencies that overwhelm State resources pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. To determine eligibility for federal disaster declaration funding, please check FEMA's website at https://www.fema.gov/disasters/disaster-declarations. | No | https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/disaster-relief-fund-monthly-reports |
| New - IIJA | Discretionary Grant Program for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (Community Charging) | As part of the Electric Vehicle Charging and Refueling Infrastructure Program at least 50% of this funding must be used for a community grant program "Community Charging" where priority is given to projects that expand access to EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure within rural areas, low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, and communities with a low ratio of private parking spaces. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible applicants include state or political subdivision of a State, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Local government, Special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, Indian Tribe, Territory. | TBA | $1,250,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Community grants are focused on the installation of electric vehicle charging and alternative fuel in locations on public roads, schools, parks, and in publicly accessible parking facilities. | Funding is prioritized for rural areas, low-and moderate-income neighborhoods, and communities with low ratios of private parking, or high ratios of multiunit dwellings. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-25868/p-15 |
| New - IIJA | Discretionary Grant Program for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (Corridor Charging) | To strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other alternative fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible applicants include state or political subdivision of a State, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Local government, Special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, Indian Tribe, Territory. | TBA | $1,250,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Eligible projects under Corridor Charging component of the program umbrella specifically call out fossil-based technologies. Additional FHA guidance and clarification may be useful in understanding if competitive funds will prioritize the deployment of publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen over alternatives like propane and natural gas for fueling infrastructure in designated alternative fuel corridors. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-25868/p-15 |
| Existing - IRA Increase | Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants | To provide grants for domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. | Department of Energy (DOE) | TBA | Eligible recipients must be US automobile manufacturers. | 50% match required | $2,000,000,000 through FY31 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | Working with automobile manufacturers, local governments can help create clean energy economies based on advanced vehicle manufacturing. These advanced vehicles can be low- or zero- emissions vehicles. | N/A | This program was originally established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16062). | No | ||
| New | Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Energy Transitions in Underserved Communities | To engage in community-driven research that will address the drivers and environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved communities. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | N/A | Nonprofit institutions/organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, and hospitals located in the U.S. and its territories or possessions; state and local governments; Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments; and U.S. territories or possessions are eligible to apply. | Not required | $10,000,000 | $1,125,000 | 6 | N/A | April 28, 2022 | The program seeks to address the following research areas: 1) Understanding how air quality, the environment, and public health in underserved communities might be improved through the transformations of the energy sector; 2) approaches or strategies to ensure that energy transitions provide air quality benefits and reduce environmental risks while meeting the energy and mobility needs of underserved communities; 3) Understanding how socioeconomic, cultural, behavioral, institutional, and systems factors drive individual and household decisions and impact decision-making regarding the adoption of renewable energy sources, energy-efficient technologies and building modifications, and new transportation modes in underserved communities;and 4) Identifying and evaluating potential multi-pollutant and/or multi-sectoral approaches to achieve climate, air quality, and other environmental goal. | For purposes of this competition and the evaluation of applications, “underserved communities” refers to populations sharing a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life, including people of color, low income, rural, tribal, indigenous, and other populations that may be disproportionately impacted by environmental harms and risks. | N/A | In addition to regular awards, this solicitation includes the opportunity for early career awards. The purpose of the early career award is to fund research projects smaller in scope and budget by early career PIs. | No | https://www.epa.gov/research-grants/drivers-and-environmental-impacts-energy-transitions-underserved-communities |
| Existing - Increase | Economic Adjustment Assistance (CAA) Program - Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) | To produce multiple economic and workforce development outcomes for workers and communities negatively impacted by changes in the coal economy, such as promoting regional economic growth and diversification, new job creation, and reemployment opportunities for displaced coal economy workers. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | There is no pre-defined list of impacted coal communities. Projects must be consistent with the region’s current Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) or equivalent EDA-accepted regional economic development strategy that meets EDA’s CEDS or strategy requirements. | Minimum match of 20%, varying based on level of economic distress | $48,000,000 | $30,000,000 | N/A | $500,000 to $3 million for implementation projects and from $100,000 to $350,000 for planning activities | Rolling, early application recommended | This funding can support the public infrastructure needed to create new or enhance existing programs for clean energy or EV supply chain opportunities. Explore integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing hubs/business parks into regional economic development plans. Where possible, consider whether partnerships with universities or community colleges could be leveraged to launch an economic diversification and workforce development strategy to promote and enhance the growth of emerging clean energy industries and retain local talent. | This is an opportunity to enhance supply chains, attract new energy and transportation sectors, and provide job training for out of work energy and industry professionals or those looking to transition to clean energy and EV supply chain related industries. This is particularly critical for communities in transition from being heavily reliant on coal. | Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the EDA representative listed for their applicable State in Section G of this NOFO before submitting an application to EDA to clarify technical matters involving their project, its alignment with EDA’s mission and Investment Priorities, and all other relevant publicly available information relating to general technical matters. | Due to the extraordinary level of interest in EDA’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance there has been an unusually high volume of applications received. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their applicable EDA Regional Office representatives to discuss their needs and availability of funds. Prospective applicants can find current contact information for EDA Regional Office staff at https://www.eda.gov/contact/. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321695 |
| New | Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA, American Recue Plan) | To plan, build, innovate, and put people back to work through construction or non-construction projects designed to meet local needs. This flexible program supports a wide range of technical, planning, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and public works and infrastructure projects. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | States, local governments (including cities, townships, counties), special district governments (e.g. public utilities), federally recognized tribal governments, nonprofits, institutions of higher education. | 20% match required, though EDA has discretion to fund up to 100% | $500,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 250 | $650,000 (ranging from $150,000 to $2,500,000) | Rolling, early application recommended | The NOFO includes the following consideration for climate and resiliency, broadly defined: "The extent to which the project is resilient to future pandemics or other sudden and severe economic dislocations, as defined in section A.4 (e.g., closures of major local employers, climate change), and resilience is integrated into the project scope of work;". Accordingly, decarbonization options may include workforce training and development for 1) industries impacted by climate change and 2) industries and major local employers impacted by the energy transition. Explore integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing hubs/business parks into regional economic development plans. Where possible, consider whether partnerships with universities or community colleges could be leveraged to launch an economic diversification and workforce development strategy to promote and enhance the growth of emerging clean energy industries and retain local talent. | The NOFO includes the following consideration for equity: " The extent to which the application articulates a plan for ensuring that the project’s benefits are shared across all affected communities. Although not required, EDA encourages efforts to reach historically underserved areas, rural areas, minority populations, and women." | Unlike with past EDA grant programs, applications that provide more match may be more competitive. | This is the EDA's most flexible funding program under the American Rescue Plan. | No | https://eda.gov/arpa/economic-adjustment-assistance/ |
| Existing - Increase | Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) Program - Nuclear Closure Communities (NCC) | To support communities impacted by closures of nuclear power plants throughout the United States have had a significant impact on the economic foundations of surrounding communities through sudden job losses and a reduction to the local tax base. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Projects must meet the NCC Special Need eligibility criterion in Section C.3.b.k. NCC funds may be used to make awards for any activity eligible for an award under EAA, including but not limited to early-stage strategic planning activities, public works (construction) investments, and economic diversification initiatives. | Minimum match of 20%, varying based on level of economic distress | $16,500,000 | $2,000,000 for implementation; $350,000 for planning | N/A | $500,000 to $3 million for implementation projects and from $100,000 to $350,000 for planning activities | Rolling, early application recommended | This funding can support the public infrastructure needed to create new or enhance existing programs for clean energy or EV supply chain opportunities. Explore integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing hubs/business parks into regional economic development plans. | This is an opportunity to enhance supply chains, attract new energy and transportation sectors, and provide job training for out of work energy and industry professionals or those looking to transition to clean energy and EV supply chain related industries. This is particularly critical for communities in transition from being heavily reliant on nuclear plants. | Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the EDA representative listed for their applicable State in Section G of this NOFO before submitting an application to EDA to clarify technical matters involving their project, its alignment with EDA’s mission and Investment Priorities, and all other relevant publicly available information relating to general technical matters. | Due to the extraordinary level of interest in EDA’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance there has been an unusually high volume of applications received. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their applicable EDA Regional Office representatives to discuss their needs and availability of funds. Prospective applicants can find current contact information for EDA Regional Office staff at https://www.eda.gov/contact/. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321695 |
| Existing - Increase | Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) Program (including CARES ACT funding) | To help communities experiencing or anticipating economic dislocations to plan and implement specific solutions to leverage their existing regional economic advantages to support economic development and job creation. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Projects must be consistent with the region’s current Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) or equivalent EDA-accepted regional economic development strategy that meets EDA’s CEDS or strategy requirements. | Minimum match of 20%, varying based on level of economic distress | $39,500,000 | $2,500,000 | N/A | $650,000 | Rolling | This funding can support the public infrastructure needed to create new or enhance existing programs for clean energy or EV supply chain opportunities. Explore integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing hubs/business parks into regional economic development plans. Where possible, consider whether partnerships with universities or community colleges could be leveraged to launch an economic diversification and workforce development strategy to promote and enhance the growth of emerging clean energy industries and retain local talent. | This is an opportunity to enhance supply chains, attract new energy and transportation sectors, and provide job training for out of work energy and industry professionals or those looking to transition to clean energy and EV supply chain related industries. | Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the EDA representative listed for their applicable State in Section G of this NOFO before submitting an application to EDA to clarify technical matters involving their project, its alignment with EDA’s mission and Investment Priorities, and all other relevant publicly available information relating to general technical matters. | Due to the extraordinary level of interest in EDA’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance there has been an unusually high volume of applications received. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their applicable EDA Regional Office representatives to discuss their needs and availability of funds. Prospective applicants can find current contact information for EDA Regional Office staff at https://www.eda.gov/contact/. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321695 |
| New - IIJA | Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Recycling and Second-Life Applications Program | To improve the recycling rates and second-use adoption rates of electric vehicle batteries; to optimize the design and adaptability of electric vehicle batteries to make electric vehicle batteries more easily recyclable; to establish alternative supply chains for critical materials that are found in electric vehicle batteries; to reduce the cost of manufacturing, installation, purchase, operation, and maintenance of electric vehicle batteries; to improve the environmental impact of electric vehicle battery recycling processes. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, nonprofit and for-profit private entities, state and local governments, and consortia of these entities. | 20% match required | $60,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 8 | $7,500,000 | Concept paper by May 31, 2022 Full application by July 19, 2022 | Battery recycling would reduce the need for carbon-intensive battery manufacturing and increase the supply of useable batteries, thereby enabling widespread electrification. | In awarding grants under the Secretary shall give priority to projects that are located in geographically diverse regions of the United States and support the development or demonstration of projects in economically distressed areas. | To better understand potential pathways for battery second use, check out NREL's ongoing research: https://www.nrel.gov/transportation/battery-second-use.html | DOE highlights two key topic areas: 1. Advanced Materials Separation, Scale-Up, and Reintegration for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling for the Battery Supply Chain 2. Second Use Scale-Up Demonstration Projects | No | https://energycommunities.gov/funding-opportunity/bil-opportunity-electric-drive-vehicle-battery-recycling-and-second-life-applications-2/ |
| Existing - Increase | Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) | 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. | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Rural Development | Check with a General Field Representative (GFR) to determine whether the proposed service area qualifies as rural. Funds may be used to finance: - Maintenance, Upgrades, Expansion, Replacement of distribution, sub transmission and headquarters (service, warehouse) facilities - Energy efficiency - Renewable energy systems | Not required | Loan Guarantees up to 100% | None | 25 | $45,700,000 | Rolling | Consider utilizing this loan guarantee program for financing rural on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems, smart meters for demand-side management, and building electrical upgrades for electrification. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-infrastructure-loan-loan-guarantee-program |
| New - IIJA | Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program | To purchase electric or low-emitting ferries and the electrification of or other reduction of emissions from existing ferries. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible applicants under this program are any eligible recipient of 5307 or 5311 funding, including the entity that operates ferry service that serves the State with the largest number of Marine Highway System miles and bi-State ferry services. | 20% match required | $49,000,000 | N/A | 10 | $4,900,000 | September 6, 2022 | This program explicitly intends to reduce emissions from ferries and ferry fleets. | Ferries provide transportation options to people in communities separated by water, and to people without personal automobiles. Ferries can be an important element of equitable, multimodal transit systems. | The Federal government will cover 85% (additional 5%) of the cost of leasing or purchasing a Clean Air Act (CAA) or Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ferry. | At least one grant will serve the State with the largest number of Marine Highway System miles, and one grant will serve a bi-State ferry service (A) with an aging fleet; and (B) whose development will propose to advance the state of the technology toward increasing the range and capacity of zero emission power source ferries. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341988 |
| Existing - Increase | Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG, American Rescue Plan Act) | To provide state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and works toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The EMPG’s allowable costs support efforts to build and sustain core capabilities across the prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery mission areas. | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Eligible entities include state or territorial governments (the State Administrative Agency [SAA] or the state’s Emergency Management Agency [EMA]). Recipients must ensure and maintain adoption and implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Non-territorial recipients must belong to, be located in, or act as an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) temporary member state. | 50% match required | $355,100,000 | N/A | 56 | 0.25%-0.75% of total funding | May 18, 2023 | The EPMG program focuses on all-hazards emergency preparedness and is designed to build and sustain core capabilities. Consider resilience hubs and resilience facilities with solar and storage equipment, which is an allowable equipment expense. Decarbonization strategies may include disaster preparedness projects that include battery storage systems and microgrids with carbon-free generating resources. | EPMG Program grants may be used to foster whole community preparedness. Examples given in the Preparedness Grants Manual including planning with stakeholders who may face particular challenges in the aftermath of a disaster, such as seniors and those with accessibility and functional needs. | The FY23 NOFO may be viewed here: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/emergency-management-performance/fy-23-nofo#submission More information on eligible activities may be found in the Preparedness Grants Manual: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/manual | Emergency Management Performance Grants are allocated to 50 states and 6 other entities according to a formula. State emergency management authorities may then hold competitive sub-grant award process. An EPMG application must submit a work plan and consult with the FEMA regional manager to ensure the plan addresses state and regional priorities. To determine eligibility for federal disaster declaration funding, please check FEMA's website at https://www.fema.gov/disasters/disaster-declarations. | No | https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/emergency-management-performance |
| Existing - Constant | Emergency Relief Program (ERP) | To assist public transit operators in the aftermath of an emergency or major disaster. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible recipients include states, territories, and FTA direct recipients affected by major declared disasters. | 10% match required | $212,301,048 | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 26, 2023 | When possible, projects should focus less on retrofits of dirty diesel equipment and more on new zero-emission equipment. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | The Emergency Relief Program does not have annual or permanent authorizations. Past authorizations for the program have been made by Congress following disasters. | A March 13, 2020 announcement expanded project eligibility and allows all transit providers in states where the Governor has declared an emergency related to COVID-19 to use their federal formula funds for operating expenses in addition to capital expenses, and permits operating expenses to be covered at an 80 percent federal share rather than 50 percent. An FY2020 Emergency Relief Docket was also created through which transit providers can request relief from FTA administrative and statutory requirements. An additional $212.3 million has been made available for disaster relief from disasters in 2017, and 2020-2022 | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grant-programs/emergency-relief-program |
| New - IIJA | Energy Auditor Training Grant Program (State Energy Program) | To provide grants to eligible States to train individuals to conduct energy audits or surveys of commercial and residential buildings to build the clean energy workforce, save customers money on their energy bills, and reduce pollution from building energy use. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible states will have a demonstrated need for assistance for training energy auditors. Funds may cover any costs associated with individuals being trained or certified to conduct energy audits by the State or a State-certified third-party training program. Funds may also pay the wages of a trainee during the period in which they receive training and certification. | TBA | $40,000,000 | $2,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Well-trained energy auditors are necessary to identify opportunities for energy and emissions reductions and to verify that retrofits are successful. | Training programs can focus on underserved communities, providing people with high-road jobs in an evolving, in-demand field. Consider working with existing workforce training, labor, and community college programs. | Maximum funding of $2,000,000 is limited on a per state basis. | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-auditor-training-grant-program |
| New | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Competitive Program | To directly invest in projects that develop, promote, implement, and manage energy efficiency and conservation, including clean energy. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of State and Community Energy Programs | Eligible entities include only those US local governments and Indian Tribes that are ineligible for the EECBG Formula grant. | No match required | $8,800,000 | $2,000,000 | 10 to 20 | $586,667 | Concept paper due June 5, 2023 | Consider using funds to enhance or enable innovative energy financing strategies that spread project costs out over time or capture additional incentives. These may be more complex, but can often extend the impact - bill savings and energy savings were at least 2X higher in the original EECBG program than other efforts when EECBG funds were utilized for more ambitious and/or "complex" financial incentive programs. | EECBG can help provide technical assistance to assist disadvantaged communities who lack the capacity or resources to put forward competitive applications. | For additional information on past program use, how EECBG funding was used to accelerate partners, and case studies, check out: http://www.usmayors.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/0227-report-eecbgsurvey.pdf | EECBG was first passed in 2007, amended with the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009, and expired in 2016. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 recapitalizes the program and expands upon previous eligibility. $550,000,000 in funding available until expended. | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) | To directly invest in projects that develop, promote, implement, and manage energy efficiency and conservation, including clean energy. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Cities, towns and villages with a population of at least 35,000 are eligible to apply; at a minimum, the ten largest cities in each state, including Puerto Rico, regardless of population, are eligible to apply; all other cities, villages, and towns can apply for EECBG funds through their state. | No match required | $550,000,000 | N/A | N/A | Varies by municipality | Pre-award information sheet due by July 31, 2023 | Consider using funds to enhance or enable innovative energy financing strategies that spread project costs out over time or capture additional incentives. These may be more complex, but can often extend the impact - bill savings and energy savings were at least 2X higher in the original EECBG program than other efforts when EECBG funds were utilized for more ambitious and/or "complex" financial incentive programs. | EECBG can help provide technical assistance to assist disadvantaged communities who lack the capacity or resources to put forward competitive applications. | As an alternative to traditional grants, DOE will providing Local and Tribal governments with the option to apply for vouchers to receive technical assistance and/or equipment rebates. Vouchers provide a streamlined application process with fewer administrative requirements and allow Local and Tribal governments to take advantage of customized technical expertise or get reimbursed for eligible equipment. Eligible entities may choose to use a voucher or a grant, but not both. Further instructions on how to apply for vouchers will be forthcoming. Voucher applicants do NOT need to follow the grant application process. For additional information on past program use, how EECBG funding was used to accelerate partners, and case studies, check out: http://www.usmayors.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/0227-report-eecbgsurvey.pdf | EECBG was first passed in 2007, amended with the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009, and expired in 2016. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 recapitalizes the program and expands upon previous eligibility. $550,000,000 in funding available until expended. | https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program | ||
| New - IIJA | Energy Efficiency Materials Pilot Program | To fund a pilot program for materials (including products, equipment, or systems) that result in a reduction in use by a nonprofit organization of energy or fuel. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include 501(c)3 non-profits. Priority will be given to applicants based on (A) the energy savings achieved; (B) the cost effectiveness of the use of energy-efficiency materials; (C) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings; and (D) the financial need of the applicant. | TBA | $50,000,000 | $200,000 | TBA | TBA | Expected 1st quarter 2023 | The program helps to deploy energy-efficient materials in non-profit buildings. These projects may demonstrate the success of energy efficient materials, encouraging adoption in surrounding buildings. | Non-profits are often unable to pay for such capital improvements on their own. Supported non-profits may include community organizations in underserved areas. | N/A | Performance-based evaluation criteria include (A) energy savings; (B) cost-effectiveness of materials used; (C) plans for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings; and (D) financial need. $50,000,000 in funding available until expended | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-materials-pilot-program |
| New - IIJA | Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Capitalization Grant Program (State Energy Program) | To provide capitalization grants to states to establish a revolving loan fund under which the state shall provide loans and grants for energy efficiency audits, upgrades, and retrofits to increase energy efficiency and improve the comfort of buildings. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) | Eligible uses include residential and commercial energy audits, upgrades, and retrofits. 40% of capitalization grants will be allocated, by formula, to states eligible for funding under the State Energy Program. 60% will be allocated to the 15 states with highest per-capita residential and commercial sector energy consumption or the highest annual per capita energy-related carbon emissions. | Not required | $250,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 2023 | Many of the programs funded through this program (namely, energy audits) are essential to ensure that retrofits are necessary and effective. | A state that receives a capitalization grant may use up to 25% of funds to provide grants or technical assistance to eligible entities. Eligible entities include businesses with fewer than 500 employees and low-income owners of residential buildings. | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-revolving-loan-fund-capitalization-grant-program | |
| New - IRA | Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program | To provide loans to retool, repurpose, or replace electric or fossil fuel energy infrastructure that has ceased operations, or to enable operating infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Loan Programs Office (LPO) | Applies to electric transmission or generation facilities; fossil fuel facilities; and facilities that use petroleum fuels or petrochemical feedstocks. | Not required | $5,000,000,000 through FY2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | The EIR reinvests in energy communities while reducing carbon emissions. The EIR will support the low-carbon transition of a broad range of projects — any type of energy infrastructure related to electricity generation and transmission, as well as all fossil fuels and petrochemicals. The program has the potential to help decarbonize not just the electricity sector, but the entirety of fossil infrastructure in this country, both through replacing polluting sources with cleaner alternatives, and through reducing pollution in harder-to-abate sectors. Learn more: https://rmi.org/important-clean-energy-policy-youve-never-heard-about/ | The equitable and cost-effective transition to a cleaner grid requires retooling and repurposing of outdated facilities with prime location and capacity, which are often located in or near LMI communities and communities of color. The reduction of air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions from previously and currently operating facilities in these communities is a significant part of the Justice40 Initiative. Moreover, the transition from coal to clean energy risks devastating communities historically reliant on the jobs and economic activity brought by investment and dependence on fossil fuels. Leaving coal miners, plant operators, and their surrounding communities without recourse is unjust and will not lead to a sustainable and equitable transition. | Learn more about how your community or utility could consider leveraging this program here: https://rmi.org/important-clean-energy-policy-youve-never-heard-about/ | Potential applicants with projects that could be eligible for the EIR program and are currently further along in development should become familiar with certain requirements applicable to all loans and loan guarantees issued under Title 17. These requirements can be found in the Title 17 Innovative Clean Energy (section 1703) solicitation here: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/DOE-LPO_Innovative_Clean_Energy_Loan_Guarantee_Solicitation_18Apr22.pdf | No | |
| New | Energy Storage Demonstration and Pilot Grant Program | To research and develop large-scale energy storage systems. There will be at least three demonstration projects. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) | Eligible entities include a State Energy Office, an Indian Tribe or tribal organization, an institution of higher education, an electric utility (including IOUs, POUs, and rural electric cooperatives), and a private energy storage company. | Not required | $355,000,000 | N/A | 3 | $118,333,333 | Expected Q3 2023 | Each project under this new energy storage grant program must meet at least one objective out of the program’s list of objectives. These objectives include: energy storage services that improve the reliability, resiliency, and optimization of transmission or distribution system operation; to supply energy at peak periods and to reduce peak loads; to integrate renewable energy resource production; to enable the use of stored energy in forms other than electricity to support the natural gas system and other industrial processes; to integrate fast charging of electric vehicles; and to improve energy efficiency. To reduce peak loads of homes and businesses and increase the feasibility of microgrids (grid-connected or islanded mode). | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | While no matching funds are required, priority will be given to those leveraging non-federal funding. Consider projects that have the potential to scale up in the nation and explicitly address the intermittent supply risks of renewable energy resources. | This is part of the larger Energy Storage System Research, Development, and Deployment Program established under the better energy storage technology section of the Act. The intent is for the Secretary to enter into agreements with at least three demonstration projects by Sep. 30, 2023. Funding expires in 2025. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-storage-demonstration-and-pilot-grant-program |
| New | Energyshed: Exploring Place-Based Generation | To invest in innovative research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects that accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of renewable energy to support an equitable transition to a decarbonized electricity system by 2035 and net-zero emissions economy by 2050. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible applicants include 1) individuals; 2) domestic for-profit entities, educational institutions, nonprofits; 3) state, local, and tribal governments; 4) foreign entities. | 20% match required | $10,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2-5 | $2,500,000 | August 1, 2022 | Successful projects are expected to show the impacts and tradeoffs of developing locally-derived clean energy generation under a range of future scenarios, including increasing EV charging needs and future heating electrification. | Consider partnering with underrepresented groups to understand the needs of underserved communities and developing tools to address the renewable energy gap. Engage multiple stakeholders to address gaps in diversity, equity, inclusion, and various considerations described in the FOA. To help a broad set of stakeholders understand the implications and participate in the development of locally-based energy generation in their community, these tools should be accessible and easy-to-use to a wide array of stakeholders that are not necessarily electric power system experts. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/funding-opportunity-announcement-energyshed-exploring-place-based-generation |
| Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Pilot Demonstrations | To support competitively selected pilot projects that collectively demonstrate enhanced geothermal systems in different geologic settings, using a variety of development techniques and well orientations. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, non-profit entities, state and local governmental entities, and Tribal Nations. Foreign entities, incorporated consortia, and unincorporated consortia are also eligible to apply. | 20% match required | $83,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 4 to 9 | $11,857,143 | Letter of Intent due March 8, 2023; Applications due by June 16, 2023 | This program will support Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) pilot projects that collectively demonstrate EGS in different geologic settings, using a variety of development techniques and well orientations, at sites where subsurface characterization or geothermal energy integration analysis has been conducted. Geothermal resources can be found nationwide and represent vast domestic energy potential; however, only a fraction of this potential has been realized due to technical and non-technical barriers that constrain industry growth. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | The technology developments targeted in this FOA are intended to increase geothermal power production in the U.S. in the near-term from areas surrounding existing geothermal fields (Topic Area 1) while facilitating new opportunities for widespread power (or power with cascaded heat production) in the future from regions where heat is present, yet no geothermal energy production exists (i.e., Topic Areas 2, 3, 4). | DOE has identified 4 topic areas for the pilots: (1) EGS Proximal Pilot Demonstrations; (2) EGS Green Field Pilot Demonstrations; (3) Superhot/Supercritical EGS Pilot Demonstrations; and (4) Eastern-US EGS Pilot Demonstration | https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/funding-notice-enhanced-geothermal-systems-egs-pilot-demonstrations | ||
| Existing - Increase | Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities - Section 5310 | To assist private, non-profit, and public transportation operators in meeting the transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities when the transportation service provided is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate to meeting these needs. The program aims to improve mobility for seniors and individuals with disabilities by removing barriers to transportation service and expanding transportation mobility options. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | States and designated recipients are direct recipients; eligible subrecipients include private nonprofit organizations, states or local government authorities, or operators of public transportation. Rural areas and small urban areas should review program guidelines for different process. | 20% match required for capital projects; 50% required for operating assistance | $289,080,000 | Varies by state | Varies by state | Varies by state | Varies by state | This program funds a number of capital and operating expenses, including new buses, vans, accessible taxis, ride-sharing, and vanpooling. Consider integrating electric vehicles and charging equipment to support needed services and routes for eligible activities when starting or scaling a program to avoid costly replacements and upgrades in the future. Consider integrating the goals of this program into any broader local or regional vehicle electrification planning to ensure that this funding is not only part of that strategy but also efficiently leverages existing operations, structures, and programs. See eligible activities: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/enhanced-mobility-seniors-individuals-disabilities-section-5310 | This program is intended to support increased accessibility and mobility for older adults and people with disabilities. Projects in rural areas have a designated carve out of 20% of funding. | A new discretionary grant pilot program was added to this program totaling $3.5 million. This pilot program is intended to focus on financing innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged. | Funds are apportioned among the states by a formula which is based on the number of seniors and people with disabilities in each state according to the latest available U.S. Census data. Unlike most federal programs, matching funds can come from other Federal (non-DOT) funds. This can allow local communities to implement programs with 100% federal funding. For more information, see this program fact sheet: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/enhanced-mobility-seniors-people-disabilities-fact-sheet-section-5310 | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/enhanced-mobility-seniors-individuals-disabilities-section-5310 |
| New - IRA | Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants | To invest in community-led projects in disadvantaged communities and community capacity-building centers to address disproportionate environmental and public health harms related to pollution and climate change. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) | Eligible activities include 1) community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention, and remediation, and investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure and workforce development; 2) mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire events; 3) climate resiliency and adaptation; 4) reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or 5) facilitating engagement of disadvantaged communities in State and Federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes. | TBA | $3,000,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 30, 2023 | Consider using grants flexibly for community initiatives that track and combat air pollution and urban heat, fund climate resiliency, and invest in access to nature, cleaner energy sources, and an electrified future. | Partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations are key to addressing environmental and climate justice. Under this program, applicants must establish partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations. | N/A | OEJECR is seeking public input on program terminology, J40 considerations, program design, eligible recipients, types of needed assistance, and reporting/oversight. Input should be submitted by April 10, 2023: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0023 $2,800,000,000 is available until September 30, 2026. Additional $200,000,000 is available for technical assistance. | No | |
| Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program (EJCPS) | To help eligible organizations build collaborative partnerships with other stakeholders (e.g., local businesses and industry, local government, medical service providers, academia, etc.) to develop solutions to environmental or public health issue(s) at the community level. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) | Eligible organizations include community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs) or CBO partnerships. CBOs with 5 or fewer full-time employees are eligible for the Small Community-based Nonprofit Set Aside. | Not required | $30,000,000 | $500,000 for general awards; $150,000 for Small Community-based Nonprofit Set Aside | 50 general awards; 33 awards for Small Community-based Nonprofit Set Aside | $10,000 for general awards; $4,500 for Small Community-based Nonprofit Set Aside | April 14, 2023 | Applications must propose one of the following: (1) community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention, and remediation, and investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure and workforce development that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants; (2) mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire events; (3) climate resiliency and adaptation; (4) reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or (5) facilitating engagement of marginalized communities in Local, State and Federal public processes, such as advisory groups, workshops, and rulemakings. | This program specifically aims to empower CBOs from marginalized communities. Applications may focus on facilitating engagement of marginalized communities in Local, State and Federal public processes, such as advisory groups, workshops, and rulemakings. | N/A | N/A | https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-collaborative-problem-solving-cooperative-agreement-5 | ||
| Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program (EJG2G) | To support government activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health impacts in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms. Model EJG2G programs should leverage existing resources to develop processes or tools that integrate environmental justice considerations into governmental decision-making at all levels. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) | Eligible applicants include States, territories, Tribal governments, and local governments in partnership with a community-based nonprofit organization. | Not required | $70,000,000 | $20,000,000; $10,000,000 for certain entities | 70 | $1,000,000 | April 14, 2023 | This program specifically aims to achieve measurable and meaningful environmental and/or public health results in communities. Consider using it to coordinate between governments to build toward common climate goals and reduce redundant or conflicting efforts. | This program specifically aims to (1) build broad and robust, results-oriented partnerships, particularly with community-based nonprofit organizations (CBO) within disproportionately impacted areas; (2) pilot activities in specific communities that create transferable models, which can be expanded or replicated in other geographic areas, and; (3) strengthen the development and implementation of meaningful approaches to achieve environmental justice. | N/A | This program was formerly known as EPA's State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Program (SEJCA). | https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-government-government-program | ||
| Existing - Decrease | Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (EJSG) | To improve the environment and public health conditions of low-income communities and communities of color through the advancement of racial equity and environmental justice and address disproportionate environmental or public health harms and risks in minority populations or low-income populations under designated sections of environmental statutes. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) | Eligible entities include non-profits, territories, tribal governments, and tribal organizations | Not required | $1,600,000 | $100,000 | 20 | $80,000 | May 20, 2022 | This funding includes special consideration tracks: priority programs include (1) Public Education, Training, Emergency Planning, and/or Investigations on Impacts of COVID-19 on Underserved Communities and Vulnerable Populations; and (2) Projects addressing Climate, Disaster Resiliency, and/or Emergency Preparedness. Consider exploring avenues to integrate clean energy opportunities such public education, training, surveys and studies, experiments, or demonstration projects incorporating green infrastructure. | To address these multiple crises, this announcement places emphasis on projects focusing on COVID-19 impacts, as well as climate and disaster resiliency. Additionally, EPA is emphasizing projects addressing diesel pollution in underserved communities living near ports and railyards as part of EPA’s Ports Initiative (see details further described in this solicitation). Finally, to promote equitable accessibility to EPA grant funding and to assist small entities, approximately half of the total available funding under this announcement is intended to be reserved for small non-profit organizations with 10 or fewer full-time employees subject to the quality of applications received and other relevant considerations. | Determine which program – the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG) or the EJ Collaborative Problem Solving Program (EJCPS) which is issued separately – to apply for. Be aware, an applicant can receive a grant under only one of these programs – not both – so you need to carefully consider which one to apply for. While you are not prohibited from applying for both, you can only receive an award under one of them. View prior awardees here: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-small-grants-program | In short, EJCPS funding under the other competition is designed for organizations that are more established and familiar with federal grants, while EJSG funding is designed for organizations that are: 1) more recently established and/or just starting out, 2) have smaller staffs and operating budgets, and/or 3) have never received a federal grant before. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331855 |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Federal Lands Transportation Program (FLTP) | To improve the transportation infrastructure owned and maintained by Federal Lands Management Agencies. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | The program focuses on improving Federal lands transportation facilities (FLTFs) that are located on, adjacent to, or provide access to Federal lands. The FLTFs must be owned and maintained by the Federal government and must be included in the national FLTF inventory. | Not required | $421,965,000 | $20,000,000 | N/A | N/A | TBA | The program seeks, in part, to reduce auto congestion and related emissions. The IIJA requires entities carrying out FLTF projects to consider designs that minimize climate effects like runoff and heat generation. While funding for this program focuses on Federal facilities, these facilities need not be located on Federal land. Local governments may benefit from improvements to facilities that are "on a public road within or adjacent to, or that provide access to, Federal lands open to the public" or integrate into other transportation systems managed by state or local entities. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | In evaluating an application, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the programs support performance management, including (i) the transportation goals of (I) a state of good repair of transportation facilities (II) a reduction of bridge deficiencies; and (III) an improvement of safety; (ii) high-use Federal recreational sites or Federal economic generators; and (iii) the resource and asset management goals of the Secretary of the respective Federal land management agency. | N/A | No | https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs/transportation |
| New - IIJA | Federal Share Flexibility Pilot Program | To give up to 10 States additional flexibility to determine the Federal share on a project, multiple-project, or program basis for projects under any of the following funded under the National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program National Highway Freight Program, the Carbon Reduction Program, and the PROTECT grant program. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | N/A | All states are eligible for this program. | Not required | 100% of project costs | N/A | 10 | N/A | State DOTs should contact US DOT if interested in participating in this pilot program | This pilot program allows participating states to reduce cost sharing requirements for various decarbonization programs offered by DOT, shifting up to 100% of project costs to the federal government. | This pilot program could encourage less-resourced states to participate in DOT decarbonization programs, not just those that can afford cost matches. Based on the programs referenced, US territories and Tribal governments may be eligible to apply, but that should be confirmed with the administrators and/or Secretary prior to proceeding. | N/A | N/A | No | |
| Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) | To provide competitive grants for eligible entities to carry out projects that produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel (FAST-SAF), or develop, demonstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies (FAST-Tech). | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | Eligible recipients include state or local governments, air carriers, airport sponsors, institutions of higher education or research, entities involved with sustainable aviation fuels or low-emission aviation technologies, and non-profits with experience in sustainable aviation fuels or low-emission aviation technologies. | 25% match (10% match if recipient is a small-hub or non-hub airport) | $297,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Expected spring/summer 2023 | SAF achieves at least a 50% lifecycle greenhouse gas remissions reduction in comparison with petroleum-based jet fuel. This program could help accelerate decarbonization efforts at municipally-operated airports and encourage transitions to more sustainable fuels and aircraft electrification technologies. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Funding considerations include: the proposal's ability to increase domestic production of sustainable aviation fuels or low-emission aviation technologies; the proposal's ability to decrease overall GHG emissions in the aviation sector; capacity to create new jobs and supply chain partnerships; the potential GHG emissions from sustainable aviation fuels projects; and the potential benefit of ensuring diverse feedstock supply for sustainable aviation fuels. | Funding breakdown includes: 1. $244,530,000 for projects relating to the production, transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel 2. $46,530,000 for projects relating to low-emission aviation technologies 3. $5,940,000 to fund the award of grants under this section, and oversight of the program | https://www.transportation.gov/mission/office-secretary/office-policy/aviation-policy/fueling-aviations-sustainable-transition | ||
| New | Funding Opportunity in Support of the Hydrogen Shot and a University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience | To (1) fund R&D projects that leverage the HydroGEN program to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen, (2) develop/validate sensor technologies for monitoring and measuring hydrogen losses, (3) establish/validate the potential for novel, materials-based hydrogen transport and storage technologies, and (4) improve hydrogen fuel cells for use in heavy-duty transportation. This program also seeks to (5) establish a university research consortium to help implement grid resilience programs and advance needed investments. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HTFO) | Primary applicants may include states, tribal governments, local governments, non-profits, for-profit businesses, educational institutions, and individuals. Only U.S. universities may apply as prime recipients for Topic 5. | Minimum 20% match required | $60,500,000 | $20,000,000 | 27 | $2,240,741 | Concept Papers due September 23, 2022; Full Applications due December 1, 2022 | New hydrogen technologies can benefit "hard-to-decarbonize" sectors such as aviation and heavy-duty transport. This program aims to advance the affordable production, transport, storage, and utilization of clean hydrogen to enable decarbonization and revenue opportunities across multiple sectors. Learn more here: https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-60-million-advance-clean-hydrogen-technologies-and-decarbonize-grid | As part of the application, applicants are required to describe how diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives will be incorporated in the project. | DOE envisions multiple financial assistance awards in the form of cooperative agreements, with the period of performance being approximately two to four years. DOE encourages applicant teams that include stakeholders within academia, industry, and national laboratories across multiple technical disciplines. Teams are also encouraged to include representation from diverse entities such as minority-serving institutions or through linkages with Opportunity Zones. | Topic areas include projects that will develop technologies for solar fuels created by harvesting sunlight, improve hydrogen-emissions detection and monitoring, demonstrate higher-density and lower-pressure hydrogen storage technologies, and lower the costs and enhance the durability of hydrogen fuel cells for medium- and heavy-duty transportation applications. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343227 |
| New | Good Jobs Challenge (American Rescue Plan) | To build and strengthen regional workforce training systems and sectoral partnerships that bring together employers who have hiring needs with other key entities to train workers with in-demand skills that lead to good-paying jobs. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | States, local governments (including cities, townships, counties), special district governments (e.g. public utilities), federally recognized tribal governments, nonprofits, labor unions, institutions of higher education. | Not required (depends on economic impact and distress) | $500,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 50 | $10,000,000 | January 26, 2022 | The NOFO includes the following consideration for climate and resiliency, broadly defined: "The extent to which the project is resilient to future pandemics or other sudden and severe economic dislocations, as defined in section A.4 (e.g., closures of major local employers, climate change), and resilience is integrated into the project scope of work;". Accordingly, decarbonization options may include workforce training and development for 1) industries impacted by climate change and 2) industries and major local employers impacted by the energy transition. Explore integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing hubs/business parks into regional economic development plans. Where possible, consider whether partnerships with universities or community colleges could be leveraged to launch an economic diversification and workforce development strategy to promote and enhance the growth of emerging clean energy industries and retain local talent. | Projects will be more competitive if applicants articulate a plan for ensuring that the project’s benefits are shared across all affected communities and the extent to which the application demonstrates the capacity to account for the unique needs of historically underserved populations and areas. EDA also encourages systems and partnerships to address populations with labor market barriers such as persons with disabilities, at-risk youth, individuals in recovery, individuals with past criminal records including justice‑impacted and reentry participants, and veterans. | EDA is looking to fund within the following phases: System Development, Program Design, and Program Implementation. Applicants are strongly encouraged to work with EDA regarding methods of encouraging outside leveraging of funds. EDA has further determined that due to the pervasive nature of the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, any project that would address those impacts by creating or retaining jobs or increasing the economic diversity or resiliency of a region is eligible for funding. For example, an infrastructure project that creates new jobs in a region is responsive to the requirement that the funds be spent to respond to “economic injury as a result of coronavirus.” | Program is designed to support the needs of an applicant’s identified regional workforce system through a single integrated award. EDA will make awards to either the System Lead Entity of a regional workforce system or the Backbone Organization of a sectoral partnership as the lead applicant. | No | https://eda.gov/arpa/good-jobs-challenge/ |
| New - IIJA | Grants for Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities | To make energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternative fueled vehicle upgrades and improvements at public schools. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include local educational entities; nonprofit, for-profit, and community organizations that have the knowledge and capacity to assist with energy improvements. See notes for more information on eligible project types. | TBA | $500,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Expected 4rd quarter 2022 | Eligible projects include energy efficiency (envelope, HVAC, lighting, controls, etc.), ventilation, renewable energy, alternative vehicles, and alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure improvements. Electric vehicles should be prioritized over other alternative fuel sources such as propane. Schools and their project partners should evaluate current emission profiles associated with their building stock, electricity use and generation sources, and student transportation and prioritize projects with the greatest greenhouse gas mitigation potential. | Rural schools and schools that serve a high percentage of students receiving a free and reduced price lunch are prioritized. Projects which improve building performance and energy efficiency may also improve indoor air quality. When evaluating school bus and student transportation projects, replacing older diesel buses which were manufactured prior to updated EPA regulations will have greater impacts on both greenhouse gas and conventional air pollutant emissions for students, workers, and surrounding communities. | Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity— (A) that has renovation, repair, and improvement funding needs; (B)(i) that, as determined by the Secretary, serves a high percentage of students, including students in a high school in accordance with paragraph (2), who are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or (ii) the partnering local educational agency of which is designated with a school district locale code of 41, 42, or 43 [indicating rural locations], as determined by the National Center for Education Statistics in consultation with the Bureau of the Census; and (C) that leverages private sector investment through energy-related performance contracting. | Eligible projects include projects that result in a direct reduction in school energy costs; leads to an improvement in teacher and student health, including indoor air quality and achieves energy savings; involves the installation of renewable energy technologies; installs alternative fueled vehicle infrastructure on school grounds for exclusive use of school buses or the general public; the purchase or lease of alternative fueled vehicles to be used by a school. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/grants-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-improvements-public-school-facilities |
| New - IRA | Grants to Facilitate the Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines | Grants made to transmission siting authorities can cover siting impact analyses, examination of alternate siting corridors, participation in regulatory proceedings in another jurisdiction, actions that may shorten the approval or permitting process, or economic development activities for communities affected by the siting of the project. | Department of Energy (DOE) | TBA | "Siting Authority" refers to State, local, or tribal entities with authority to make a final decision regarding siting, permitting, or regulatory status of a covered project. "Covered transmission projects" include high-voltage interstate or offshore electricity transmission lines, that operate at a minimum of (interstate) 275 kilovolts (AC or DC) or (offshore) 200 kilovolts (AC or DC). | 50% match required for specific activities | $760,000,000 through FY2029 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Siting processes for transmission facilities can significantly delay large-scale projects if not properly regulated. This grant funding available for transmission siting creates specific incentives to speed up the process, and ease the siting and permitting process for State, local, and tribal siting authorities. | The construction of large-scale transmission projects is necessary to facilitate the connection of distant renewable energy sources to communities, and advocates including the Center for American Progress have long called for removing barriers to interregional collaboration, and minimizing disruption to communities with the construction of new transmission lines. Economic development activities in the areas surrounding these projects should support those affected communities, and move towards the White House Justice40 goals. Learn more here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/advancing-equity-grid-modernization/ | Final decisions on the siting or permitting of the covered transmission project must be made not later than 2 years after the date on which the grant is provided. Economic development funds may only be released after the approval or commencement of construction of the covered transmission project. | N/A | No | |
| New - IRA | Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports | To support the purchase and installation of zero-emission equipment and technology at ports, and the development of port climate action plans, with a focus on ports in nonattainment areas. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | TBA | Eligible activities include 1) purchasing or installing zero-emission port equipment or technology for use at, or to directly serve, one or more ports; 2) conducting any relevant planning or permitting in connection with the purchase or installation of such zero-emission port equipment or technology; and 3) developing qualified climate action plans. | TBA | $3,000,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | A detailed strategic plan is required to establish goals, implementation strategies, and accounting and inventory practices to reduce emissions, and describe how the applicants have implemented or will implement measures to enhance the resiliency of the ports. | Applicants are required to outline strategies to collaborate with, communicate with, and address potential effects on low-income and disadvantaged near-port communities and other stakeholders that may be affected by the implementation of the plan. Find more information about nonattainment areas here: https://www.epa.gov/green-book | N/A | $2,250,000,000 is available until September 30, 2027. Additional $750,000,000 is available for nonattainment areas. | No | |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) | To provide grants and direct loans to fund projects that improve energy or water efficiency, enhance indoor air quality or sustainability, implement the use of zero-emission electricity generation, low-emission building materials or processes, energy storage, or building electrification strategies, or address climate resilience of an eligible property. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | Office of Housing, Multifamily Housing, Office of Recapitalization | Eligible recipients generally include owners or sponsors of federally assisted housing properties; requirements may be waived by the Secretary | TBA | $837,500,000 in loans and competitive grants, up to $4,000,000,000 in loan authority | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | This program is a flexible resource for decarbonizing affordable housing properties to improve health, safety, and efficiency of structures. This program will also likely fund forms of weatherization that can improve the health and comfort of eligible residents. | This program can be used to increase the resilience and efficiency of affordable housing properties, reducing bills and risk for low-income residents. | Direct loans may be converted to grants for recipients who agree to extended periods of affordability for their properties | If interested, check the Request for Information (RFI) here: https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_22_185 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/27/2022-20855/green-and-resilient-retrofit-program-request-for-information | ||
| Existing - Constant | Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Grant Program | To help communities develop and implement plans that reduce stormwater runoff, increase the number and size of green spaces in urban areas, improve the health of local streams and the Chesapeake Bay, and enhance quality of life and community livability. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | EPA Region 3 & Chesapeake Bay Trust | Funding can be applied anywhere in the Chesapeake Bay watershed portion of EPA Region 3 (excluding New York). | Not required | $1,900,000 | Implementation: $150,000 Greening urban areas: $50,000 Engineered design projects: $30,000 Community greening projects: $50,000 Conceptual plans: $15,000 White papers and tool development: $20,000 | N/A | N/A | March 8, 2023 | Consider enhancing urban and suburban tree canopies, especially where heat islands and flooding are more common. Trees can be strategically deployed to help cool pavement and buildings alike, reducing energy needs in particularly hot areas. Another strategy to mitigate both heat islands and flooding could be to deploy solar canopies on large parking surfaces as a part of a water catchment system, which would not only generate clean electricity but could be strategically designed to redirect rainfall into bioswales and other stormwater retention areas. Check out this example in Brooklyn, NY: https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/showcase-projects/whole-foods-market-brooklyn-third-and-3rd | Cooling communities that historically have hosted a disproportionate amount of heat-absorbing surface with fewer investments in greenery and parks can advance local equity and improve quality of life, especially during intense periods of heat. In many non-white neighborhoods, there has consistently been a lack of investment in green space and tree canopies. The NYTimes examined how racist housing policies continues to impact heat islands throughout the country: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/24/climate/racism-redlining-cities-global-warming.html | Up to $15,000 for conceptual plans, up to $30,000 for engineered designs, up to $150,000 for implementation projects, up to $50,000 for community greening projects, up to $20,000 for white papers. | Since 2010, the G3 Partnership has awarded 60 grants to Mid-Atlantic communities. These grants have infused over $4.9 million into green initiatives and resulted in over $9 million in G3 Projects. For additional information and case studies, visit: https://www.epa.gov/G3/g3-grant-fact-sheets | No | https://cbtrust.org/grants/green-streets-green-jobs-green-towns/ |
| New - IRA | Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund | To help deploy low-carbon technologies and reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution. This program creates a General and Low-Income Assistance Competition to fund non-profits collaborating with community financing institutions, which will leverage public dollars with private capital to invest in projects that reduce pollution and energy costs. It also creates a Zero-Emissions Technology Fund Competition to fund non-profits assisting the deployment of residential rooftop solar, community solar, and associated storage and upgrades in low-income and disadvantaged communities. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | TBA | The General and Low-Income Assistance Competition is open to non-profits that provide capital, leverage private capital, and provide other forms of financial assistance for the rapid deployment of low- and zero-emission products, technologies, and services. The Zero-Emissions Technology Fund Competition is open to States, Tribal governments, municipalities, and eligible recipients as defined under the Clean Air Act. | TBA | $14 billion for National Clean Investment Fund; $6 billion for Clean Communities Investment Accelerator competition; and $7 billion for Solar for All competition | N/A | TBD | N/A | Initial program details released in February 2023 | To enhance the impact of decarbonization, consider creating financial programs that combine clean energy projects with energy efficiency improvements, including weatherization and electrification measures. Local governments are also encouraged to collaborate with community-based organizations on public education about clean energy, zero-emission technology, and energy efficiency improvements. | This program is designed to target low-income and disadvantaged communities, mobilizing private capital to improve health, reduce energy costs, increase energy security, and support economic development. Local governments are encouraged to connect directly with community-based organizations and individual members to identify urgent needs of low-income and disadvantaged communities. | Guidance for states can be found here from RMI and Evergreen Collaborative: https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2023/02/greenhouse_gas_reduction_fund.pdf | No | https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-framework-implementation-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-part-president | |
| Existing - Constant | Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) | To reduce vulnerability of communities, promotes individual and community safety and resiliency, lessens response and recovery needs, results in safer communities. | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Local governments are eligible to apply as sub applicants to states. Primary applicants must have a FEMA-approved mitigation plan. | Typically, 25% match required | Subject to a sliding scale formula based on the estimated total cost of disaster assistance. | N/A | N/A | N/A | Within 12 months of the date of the presidential major disaster declaration. | HMGP may fund a range of projects to mitigate risk. To enhance energy system resiliency, consider prioritizing building retrofits for weatherization or adding solar plus battery storage at critical facilities and community hubs as well as building out localized energy storage and/or microgrid facilities in partnership with utilities to reduce the risk of failure. Undergrounding transmission and distribution system wiring can also reduce the risk of electric failure and reduce the reliance on generators. | If certain pockets of your community are repeatedly impacted by natural disasters, consider prioritizing flexible backup power generation solutions like solar plus battery storage at community hubs closer to the more vulnerable populations. | States with enhanced mitigations plans can qualify for up to 20% of the cost/assistance needed, not to exceed $35.3 billion. | Contacting the State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO), or equivalent representative for a respective tribal government (federally recognized) or territory can be helpful in choosing which hazards pose the greatest threat and determining the best strategy for mitigation. For local governments, please contact your State Hazard Mitigation Officer to learn about the applicant’s priorities, deadlines, and additional requirements. Awardees are eligible to recieve FEMA-subsidized, low-carbon construction materials. Read more at https://www.fema.gov/grants/policy-guidance/low-carbon-goals. To determine eligibility for federal disaster declaration funding, please check FEMA's website at https://www.fema.gov/disasters/disaster-declarations. | No | https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/hazard-mitigation |
| New | Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration Program | To support demonstrations in up to 5 communities that are served by both a HUD-funded LHC program and a DOE-funded WAP to demonstrate the potential advantages of the coordination of home intervention services. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes | Applicants must not have any outstanding civil rights matters, have an LHC program with a HUD grant that is active until October 1, 2022 or longer, have two years of experience conducting lead hazard control and healthy homes interventions with HUD grant support, have maintained a minimum of YELLOW designation for the last two Quarterly Reports in 2019, and have a weatherization program that is a current DOE Weatherization Assistance Program grantee. | Not required | $5,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 5 | $1,000,000 | Expected Q4 2023 | Consider prioritizing building electrification efforts (i.e., induction stovetops and heat pumps for space and water heating) that overlap with both energy conservation measures and health improvements by decreasing indoor air pollution from natural gas combustion. | Consider addressing the disparities in both energy burden and indoor air quality by prioritizing building electrification. Direct subsidization is likely required given the upfront cost premiums of building electrification. | N/A | Program funding expires in 2024. | No | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps/fy21_hhweatherization |
| New - IRA | High Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program (State Energy Program) | To help State Energy Offices develop and implement programs in which eligible, income-qualified electrification projects will be rebated at the point of sale. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) | Eligible purchases include heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, heat pump dryers, electric stoves/ranges/ovens, electric load service center upgrades, insulation, air sealing, ventilation, and electric wiring. This program covers 100% of project costs (up to $14,000) for low-income households and 50% (up to $14,000) for moderate-income households. | TBA | $4,500,000,000 through FY31 | $14,000 per rebate recipient | N/A | #N/A | TBA | This program funds a variety of rebates that can be combined with existing programs to spread the market for efficient electric technologies. | This program can be used to increase the efficiency of low-income households, reducing bills, and providing weatherization that can improve the health and comfort of eligible residents. This program is income-qualified, such that those making 80-150% of AMI are rebated up to 50% of project costs and those making less than 80% of AMI are rebated up to 100%. | Local governments should work with State Energy Offices to ensure rebate funds are seamlessly disbursed and able to be blended with existing non-federal incentive programs. | This program cannot be combined with other federal rebate programs. | No | https://www.energy.gov/scep/home-energy-rebate-programs |
| Existing - Constant | High Energy Cost Grants (Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities) | To assist energy providers and other eligible entities in lowering energy costs for families and individuals in areas with extremely high per-household energy costs (275% of the national average or higher). | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Rural Development | Eligible areas must demonstrate annual average household energy cost exceeding 275% of the national average under benchmarks. The program finances the acquisition, construction or improvement of facilities serving eligible communities as well as equipment, materials, activities, land, right of way acquisition, professional expenses, engineering, and permitting for electric generation, transmission, and distribution facilities. This includes a carve-out for eligible tribal communities. | Not required | $10,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 10 | $1,000,000 | July 6, 2021 | Consider renewable facilities such as solar, wind, hydropower or biomass electric power generation water or space heating process heating and power or backup or emergency power generation or energy storage technology, including generation equipment installed on consumer premises water or space heating process heating and power. Also consider efficiency improvements and conservation measures (i.e. weatherization of residences and community facilities) and programs that encourage the use of energy-saving appliances and devices. | This program helps to offset extremely high household energy costs in areas where local conditions cause energy costs to exceed 275% of the national average. This type of assistance increases economic opportunity and the quality of life in rural communities nationwide by maintaining a seamless electric network for all Americans, regardless of where they live. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/high-energy-cost-grants |
| New | Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) | To increase the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. The program is also intended to encourage a more comprehensive approach to market higher blends by sharing the costs related to building out biofuel-related infrastructure. | Department of Agriculture (USDA) | N/A | Intended recipients include transportation fueling and distribution facilities, including fueling stations, convenience stores, hypermarket fueling stations, fleet facilities (including rail and marine), terminals, depots, etc. | Minimum 50% match required (not to exceed $5,000,000) | $100,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 200 | $500,000 | November 21, 2022 | Ethanol and biofuels may reduce the emissions intensity of fuels and may act as a bridge to 100% clean and renewable substitutes to oil and gas. The expansion of biofuel infrastructure, as facilitated by HBIIP, broadens the availability of renewable fuels like E15, E85, and B20, and helps American families save money at the pump while reducing carbon emissions and harmful tailpipe pollution | This program helps enable rural communities to be part of the transition to clean energy and clean fuels. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.rd.usda.gov/HBIIP |
| Existing - Increase | Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) | To reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal lands. The program requires a data-driven, strategic approach to improving highway safety on all public roads that focuses on performance. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Funds are distributed to each state. Funded projects must be consistent with the State's strategic highway safety plan (SHSP). Most eligible activities are infrastructure-safety related. Up to 10% of funding can be used to fund certain non-infrastructure activities and behavioral safety projects, such as educational campaigns about traffic safety and enforcement activities. | 10% match required | $3,111,500,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | While this program will fund safety projects generally, applicants should prioritize projects that will decrease the need for private vehicles on the road and increase transit ridership, promote carpooling and ridesharing, and be in coordination with regional transit-oriented development planning. Communities should look to deploy extensive, convenient, well-connected bus rapid transit projects that can align with local, regional, and statewide vehicle electrification plans. | In order to effectively and equitably improve road safety, understand which communities lack reasonable and convenient access to transit and multi-modal options. This could include additional collaboration with frontline communities and other stakeholders to address both procedural and distributional equity concerns. | N/A | $15,557,600,000 are available over 5 years. | No | https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/ |
| New - IRA | Home Energy Performance-Based Whole House Rebates (State Energy Program) | To help State Energy Offices develop and implement HOMES programs rebating homeowners and aggregators undertaking whole-house, energy-saving retrofits. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) | This program is available to homeowners and aggregators. Restrictions apply based on the recipient's income and realized efficiency. | TBA | $4,300,000,000 through FY31 | Yes | N/A | N/A | TBA | This program provides a unique opportunity to pay for whole-house efficiency retrofits. 20-35% building-wide savings triggers a rebate up to $2,000/unit or 50% of project costs, whichever is less (increased to $4,000 and 80%, respectively, for LMI households). 35%+ building-wide savings triggers a rebate up to $4,000 or 50% of project costs, whichever is less (increased to $8,000 and 80%, respectively, for LMI households). | This program can be used to increase the efficiency of low-income households, reducing bills, and providing weatherization that can improve the health and comfort of eligible residents. | Local governments should work with State Energy Offices to ensure rebate funds are seamlessly disbursed and able to be blended with existing non-federal incentive programs. | This program cannot be combined with other federal rebate programs. This program is administered via Home Owner Managing Savings (HOMES) programs, which fall under State Energy Programs. | No | |
| Existing - Constant | HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) | To provide formula grants to states and localities to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | N/A | Participating jurisdictions may choose among a broad range of eligible activities, using HOME funds to provide home purchase or rehabilitation financing assistance to eligible homeowners and new homebuyers; build or rehabilitate housing for rent or ownership; or for "other reasonable and necessary expenses related to the development of non-luxury housing." | 25% match required | Varies | States receive no less than $3,000,000 | Varies by state | Varies by state | Rolling | Consider integrating rooftop solar, efficient electric appliances, weatherization, demand management, and other related distributed energy resources to reduce energy costs and emissions when building new and/or rehabilitating current affordable housing. | Consider prioritizing the distributed energy resource solutions that have the largest reduction on occupants' energy burden. The program's formula allocation considers the relative inadequacy of each jurisdiction's housing supply, its incidence of poverty, its fiscal distress, and other factors. | States are automatically eligible for HOME funds and receive either their formula allocation or $3 million, whichever is greater. Local jurisdictions eligible for at least $500,000 under the formula ($335,000 in years when Congress appropriates less than $1.5 billion for HOME) also can receive an allocation. | N/A | No | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/home |
| Existing - Increase | Housing Preservation Grants (HPG) | To repair or rehabilitate housing owned or occupied by low- and very-low-income rural citizens; to assist rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes in repairing and rehabilitating units made available to low- and very low-income rural citizens. | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Rural Development | Applicants must have the necessary background and experience with proven ability to perform the responsibility of repair and rehabilitation of low-income housing. This program includes carve-outs for eligible tribal communities. | Not required | $16,000,000 | $50,000 | 160 | $100,000 | July 11, 2022 | Consider reviewing state LIHEAP eligible use guidelines. While energy bill assistance will remain the priority, consider whether energy efficiency improvements (particularly of furnace, water heater, or AC replacement) could be further expanded. Focus on improvements that will create safer, more efficient living environments by replacing old wiring, improving insulation, and installing high efficiency heating and cooling systems, including heat pumps. Not only will this improve the health and safety of the house, but it will help low-income households save money with more energy efficiency. | Program is exclusively for low-income families and households in rural and Tribal communities. | N/A | To assist with any inquiries and/or resources in your area, please see the Rural Development State Office for your state. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340471 |
| Existing - Increase | Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives | To provide incentives for improvements to hydroelectric facilities that increase their efficiency by at least 3%. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible applicants include any owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams. Eligible projects include capital improvements to the facilities that are directly related to improving the efficiency. | 70% match required | $75,000,000 | $5,000,000 | N/A | N/A | June 20, 2023 | Consider improvements that increase the efficiency and resilience of facilities, if possible. Other options may include the potential to co-locate other renewable energy sources at hydroelectric facilities. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law states that payments shall not exceed 30% of the costs of the applicable capital improvement. A single qualified hydroelectric facility, including pumped storage hydropower, may only receive one incentive payment from this program within a single fiscal year, and that payment shall not exceed $5 million. | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/section-243-hydroelectric-efficiency-improvement-incentives-program |
| Existing - Increase | Hydroelectric Production Incentives | To provide funding for projects adding hydroelectric power generating capabilities to existing dams and other water infrastructure. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Any owner or authorized operator of a hydroelectric generation facility may apply for incentive payments for net electric energy generated by and sold from its operation during the eligibility window, which began on October 1, 2005, and concludes on September 30, 2027. | Not required | $7,000,000 | $1,000,000 | N/A | N/A | February 10, 2022 | Consider maximizing the utilization of existing structures to minimize the impact on the environment. Hydropower can provide a major source of reliable power to the grid as more variable renewable resources come online. | Hydroelectric facilities should be supported with regard to up- and downstream communities, as well as natural ecosystems and neighborhoods that might be (dis)affected by generation activities. Planning and engagement should be conducted to clearly communicate and/or mitigate potential negative impacts that would disproportionally affect underserved communities. | More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/section-242-guidance-for-fy21-solicitation.pdf | The incentive is $0.018/kWh in 2005 dollars. The IIJA authorizes the appropriation of $125 million for the program. | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/section-242-hydroelectric-production-incentive-program |
| New - IRA | Improving Energy Efficiency or Water Efficiency or Climate Resilience of Affordable Housing | To provide grants and direct loans to fund projects that improve energy or water efficiency, enhance indoor air quality or sustainability, implement the use of zero-emission electricity generation, low-emission building materials or processes, energy storage, or building electrification strategies, or address climate resilience of an eligible property. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | TBA | Eligible recipients generally include owners or sponsors of federally assisted housing properties; requirements may be waived by the Secretary | Not required | $837,500,000 in loans, loan modifications, and grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | This program is a flexible resource for decarbonizing affordable housing properties to improve health, safety, and efficiency of structures. This program will also likely fund forms of weatherization that can improve the health and comfort of eligible residents. | This program can be used to increase the resilience and efficiency of affordable housing properties, reducing bills and risk for low-income residents. | Direct loans may be converted to grants for recipients who agree to extended periods of affordability for their properties | N/A | No | |
| New | Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize (IEIP) | To support ongoing and/or proposed activities related to climate and clean energy that support, build trust, and strengthen relationships and partnerships with disadvantaged communities. Specifically, this prize seeks to enable and enhance business and technology incubation, acceleration, and other community-based and university-based entrepreneurship and innovation in climate and clean energy technologies. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Economic Impact and Diversity (ED) | The intent of this program is to boost national competitiveness; individuals participating in talent recruitment programs are not eligible to compete. | Not required | $2,500,000 | $200,000 (Phase 1) | 10 | $200,000 (Phase 1) | February 25, 2022 | This prize is intended to enable clean energy and climate innovation, and to create/increase participation in clean energy and climate-smart jobs. Workforce training could cover identifying energy efficiencies and greenhouse gas inventories, renewable energy manufacturing, and deployment. Prizes will help identify and fund activities that will help disadvantaged communities become aware of, apply to, or otherwise secure DOE funding (or other federal, state, local government, private, or non-profit funding. | Prizes will enable the development of replicable clean energy transitions that deliver just and equitable benefits to disadvantaged communities in support of the government's Justice40 goals. Prizes also target colleges and universities that serve large populations of students underrepresented in STEM, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), community colleges, and undergraduate institutions, as well as formerly incarcerated individuals and youth transitioning out of foster care. Applicants must seek to foster grassroots innovation and equitable clean energy deployment with activities focusing on community-centric networks and bottom-up solutions, based on the needs of communities involved. | Successful organizations will not necessarily need to have expertise in “deep tech” support and incubation and/or in working with large research institutions but should demonstrate strong community ties and serve as bridges between DOE and innovators with whom DOE has not previously engaged. Additionally, DOE seeks to support clean energy grassroots innovation from disciplines beyond science and engineering. This may include siting, financing, and community ownership of clean energy and climate solutions at the local or state level. Competitors are encouraged to form multidisciplinary teams while developing their concept. The HeroX platform provides a space where parties interested in collaboration can post information about themselves and learn about others who are also interested in competing in this contest. | This is a new program and is split into two phases. Phase 2 will be open to the winners of Phase 1 roughly 12 months after winners are announced. Phase 2 will offer a total of $500,000 In bonus prizes to further develop Phase 1 activities. Program rules for Phase 1 can be found here: https://americanmadechallenges.org/inclusiveenergyinnovation/docs/rules/Inclusive_Energy_Innovation_Prize_Official_Rules.pdf | No | https://americanmadechallenges.org/inclusiveenergyinnovation/ |
| Existing - Increase | Indian Energy Program | To promote Indian tribal energy development, efficiency, and use; reduce or stabilize energy costs; enhance and strengthen Indian tribal energy and economic infrastructure relating to natural resource development and electrification; and bring electrical power and service to Indian land and the homes of tribal members. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs | Eligible entities include an Indian tribe, intertribal organization, tribal energy development organization, or land located in a census tract in which the majority of residents are Natives (as defined under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) or enrolled members of a federally recognized Tribe or village. | Yes, 50% match typically required, tribal organizations may qualify for as low as a 10% match | $30,000,000 | N/A | N/A | $451,696 | Rolling | Consider prioritizing renewable energy development projects, building efficiency, and distributed renewable energy resources, and battery storage. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | Reauthorizes the previously lapsed program at an increased amount (from $20M to $30M annually) for FY 2021-2025. | No | https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/office-indian-energy-policy-and-programs |
| New | Indigenous Communities Program (ICP, American Rescue Plan) | To develop and execute economic development projects that indigenous communities need to recover from the pandemic and to create the conditions for economic growth in indigenous communities and to accelerate economic recovery from the pandemic. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Only eligible for Indian Tribes, a consortium of Indian Tribes, or other public or private non-profit entities serving Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders of Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau. | Not required | $100,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 50 | $2,000,000 | April 19, 2022 | Example projects in the NOFO include foundational economic infrastructure projects, such as energy, road, water, and wastewater infrastructure (including community water facilities). Consider focusing on fundamental improvements to the efficiency and electrification of existing buildings, including weatherization of support facilities like community centers, schools, or housing. Upgrading community facilities with solar plus battery storage can convert such facilities into community resiliency hubs that serve as emergency power centers and cooling centers. Community centers, libraries, schools, and small airports could all serve in this capacity for emergencies. Similarly, consider using this funding to support resiliency through battery storage (as opposed to generators) for public safety operations and other critical facilities. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | EDA plans on funding construction and non-construction projects that cost between approximately $500,000 and $5,000,000 under this NOFO. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334764 |
| Existing - Increase | Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) | To fund transportation projects of national and regional significance that are in line with the Biden Administration’s principles for national infrastructure projects that result in good-paying jobs, improve safety, apply transformative technology, and explicitly address climate change and racial equity. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Build America Bureau | Multi-state or multijurisdictional groups of public entities can apply as well as metropolitan planning organizations that serve an urbanized area. All applications should directly support projects of regional or national significance. Eligible INFRA project costs may include: reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, equipment acquisition, and operational improvements directly related to system performance. | 40% match required | $889,000,000 | Large projects must request a minimum of $25 million. Small projects must request a minimum of $5 million. | N/A | N/A | May 23, 2022 | This program is intended to upgrade the nation's freight transportation infrastructure and include components that reduce emissions, promote energy efficiency, incorporate electrification or zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, increase resiliency, and recycle or redevelop existing infrastructure. Consider projects that electrify freight operations and transport or create/enhance charging networks for light- and heavy-duty trucks. | USDOT has added two new evaluation criteria: 1) climate change and environmental justice and 2) racial equity and reducing barriers to opportunity. It will also consider whether the project is located in a federally designated community development zone, including qualified Opportunity Zones, Empowerment Zones, Promise Zones, or Choice Neighborhoods. In addition, at least 25% of the funds provided must be used for projects located in rural areas. | New consideration has been given to project labor agreements and local hiring as important aspects of economic vitality and innovative project delivery. The innovation criterion has also been expanded to include technology such as vehicle-to-infrastructure communications and electrification. | The FY 2021 INFRA competition continues to focus on themes of supporting economic vitality, leveraging federal funding, innovation, and performance and accountability, in addition to the two new criteria. | No | https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/financing/infra-grants/infrastructure-rebuilding-america |
| Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize (InDEEP) | To encourage innovation in distributed embedded energy converter technology to generate new, precommercial materials for wave energy conversion. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Water Power Technologies Office | The competition is open to private entities (for-profits and nonprofits), non-federal government entities such as states, counties, tribes, and municipalities, academic institutions, and individuals. Individuals can compete alone or as a group. | N/A | $2,300,000 | $315,000 | 40 | $57,500 | Phase 1 submissions due August 25, 2023 | This prize competition aims to accelerate the development of wave energy technologies, an underutilized resource. Submissions will be scored on 4 categories: Team Characteristics & Excellence (25%); Innovation Process (25%); Viability of the Concept (40%); and Planned Development for Phase II (10%) | As part of the submission, competitors are required to describe how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) objectives will be incorporated in the project. Specifically, competitors should describe how they foster a welcoming and inclusive environment, support people from underrepresented groups in STEM, advance equity, and encourage the inclusion of individuals from these groups in the project. The DEI objectives should also detail whether project activities will be located in or provide benefits to underserved communities. The plan should consider positive and/or negative impacts that the work could have on communities in the near and long term and describe strategies to evaluate and/or mitigate these. | Prizes are awarded over 3 phases: Phase I is 20 winners receiving $300,000; Phase II is 15 winners receiveing $750,000 in prizes; and Phase III is 5 winners receiving $1.25 million in prizes. | The Prize Administrator must conclude that all the following statements are true when applied to a submission to be considered: (1) satisfy laws of physics; (2) use ocean wave energy; (3) generate electricity using the domain of DEEC-Tec; and (4) show promise of eventually having high techno-economic potential. | https://americanmadechallenges.org/challenges/indeep/ | ||
| New | Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Partnership Grants | To improve access to public transportation by building partnerships among health, transportation, and other service providers. This program provides competitive funding to support innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged that will improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible applicants must be eligible recipients and subrecipients of the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program: (1) designated recipients, (2) states and local governmental authorities; (3) private nonprofit organizations, and (4) operators of public transportation. | 20% match required | $3,500,000 | N/A | 10 | $350,000 | December 6, 2021 | Increasing public transportation ridership will reduce the number of personal automobiles on the road and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Consider coordinating programs with community resilience hubs and other support networks in preparation of extreme weather events. | Funds awarded will finance innovative capital projects for the transportation-disadvantaged, with the goal to improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services for underserved groups. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/grant-programs/access-and-mobility-partnership-grants |
| Existing - Constant | Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) | To fund state and tribal governments for the acquisition and development of public parks and other outdoor recreation sites. | Department of Interior (DOI) | National Park Service (NPS) | Funding is provided to state and tribal governments to administer localized matching grant programs. All projects must be aligned with the priorities listed in their respective state's recreation plan (sometimes called a SCORP), which address the demand for and supply of recreation resources (local, state, and federal) within a state and identify needs and new opportunities for recreation improvements. | 50% required unless otherwise specified | Varies by state | Varies by state | Varies by state | N/A | Varies by state | This funding is particularly used to support parks, land conservation, open space, and recreation. When possible, these funds can be optimized if building new trail connections that serve as both recreational assets as well as connections to existing transportation networks. Consider whether such funding makes sense to increase access with multi-modal options, offer new last-mile connectivity options for public transit users, or support expansions to pedestrian and bicycle trail networks (or build new ones where none previously existed). Additional focus on enhancing urban and suburban tree canopies could help mitigate heat islands. Trees can be strategically deployed to help cool pavement and buildings alike, reducing energy needs in particularly hot areas. Another strategy to mitigate both heat islands could be to deploy solar canopies over large recreational areas to offer shade and generate clean electricity for communities. | Multi-modal accessibility to other transit options is particularly critical to ensure last-mile connections exist especially for currently disconnected, marginalized, and/or underserved communities. Consider how this funding can enhance last-mile connectivity options for those relying on public transit to increase safety and accessibility of continued commutes via transit. | Each state has its own priorities and selection criteria (tailored to its own particular needs and unique opportunities), and because individual States make the decisions, in effect, about which projects will receive LWCF grants, the first step for potential applicants is to contact the cooperating State office to find out about local application deadlines, state priorities, and selection criteria. | N/A | No | https://www.nps.gov/subjects/lwcf/planningprojects.htm |
| Existing - Increase | Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program | To enable urban communities to create new outdoor recreation spaces, reinvigorate existing parks, and form connections between people and the outdoors in economically underserved communities. Projects should support locally led, voluntary conservation and restoration efforts that address the nature and climate crises, improve equitable access to the outdoors, and strengthen the economy. | Department of Interior (DOI) | National Park Service (NPS) | The lead state agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible sub-recipient. Eligible sub-recipients (i.e., project sponsors) include state agencies, local units of government (state political subdivisions such as cities, counties, and special-purpose districts such as park districts), and federally recognized Indian Tribes. For a project to be eligible the sub-recipient must: Represent a jurisdiction of at least 50,000 people, AND Be situated within or contiguous with the geographic boundary of one of the 497 Urbanized Areas (UA) delineated by the Census Bureau. | 50% match required | $192,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 30 | $6,400,000 | May 31, 2023, but each state process/deadline will vary | These projects must support the acquistion and/or development of outdoor recreational activities and faciliites. When possible, these funds can be optimized if building new trail connections that serve as both recreational assets as well as connections to existing transportation networks. Consider whether such funding makes sense to increase access with multi-modal options, offer new last-mile connectivity options for public transit users, or support expansions to pedestrian and bicycle trail networks (or build new ones where none previously existed). Additional focus on enhancing urban and suburban tree canopies could help mitigate heat islands. Trees can be strategically deployed to help cool pavement and buildings alike, reducing energy needs in particularly hot areas. Another strategy to mitigate both heat islands could be to deploy solar canopies over large recreational areas to offer shade and generate clean electricity for communities.also be public access, however, access may be controlled, but not prohibited. | Projects must be directly located in communities that are low-income and lack adequate parks or other outdoor recreation spaces. Priority will be given to projects that engage members of the targeted economically disadvantaged community in all aspects of the development and implementation the project. | Each state has its own priorities and selection criteria (tailored to its own particular needs and unique opportunities), and because individual States make the decisions, in effect, about which projects will receive these grants. The first step for potential applicants is to contact the cooperating State office to find out about local application deadlines, state priorities, and selection criteria. Ensuring your project aligns with State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) will be key to a competitive application at both the state and federal levels. | In 2021, the Department of Interior opened the ORLP grant program to more communities by removing the cap on the number of proposals states can submit on behalf of local jurisdictions and by increasing the maximum grant from $1 million to $5 million. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342812 |
| New | Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP) Pilot Initiative | To provide energy-burdened, low-income communities with (a) historic ties to the fossil fuel economy or (b) environmental justice concerns with technical assistance to identify clean energy pathways and advance existing clean energy plans. | Department of Energy (DOE) | N/A | All applicants, including tribal nations and territories must have 30% of the community population classified as low-income and high or severe energy burden (median spending of household income on energy bills ≥6%). | Not required | N/A | N/A | 24-36 | N/A | December 15, 2021 (Registration period to apply closes); December 17, 2021 (Application deadline) | LEAP participants will receive support jointly offered by five DOE offices to pursue local energy action plans that focus on one or more of the following opportunities: 1) creating pathways for large-scale clean energy project planning and infrastructure; 2) evaluating the ability to use microgrids to increase community resilience; 3) creating job opportunities in fossil fuel communities or those home to heavy industries; 4) planning for clean transportation investments; 5) improving building energy efficiency; and 6) enhancing investments in the nation’s clean energy supply chain and improving the energy performance and reducing the cost of industrial manufacturing. | This opportunity is specifically open to low-income, energy-burdened communities that are also experiencing either direct environmental justice impacts, or direct economic impacts from a shift away from historical reliance on fossil fuels. | Communities will apply for technical assistance under either the Launch Track or the Accelerate Track. The Launch Track is for communities that are confident of their desire to pursue a clean energy transition but are in need of assistance to identify the specific energy pathway or pathways that will lead to clear economic, environmental, and other community-wide benefits. Communities that have already developed an existing clean energy-related economic development Roadmap, strategic plan, or similar document that demonstrates a commitment to clean energy-related economic development should apply under the Accelerate Track. | Participating DOE offices include the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Electricity (OE), Policy (OP), Indian Energy (IE), Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), and Economic Impact and Diversity (ED). To learn more about past awardees, see here: https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-will-assist-24-communities-locally-tailored-pathways-clean-energy | No | https://www.energy.gov/communitiesLEAP/communities-leap |
| New | Low GHG Vehicle Technologies Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment (RDD&D) | To develop and accelerate the charging infrastructure and drastically reduced GHG emissions in support of Administration goals. This FOA is interested in electric vehicle community partner demonstration projects and electric vehicle workplace charging projects. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Vehicle Technologies Office | Project must include PEVs and charging infrastructure in underserved communities and multi-family housing and/or curbside charging providing PEV charging opportunities for residents without access to dedicated off-street parking | 50% match required for community EV charging; 20% match required for EV workplace charging | $24,000,000 | $6,666,667 | 3-6 | $4,000,000 | July 12, 2021 | Consider mapping out current EV charging infrastructure to best understand where gaps exist, especially in consideration of lower-income census tracts. | Consider partnering with frontline community-based organizations to understand the needs of the community and align on the best approach to community EV charging. | A concept note was due by May 13th, 2021 in this application cycle. Check for future applications if a concept note is due as part of the process 2-3 months in advance of the official deadline. | N/A | No | https://www.netl.doe.gov/node/10645 |
| Existing - Increase | Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (American Rescue Plan Act) | To provide assistance to low-income households for home energy heating and cooling costs. Federal grants provided to states, territories, and tribal governments. These entities set program guidelines and work with local providers to implement services. These program guidelines include income limits and what services may qualify (e.g., direct bill assistance with heating and cooling, weatherization, furnace or AC replacement). | Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | Office of Community Services | Eligible projects include income limits that are set federally (must target households with incomes no greater than 150% of the federal poverty guidelines of 60% of the state median income), beyond this state grantees set program guidelines. These program guidelines include income limits and what services may qualify (e.g., direct bill assistance with heating and cooling, weatherization, furnace or AC replacement). There is also a carve-out for tribal communities. | Not required | $4,500,000,000 | N/A | HHS allocates LIHEAP funding to states according to a formula. | FY 2023 Third Release of LIHEAP Block Grant Funds to States and Territories under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Expected in late summer for state, territory, and tribal government applications | The primary purpose of LIHEAP is to assist to low-income households in covering home heating and cooling costs. LIHEAP programs are determined by the state, but generally cover direct bill assistance for home heating and cooling costs and certain low-cost energy efficiency measures. Within this program intent, decarbonization strategies may include measures that reduce household energy consumption, including additional energy efficiency improvements, water heater or furnace replacements, or educational materials that may be developed and distributed to LIHEAP recipients. | According to federal LIHEAP guidelines, state grantees must target benefits to households with low incomes. They must cap LIHEAP income-eligibility at (1) no more than the greater of 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) or 60 percent of the State Median Income; and (2) no less than 110 percent of FPG. They must also give higher benefits to households with the greatest home energy need in relation to household income and number of household members. Grantees also must target benefits to households with members who are elderly, disabled, and/or a young child. The target population of LIHEAP are households who struggle to cover home energy and cooling costs and those with large energy burdens. Beyond these guidelines, state grantees may choose to incorporate other equity metrics. Where appropriate, policymakers may consider the indoor and outdoor air quality improvements that may be associated with reduced energy usage, as well as historic levels of investment in different areas. These may be determined by fuel type, building age, renter/owner status that may contribute to the energy efficiency gap, and other factors. | Funds expire in September 2022, so be sure to pursue these while funding lasts. | A 2020 HHS Report to Congress on LIHEAP may be viewed here: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ocs/rpt_liheap_congressional_request_for_formula_analysis_fy2020_final.pdf A 2019 Congressional Research Service report on the LIHEAP formula may be viewed here: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33275.pdf | No | https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-liheap |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Low or No Emissions Vehicle Program (Low-No) | To support the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities such as recharging, refueling, and maintenance facilities. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible applicants include designated recipients of FTA grants under the Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula program, States, local governmental authorities, and Indian Tribes. Proposals for funding projects in rural (non-urbanized) areas may be submitted as part of a consolidated State proposal. | 10-20% match required | $1,221,350,117 | N/A | 110 | $11,103,183 | April 13, 2023 | Examples of zero-emission bus technologies include, but are not limited to, hydrogen fuel-cell buses and battery-electric buses. | The Low-No Program will support workforce training to ensure that diesel mechanics and other transit workers are not left behind in the transition to new technology. FTA will give priority consideration to projects that support the Justice40 initiative. Applicants may use DOT’s Transportation Disadvantaged Census Tracts (arcgis.com) tool to identify whether the project impact area encompasses disadvantaged communities: https:// usdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/ dashboards/ d6f90dfcc8b44525b04c7ce748a3674a. | In 2022, DOT funded $1.6 billion across 150 awards. Selected projects can be found here: https://www.transit.dot.gov/1800buses | $5,624,550,890 in funding available until expended. | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/notices-funding/low-or-no-emission-and-grants-buses-and-bus-facilities-competitive-programs-fy2022 |
| New - IRA | Low-Carbon Transportation Materials Grants | To reimburse or provide incentives for the use of construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Reimbursement or incentive are only available for a project on a Federal-aid highway, a tribal transportation facility, a Federal lands transportation facility, or a Federal lands access transportation facility. | Not required | $2,000,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | Forthcoming, as more project details are shared | Consider utilizing low-carbon materials to address potential localized emissions impacts on low-income and disadvantaged communities and other stakeholders that may be affected by the construction of highways or transportation facilities. | N/A | $2,000,000,000 is available until September 2026. | No | |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives | To incentivize owners and operators of hydroelectric facilities for capital improvements related to maintaining and enhancing hydroelectricity generation by improving grid resiliency, improving dam safety, and environmental improvements. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | An eligible hydroelectric facility must be (1) a project licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; or constructed, operated, or maintained pursuant to a permit or valid existing right-of-way granted prior to June 10, 1920, or a license granted pursuant to the Federal Power Act; (2) placed into service before enactment of [the IIJA]; and (3) compliant with all applicable Federal, Tribal, and State requirements (or will be compliant as a result of proposed capital improvements). | 70% cost share required | $553,600,000 | $5,000,000 | TBA | TBA | Expected Spring 2023 | Hydroelectric power generation is ostensibly renewable and can, in certain areas, be a substitute for carbon-based electricity. Optimized generation facilities can generate more power with less waste. | Hydroelectric facilities should be supported with regard to up- and downstream communities, as well as natural ecosystems and neighborhoods that might be (dis)affected by generation activities. Planning and engagement should be conducted to clearly communicate and/or mitigate potential negative impacts that would disproportionally affect underserved communities. | If interested, check the draft application guidance here to prepare: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-02/Maintaining%20and%20Enhancing%20Hydroelectricity%20Incentives%20EPAct%20247%20Draft%20Guidance.pdf | $553,600,000 in funding available until expended. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/maintaining-enhancing-hydroelectricity-incentives#:~:text=Description%3A%20The%20Maintaining%20%26%20Enhancing%20Hydroelectricity%20Incentives%20%E2%80%93,through%20Gid%20Resilience%2C%20Dam%20Safety%2C%20and%20Environmental%20Improvements. |
| New - IIJA | Methane Reduction Infrastructure | To fund programs to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells on Federal, State, and Tribal lands. | Department of Energy (DOE) | TBA | In general, States and Tribal governments may use funds (i) to plug, remediate, or reclaim orphaned wells; (ii) remediate soil and restore native species habitat degraded by orphaned wells or well facilities/infrastructure; (iii) remediate land adjacent to orphaned wells and decommission or remove well facilities/infrastructure; (iv) provide an online public accounting of the cost of plugging, remediation, and reclamation; or (v) identify undocumented orphaned wells. States may use funds to (vi) track methane, other gas, and contaminated water associated with orphaned wells; and (vii) address disproportionate burdens on disadvantaged communities. | TBA | $4,425,000,000 | $25,000,000 per state | TBA | TBA | TBA | Methane is a significantly more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. Unplugged gas wells leak methane into the air until they are remediated. Addressing these orphan wells can reduce greenhouse gasses substantially. | Many orphaned wells are in disadvantaged communities, exposing residents to pollution and other health hazards. Plugging wells would have disproportionate health benefits for these communities, which might also benefit economically if local residents are hired to do the work. This program specifically allows states to use funds to address the disproportionate health and environmental burdens on communities of color, low-income communities, and Tribal and indigenous communities. | Various grant types exist within this program. Applicants are encouraged to study guidelines closely. | $4,425,000,000 in funding available until expended. | No | |
| New - IIJA | National Electric Vehicle Formula Program | To deploy EV charging infrastructure and establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability. | Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Energy (DOE) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible projects include acquisition and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure; (2) proper operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and (3) data sharing about electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Projects may include electric vehicle charging infrastructure installed on any public road or in other publicly accessible locations. | 20% match required | $5,000,000,000 | Varies by state | N/A | N/A | Funding will be immediately available for State DOTs to obligate for eligible expenses upon the approval of their Plans by FHWA each year. | By expanding access to public EV charging infrastructure, these programs aim to promote EV purchases and ownership and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | For community grants, projects in rural areas and low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and communities will be prioritized. | Plans will need to be updated on an annual basis to reflect the State DOT funding Plans for that fiscal year. During the planning process, local governments can be actively engaged with State DOTs to reflect their needs and share good practices with other stakeholders. | Check the 5-year NEVI funding by state here: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/evs_5year_nevi_funding_by_state.cfm Check all state plans here: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/ev_deployment_plans/ | No | https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/12744 |
| New - IIJA | National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) | To support the condition and performance of the National Highway System (NHS), construction of facilities on the NHS, and progress toward targets established in States' NHS asset management plans. Recent updates aim to increase NHS resilience to sea level rise, extreme weather events, flooding and other natural disasters. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | NHPP funds may be used for a project on an "eligible facility"; that is a project, part of a program of projects, or an eligible activity supporting progress toward national performance goals for improving infrastructure condition, safety, congestion reduction, system reliability, or freight movement on the NHS. Projects must be identified in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)/Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and be consistent with the Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan(s). | 20% match required; 10% match required for interstate projects | $148,000,000,000 | Varies by state | N/A | N/A | NHPP funds are available for obligation for a period of 3 years after the last day of the FY for which the funds are authorized | NHPP projects can help traffic flow more efficiently and reduce vehicle congestion, thereby reducing emissions. Applicants should prioritize projects that will repair existing roads (promote a state of good repair), decrease the need for private vehicles on the road and increase transit ridership, promote carpooling and ridesharing, and coordinate with regional transit-oriented development planning. Highway expansions should be avoided - research has shown that expanding highways induces additional demand and does little to mitigate overall traffic. Funds can also be used for community resilience to climate disasters, including natural infrastructure to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather events, flooding, or other natural disasters. | In order to effectively and equitably improve road performance, understand which communities lack reasonable and convenient access to transit and multi-modal options. This could include additional collaboration with frontline communities and other stakeholders to address both procedural and distributional equity concerns. | The IIJA recently amended NHPP to provide for (1) the undergrounding of public utility infrastructure carried out in conjunction with a project otherwise eligible under this section; (2) resiliency improvements on the National Highway System, including protective features described in subsection (k)(2); and (3) the implementation of activities to protect segments of the National Highway System from cybersecurity threats. Applicants are encouraged to speak to these new priorities. | From the State's NHPP apportionment, 2% is to be set aside for State Planning and Research (SPR). A new NHPP pilot program allows up to 10 states each year to determine the Federal share on a project, multiple-project, or program basis for eligible projects. | No | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/docs/national_highway_performance_program.pdf |
| Existing - Decrease | National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) Impact Grant Program | To help mitigate adverse impacts related to oil and gas development within the NPR-A. | Denali Commission | Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs | Municipalities must be in Alaska, within the National Petroleum Reserve, and demonstrate present or foreseeable future impact from oil or gas exploration, production, or transportation activities in the NPR-A. | Not announced | $9,100,000 | N/A | 15 | $606,667 | November 15, 2022 (recurring annually on this date) | This is broad funding for a range of capital and operational needs. Past recipients have received funding for energy efficiency improvements, building upgrades and retrofits, fleet improvements, job training programs, and renovations of municipal and community facilities. For new construction or renovations, consider all-electric construction, high efficiency systems, and including on-site clean energy systems to support facility operations and reduce long-term fuel costs and resource consumption. | As required by Alaska Statute, priority is given to those communities experiencing or will experience the most direct or severe impact from oil and gas development. | Expected number of allocations based upon FY2021 projects recommended for funding. Prior years have funded between 3 and 30 projects. | For information on prior awardees, see here: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/4/pub/NPR-A%20Grant/2021%20National%20Petroleum%20Reserve%20-%20Alaska%20(NPR-A)%20Report.pdf | No | https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/GrantsSection/NPR-AlaskaImpactMitigationGrant.aspx |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program (NSFLTP) | To provide funding for the construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of nationally-significant projects within, adjacent to, or accessing Federal and tribal lands. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | In general, 50% of funds shall be reserved for eligible Federal land and Federal land access transportation facilities. 50% shall be reserved for eligible projects on tribal transportation facilities (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code). At least one eligible project shall be in a unit of the National Park System with not less than 3 million annual visitors. | 10% match required | $125,215,000 | $62,607,500 | 3 | $41,738,333 | October 24, 2022 | Funds can be used to promote public transit in, or in areas with access to, Federal and Tribal lands. To take full advantage of this opportunity, applicants should think expansively about how their community connects to nearby Federal and Tribal land(s) and whether their transportation facilities may thus be eligible for upgrades. | Funds can be used to create transit connections for Tribal communities and support rural areas in or adjacent to Federal land. Funds can also be used to upgrade facilities in these underserved areas that might be in a state of disrepair. Additionally, the program is intended to support the creation of good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and the incorporation of strong labor standards and workforce programs, in particular registered apprenticeships and labor management partnerships in project planning stages and program delivery. | This funding is geared towards larger projects. The NSFLTP Program provides discretionary funding for projects that have an estimated construction cost of at least $12.5 million. Construction projects with an estimated cost equal to and exceeding $50 million receive priority consideration in the selection process. | FHWA last issued 2 awards totalling a combined $73M in 2020 which are available here: https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs/significant/fiscal-year-2020-awards | No | https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs/significant |
| New - IRA | Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program | To support neighborhood equity, safety, and affordable transportation access with competitive grants to reconnect communities divided by existing infrastructure barriers, mitigate negative impacts of transportation facilities or construction projects on disadvantaged or underserved communities, and support equitable transportation planning and community engagement activities. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible applicants include states, local governments, territories, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), Tribal governments, and nonprofits. | 20% match required, except for projects in disadvantaged or underserved communities | $3,205,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Details expected late spring 2023 | When connecting divided communities, consider more protected, resilient transit stops, EV charging infrastructure, safe and secure bicycle parking, and incorporating nature-based heat island mitigation strategies to make walking, cycling, and using public transit safer, more connected, and more sustainable. | Funding reserved for economically disadvantaged communities are for communities that are 1) economically disadvantaged, underserved, or located in an area of persistent poverty; 2) have entered or will enter into a community benefits agreement with representatives of the community, 3) have an anti-displacement policy, a community land trust, or a community advisory board in effect; or 4) has demonstrated a plan for employing residents in the area impacted by the activity or project proposed. | Consider both projects that remove dividing elements and enhnace new access opportunities. This may include relocating or redirecting a major road or highway as well as making it easier for riders to access transit. | $1,893,000,000 is available until September 30, 2026. Additional $1,262,000,000 is available for economically disadvantaged communities. $50,000,000 is available for technical assistance. | No | |
| Existing - Decrease | Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) | To support economic diversity, enhanced job training and re-employment opportunities, create jobs in existing or new industries, and attract new sources of investment in communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries. | Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) | N/A | Applicants must be in an eligible Appalachian county across the 13-state region: https://www.arc.gov/Appalachian-counties-served-by-arc/ | Minimum 20% match required | $65,000,000 | $1,500,000; $2,500,000 for broadband projects; $50,000 for planning | N/A | N/A | Letters of intent due March 8, 2023; Applications due April 19, 2023 | POWER grants help communities develop new supply chains, clean energy manufacturing, and workforce training. Consider using planning funding to build partnerships to train contractors for deep efficiency and electrification retrofits for commercial and residential buildings. Recent awardees have included projects for sustainable jobs, solar energy training and deployment, bike trail networks, HVAC and electrical engineering skills training, and other energy, economic diversification, and workforce development-related initiatives. | This program helps communities recover from declines in coal and manufacturing sectors and transition to new industries. The ARC may prioritize its funding and match rates based on levels of economic distress: https://www.arc.gov/match-requirements-for-arc-grants/ | Partnerships that leverage existing educational programs or industry collaborations are heavily encouraged. Regional consortia and public-private partnerships are viewed particularly favorably and also highlight a range of strengths and non-federal leverage. Consider inviting ARC staff to participate in specific roundtables or community events with your regional team to get their input directly as you build momentum for funding support. | FY2022 awards can be found here highlighting a wide range of workforce, decarbonization, and resiliency goals: https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/POWER-Award-Summaries-by-State-as-of-December-2022.pdf | No | https://www.arc.gov/arcs-power-initiative/ |
| New | Passenger Ferry Grant Program (PFGP) | To support existing passenger ferry service, establish new ferry service, and to repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities and equipment. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Applicants must be designated recipients or eligible direct recipients of Section 5307 funds. Eligible projects are capital projects for the purchase, construction, replacement, or rehabilitation of ferries, terminals, related infrastructure, and related equipment. Projects are required to support a passenger ferry service that serves an urbanized area and may include services that operate between an urbanized area and non-urbanized areas. | Match required | $36,500,000 | N/A | 30 | $1,216,667 | September 6, 2022 | This program explicitly intends to reduce emissions from ferries and ferry fleets. $4 million is available only for low or zero-emission ferries or ferries using electric battery or fuel cell components and the infrastructure to support such ferries. | Ferries provide transportation options to people in communities separated by water, and to people without personal automobiles. Ferries can be an important element of equitable, multimodal transit systems. | If an applicant does not currently have an active Urbanized Area Formula Program grant with FTA, the applicant is encouraged to contact the FTA Ferry Program manager for assistance with determining if it is eligible to receive funds under the Ferry Program. | N/A | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341984 |
| Existing - Constant | Pilot Program for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Planning | To conduct comprehensive planning that supports economic development and ridership, fosters multimodal connectivity and accessibility, improves transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, engages the private sector, identifies infrastructure needs, enables mixed-use development near transit stations, and addresses climate change, challenges facing environmental justice populations, and racial equity and barriers to opportunity. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | An applicant must be the project sponsor of an eligible transit capital project or be the land use planning authority in the project corridor of an eligible transit capital project. Evidence of a partnership between these two types of entities will be required unless the applicant has both responsibilities. | 20% cost share required | $13,160,021 | N/A | 22 | $598,183 | July 25, 2022 | Consider projects that reimagine holistic transportation strategies that emphasize walking, cycling, and public transit connectivity alongside electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure build-out for ride-sharing and vehicle sharing programs. Plan new TOD projects to integrate with existing regional transit and trail systems for better connectivity between nearby neighborhoods and transit hubs. | This is an opportunity address both procedural equity in the planning process as well as distributional equity in terms of access to transportation networks. These planning grants can help accelerate efforts to support areas of persistent poverty and increase connectivity for historically marginalized communities. | Competitive projects should be transformative in nature and cover an entire transit capital project corridor, rather than involve planning for individual station areas or only a small section of the corridor. | N/A | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/notices-funding/pilot-program-transit-oriented-development-planning-fy2022-notice-funding |
| Existing - Constant | Planning and Local Technical Assistance Program (LTA) | To support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas by creating and implementing regional economic development plans to build capacity and guide prosperity and resilience. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Requirements vary by the two programs in this opportunity: the planning program and the local assistance program. Note that eligible applicants for Partnership Planning awards are limited to EDA-designated District Organizations and Indian Tribes; other entities are not eligible for Partnership Planning awards. | 50% required with exceptions for regions of economic distress | $33,000,000 for planning grants; $10,000,000 for local technical assistance program | $300,000 | 320-450 planning grants; 30-50 local assistance grants | $70,000 for planning grants; $100,000 for local assistance grants | Rolling | This assistance can help communities create tangible strategies to prepare for new supply chains, clean energy manufacturing, and workforce training. Consider using planning funding to build partnerships that can accelerate the development of trained contractors for deep efficiency and electrification retrofits for commercial and residential buildings. | This is an opportunity to enhance supply chains, attract new energy and transportation sectors, and provide job training for out of work energy and industry professionals and/or those looking to transition to clean energy and EV supply chain related industries. EDA also makes Short-Term and State Planning awards for economic development planning activities that guide the eventual creation and retention of high-quality jobs, particularly for the unemployed and underemployed in the Nation’s most economically distressed regions. | Under the Planning program, EDA makes Partnership Planning, Short-Term Planning, and State Planning awards to eligible recipients to create and implement regional economic development plans designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. More specifically, EDA makes Partnership Planning investments to designated planning organizations (i.e., District Organizations) serving EDA-designated Economic Development Districts and to Indian Tribes to facilitate the development, implementation, revision, or replacement of Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS), which articulate and prioritize the strategic economic goals of recipients’ respective regions. Under the Local Technical Assistance program, EDA makes awards to strengthen the capacity of local or State organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities to undertake and promote effective economic development programs through projects such as feasibility studies, impact analyses, disaster resiliency plans, and project planning. | N/A | No | https://www.eda.gov/files/programs/eda-programs/FY21-23-Planning-and-LTA-NOFO_FINAL.pdf |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) | To improve facilities within, or outside of and directly related to operations of or an intermodal connection to, coastal seaports, inland river ports, and Great Lakes ports. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Maritime Administration | Eligible applicants include a port authority, a commission or its subdivision or agent under existing authority, a State or political subdivision of a State or local government, a Tribal government, a public agency or publicly-chartered authority established by one or more States, a special purpose district with a transportation function, a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities, or a lead entity described above jointly with a private entity or group of private entities. | 20% cost share required | $662,203,512 | Up to $11.25 million for any small project at a small port; no maximum award size for others | N/A | N/A | April 28, 2023 | PIDP grants can improve port infrastructure, including intermodal connections, or reduce or eliminate pollutants and greenhouse gas emission. This program focuses on infrastructure enhancements that directly impact port operations. Consider projects that support freight and port vehicle fleet electrification, port resiliency with battery storage, and major efficiency retrofits to reduce the energy intensity of port operations. According to the 2023 NOFO, DOT seeks to fund projects that reduce emissions in the transportation sector, enable the deployment of clean energy including offshore wind, incorporate evidence-based climate resilience measures and features, reduce the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from the project materials, and avoid adverse environmental impacts, to air or water quality, wetlands, and endangered species, and address the disproportionate negative environmental impacts of transportation on disadvantaged communities. | PIDP program priorities have been updated to include a focus on improving racial equity and access to opportunity, mitigating or reducing the effects of climate change in addition to the goals of improving the safety, efficiency and reliability of the movement of goods. Consider clean energy and transportation upgrades that would reduce localized emissions and impact to neighboring communities. | THE FY 2023 NOFO includes updated selection considerations pertaining to: Climate Change and Sustainability; Equity and Justice40; and Workforce Development, Job Quality, and Wealth Creation. Applicants who are planning to re-apply using materials prepared for prior competitions should ensure that their FY 2023 PIDP application fully addresses the statutory merit criteria and selection considerations in the FY 2023 NOFO and that all relevant information is up to date. For funding awarded under the BIL, there is no minimum award size. For all projects funded under the FY 2023 Appropriations Act, the minimum PIDP award size is $1 million. Therefore, to compete for the full amount of funding available, funding requests should be at least $1 million. No more than 25% of the available funds can be awarded for projects in any one State. At least $187,203,512 is reserved for grants to coastal seaports or Great Lakes ports. 25% of the available funds is reserved for small projects at small ports. | In FY2023, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) appropriated $450 million to the PIDP. An additional $212,203,512 was made available to the program under the FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, resulting in a total of $662,203,512 in FY 2023 PIDP grant funding. Check the list of previous grant awardees here: https://maritime.dot.gov/PIDPgrants | No | https://maritime.dot.gov/PIDPgrants |
| New - IIJA | Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid | To support activities, technologies, equipment, and measures meant to reduce the likelihood and consequences of electric grid damage in the face of extreme weather events. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Electricity | Eligible recipients include: Electric Grid Operators, Electricity Storage Operators, Electricity Generators, Transmission Owners and Operators, Distribution Providers, Fuel Suppliers, States, Tribes. This program includes $2.5 billion in matching grants for industry and $2.5 billion in formula grants for states and American Indian tribes. | Match required for industry grants | $5,000,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Consider activities that are supplemental to existing grid resilience efforts, reduce the risk of power lines causing a wildfire, or reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. It is still to be determined in detail to what extent this program will include microgrids, battery storage, and distributed energy resources as eligible uses of funds. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | This Program falls under a broader DOE Initiative "Building a Better Grid (which includes multiple federal funding streams). For more information, see: https://www.energy.gov/oe/articles/building-better-grid-initiative | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/preventing-outages-and-enhancing-resilience-electric-grid-grants |
| Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid (Competitive) | To support activities, technologies, equipment, and measures meant to reduce the likelihood and consequences of electric grid damage in the face of extreme weather events. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Grid Deployment Office (GDO) & Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) | Eligible recipients for the competitive program include: electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers, and fuel suppliers. | 50% match required in general, 1/3 match required for small utilities | $918,000,000 in total; 30% of the total funding will be set aside for small utilities. | Either the total of the applicant's last three years of resilience investments or $100 million, whichever is lower | 10 in total; Approximately 3 awards will made to small utilities | $91,800,000 | Second round of funding expected in Q1 of FY24 | Consider activities that are supplemental to existing grid resilience efforts, reduce the risk of power lines causing a wildfire, or reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. Eligible uses include, but are not limited to, weatherization technologies and equipment, undergrounding of electrical equipment, relocation of power lines, and use or construction of distributed energy resources like microgrids and battery storage. | Historically marginalized communities are often more vulnerable to grid outages. Consider building microgrids, new distribution lines, and/or upgrading existing transmission infrastructure to minimize the disruptions in these communities. | This Program falls under a broader DOE Initiative "Building a Better Grid (which includes multiple federal funding streams). For more information, see: https://www.energy.gov/oe/articles/building-better-grid-initiative | Small utilities are defined as entities that sell no more than 4,000,000 MWh of electricity per year. | https://www.energy.gov/bil/preventing-outages-and-enhancing-resilience-electric-grid-grants | ||
| Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid (Formula) | To support activities, technologies, equipment, and measures meant to reduce the likelihood and consequences of electric grid damage in the face of extreme weather events. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Grid Deployment Office (GDO) | States and tribal nations are eligible for the formula grant program. Eligible entities for the subgrants include electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers, fuel suppliers, and any other relevant entities as determined by the Secretary of Energy. | 15% match required for states and tribal nations; additional match requirements apply to sub-awardees | $459,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Application due May 31, 2023 | Consider activities that are supplemental to existing grid resilience efforts, reduce the risk of power lines causing a wildfire, or reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. Eligible uses include, but are not limited to, weatherization technologies and equipment, undergrounding of electrical equipment, relocation of power lines, and use or construction of distributed energy resources like microgrids and battery storage. | Historically marginalized communities are often more vulnerable to grid outages. Consider building microgrids, new distribution lines, and/or upgrading existing transmission infrastructure to minimize the disruptions in these communities. | N/A | N/A | https://www.energy.gov/bil/preventing-outages-and-enhancing-resilience-electric-grid-grants | ||
| Existing - Increase | Private Activity Bonds (PABs) | To provide private developers and operators with access to tax-exempt interest rates, thereby lowering the cost of capital and enhancing the investment prospects for transportation infrastructure. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Build America Bureau | Projects must concern qualified Highway or Surface Freight Transfer Facilities. These generally include surface transportation projects, international bridge/tunnel projects, and rail-to-truck/truck-to-rail freight transfer facilities governed by Title 23, U.S. Code. | Not required | $30 billion in exempt facility bonds | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | Any surface transportation project which receives Title 23 assistance is qualified to benefit from private activity bonds. Because projects that receive TIFIA credit assistance are Title 23 projects, this means that TIFIA projects are also eligible to receive this tax-exempt bonding authority. This provision therefore extends eligibility to TIFIA-assisted public transportation, intercity bus or rail facilities and vehicles, including vehicles and facilities owned by Amtrak, public freight rail facilities or private facilities providing public benefit for highway users, and intermodal freight transfer facilities. Together TIFIA and private activity bonds should provide substantial incentives for private equity investment in highway and freight projects. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | In making application to the Department, applicants should note that there are no specific standards, beyond those set forth in applicable laws or regulation, that apply to the consideration of the applications. The intent is to provide maximum flexibility in the Secretary's award of the $15 billion bonding authority. The Department is particularly concerned that once it makes an allocation, tax-exempt facility bonds are issued in timely fashion. Hence, if the schedules agreed upon in the final allocation action are not met, the allocation may be withdrawn. | The program is designed to spur private investment. Applicants must pass private activity bond legislation supporting the Government's desire for increased private investment in U.S. transportation infrastructure. A copy of the passed resolution is required with the application, though it may be contingent on receipt of DOT funds. | No | https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/financing/private-activity-bonds |
| New - IIJA | Program Upgrading Our Electric Grid and Ensuring Reliability and Resiliency | To coordinate and collaborate with electric sector owners and operators to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability and demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Grid Deployment Office (GDO) & Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) | Eligible entities include states, combinations of states, Indian Tribes, unites of local government, and public utility commissions. | 50% cost share required | $1,820,000,000 | $250 million in general, $1 billion for interregional transmission projects only | 4-40 | $80,000,000 | Concept Paper due January 13, 2023 Application due May 19, 2023 | The shift from fossil fuels to electricity hinges on a reliable electric grid, making grids resilient to disaster, and upgrading grids with modern technology to help improve service reliability, reduce costs, and encourage electrification. | Historically marginalized communities are more vulnerable to grid outages. Consider demonstration projects that showcase adaptive microgrids, or reliable and resilient system operations utilizing high levels of distributed renewable generation and energy storage in these communities to minimize disruptions. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/program-upgrading-our-electric-grid-and-ensuring-reliability-and-resiliency |
| New - IIJA | Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Program | To improve the resiliency of transportation infrastructure, including community resilience and evacuation route grants, and at-risk coastal infrastructure grants. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible applicants for the competitive portion of the PROTECT program include: state (or political subdivision of a State), MPO, local government, special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, Tribe, Federal land management agency (applying jointly with State(s)); Different eligibilities apply for at-risk coastal infrastructure grants. | 20% match generally required | $1,400,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Expected April 2023 | The PROTECT Formula Program will support planning, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal infrastructure. The extent to which eligible use of funds include projects like the utilization of renewable energy, energy storage, and microgrids for resilience ends is still "to be determined" at this time. Consider opportunities to enhance resiliency of multi-modal transit and rail. | This is an opportunity to integrate how states and local public agencies conduct comprehensive planning and make investments for decarbonization, resilience, and energy justice and equity objectives. | Consider using DOT's new mapping tool "Identifying Transportation Disadvantaged Census Tracts" https://usdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/d6f90dfcc8b44525b04c7ce748a3674a | N/A | No | |
| New - IIJA | Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula Program | To improve the resiliency of transportation infrastructure, including community resilience and evacuation route grants, and at-risk coastal infrastructure grants. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | States are designated recipients for formula allocations of the PROTECT program | 20% match generally required | $1,403,000,000 | Varies by state | N/A | N/A | N/A | The PROTECT Formula Program will support planning, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal infrastructure. The extent to which eligible use of funds include projects like the utilization of renewable energy, energy storage, and microgrids for resilience ends is still "to be determined" at this time. Consider opportunities to enhance resiliency of multi-modal transit and rail. | This is an opportunity to integrate how states and local public agencies conduct comprehensive planning and make investments for decarbonization, resilience, and energy justice and equity objectives. | Consider using DOT's new mapping tool "Identifying Transportation Disadvantaged Census Tracts" https://usdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/d6f90dfcc8b44525b04c7ce748a3674a | N/A | No | https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/biden-administration-announces-new-protect-formula-program-73-billion-bipartisan |
| Existing - Increase | Public Works Program (PWP) | To leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities, including those negatively impacted by changes to the coal economy and nuclear power plant closures. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Projects must be consistent with the region’s current Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) or equivalent EDA-accepted regional economic development strategy that meets EDA’s CEDS or strategy requirements. | Minimum match of 20%, varying based on level of economic distress | $121,500,000 | $3,000,000 | 80-150 | $1,400,000 (ranging from $600,000 to $5 million) | Rolling | This funding can support the public infrastructure needed to create new or enhance existing programs for clean energy or EV supply chain opportunities. Explore integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing hubs/business parks into regional economic development plans. Where possible, consider whether partnerships with universities or community colleges could be leveraged to launch an economic diversification and workforce development strategy to promote and enhance the growth of emerging clean energy industries and retain local talent. | This is an opportunity to enhance supply chains, attract new energy and transportation sectors, and provide job training for out of work energy and industry professionals or those looking to transition to clean energy and EV supply chain related industries. | Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the EDA representative listed for their applicable State in Section G of this NOFO before submitting an application to EDA to clarify technical matters involving their project, its alignment with EDA’s mission and Investment Priorities, and all other relevant publicly available information relating to general technical matters. | Due to the extraordinary level of interest in EDA’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance there has been an unusually high volume of applications received. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their applicable EDA Regional Office representatives to discuss their needs and availability of funds. Prospective applicants can find current contact information for EDA Regional Office staff at https://www.eda.gov/contact/. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321695 |
| New - IIJA | Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) Wind and Solar Integration and System Reliability Initiative | To provide financial assistance to eligible entities to carry out project design, transmission studies, power market assessments, and permitting for a pumped storage hydropower project to facilitate the long-duration storage of intermittent renewable electricity. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include electric utilities (investor-owned, municipally-owned, and cooperatives), State Energy Offices, Tribes, institutes of higher education, or consortium thereof. | 50% match required | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 1 | $6,000,000 | Letter of Intent due November 17, 2022 Application due December 15, 2022 | Pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) is a long-duration storage option that can help integrate intermittent renewable energy sources and currently accounts for 95% of utility-scale storage in the United States. This demonstration project focuses on wind and solar integration. Projects which can be scaled to other wind and solar projects or demonstrate lower energy consumption and reduce environmental impacts may improve decarbonization outcomes. | One project eligibility criteria is that the project must be able to store electricity generated by renewable electricity projects on Tribal land. Applicants who are not Tribal entities should closely coordinate with Tribal partners and ensure Tribal voices are included throughout the project design process. | N/A | To be eligible for financial assistance, a project shall—(i) be designed to provide not less than 1,000 megawatts of storage capacity;(ii) be able to provide energy and capacity for use in more than 1 organized electricity market;(iii) be able to store electricity generated by intermittent renewable electricity projects located on Tribal land; and (iv) have received a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/pumped-storage-hydropower-wind-and-solar-integration-and-system-reliability-initiative |
| Existing - Constant | Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) | To provide direct loans and loan guarantees to finance development of railroad infrastructure. Funding may help to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment or facilities; develop or establish new intermodal or railroad facilities; or reimburse planning and design expenses related to the activities above. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Build America Bureau | Eligible borrowers include railroads, state and local governments, government-sponsored authorities and corporations, limited option freight shippers that intend to construct a new rail connection, and joint ventures that include at least one of the preceding. | Not required | $35 billion in loans and loan guarantees | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | Eligible activities include a variety of rail transportation infrastructure improvements. Eligible activities have historically included Transit Oriented Development (until September 30, 2021). | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | States may use PROTECT Formula Program funds to conduct resilience planning, strengthen and protect evacuation routes, and increase the resilience of surface transportation infrastructure from the impacts of sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters. Highway, transit, and certain port projects are eligible. | Expedited, low-cost loans are available for short-line and regional railroads. Eligible borrowers include Class II & III Railroads, Commuter Railroads, and Joint Ventures. | No | https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/financing/rrif |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | RAISE Discretionary Grants Program | To support investments in surface transportation projects that promote safety, accessibility, mobility, and economic redevelopment. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation | Eligible applicants include State, local, Tribal, and U.S. territories' governments, including transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other political subdivisions of State or local governments. Multiple States or jurisdictions may submit a joint application and should identify a lead applicant as the primary point of contact and also identify the primary recipient of the award. | 20% cost share required, unless in a community that is rural , historically disadvantaged, or facing persistent poverty as defined by DOT | No more than $2.3 billion, including at least $115 million for planning projects | $25,000,000 | N/A | N/A | February 28, 2023 | Consider projects that build new, extend existing of, or enhance service capability of public transit systems. These grants can be transformational for underserved communities or less accessible corridors. Public transit - from rail to bus - has the greatest potential for long-term emissions reductions, supporting local revitalization and redevelopment, and encouraging mode-shifting from private vehicles to shared mobility. For greatest impact, consider multi-modal projects that include complete streets, new trails or extend existing trails, and enhanced or new connections with transit hubs. For electric vehicle projects, consider focusing on integrating electric charging networks on key corridors across regions or communities to facilitate EV adoption. These integrated corridors encourage broader use and scaling of EVs. For greatest impact, ensure alignment with or building upon your state's Beneficiary Mitigation Plan and VW settlement funding priorities. | DOT now seeks to fund projects that considered climate change and environmental justice in the planning stage and were designed with specific elements to address climate change impacts, with at least 40% of resources and benefits impacting low-income, disadvantaged, and/or underserved or overburdened communities. Proposals should heavily consider distributional equity considerations including where current transportation system gaps exist and which communities are either underserved or less connected to existing infrastructure. | For capital grants, the minimum award is $5 million in urban areas and $1 million in rural areas. No more than 15% of the RAISE grants may be awarded to projects in a single state. Therefore, the maximum amount that can be awarded to any single state is $345 million. The FY23 RAISE grants come from two funding sources: FY23 Appropriations Act and BIL funding. Grants awarded under BIL funding may not be greater than $25 million. Grants awarded under FY 2023 Appropriations Act funding may not be greater than $45 million. Therefore, grant requests greater than $25 million will be considered only for FY 2023 Appropriations Act funding. In order to be considered under the full funding amount available of $2.3 billion, the grant request may not exceed $25 million. To evaluate the induced Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and emissions impacts of highways, check RMI's SHIFT calculator for more information: https://shift.rmi.org. | The RAISE program was previously known as DOT's TIGER and BUILD programs. Those programs have been directly replaced by RAISE. See prior awards from the 2022 RAISE solicitation at: https://www.transportation.gov/policy-initiatives/raise/raise-2022-awards | No | https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | RAISE Discretionary Grants Program - Planning | To support planning, preparation, or design— for example environmental analysis, feasibility studies, and other preconstruction activities—of eligible surface transportation capital projects. This can also support the development of master plans, comprehensive plans, corridor plans, and/or risk assessments. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation | Eligible applicants include State, local, Tribal, and U.S. territories' governments, including transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other political subdivisions of State or local governments. Multiple States or jurisdictions may submit a joint application and should identify a lead applicant as the primary point of contact and also identify the primary recipient of the award. | 20% cost share required, unless in a community that is rural , historically disadvantaged, or facing persistent poverty as defined by DOT | At least $115 million | $25,000,000 | N/A | N/A | February 28, 2023 | RAISE planning grants can help communities accelerate their climate action plans and prioritize new and enhanced multi-modal connections, transit hub upgrades, and new transit corridors altogether can help reduce dependence on private vehicles, and in turn, emissions. Consider which transportation-related climate action priorities are most transformative and use this funding to initiate planning, design, and community engagement to advance key local projects. | This is an opportunity address both procedural equity in the planning process as well as distributional equity in terms of access to transportation networks. RAISE planning grants can help accelerate efforts to support areas of persistent poverty. | There is no minium award amount for planning grants. The FY23 RAISE grants come from two funding sources: FY23 Appropriations Act and BIL funding. Grants awarded under BIL funding may not be greater than $25 million. Grants awarded under FY 2023 Appropriations Act funding may not be greater than $45 million. Therefore, grant requests greater than $25 million will be considered only for FY 2023 Appropriations Act funding. In order to be considered under the full funding amount available of $2.3 billion, the grant request may not exceed $25 million. To evaluate the induced Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and emissions impacts of highways, check RMI's SHIFT calculator for more information: https://shift.rmi.org. | The RAISE program was previously known as DOT's TIGER and BUILD programs. Those programs have been directly replaced by RAISE. See prior awards from the 2022 RAISE solicitation at: https://www.transportation.gov/policy-initiatives/raise/raise-2022-awards | No | https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants |
| New - IIJA | Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program (RCP) | To restore community connectivity by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity, including to mobility, access, or economic development. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | To fund planning grants and capital construction grants, as well as technical assistance, to restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of eligible transportation infrastructure facilities. | TBA | $50,000,000 for planning; $145,000,000 for capital construction | $2,000,000 for planning; $100,000,000 for capital construction | N/A | N/A | October 13, 2022 | The program has the potential to increase pedestrian mobility and bridge barriers to services, employment, and public transit access. Increasing mobility options and transit access can decrease community emissions, encourage transit use, and support multi-modal connectivity. | DOT will prioritize technical assistance to economically disadvantaged communities and anticipates focusing on recipients that demonstrate need as underserved, overburdened, and disadvantaged communities. See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | This Program provides up to $30 million (cumulatively for FY 2022 – FY 2026) for technical assistance and capacity building support. See program page for guidance: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/reconnecting-communities | N/A | No | https://www.transportation.gov/grants/reconnecting-communities#:~:text=The%20program's%20funds%20can%20support,mobility%2C%20access%2C%20or%20economic%20development |
| Reducing Agricultural Carbon Intensity and Protecting Algal Crops (RACIPAC) | To enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources, such as agricultural residues and algae, to produce low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. Funding will focus on two topic areas: Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices for Low-Carbon Intensity Feedstocks, and Algae Crop Protection. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, non-profit entities, state and local governmental entities, and Tribal Nations. Foreign entities, incorporated consortia, and unincorporated consortia are also eligible to apply. | 20% match required | $25,500,000 | $5,000,000 | 7 to 9 | $3,187,500 | Concept paper due by March 20, 2023; Applications due May 16, 2023 | Bioenergy technologies can enable a transition to a clean energy economy, create high quality jobs, support rural economies, and spur innovation in renewable energy and chemicals production – the bioeconomy. The activities funded by BETO through this opportunity support DOE’s investment in the production of biofuels and bioproducts; innovation and growth in agricultural industries; the development and deployment of bioenergy technologies; and the achievement of an economy-wide net-zero emissions by 2050. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Only applicants who have submitted an eligible Concept Paper will be eligible to submit a Full Application. | N/A | https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/articles/doe-announces-255-million-improve-biofuels-and-bioproducts | ||
| New - IIJA | Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities | To coordinate and provide funding to test, evaluate, and deploy projects that reduce port-related emissions from idling trucks, including through the advancement of port electrification and improvements in efficiency, focusing on port operations, including heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and other related projects. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible applicants for RTEPF Grant Program funds are entities that 1) have authority over, operate, or utilize port facilities and/or intermodal port transfer facilities, 2) have authority over areas within or adjacent to ports and intermodal port transfer facilities, or 3) will test and/or evaluate technologies that reduce truck emissions at port facilities and/or intermodal port transfer facilities. | 20% match required | $160,000,000 | None | 35 | $4,571,429 | June 26, 2023 | The primary goal of the RTEPF Grant Program as identified in BIL Section 11402(a)(1) is to coordinate and provide funding to test, evaluate, and deploy projects that reduce port-related emissions from idling trucks, including through the advancement of port electrification and improvements in efficiency, focusing on port operations, including heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and other related projects. | Besides providing grants, the Secretary is called to conduct studies on the reduction of port emissions, including recommendations for workforce development and training opportunities with respect to port electrification. These opportunities could be directed toward underserved communities. | N/A | N/A | No | |
| New - IIJA | Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) | To develop at least 4 regional clean hydrogen hubs that: 1) Demonstrably aid the achievement of the clean hydrogen production standard developed; 2) Demonstrate the production, processing, delivery, storage and end-use of clean hydrogen, and; 3) Can be developed into a national clean hydrogen network to facilitate a clean hydrogen economy. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) | Hydrogen hubs would need to demonstrate all components including the production, processing, delivery, storage, and end-use of clean hydrogen. Clean hydrogen is defined as hydrogen produced with a carbon intensity equal to or less than 2 kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2)-equivalent produced at the site of production per kilogram of hydrogen produced. | 50% match required | $8,000,000,000 | $1,250,000,000 | 4 | $1,000,000,000 | Concept paper due November 7, 2022; application due April 7, 2023 | Consider working with universities, research institutes, and private sectors to develop regional clean hydrogen hubs to demonstrate hydrogen production from renewable energy and other low-carbon energy sources. Check DOE Hydrogen Shot Request for Information (RFI) results to learn more about diverse resources, end-uses, and impact potential in various regions. If in a region with abundant natural gas resources, consider how hydrogen production can bring cleaner energy in a more efficient way and other long-term benefits. | DOE offers Community Benefits Plan guidance on community and labor engagement, workforce investments, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility,and Justice40, which is available here: https://www.energy.gov/oced/regional-clean-hydrogen-hubs | According to the IIJA Act, at least 1 regional clean hydrogen hub needs to demonstrate hydrogen production from fossil fuels, at least 1 from renewable energy, and at least 1 from nuclear energy. Besides, at least 1 regional hub shall demonstrate the end-use of clean hydrogen in the electric power generation sector, 1 in the industrial sector, 1 in the residential and commercial heating sector, and 1 in the transportation sector. It is also required that at least 2 hydrogen hubs be located in the regions of the United States with the greatest natural gas resources. | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/regional-clean-hydrogen-hubs |
| New - IIJA | Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs | To fund projects that contribute to the development of 4 regional DAC hubs. Hubs must have the potential to be developed into a regional or interregional carbon network to facilitate sequestration or carbon utilization, and must have the capacity to capture and sequester, utilize, or sequester and utilize at least 1 MMT CO2 annually. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) | Industry stakeholders and developers are eligible to apply. Local governments are encouraged to partner with the private sector as sub-applicants. | TBA | $700,000,000 | TBA | 4 | $175,000,000 | Letter of intent due February 17, 2023; application due March 13, 2023 | Consider implementing projects that are located in a region with existing carbon-intensive fuel production or industrial capacity; or carbon-intensive fuel production or industrial capacity that has retired or closed in the preceding 10 years. | Consider prioritizing projects that are located in economically distressed communities, and designing projects that would create long-term employment to the greatest number of residents of the region. At least 2 hubs must be located in economically distressed communities in regions with high levels of coal, oil or natural gas resources. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/bil/four-regional-clean-direct-air-capture-hubs |
| Existing - Increase | Forest Economy Program (FEP) | To assist rural communities, institutes of higher education and research, and economic development organizations in their efforts to transition the forest-based industry and its workforce to a focus on new technologies and viable business models across the 4-state region of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. | Northern Border Regional Commission | N/A | Applicants must be in an eligible county across the 4-state region: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. | 20-50% match required, depending on county economic status | $7,000,000 | $1,000,000 | N/A | N/A | Letter of intent due March 10, 2023; application due (by invite only) April 28, 2023 | Program focuses on forest industry and associated workforce development. This includes new technology and innovations that seek to find new uses for forest products and evolve traditional forest economy business models into those that can create sustainable future commercial markets and opportunities. Decarbonization options may include, where appropriate, carbon sequestration and offset projects, use of biomass/wood products for energy and heat, and improvements to energy efficiency and resilience of forest industrial operations, downstream businesses, and related operations. | The Commission is required to annually assess the level of socioeconomic distress among the counties in its service area. Counties are designated as either Distressed, Transitional, or Attainment. “Distressed” counties are those that “have high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration” and “are the most severely and persistently economic distressed and underdeveloped.” The NBRC is required to allocate 50% of total Appropriations to projects in counties falling within this designation. Commission grants within Distressed Counties only require a 20% match. | Unlike other NBRC programs, this program emphasizes the regional significance of a project and its context within the broader regional economy. Applicants should state whether (and if so, how) the project is complementary to a comprehensive regional plan, and/or statewide economic development priorities. | Formerly the Regional Forest Economy Partnership Program (RFEP). Past projects include conversion of former mill sites into industrial parks and business incubators, construction of workforce housing, adaptive reuses of historic properties, and upgraded facilities to support forestry businesses. For more information on prior awardees, see here: https://www.nbrc.gov/userfiles/files/2021_RFEP_Documents/Regional%20Forest%20Economy%20Partnership%20Awards.pdf | No | https://www.nbrc.gov/content/RFEP_2021 |
| Existing - Constant | Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) Demonstration Program | To expedite delivery of transportation infrastructure projects at the local and regional level by providing technical resources and funding planning and development activities through the Bureau’s loan programs and other innovative financing methods, including public-private partnerships. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Build America Bureau | Eligible applicants include a state, multi-state or multi-jurisdictional group, municipality, county, a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function including a port authority, a tribal government or consortium of tribal governments, MPO, regional transportation planning organization (RTPO), Regional Transportation Commission, or a political subdivision of a State or local government, or combination of two or more of the foregoing. | Not required | $24,000,000 | N/A | 6-10 | $2,000,000 - $4,000,000 range expected | May 30, 2023 | DOT will consider the extent to which the project incorporates considerations of climate change, resilience, and environmental justice in the planning stage and in project delivery, such as through incorporation of specific design elements that address climate change impacts. Consider exploring the use of green cement, focusing on creating dedicated lanes for buses and vanpools, and prioritizing HOV lanes. This could also be used to expand the electric vehicle infrastructure network. | DOT will consider the extent to which the project: (i) Increases transportation choices and equity for individuals; (ii) expands access to essential services for communities across the United States, particularly for underserved or disadvantaged communities; (iii) improves connectivity for citizens to jobs, health care, and other critical destinations, or (iv) proactively addresses racial equity and barriers to opportunity, through the planning process or through incorporation of design elements. If applicable, applicants are encouraged to describe how activities proposed in their application would address the unique challenges facing rural transportation networks, and how the project will address the challenges faced by individuals and underserved communities in rural areas. | This FY 2023 Program NOFO updates the FY 2022 NOFO to further reflect this Administration's priorities for creating good-paying jobs, improving safety, applying transformative technology, and explicitly addressing climate change and advancing racial equity. Therefore, the Bureau added transit-oriented development (TOD) as an additional point of consideration under the Transformative Projects criterion to clarify how the long-term project outcomes should align with the Administration's priorities in a competitive application. | N/A | No | https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/financing/tifia/regional-infrastructure-accelerators-program |
| Existing - Decrease | Regional Integrated Science and Assessments (RISA) | To build relationships to help local decision-makers and researchers collaborate on adapting to climate change. | Department of Commerce | Climate Program Office (CPO) | Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. | N/A | $5,860,000 | $1,180,000 | 30 | $195,333 | January 18, 2022 | Through regionally-focused and interdisciplinary research and engagement teams, RISA expands the Nation's capacity to adapt and become resilient to extreme weather events and climate change. | RISA teams accomplish their work through applied and co-developed research and partnerships with communities. Applicants are encouraged to find opportunities for science to solve problems for disadvantaged groups. | N/A | A central tenet of the RISA program is that learning about climate adaptation and resilience is facilitated by and sustained across a wide range of experts, practitioners, and the public. As such, the RISA program supports a network of people, prioritizing wide participation in learning by doing, learning through adapting, and managing risk with uncertain information. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335881 |
| Renew America's Nonprofits Program | To fund a pilot program for materials (including products, equipment, or systems) that result in a reduction in use by a nonprofit organization of energy or fuel. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include 501(c)3 non-profits. Priority will be given to applicants based on (A) the energy savings achieved; (B) the cost effectiveness of the use of energy-efficiency materials; (C) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings; and (D) the financial need of the applicant. | TBA | $50,000,000 | $200,000 | TBA | TBA | Available until expended | The program helps to deploy energy-efficient materials in non-profit buildings. These projects may demonstrate the success of energy efficient materials, encouraging adoption in surrounding buildings. | Non-profits are often unable to pay for such capital improvements on their own. Supported non-profits may include community organizations in underserved areas. | More information forthcoming in May 2023 | Performance-based evaluation criteria include (A) energy savings; (B) cost-effectiveness of materials used; (C) plans for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings; and (D) financial need. $50,000,000 in funding available until expended | https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-materials-pilot-program | ||
| Renew America's Schools Grant | To make energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternative fueled vehicle upgrades and improvements at public schools. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include local educational entities; nonprofit, for-profit, and community organizations that have the knowledge and capacity to assist with energy improvements. See notes for more information on eligible project types. | Minimum 5% match required | $80,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 20-100 | N/A | Second round forthcoming in FY24 | Eligible projects include energy efficiency (envelope, HVAC, lighting, controls, etc.), ventilation, renewable energy, alternative vehicles, and alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure improvements. Electric vehicles should be prioritized over other alternative fuel sources such as propane. Schools and their project partners should evaluate current emission profiles associated with their building stock, electricity use and generation sources, and student transportation and prioritize projects with the greatest greenhouse gas mitigation potential. | Rural schools and schools that serve a high percentage of students receiving a free and reduced price lunch are prioritized. Projects which improve building performance and energy efficiency may also improve indoor air quality. When evaluating school bus and student transportation projects, replacing older diesel buses which were manufactured prior to updated EPA regulations will have greater impacts on both greenhouse gas and conventional air pollutant emissions for students, workers, and surrounding communities. | Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity— (A) that has renovation, repair, and improvement funding needs; (B)(i) that, as determined by the Secretary, serves a high percentage of students, including students in a high school in accordance with paragraph (2), who are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or (ii) the partnering local educational agency of which is designated with a school district locale code of 41, 42, or 43 [indicating rural locations], as determined by the National Center for Education Statistics in consultation with the Bureau of the Census; and (C) that leverages private sector investment through energy-related performance contracting. | Eligible projects include projects that result in a direct reduction in school energy costs; leads to an improvement in teacher and student health, including indoor air quality and achieves energy savings; involves the installation of renewable energy technologies; installs alternative fueled vehicle infrastructure on school grounds for exclusive use of school buses or the general public; the purchase or lease of alternative fueled vehicles to be used by a school. | https://www.energy.gov/bil/grants-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-improvements-public-school-facilities | ||
| New | Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience Program (RACER) | To advance solar and solar-plus-storage technologies that support resilience of electric power systems and the communities they support. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Applicants may apply as individuals or as program teams/consortia. Projects must focus on at least one of five areas: [1] Photovoltaics (PV), [2] Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power (CSP), [3] Systems Integration, [4] Manufacturing and Competitiveness, or [5] Soft Costs. Projects must improve affordability, reliability, and domestic benefit of solar technologies on the electric grid. | 20-50% match required | $25,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 15 | $1,666,667 | May 26, 2022 | DOE is focused on 3 program topic areas directly: 1) Innovative Community-Based Energy Resilience Planning (Up to $1 million each) The development of energy resilience plans via robust multi-stakeholder participa-tion/collaboration; where appropriate, opportunities must be identified for solar-plus-storage deployment 2) Automation Strategies for Rapid Energy Restoration (Up to $3 million each) The development and demonstration of robust sensors/communication technologies that enable rapid identification of assets to re-energize a power system after an extreme event, including design/integration of automation procedures assisted by distributed solar 3) Innovative Solutions to Increase the Resilience and Hardening of PV Power Units (Up to $3 million each) Innovative approaches to PV system hardening, utilizing novel sensors, communications strategies, and data analytics to increase generation-side hardware resilience | Under all topics of this FOA, teams that include multiple partners are preferred over applications that include a single organization. Teams are encouraged to include representation from diverse entities, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) or Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), or through linkages with Opportunity Zones. To facilitate the formation of teams, DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Office is providing a forum where interested parties can add themselves to a Teaming Partner List, which allows organizations that may wish to apply to the FOA but not as the prime applicant, to express interest to potential partners. | The application involves two-phases: 1) a short Concept Paper due first; 2) a full application due July 25th, about 2 months after the Concept Paper deadline. Details for what to include in each phase can be found in DOE's Funding Opportunity Announcement. | Cost-Share Guidance: For R&D projects (Topic Areas 1-3), at least 20% of total allowable costs must come from non-federal sources unless otherwise allowed by law. For demonstration and commercial application projects (Topic Areas 2-3), at least half of to-tal allowable costs must come from non-federal sources unless otherwise allowed by law. | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/articles/funding-notice-renewables-advancing-community-energy-resilience-racer |
| Ride and Drive Electric | To address challenges to achieving an equitable clean transportation future. Anticipated topic areas include: 1) Enhancing EV Charging Resiliency, 2) Community-Driven EV Charging Deployment Benefits Planning, Implementation, and Tracking in Underserved Communities, 3) Workforce Development, 4) Increasing Commercial Capacity for Testing and Certification of High-Power EV Chargers, and 5) Validating High-Power EV Charger Real-World Performance and Reliability. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Joint Office of Energy and Tranportation (Joint Office) | Eligible applicants include cooperatives, private entities, state and local governments. | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Expected Spring 2023 | For projects aiming to enhance EV charging resiliency, local governments may consider partnering with electric utilities to equip EV charging networks with on-site energy storage, microgrids, and portable power/charging services to ensure the continuity of EV charging services during intermittent power outage periods. | To achieve equitable access and opportunity in electrification, local governments should proactively work with community-serving organizations and understand how to maximize benefits for underserved and disadvantaged communities related to the deployment of EV charging infrastructure. For workforce development projects, project teams should take proactive steps to encourage broader participation among Women, Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific, Indigenous, and other underrepresented groups in the development of those workforces. | N/A | A Notice of Intent (NOI) was released in Feberuary, 2023. Check here for more information: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaIdb1c4caa3-4894-4552-8dd9-177d2552599f | https://energycommunities.gov/funding-opportunity/joint-office-of-energy-and-transportation-ride-and-drive-electric-fiscal-year-2023-funding-opportunity-announcement/ | ||
| Existing - Increase | Rural Development Disaster Assistance | To support single-family housing, multi-family housing, community facilities, and communities facing additional repairs and recovery due to emergencies. | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Rural Development | Varies by subprogram, with carve-outs for eligible tribal communities. | Not required | Varies by subprogram | Varies by subprogram | N/A | N/A | Rolling | Criteria air pollutants are often co-pollutants at greenhouse gas emitting sources, including industrial sources and freight transportation hubs. These facilities often have a disproportionate impact on environmental justice communities. Optimal use of this funding would include repairing facilities damaged by natural disasters with a focus on upgrading the resiliency of facilities to reduce future risk to structure and people. Ensuring that repairs and replacements are weatherized and efficient will reduce risks in the future during extreme weather. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.rd.usda.gov/page/rural-development-disaster-assistance |
| Existing - Constant | Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Development Assistance (EA/REDA) Grants | To assist agricultural producers and rural small businesses in eligible rural areas for energy audits, renewable energy technical assistance, and renewable energy site assessments. | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Rural Development | Assistance must be provided to agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Rural small businesses must be located in eligible rural areas. This restriction does not apply to agricultural producers. Be sure to review the program guidance for eligible and ineligible use of funds: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-america-program-energy-audit-renewable-energy-development-assistance | Not required | Unknown | $100,000 | Unknown | $100,000 | January 31, 2023 | Grants are provided for energy audits, renewable energy technical assistance, and site assessments for renewable energy. | These investments can also help lower energy costs for small businesses and agricultural producers. | This is funding that governments and partners can use to accelerate adoption of renewable energy at agricultural and business sites. Rural small businesses must be located in eligible rural areas. However, this restriction does not apply to agricultural producers. | Guaranteed Loans are accepted on a continuous application cycle. | No | https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-america-program-energy-audit-renewable-energy-development-assistance |
| Rural Energy Pilot Program (REPP) | To increase access to renewable energy in rural communities. Funds can be used to support: (1) Community energy planning, capacity building, and technical assistance; (2) Community efficiency and weatherization; and (3) Installation and equipping of community-scale renewable energy technologies and systems | Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Office of Rural Development | Eligible entities include private entities, state and local entities, Tribal entities, and municpalities and other public bodies. | 20% match required | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000 | N/A | N/A | July 18, 2022 | Energy efficiency and weatherization activities are often considered a "no-regret" investment when it comes to decarbonization. Consider bundling energy efficiency and weatherization programs with any renewable energy projects to maximize outcomes. | Consider utilizing funding to engage disadvantaged communities that would not usually have an opportunity to benefit from local clean energy programs. Energy efficiency and weatherization programs, community solar programs, and the community energy planning process can all be tailored to include disadvantaged communities. | N/A | Under the REPP, funds will be awarded to assist Rural Energy Community Partnerships (RECP) to establish and develop clean energy communities through the deployment of community-scale distributed energy technologies, innovations and solutions. For more information, see the FOA. | https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/energy-programs/rural-energy-pilot-program | ||
| New | Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) | To provide loans to rural utilities and other companies who provide energy efficiency loans to qualified consumers to implement durable cost-effective energy efficiency measures. | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Rural Development | RUS makes loans to entities that provide or propose to provide the retail electric service needs of rural areas, or the power supply needs of distribution borrowers under the terms of power supply arrangements satisfactory to RUS, or eligible program purposes including energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy storage or energy conservation measures and related services, improvements, financing, or relending. This program also supports eligible tribal communities. | Not required | N/A | Up to 20 years at a 0% interest rate Up to 5% interest rate for relending to end users qualified consumers, for up to 10 years | Applications for this program will be accepted on a first come first serve basis until the depletion of available funding. | N/A | Applications open as of May 20, 2022; applications accepted on a first come, first serve basis until funding is depleted | Funds may be used for the purpose of implementing energy efficiency measures to decrease energy use or costs for rural families and small business. | Program is designed to support rural communities in terms of residential and commercial energy needs. This funding reduces energy burdens of families and small businesses. | The CFR announcement of funding opportunity from December 15, 2020 may be viewed here: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-15/pdf/2020-27576.pdf | N/A | No | https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-savings-program |
| New - IIJA | Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program | To improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas, increasing connectivity, improving safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, generating regional economic growth, and improving the quality of life. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | This program funds a variety of highway, bridge, and tunnel projects; integrated mobility management systems; transportation demand management systems; and on-demand mobility services. | 20% match required, except for projects on the Appalachian Development Highway System | $400,000,000 | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 23, 2022 | Surface transportation projects can help traffic move more efficiently, reduce traffic congestion, and reduce carbon emissions. Applicants should consider how surface highway projects, specifically, can reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and encourage public transit. | Rural communities often lack access to centers of opportunity. This program will provide better connections for rural residents, as well as access to jobs. Applications should address economic development and job creation challenges, contribute to geographic diversity among grant recipients, and improve access to emergency care, essential services, healthcare providers, or drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation resources. Planning should occur with rural communities at the table. | In 2022, the Rural Surface Transportation grant program funding was made available under the combined Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that allowed applicants to use one application to apply for up to three separate discretionary grant opportunities. | Applications are additionally asked to address the state of good repair of existing highway, bridge, and tunnel facilities; the capacity or connectivity of the surface transportation system and mobility for residents of rural areas; recreational and tourism opportunities; innovative project delivery approaches or incorporate transportation technologies; and coordinated efforts to address broadband infrastructure needs. | No | https://www.transportation.gov/grants/rural-surface-transportation-grant |
| New - IIJA | Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program | To support local efforts to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets, often referred to as "Vision Zero" plans. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Office of the Secretary | Eligible projects must develop a comprehensive safety action plan; conduct planning, design, and development activities for projects and strategies identified in a comprehensive safety action plan; carry out projects and strategies identified in a comprehensive safety action plan. | 20% match required | $1,000,000,000 | $50,000,000 | 300 | $3,333,333 | September 15, 2022 | While this program will fund safety projects generally, applicants should prioritize projects that will decrease the need for private vehicles on the road and increase transit ridership, promote carpooling and ridesharing, and be in coordination with regional transit-oriented development planning. Communities should look to deploy extensive, convenient, well-connected bus rapid transit, cycling, and pedestrian projects that can align with local, regional, and statewide vehicle electrification plans. | In order to effectively and equitably improve road safety, understand which communities lack reasonable and convenient access to transit and multi-modal options. This could include additional collaboration with frontline communities and other stakeholders to address both procedural and distributional equity concerns. | 40% of funds will be awarded for the development of comprehensive safety action plans. | Proposals are expected to significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries involving various road users; demonstrate engagement with a variety of public and private stakeholders; adopt innovative technologies or strategies to promote safety; employ low-cost, high-impact strategies that can improve safety over a wider geographical area; ensure equitable investment in the safety needs of underserved communities; and include evidence-based projects or strategies. $5,000,000,000 in funding available until expended. | No | https://www.transportation.gov/SS4A |
| New | Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in First Generation Ethanol Production (Scale-Up+) | To support high-impact technology RD&D to accelerate the bioeconomy and, in particular, the production of low-carbon fuels for the aviation, marine, rail, and long-haul trucking industries; to strengthen current first generation (Gen-1) corn ethanol production facilities by reducing their overall carbon footprint. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) | Broad eligibility for groups, governments, individuals, and consortia of the above, including alllowances for foreign entities. BETO is interested in the following Topic Areas: - TA 1: Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries - TA 2: Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries - TA 3: Demonstration Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries - TA 4: Gen-1 Corn Ethanol Emission Reduction | 20-50% cost share, depending on subtopic | $59,000,00 | $100,000,000 | 4-20 total | Varies by subtopic | Concept Paper due July 8, 2022 Application due September 9, 2022 | BETO focuses on developing technologies that convert domestic lignocellulosic biomass and waste resources into affordable low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts that significantly reduce carbon emissions on a life-cycle basis as compared to equivalent petroleum-based products. By reducing cost and technicl risk, BETO helps the industry deploy commercial-scale integrated biorefineries and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from hard-to-decarbonize sectors, such as the aviation industry. This FOA will support the Biden Administration’s new action items to produce 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year and reduce aviation emissions by 20% by 2030 towards unlocking the potential for a fully zero-carbon aviation sector by 2050. | Applicants are required to submit a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan that describes the actions the applicant will take to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment, support people from underrepresented groups in STEM, advance equity, and encourage the inclusion of individuals from these groups in the project; and the extent the project activities will be located in or benefit underserved communities. | BETO is focusing on applied RD&D to improve the performance and reduce cost of biofuel production technologies and scale-up production systems in partnership with industry. BETO is focused on developing and demonstrating technologies that are capable of producing low-carbon, cost-effective biofuels and co-products by 2030, as well as biofuel production pathways that can deliver at least 70% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum. | N/A | No | https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx?Search=DE-FOA-0002638 |
| Existing - Constant | Section 108 Loan | To provide communities a source of financing for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development projects. This is the loan guarantee provision of the CDBG Program allowing communities to leverage portions of their CDBG funds for federally guaranteed loans large enough to pursue physical and economic revitalization projects capable of redeveloping entire neighborhoods. Financing infrastructure with Section 108 Loans Section 108 loans may be used to finance the construction, reconstruction, relocation, clearance, or installation of public facilities including street, sidewalk, and other site improvements that are part of the overall project. | Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | Community Planning and Development | CDBG funds may be used for activities that include, but are not limited to: acquisition of real property, relocation and demolition, rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures, construction of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings for eligible purposes, public services, within certain limits, activities relating to energy conservation and renewable energy resources, provision of assistance to profit-motivated businesses to carry out economic development and job creation/retention activities. | Borrower is required to secure the loan by pledging current and future CDBG allocations to repay and secure the loan. | Current Availability of Section 108 Financing - CDBG Entitlement and State Grantees: https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/5197/current-availability-of-section-108-financing-cdbg-entitlement-and-state-grantees/ | Loan amount can be up to 5X the CDBG annual allocation | Varies by municipality and state | Varies by municipality and state | In parallel to CDBG funding cycle | Section 108's unique flexibility and range of applications make it one of the most potent and important public investment tools that HUD offers to state and local governments. It is often used to catalyze private economic activity in underserved areas in cities and counties across the nation or to fill a financing gap in an important community project. The program's flexible repayment terms also make it ideal for layering with other sources of community and economic development financing including, but not limited to, New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), and Opportunity Zone equity investments. Consider utilizing these funds to influence decarbonization across the power, buildings, and transportation sectors for clean energy and efficiency programs, building retrofits and weatherization, and multi-modal transportation projects that will enhance the safety, resiliency, and air quality of communities. | The project must benefit low-moderate income communities and census tracts. The HUD CPD Map Tool may be used to identify low-income census tracts along with other demographic information. One of the best uses of the Section 108 Program is to provide gap financing for projects that promote business growth and create jobs. Visit the Consolidated Plan Process, Grant Programs, and related HUD programs pages for more information. | Before considering borrowing against your community's CDBG allocation, discuss current uses of such funds with your local or state administrators of CDBG funding. If already carved out for different purposes, this may not be a viable option. Like CDBG, each activity must meet one of the following national objectives for the program: benefit low- and moderate-income persons, prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community for which other funding is not available. | For more information on the HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee process and typical timelines, see: https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Overview-HUD-Section-108-Loan-Guarantee-Process-and-Typical-Associated-Timelines.pdf | No | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/section108 |
| Existing - Increase | Section 5307 for Urbanized Areas | To make federal resources available to urbanized areas and to governors for transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and for transportation-related planning. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Governors, responsible local officials, and publicly owned operators of transit services shall designate a recipient to apply for, receive, and dispense funds for urbanized areas. The governor or governor's designee acts as the designated recipient for urbanized areas between 50,000 and 200,000. For urbanized areas with 200,000 in population and over, funds are apportioned and flow directly to a designated recipient selected locally to apply for and receive Federal funds. For urbanized areas under 200,000 in population, the funds are apportioned to the governor of each state for distribution. | 20% match required | $31,475,000,000 | N/A | Table 3: FY 2021 Section 5307 and 5340 Urbanized Area Formula Appropriations | FTA (dot.gov) | N/A | N/A | Decarbonization strategies may focus on investments that expand transit services in a manner that reduces single passenger vehicle miles traveled, invest in zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure, and holistic transportation strategies that emphasize walking, cycling, and public transit connectivity alongside electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure build-out for ride-sharing and vehicle sharing programs. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Note that $26.1 billion of this funding is from the American Rescue Plan and may not be recurring in future years. | N/A | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/urbanized-area-formula-grants-5307 |
| Existing - Increase | Section 5311 for Rural Areas | To provide capital, planning, and operating assistance to states to support public transportation in rural areas with populations of less than 50,000, where many residents often rely on public transit to reach their destinations. The program also provides funding for state and national training and technical assistance through the Rural Transportation Assistance Program. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Eligible recipients include states and federally recognized Indian Tribes. Subrecipients may include state or local government authorities, nonprofit organizations, and operators of public transportation or intercity bus service. | 20% match required | $1,005,000,000 | N/A | FY 21 Section 5311 and 5340 Rural Area Formula Apportionments | N/A | N/A | Decarbonization strategies may focus on investments that expand transit services in a manner that reduces single passenger vehicle miles traveled, invest in zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure, and holistic transportation strategies that emphasize walking, cycling, and public transit connectivity alongside electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure build-out for ride-sharing and vehicle sharing programs. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | Note that $276 million is from the American Rescue Plan and may not be recurring annually. Program funding expires in 2023. | No | |
| New - IIJA | Secure Geologic Storage Permitting | To fund the permitting of wells for the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide and creates a grant program for states, Tribes, and territories to establish their own Class VI permitting programs to ensure rigorous and efficient CO2 geologic storage site permitting. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Underground Injection Control | Eligibility of this program is restricted to states, Tribes, and territories. | Unknown | $50,000,000 | N/A | Unknown | N/A | Letter of Intent due March 20, 2023 | This will become increasingly important as carbon capture and storage technologies become more commonly deployed. Local governments should pay attention to their state's processes for permitting wells for geologic sequestration. | Applicants must demonstrate how environmental justice and equity considerations will be incorporated into their Class VI UIC primacy programs. Primacy program commitments may include identifying communities with potential environmental justice concerns, enhancing public involvement, appropriately scoped environmental justice assessments, enhancing transparency throughout the permitting process and minimizing adverse effects associated with permitting actions. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.epa.gov/uic/class-vi-geologic-sequestration-permit-application-and-permitting-tools#additional_info |
| New - IIJA | Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration | To demonstrate the capability of large-scale solar and wind plants to provide grid services to the bulk power grid and improve grid reliability. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Wind and solar energy replace fossil fuels as a source of electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the process. Reliability improvements will improve not only the provision of electricity, but also the perception of wind and solar as dependable power sources. | Minimum 20% match required | $26,000,000 | $5,600,000 | 9 | $2,888,889 | Concept Papers due September 15, 2022; Full Applications due November 17, 2022 | Reliability improvements will complement the deployment of clean energy sources. Projects in this funding opportunity will support the development of controls and methods for inverter-based resources like solar and wind to provide the same grid services as traditional generation. The research activities resulting from this funding opportunity will help increase the reliability of energy systems, which will help meet the Biden administration’s goals for achieving a decarbonized electricity sector by 2035. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Under all topics, teams that include multiple partners are preferred over applications that include a single organization. Teams are encouraged to include representation from diverse entities, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) or Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), or through linkages with Opportunity Zones, and well as with relevant labor unions where appropriate. | This program has two Topic Areas: (1) Wind and Solar Grid Services Design, Implementation, and Demonstration - To develop full-scale demonstration projects that seamlessly integrate renewable generation with other large-scale or aggregated distributed energy resource (DER) technologies to provide ancillary (grid) services and improve reliability. (2) Protection of Bulk Power Systems with High Contribution from Inverter-Based Resources - To develop a better understanding of how protection systems will operate under very-high IBR scenarios through advancements in modeling and simulation cap | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/articles/funding-notice-solar-and-wind-grid-services-and-reliability-demonstration |
| Existing - Constant | Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) | To assemble multi-stakeholder teams that research and share solutions to real-world challenges associated with solar energy adoption. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) administers the program and, with other expert partners, provides technical assistance and facilitation support to identify local and regional impacts of team projects, formulate and test innovations, and validate new ideas. The third round of SEIN will focus on efforts to overcome barriers to equitable adoption of solar in underserved communities | Department of Energy (DOE) | Solar Energy and Technologies Office | Not listed. | Not required | $5,500,000 | $200,000 | Unknown | $200,000 | June 15, 2021 | Consider implementing projects that accelerate innovative distributed energy resources, such as rooftop solar, energy storage, and demand-side management. | Consider prioritizing no-money down, immediate cost savings solutions to overcome financial barriers and partnering with frontline community-based organizations to overcome clean energy educational barriers facing underserved communities. | N/A | Over the course of 15 to 18 months, teams receive direct funding, analytical support from NREL and other expert partners, and facilitation support. Through coordinated engagement at four multi-day working sessions, teams work together to identify local and regional impacts, formulate and test innovations, and validate new models. | No | https://www.nrel.gov/solar/solar-energy-innovation-network.html |
| Existing - Constant | SolSmart Program | To help cities, counties, and regional organizations across the nation streamline processes that make it faster and easier to deploy solar energy, attract investment, and lower energy costs for families and businesses. DOE is expanding the program to incorporate new solar-related technologies and respond to the evolving needs of local governments. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Solar Energy and Technologies Office | Eligible entities include municipalities, counties, and regional organizations in the United States. | Not required | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | Consider implementing the necessary strategies to achieve SolSmart Gold to accelerate the implementation of solar and solar-related technologies in your community. | Consider prioritizing the designation criteria related to accelerating solar and solar-related technologies in low-and moderate-income communities. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-technical-assistance |
| Existing - Constant | State Economic & Infrastructure Development (SEID) Investment Program | To fund economic development and infrastructure projects throughout designated counties in its 4-state service area of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Revolving loan funds may be used to fund workforce development and job training. | Northern Border Regional Commission | N/A | Applicants must be in an eligible county across the 4-state region: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. | 20-50% match required, depending on county economic status | $23,200,000 | $1,000,000 (infrastructure projects); $350,000 (all other projects) | 44 | $527,273 | Mandatory LOI: April 22, 2022 Full application: June 3, 2022 | The program specifically highlights basic infrastructure construction and repair (efficiency retrofits, weatherization, sustainable building design, etc.), renewable energy infrastructure, and transportation infrastructure, including roads, bus stations, terminals, and refueling/charging stations. For workforce development projects, consider integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing into regional economic development strategies. Where possible, consider whether partnerships with universities or community colleges could be leveraged to launch an economic diversification and workforce development strategy to promote and enhance the growth of emerging industries and retain local talent. | The Commission is required to annually assess the level of economic and demographic distress among the counties in its service area. Counties are designated as either Distressed, Transitional, or Attainment. “Distressed” counties are those that “have high rates of poverty, unemployment, or outmigration” and “are the most severely and persistently economic distressed and underdeveloped.” The NBRC is required to allocate 50% of it total Appropriations to projects in counties falling within this designation. Commission grants within Distressed Counties only require a 20% match. | To increase competitiveness, align projects with state economic development plans and NBRC’s Five Year Strategic Plan, linked here: https://www.nbrc.gov/content/strategic-plan | NBRC investment funds originate from the Federal Government but are approved by the Federal Government’s NBRC representative (Federal Co-Chair) and the Governors of the four states. The NBRC partnership is aided by recognized Local Development Districts (LDD) that assist with technical assistance, provide information on complimentary funding opportunities for projects, and ensure consistency with administration of projects that are funded. | No | https://www.nbrc.gov/content/economic-infrastructure-development-investments |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | State Energy Program (SEP) | To enhance energy security, advance state-led energy initiatives, and maximize the benefits of decreasing energy waste. SEP emphasizes the state’s role as the decision maker and administrator for program activities within the state that are tailored to their unique resources, delivery capacity, and energy goals. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligibility for the award is restricted to states applying for formula grant financial assistance under SEP. Interested municipalities, local agencies, and non-profits should contact their state energy offices to learn more about how to access funding. | 20% match required | $500,000,000 | Varies by state | Varies by state | N/A | Rolling | This funding can be a catalytic force in developing enabling mechanisms that can drive decarbonization strategies and projects at the local level and across multiple sectors. Consider developing and implementing financing mechanisms for institutional retrofits; loan program and management; energy savings performance contracting; comprehensive residential programs for homeowners; transportation programs that accelerate the use of alternative fuels; and renewable programs that remove barriers and support supply-side and distributed renewable energy. Where appropriate, consider retrofitting existing facilities including schools that may be part of a community resiliency hub strategy to include efficiency, weatherization, and energy storage. | A broad range of health, housing, educational, and social services can be sought for marginalized communities. There is great potential to pursue energy justice by pursuing public education, participant inclusion, collaboration, and transparency in decision-making process; and retrofitting project/community solar to increase renewable energy and reduce burdens. The program can advance innovative initiatives that include scalable financing programs (e.g., Loan Loss Reserves, Revolving Loan Funds, and Interest Rate Buy-Down Programs) as well as emerging programs focused on equity and frontline community end-beneficiaries. | SEP Program Fact Sheet 2021: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021/01/f82/SEP-fact-sheet_2021.pdf | $500,000,000 in funding available until expended. | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/state-energy-program-guidance |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | State of Good Repair (SGR) Grants | To provide capital assistance for the maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation projects of rail and bus systems to help transit agencies maintain assets in a state of good repair. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible recipients are state and local government authorities in UZAs with fixed guideway and high intensity motorbus systems in revenue service for at least seven years. State of Good Repair Grants funds are available for capital projects that maintain a fixed guideway or a high intensity motorbus system in a state of good repair. | 20% match required | $21,640,412,832 | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 7, 2022 | Ensuring quality public transit incentivizes ridership and a shift away from personal automobilies. Repaired vehicles may be fitted with electric or other fuel-efficient technologies. | Public transit disproportionately benefits racial minorities and other vulnerable populations. Ensuring quality transit options can, among other things, help these communities access jobs and economic opportunities. | Evaluation criteria include the size of the rail system; the amount of funds available to the applicant; the age and condition of the rail rolling stock that has exceeded or will exceed the useful service life of the rail rolling stock in the 5-year period following the grant; and whether the applicant has identified replacement of the rail vehicles as a priority in the investment prioritization portion of the transit asset management plan of the recipient pursuant to part 625 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). | This is a formula fund. DOT has a second, $1.5 billion competitive grant fund. Funding is available during the year of apportionment and the three years following. | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/asset-management/state-good-repair |
| New - IRA | State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training Grants (State Energy Program) | To reduce the cost of training contractors, provide testing and certification of contractors trained under State programs, and partner with non-profit organizations to develop and implement State programs. | Department of Energy (DOE) | TBA | Eligible recipients include Tribes and States involved for training on installation of home energy efficiency and electrification improvements. | Not required | $200,000,000 through FY31 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Response to RFI due on January 26, 2023 | This program is designed to increase the quantity and quality of contractors needed to install carbon-reducing technologies like heat pumps. Such contractors are currently in short supply, and qualified, informed contractors can help accelerate the transition to more efficient, electric, and renewable technologies - and a clean energy economy overall. State may use amounts received to: 1) Reduce the cost of training contractor employees; 2) Provide testing and certification of contractors trained and educated under a State program developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a); and 3) Partner with nonprofit organizations to develop and implement a State program pursuant to subsection States administrative costs may not exceed 10%. | This program may be used to create good, long-term jobs in clean energy. Program implementers may consider prioritizing job training programs for low-income and otherwise disadvantaged communities. | N/A | N/A | No | |
| Existing - Increase | States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) | To support and improve regional economic development opportunities by supporting basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, workforce development and business development with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. | Delta Regional Authority | N/A | Applicants must be in one of the 252 counties and parishes across 8 states served by the Delta Regional Authority. To see the region map, click here: https://dra.gov/about-dra/map-room/ | 10% match required for Business Development or Workforce Development funding | $18,930,599 | Varies by state | N/A | N/A | June 5, 2022 (LDD); June 19, 2022 (DRA) | Consider focusing on fundamental improvements to the efficiency and electrification of existing buildings, including weatherization of support facilities like community centers, schools, or housing. Upgrading community facilities with solar plus battery storage can convert such facilities into community resiliency hubs that serve as emergency power centers and cooling centers. To encourage entrepreneurship, explore integrating new clean energy and EV supply chain manufacturing hubs/business parks into regional economic development plans. Where possible, consider whether partnerships with universities or community colleges could be leveraged to launch an economic diversification and workforce development strategy to promote and enhance the growth of emerging clean energy industries and retain local talent. | DRA evaluates distressed populations and county areas when allocating funding to each state. It is possible for infrastructure projects in distressed counties/parishes to receive 100% project funding. Under federal law, at least 75% of DRA funds must be invested in economically distressed counties and parishes. | All SEDAP projects should support one or more strategic DRA goals: 1) improved workforce competitiveness; 2) strengthened infrastructure; and/or 3) increased community capacity. Competitiveness of applications will also be increased if any local match or leverage is able to be provided, even if not required. | For more information on the program, see here: https://dra.gov/images/uploads/content_files/StatesEconomicDevelopmentAssistanceProgram2021(SEDAP).pdf | No | https://dra.gov/funding-programs-states-economic-development/states-economic-development-assistance-program/ |
| New | Statewide Planning, Research, and Networks (American Rescue Plan) | To develop coordinated statewide plans for economic development and data, tools, and institutional capacity to evaluate and scale evidence-based economic development efforts, including through communities of practice and provision of technical assistance among existing and new EDA grantees. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Eligibility is broad for this opportunity. | Yes | $31,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 20 | $1,550,000 | May 24, 2022 | This NOFO seeks to build regional economies for the future through two primary avenues: a) Statewide Planning and b) Research and Networks. For States negatively impacted by the downturn in the coal economy, EDA expects that the plans developed under this activity will specifically address the economic effects of the transition away from coal and expansion or creation of industry clusters to support affected communities. Applicants should consider supply chains growth in sustainable manufacturing, clean energy, and electric vehicles. | Through Research and Communities of Practice awards, EDA will fund data, tools, and institutional capacity for analyzing the needs of persistent poverty communities and formulating strategies to decrease economic disparities, facilitating coordination with Tribes or other indigenous communities and other planning efforts that intersect with the Tribes’ interests and are supported by impacted Tribal communities, and cataloging state innovation and entrepreneurship assets including mechanisms to access capital and equity financing to support business development and expansion and gaps in access to capital for underserved rural and urban communities. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334728 |
| New - IIJA | Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Technology (SMART) Grants | To fund planning and prototyping projects that incorporate innovative transportation technologies or uses of data, including coordinated automation, connected vehicles, and intelligent sensor-based infrastructure. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Office of the Secretary | A SMART grant may be used to carry out a project that demonstrates at least one of the following: (i) coordinated automation, (ii) connected vehicles, (iii) Intelligent, sensor-based infrastructure, (iv) systems integration, (v) commerce delivery and logistics, (vi) leveraging use of innovative aviation, (vii) smart grids, (viii) smart technology traffic signals. | Not required for Phase I | $100,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 50 | $2,000,000 | November 18, 2022 | Smart transportation technologies can help manage congestion, increase the system efficiency of vehicular travel, and help strategically site traffic management and vehicle charging infrastructure based on use and demand. DOT priorities include improving resilience to climate change impacts, increasing energy efficiency, and reducing congestion and/or air pollution, including greenhouse gases. | DOT will consider geographical diversity among grant recipients, including the need for balancing the needs of rural communities, midsized communities, and large communities. | DOT explicitly notes that Collaborative Applications are an option. Eligible entities may choose to collaborate across different regions or geographies on projects with similar characteristics, addressing similar problems and with similar technologies, potentially sharing common resources such as partnerships with industry, nonprofits, academic institutions, or community foundations. | N/A | No | https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SMART |
| New | Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar | To recognize community solar projects and programs that employ or develop best practices to increase equitable access to the meaningful benefits of community solar for subscribers and their communities. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Solar Energy and Technologies Office | The Team Lead must be able to receive payments that are legally made from the U.S. in U.S. dollars or designate a team member that can. To receive prize money, the Team Lead must be a member of the National Community Solar Partnership. Projects must have been energized and subscribed for at least 6 months prior to nomination in order to be eligible. | Not required | $100,000 | $10,000 | 55 | $1,818 | October 7, 2022 | Community solar is any solar project or purchasing program in which the benefits of a solar project flow to multiple customers such as individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and other groups, within a certain geographic area. Community solar projects and programs can vary significantly in their structure, implementation, and benefits they provide. | Given the challenges of realizing a just energy transition within the confines of a climate crisis, community solar models can provide additional value streams that benefit both the community and the grid — encouraging a more equitable future. Learn more here: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/79548.pdf | There are two Innovation Categories: Community Engagement and Impact. Consider best practices discussed in Community Solar+ when designing and planning projects: https://rmi.org/introducing-community-solar-the-next-generation-of-community-solar/ | For more details on competition eligibility, see here: https://americanmadechallenges.org/challenges/sunnyawards/docs/Sunny_Awards_Official_Prize_Rules.pdf | No | https://www.energy.gov/communitysolar/sunny-awards-equitable-community-solar |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Superfund Technical Assistance for Communities | EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated lands. To support healthy communities and strengthen environmental protection, EPA works closely with communities to make sure they have the technical help they need. EPA provides additional assistance to communities through a variety of technical assistance resources and tools, listed below. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) | Types of technical assistance include a needs assessment, community education, independent technical advisors, and site decision planning. | Not required | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Transforming underutilized or abandoned Superfund sites in your community into clean energy hubs can also spur economic revitalization. As of October 2021, EPA identified 74 Superfund sites that now host clean energy. These funds can help determine which brownfields and closed landfill sites may be good fits for hosting solar or other renewable energy. The EPA offers explicit guidance for considering such "brightfields" projects: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/are-you-considering-renewable-energy-or-energy-efficient-approaches-your-brownfields | More than one in four Black and Hispanic Americans live within 3 miles of a Superfund site. No community deserves to have contamination near where they live, work, play, and go to school. With this funding, communities living near many of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned releases of contamination will finally get the support they deserve to reconsider the future of these sites. | N/A | For more information on EPA's RE-Powering America's Lands program, see here: https://www.epa.gov/re-powering/re-powering-tracking-matrix | No | https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-technical-assistance-communities |
| Superfund Technical Assistance Grant Program (TAG) | To provide funding to community groups to contract their own technical advisor to interpret and explain technical reports, site conditions, and EPA’s proposed cleanup proposals and decisions. EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated lands. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) | Eligible recipients include groups incorporated to address the impacts of a Superfund site on members' health, economic wellbeing, or environmental enjoyment. EPA is authorized to award only one TAG at a time for each Superfund site. | Minimum 20% match required | N/A | Initial funding of $50,000, with optional future funding | N/A | N/A | Letters of intent accepted on rolling basis by EPA Regional Coordinators | Transforming underutilized or abandoned Superfund sites in your community into clean energy hubs can also spur economic revitalization. These funds can help determine which brownfields and closed landfill sites may be good fits for hosting solar or other renewable energy. The EPA offers explicit guidance for considering such "brightfields" projects: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/are-you-considering-renewable-energy-or-energy-efficient-approaches-your-brownfields | More than one in four Black and Hispanic Americans live within 3 miles of a Superfund site. No community deserves to have contamination near where they live, work, play, and go to school. With this funding, communities living near many of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned releases of contamination will finally get the support they deserve to reconsider the future of these sites. This program is specifically designed to ensure more equitable participation in Superfund planning, helping community groups interpret and explain site reports and conditions, as well as proposed cleanup plans and decisions. | The EPA identifies ideal TAG recipients, including (1) community groups or citizens’ associations formed because Superfund site issues, (2) groups of individuals actively involved at the Superfund site, including all the affected individuals and groups who joined in applying for the TAG, and (3) consortia of groups with community concerns about the Superfund site and its effects on the surrounding area. | For more information on EPA's RE-Powering America's Lands program, see here: https://www.epa.gov/re-powering/re-powering-tracking-matrix | https://www.epa.gov/superfund/technical-assistance-grant-tag-program | ||
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) | The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program promotes flexibility in state and local transportation decisions and provides flexible funding to best address state and local transportation needs. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program is available for the roughly 1 million miles of Federal-aid highways, for bridges on any public road, and for transit capital projects. | 20% match required; 10% match required for interstate projects | $13,835,000,000 | Varies by state | Varies by state | N/A | N/A | Surface transportation projects can help traffic move more efficiently, reduce traffic congestion, and reduce carbon emissions. Applicants should consider how surface highway projects, specifically, can reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and encourage public transit. | Surface transportation projects can target deficient infrastructure in underserved communities, providing local jobs in the process. | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/stbg.cfm |
| Technical Assistance for the Adoption of Building Energy Codes | To facilitate residential building codes that meet/exceed the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code and commercial building codes that meet/exceed ANSI/ASHRAE/IES standard 90.1-2019 ("Latest Building Energy Codes"); to facilitate building codes that meet/exceed the zero energy provisions in the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, or equivalent ("Zero Energy Codes"). | Department of Energy (DOE) | State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) | Eligible recipients include States and units of local government with the authority to adopt building codes. | Not required | $1,000,000,000 through FY29 ($330,000,000 for Latest Building Energy Codes; $670,000,000 for Zero Energy Codes) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Details forthcoming | This program helps states and local governments improve their building energy codes to increase efficiency and enforce cutting-edge standards. | Building affordable housing and decarbonizing buildings should work synergistically by leveraging codes, energy efficiency, and funding strategies. Updating building energy codes can enhance energy efficiency, reduce energy burdens, address split incentive situations between tenants and landlords, and make everyday living expenses more affordable for all. Learn more here: https://newbuildings.org/energy-efficiency-and-equity/ | N/A | Referred to in the IRA as "Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code Adoption." | https://www.energy.gov/scep/technical-assistance-adoption-building-energy-codes | ||
| Technical Assistance Services for Communities Program (TASC) | To provide independent assistance through an EPA contract to help communities better understand the science, regulations and policies of environmental issues and EPA actions. Under the TASC contract, a contractor provides scientists, engineers and other professionals to review and explain information to communities. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) | Types of technical assistance include a needs assessment, community education, independent technical advisors, and site decision planning. | Not required | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Requests accepted on rolling basis by EPA Regional Coordinators | The TASC program benefits communities by explaining technical findings and answering community questions, helping them understand complex environmental issues, and supporting their active roles in protecting healthy communities and advancing environmental protection. | This program is specifically designed to ensure more equitable participation in Superfund planning, helping community groups interpret and explain site reports and conditions, as well as proposed cleanup plans and decisions. TASC can provide opportunities for environmental education, bring diverse groups together and help them get more involved, and offer training and support environmental employment opportunities through the Superfund Job Training Initiative. | N/A | EPA may provide TASC services to a community group that is a Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) or Technial Assistance Plan (TAP) recipient. However, TASC services only provide assistance that is not available or allowable under the TAG or TAP. Additionally, EPA will likely prioritize TASC resources for communities not eligible for a TAG or without potential access to a TAP. | https://www.epa.gov/superfund/technical-assistance-services-communities-tasc-program | ||
| Existing - Constant | Title 17 Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program (Title 17) | To eliminate gaps in commercial financing for energy projects in the United States that utilize innovative technology to reduce, avoid, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions. LPO can help finance catalytic, replicable, and market-ready renewable energy and efficient energy technologies with $4.5 billion of available loan guarantees. LPO can provide first-of-a-kind projects and other high-impact, energy-related ventures with access to debt capital and flexible financing that private lenders cannot provide. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Loans Program Office | Eligible projects must satisfy all four of the following basic eligibility requirements: Innovative Technology, Greenhouse Gas Benefits, Located in the United States, and Reasonable Prospect of Repayment. | Not required | $4,500,000,000 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Rolling | Consider utilizing loan guarantees to finance advanced grid integration, energy storage, on-site and off-site renewable energy, and electrification and energy efficiency improvements in residential and commercial buildings. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/lpo/renewable-energy-efficient-energy-projects-loan-guarantees |
| New - IIJA | Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP) | To facilitate the construction of electric power transmission lines and related facilities; to provide loans to applicants attempting to construct or replace transmission lines, increase the capacity of existing transmission lines, or incorporate isolated grids into a larger transmission, telecommunications, or infrastructure network. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Electricity (OE) | Eligible electric power transmission lines must be greater than 1,000 MW for new lines, upgrades to existing lines (or new lines in existing corridors) must be greater than 500 MW. Eligible entities are any entities seeking to carry out an eligible project (see Other Notes). | See details for cost recovery and capacity contract term requirements | $2,550,000,000 | N/A | $2.5 billion in borrowing authority, $50M for administration ($10M per year) | N/A | February 1, 2023 for Part I; 45 days from invitation to apply for Part II | This program is aimed at facilitating transmission capacity expansion. DOE will enter into capacity contracts for transmission capacity (capped at 50% of line capacity and 40-year terms). These may be with third parties, for which a competitive solicitation must occur, or as public-private partnerships. Local governments interested in transmission capacity projects in order to integrate renewable energy or increase system resiliency may choose to participate either as a partner in a capacity contract, or in related planning activities. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Eligible projects include: (A) to construct a new or replace an existing eligible electric power transmission line; (B) to increase the transmission capacity of an existing eligible electric power transmission line; or (C) to connect an isolated microgrid to an existing transmission, transportation, or telecommunications infrastructure corridor located in Alaska, Hawaii, or a territory of the United States. | Note that related facilities do not include generation facilities or facilities used to distribute electricity locally. | No | https://www.energy.gov/oe/articles/transmission-facilitation-program |
| New - IRA | Transmission Facility Financing | Direct loans to non-federal borrowers for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities. | Department of Energy (DOE) | TBA | Eligible non-federally owned transmission facilities must be designated to be necessary in the national interest by the Secretary of the DOE according to the transmission studies conducted every 3 years under Section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act of 2005 in concert with affected States and Tribes. | Minimum 20% match required | $2,000,000,000 through FY2030 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | The transition away from fossil fuels to a carbon-free grid requires significant investments in transmission facilities to move electricity generated from large renewable power sources (particularly hydro and wind) to distribution networks. In addition, large-scale renewables typically require specific natural resources (solar and wind), which means that electricity may have to be transported further from the site of generation than with fossil fuels. | The construction of large-scale transmission projects is necessary to facilitate the connection of distant renewable energy sources to communities, and advocates including the Center for American Progress have long called for removing barriers to interregional collaboration, and minimizing disruption to communities with the construction of new transmission lines. Economic development activities in the areas surrounding these projects should support those affected communities, and move towards the White House Justice40 goals. Learn more here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/advancing-equity-grid-modernization/ | N/A | Transmission facilities determined necessary in the national interest are set by the criteria listed in section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act. | No | |
| Existing - Constant | Transmission Infrastructure Program (TIP) | To leverage federal funds and attract private and other non-federal co-investment to support the development of critical transmission and related infrastructure to expand and modernize the electric grid. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Western Area Power Administration | Prospective utility-scale transmission and/or related projects must have at least one terminus in WAPA's 15-state service territory; demonstrate a reasonable expectation of repayment; facilitate the delivery of clean energy; not adversely impact system reliability or operations; serve the public interest. | Not required | $3,250,000,000 | Typical TIP loan financings can range from $40 million to $1 billion | N/A | Varies by project need | Rolling | This is a unique federal program aimed at modernizing the electrical grid in the western U.S. The program's primary goal is to leverage federal funds and attract private and other non-federal co-investment to support the development of critical transmission and related infrastructure to advance and support the deployment of utility-scale renewable energy projects. | WAPA lists multiple projects that have received support from environmental stakeholders and other regional transmission and energy partners. For projects of this magnitude that impact regional, if not, interstate energy transmission, ensuring that the planning process includes key local and regional stakeholders is critical to success. | While this program is flexible in terms of the applicant, typically energy developers, private investors, and a combination of state and federal agencies partner together to expand transmission opportunities. | Costs will vary based on the complexity of the project. Prospective applicants to review past and present projects here: https://www.wapa.gov/transmission/TIP/Pages/projects.aspx | No | https://www.wapa.gov/transmission/TIP/Pages/AboutTIP.aspx |
| Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program | Grants made to transmission siting authorities can cover siting impact analyses, examination of alternate siting corridors, participation in regulatory proceedings in another jurisdiction, actions that may shorten the approval or permitting process, or economic development activities for communities affected by the siting of the project. | Department of Energy (DOE) | TBA | "Siting Authority" refers to State, local, or tribal entities with authority to make a final decision regarding siting, permitting, or regulatory status of a covered project. "Covered transmission projects" include high-voltage interstate or offshore electricity transmission lines, that operate at a minimum of (interstate) 275 kilovolts (AC or DC) or (offshore) 200 kilovolts (AC or DC). | 50% match required for specific activities | $760,000,000 through FY2029 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | Siting processes for transmission facilities can significantly delay large-scale projects if not properly regulated. This grant funding available for transmission siting creates specific incentives to speed up the process, and ease the siting and permitting process for State, local, and tribal siting authorities. | The construction of large-scale transmission projects is necessary to facilitate the connection of distant renewable energy sources to communities, and advocates including the Center for American Progress have long called for removing barriers to interregional collaboration, and minimizing disruption to communities with the construction of new transmission lines. Economic development activities in the areas surrounding these projects should support those affected communities, and move towards the White House Justice40 goals. Learn more here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/advancing-equity-grid-modernization/ | Final decisions on the siting or permitting of the covered transmission project must be made not later than 2 years after the date on which the grant is provided. Economic development funds may only be released after the approval or commencement of construction of the covered transmission project. | N/A | https://www.energy.gov/gdo/transmission-siting-and-economic-development-grants-program | ||
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Transportation Alternatives / Enhancement Programs (TA Set-Aside) | To support multi-modal transportation systems, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, projects that increase access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, recreational trail projects, safe routes to school projects; and projects for planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former divided highways. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Varies by state | Varies by state | 10% set-aside from Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) | Varies by state | Varies by state | N/A | Varies by state | When possible, these funds can be optimized if building new connections to existing transportation networks. Consider whether such funding makes sense to increase access with multi-modal options, offer new last-mile connectivity options for public transit users, or support expansions to pedestrian and bicycle trail networks (or build new ones where none previously existed). | TAP/TEP funding can greatly increase regional accessibility, especially for currently disconnected, marginalized, and/or underserved communities. Consider how this funding can enhance last-mile connectivity options for those relying on public transit to increase safety and accessibility of continued commutes via transit. | Check if your state offers sub-programs within the Transportation Alternatives Program, including the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) and Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) to see if a more specialized subset of funding would be more applicable to your project. | The FAST Act eliminates the MAP-21 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and replaces it with a set-aside of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) funding for transportation alternatives (TA). These set-aside funds include all projects and activities that were previously eligible under TAP, encompassing a variety of smaller-scale transportation projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, recreational trails, safe routes to school projects, community improvements such as historic preservation and vegetation management, and environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat connectivity. | No | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/ |
| Existing - Constant | Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program (TIFIA) | To provide credit assistance for qualified projects of regional and national significance, filling market gaps and leveraging substantial private co-investment through supplemental, subordinate investment in critical improvements to the nation's transportation system. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Build America Bureau | Eligible applicants include state governments, state infrastructure banks, private firms, special authorities, local governments, and transportation improvement districts. Projects must have a minimum anticipated cost of $10-50 million (depending on project type) and a dedicated loan repayment source. | Credit assistance limited to 33% of reasonably anticipated eligible project costs | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rolling | Eligible programs include Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intermodal Connectors, Transit Vehicles and Facilities, Intercity Buses and Facilities, Transit Oriented Development, and more. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | TIFA intends to facilitate projects with significant public benefits, encourage new revenue streams and private participation, fill capital market gaps for secondary/subordinate capital, and limit Federal exposure by relying on market discipline. The granter intends to be a flexible, "patient" investor willing to take on investor concerns about investment horizon, liquidity, predictability and risk. | Smaller projects can apply through the streamlined "TIFIA Lite" program. For this: Borrower should be (1) a public or publicly-sponsored entity; (2) experienced with debt financing, such as prior TIFIA, RRIF, or commercial loans; and (3) willing to accept the terms of the standard TIFIA loan agreement template with little to no negotiation. Projects should be (1) shovel-ready with all permits and licensing completed; (2) given an investment grade rating from a nationally-recognized agency; and (3) posess a loan repayment source in the form of a general obligation pledge, dedicated tax revenue pledge, or government appropriations. | No | https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/financing/tifia |
| New | Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation - Competitive Grants (American Rescue Plan) | To help communities that have been hardest hit by challenges facing the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors to invest in infrastructure, workforce or other projects to support the recovery of the industry and economic resilience of the community in the future. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Eligibility is broad for this opportunity. | Yes | $240,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 150 | $1,600,000 | February 10, 2022 | Enhancing resilience in the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors in the face of the pandemic, especially in light of the ongoing impacts of a changing climate, is a multi-dimensional effort emphasizing engagement and support from all aspects of the community, including economic development practitioners. This program can support upgrades/retrofits to existing travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation infrastructure as well as new infrastructure projects that lead to long-term increases in tourist activity. Also consider improving the connectivity of outdoor recreational assets such as trails to increase access to other community facilities and transit hubs. | Projects that would support economic diversification in communities overly reliant on the travel and tourism industry are permitted, but projects that directly support the industry are preferred and will be prioritized. | N/A | N/A | No | https://eda.gov/arpa/travel-tourism/ |
| New | Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation - State Tourism Grants (American Rescue Plan) | To help states quickly invest in marketing, infrastructure, workforce, and other projects to rejuvenate safe leisure, business and international travel. | Department of Commerce | Economic Development Administration (EDA) | EDA will send governors, the mayor of DC, and other applicable territory leaders or their designees a formal invitation to apply. | Not required | $510,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 60 days after receiving invitation | Enhancing resilience in the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors in the face of the pandemic, especially in light of the ongoing impacts of a changing climate, is a multi-dimensional effort emphasizing engagement and support from all aspects of the community, including economic development practitioners. This program can support upgrades/retrofits to existing travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation infrastructure as well as new infrastructure projects that lead to long-term increases in tourist activity. Also consider improving the connectivity of outdoor recreational assets such as trails to increase access to other community facilities and transit hubs. | States can spend awards themselves and/or competitively subaward funds to eligible designees. Projects surrounding workforce training, economic diversification and development, and technical assistance are encouraged to equitably build capacity for those hit hardest within the industry. | N/A | Non-competitive. Contact your state to learn how this will be allocated. | No | https://eda.gov/arpa/travel-tourism/ |
| Existing - Constant | Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (TELGP) | To provide partial loan guarantees to support economic opportunities to tribes through energy development projects and activities. LPO provides borrowers access to capital, flexible financing, and expert project support to help reinvigorate, advance, and transform America’s energy infrastructure. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Loans Program Office | Eligible borrowers must be a federally recognized tribe or a tribal energy development organization with majority tribal ownership and control. The project can involve a single site or distributed portfolio. Projects employing commercial technology are preferred. | Not required | $2,000,000,000 | Up to 90% of the unpaid principal and interest due on any loan for energy development. | Unknown | Unknown | Rolling | Consider utilizing partial loan guarantees to finance large clean energy projects, such as off-site renewable energy projects, transmission infrastructure, and EV charging infrastructure. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | TELGP’s specialized expertise is in large-scale energy projects and loans that exceed $25 million. For FY22, TELGP has undergone a series of changes based on feedback from Tribal communities. See here for more: https://www.energy.gov/lpo/articles/lpo-improves-access-tribal-energy-projects-updated-solicitation | No | https://www.energy.gov/lpo/tribal-energy-loan-guarantee-program |
| Existing - IIJA Increase | Tribal High Priority Projects Program (THPP) | To reinstate and provide funding for the Tribal High Priority Projects program. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Highway Administration (FHA) | Eligible entities must be federally-recognized Tribal governments. Eligible projects must be highest-priority, emergency, or disaster related projects | Not required | $11,250,000 | $1,000,000 | N/A | N/A | TBA | While this program will fund safety projects generally, applicants should prioritize projects that will decrease the need for private vehicles on the road and increase transit ridership, promote carpooling and ridesharing, and be in coordination with regional transit-oriented development planning. Communities should look to deploy extensive, convenient, well-connected bus rapid transit projects that can align with local, regional, and statewide vehicle electrification plans. High priority projects may center on disaster recovery and can be implemented with long-term climate resiliency in mind. | This program provides the necessary Federal support to help Tribal governments implement top priorities, namely recovery from disasters. | N/A | N/A | No | |
| Existing - Increase | Tribal Transit Program (TTP) - Competitive | To provide funding to federally recognized Indian tribes to provide public transportation services on and around Indian reservations or tribal land in rural areas. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Only federally recognized tribes are eligible recipients under the Tribal Transit Program. However, tribes which are not federally recognized remain eligible to apply to the state as a subrecipient for funding under the State's apportionment. | 10% match required typically, except for FY21 with no cost share required | $8,752,896 | $25,000 cap on planning grant awards | 60 | $145,882 | May 25, 2022 | Decarbonization strategies may focus on investments that expand transit services in a manner that reduces single passenger vehicle miles traveled, invest in zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure, and holistic transportation strategies that emphasize walking, cycling, and public transit connectivity alongside electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure build-out for ride-sharing and vehicle sharing programs. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | The FY21 NOFO may be viewed here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/27/2021-11197/fy-2021-competitive-funding-opportunity-public-transportation-on-indian-reservations-program-tribal | In FY 2020, the program received applications for 30 eligible projects requesting a total of $9.4 million. Twenty-five projects were funded at a total of $7.7 million. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338127 |
| Existing - Constant | Tribal Transit Program (TTP) - Formula | To provide funding to federally recognized Indian tribes to provide public transportation services on and around Indian reservations or tribal land in rural areas. | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | Only federally recognized tribes are eligible recipients under the Tribal Transit Program. However, tribes which are not federally recognized remain eligible to apply to the state as a subrecipient for funding under the State's apportionment. | Not required | $35,823,941 | N/A | 125 | $286,592 | N/A | Decarbonization strategies may focus on investments that expand transit services in a manner that reduces single passenger vehicle miles traveled, invest in zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure, and holistic transportation strategies that emphasize walking, cycling, and public transit connectivity alongside electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure build-out for ride-sharing and vehicle sharing programs. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | N/A | N/A | No | https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/tribal-transit-formula-grants-5311c1b |
| Existing - Increase | Urban and Community Forestry Program (UCF) | To provide technical, financial, research and educational services for communities to conserve, restore, and enhance urban forests. | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | United States Forest Service | Eligible applicants include non-profits, educational institutions of higher learning, local governments, municipalities, tribal organizations, and state organizations representing multi-state or national proposals. | 50% match required; match wavers available for proposals that deliver 100% of benefits to disadvantaged communities | $1,000,000,000 | $50,000,000 | N/A | N/A | June 1, 2023 | Consider enhancing urban and suburban tree canopies, especially where heat islands and flooding are more common. Urban forestry needs to be strategically deployed and well managed to help reduce energy use, mitigate disasters and promote human health. Specific eligible uses of funding are listed in the NOFO: https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/UCF-IRA-NOFO-04122023.pdf See RMI's report, "Growing to Its Potential", for more on the climate benefits of urban nature: https://rmi.org/insight/growing-to-its-potential/ | This program specifically aims to (1) increase equitable access to urban tree canopy and associated human health, environmental and economic benefits in disadvantaged communities, (2) broaden community engagement in local urban forest planning, and (3) improve community and urban forest resilience to climate change, pests and storm events through best management and maintenance practices. | Applicants should consider multi-year projects and other sources of funds, which may include other Federal cooperative conservation sources. While other Federal dollars or technical support may contribute to the project, they may not be used to match these Federal grant program dollars. USDA will fund projects for a preiod of 5 years. Each year, grant categories vary. All grant categories align with one or more of the goals in the National Ten Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026). See this resource here: https://urbanforestplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FinalActionPlan_Complete_11_17_15.pdf | N/A | No | https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/urban-forests/ucf |
| New - IRA | USDA Assistance for Rural Electric Cooperatives | To provide loans and other financial assistance for electric cooperatives to achieve emissions reductions through the purchase or deployment of renewable energy, or to make energy efficiency improvements to existing electric generation or transmission systems. | Department of Agriculture (USDA) | TBA | Eligible recipients include electric cooperatives, particularly those serving predominantly rural areas, and its subsidiaries. | TBA | $9,700,000,000 | $9,700,000 | N/A | N/A | TBA | This program can reduce the financial barriers to buying or building new renewable energy systems in rural communities. This should be considered in the context of expanded tax credits for renewable energy systems and related incentives for where such projects are sited. | When building new renewable energy systems, consider designed local workforce development initiatives (i.e. solar training), developing programs that lower income residents and small businesses could subscribe to in order to reduce their energy burden (i.e. community solar), and adequately compensating those communities where new projects are being sited. | N/A | Grant shall not exceed 25% of total project costs. Funding is available until 2031. | No | |
| Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity | To advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in several areas critical to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, including: reduction of weight and cost of batteries, reduction in life cycle emissions of advanced lightweight materials, reduced costs and advanced technologies for both on- and off-road vehicle charging and infrastructure, innovative public transit solutions, and training to increase deployment of these technologies among diverse communities. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, non-profit entities, state and local governmental entities, and Tribal Nations. Foreign entities, incorporated consortia, and unincorporated consortia are also eligible to apply. | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | The Notice of Intent identifies 12 likely areas of interest that could be included in the eventual FOA. Funding may be available for areas of interest that are particularly relevant to local governments: Area of Interest 8: Mobility System Approaches Supporting Public Transportation Area of Interest 9: Reducing Soft Costs of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure to Enable Widespread Deployment Area of Interest 10: Addressing Critical Workforce Training Needs for Transportation Electrification Area of Interest 11: Consumer Education for Electric Vehicle Charging | Consider engaging disadvantaged communities to ensure that the benefits of the transition to electric vehicles can felt by all. Ensure that EV infrastructure, incentives, and other programs are easy to access. Additionally, the transition to electric vehicles could be supported by a local workforce development program. More information on what this funding will support is forthcoming. | N/A | N/A | https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx?Search=DE-FOA-0002893&SearchType= | ||
| Existing - Constant | Volkswagen (VW) Settlement Mitigation Funding | To support cleaner and/or electric vehicles (trucks, buses, light duty vehicles, etc.) and charging infrastructure that reduce NOx emissions consistent with each state's beneficiary mitigation plan. This funding comes from EPA's 2016 settlement for $14.7 billion with Volkswagen, a portion of which is allocated directly to states to distribute. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Office of Enforcement | Varies by state | Not required | Varies by state, but total mitigation trust amounts to $2,900,000,000 | Up to 100% of a project for governmental entities | Varies by state | Varies by state | Varies by state | Funding may be used to support the scrapping of older vehicles as defined, the replacement of an existing engine (repowering), or the purchasing of new diesel or alternate fueled (CNG, propane, hybrid, etc.) engines and vehicles. Consider prioritizing the replacement of aging, less efficient vehicles in your bus or truck fleet. Electric vehicle supply equipment/ charging infrastructure associated with new all-electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles is eligible as well. School and other transit buses could serve as both grid and resilience assets (both during and after their operating life) because of the predictability of their operations combined with significant downtime. Such buses could include vehicle-to-grid technology allowing them to support the regional electricity system by storing and injecting energy into the power grid when not in use. The full list of eligible projects can be found here: https://www.vwcourtsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/DOJ/Approved%20Appendix%20D-2.pdf | Local governments and communities should carefully consider the environmental justice implications of electric vehicle deployment and use, including which bus routes are electrified and where charging infrastructure is located. | Interested applicants should check with their state to understand the phases and schedules of implementation. Each state is at a different point of implementation consistent with their beneficiary mitigation plan. | The percentage of each project that can be funded through the Trust are categorized into two different rates: government-owned and non-government owned. Governments can fund up to 100% of a project through the trust, whereas non-government entities can fund up to 75% of a project, depending on the category and type of engine replacement (diesel, alternate fuel, all- electric, etc). A “government” is defined in the Settlement as “a state or local government agency (including a school district, municipality, city, county, special district, transit district, joint powers authority, or port authority)... and a tribal government or native village.” | No | https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/air/mobile/VW/20190313ModifiedStateBeneficiaryTrustAgreementeffectiveApril122019pdf.pdf |
| New | Voluntary State, Regional, and Local Electricity Distribution Planning | To provide assistance to States, regional organizations, and electric utilities to facilitate the development of State, regional, and local electricity distribution plans by (1) conducting a resource assessment and analysis of future demand and distribution requirements; (2) developing open-source tools for State, regional, and local planning and operations. | Department of Energy (DOE) | N/A | Eligible entities include states, regional reliability entities, and other distribution asset owners and operators. | Not required | $175,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | New program, deadline unknown. | No funding is associated with this effort. Upon request, eligible entities may receive technical assistance from the DOE on electricity planning. Such assistance may be valuable to plan for increased renewable energy resources and integration of distributed generation assets and electric vehicles and associated charging infrastructure. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | This assistance is by request of the Secretary of Energy. Communities and eligible entities should consult with senior local leadership, Congressional delegations, and/or their governor to make the case and generate support for such a request. | $175 million annually for FY 21-25 is authorized to be appropriated for this and 4 other sections. Program expires 2025. | No | https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml;jsessionid=EACFBA8133D8234BC507CD09138BAE00?req=owner&f=treesort&fq=true&num=2280&hl=true&edition=prelim&granuleId=USC-prelim-title43-section498 |
| Waste-to-Energy Technical Assistance for Local Governments | This technical assistance addresses knowledge gaps, specific challenges, decision-making considerations, planning, and project implementation strategies related to waste-to-energy. | Department of Energy (DOE) | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) | All U.S. municipalities and counties in the lower 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories, as well as tribal governments, are eligible for WTE technical assistance at no cost. Entities representing multiple municipalities are also eligible as well as airport authorities and municipal utilities authorities. | Not required | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 14, 2023 | This program offers techincal assistance to help communities navigate the waste-to-energy sector and make more informed decisions using NREL data and expertise. | Waste-to-energy plants can be an important part of a local decarbonization strategy, but it is important to engage impacted communities to ensure disadvantaged communities are not negatively impacted by new plants. | A community does not have to have an existing or planned waste resource or energy recovery project to be eligible. Communities in the strategic planning phase when it comes to these waste streams are eligible and encouraged to apply. | N/A | https://www.nrel.gov/bioenergy/waste-to-energy-technical-assistance.html | ||
| New - IIJA | Wastewater Efficiency Grant Pilot Program | To assist 15 publicly owned treatment works (POTW) to create or improve waste-to energy systems. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | TBA | Eligible applicants include owners or operators of POTW. Grant awards can include sludge collection systems, anaerobic digesters, methane capture or transfer, and other emerging technologies that transform waste to energy. | TBA | $20,000,000 | $4,000,000 | N/A | N/A | TBA | Consider deployment of methane capture and transfer technology to increase renewable energy supply. Improve the efficiency of waste-to-energy systems to reduce carbon emissions from waste treatment. | Local communities should be engaged with the deployment of waste-to-energy systems and be informed of potential impacts. Consider how the new system can benefit local communities, especially those disadvantaged groups. Potential positive impacts include air quality improvement, clean energy supply increase, new job opportunities, etc. | N/A | $100,000,000 are available for FY2022 through FY2026. | No | |
| Existing - Increase | WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants | To support projects that conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply reliability in the western United States. | Department of Interior (DOI) | Bureau of Reclamation | An eligible applicant is a state, Indian tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority. Applicants must also be located in the Western US or Territories, specifically: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. | 50% required | $42,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 35 | $1,200,000 | July 28, 2022 | This program specifically funds projects that increase the reliability of water supply and/or the use of hydropower in managing and delivering water. Note that other types of renewable energy projects, including large-scale solar, wind, and geothermal projects, are ineligible through this program. | See the "Equity Design Considerations for Federal Funding" for general considerations and additional sector-based resources: https://cityrenewables.org/resources/equity-design-considerations-for-federal-funding/ | Applicants proposing hydropower development may wish to contact the Program Coordinator listed in Section G, Agency Contacts, prior to the application deadline to discuss the requirements listed above. | This program was formerly known as USBR's Challenge Grants program. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339953 |
| Existing - Increase | Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) | To reduce energy costs for low-income households by increasing the energy efficiency of the homes while ensuring the resident’s health and safety. It is the nation’s single largest residential whole-house energy efficiency program. The reauthorization provides funding through FY 2025 and expands to include renewable energy services and technologies as part of eligible technologies. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | WAP provides core program funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Native American Tribes, and the five U.S. territories—American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands—through formula grants. Once DOE awards the grants, the states, tribes, and territories contract with roughly 700 local organizations nationwide that consists of community action agencies, other nonprofits, and local governments. | Not required | $326,000,000 | The adjusted average cost per dwelling unit (ACPU) is capped at $8,250. The adjusted average expenditures for renewable energy system measures with a Savings to Investments (SIR) greater than 1 is capped at $4,047. | N/A | N/A | Expected mid-2023 | This is a reauthorization of the WAP program that increases funding under the existing block grant program, expands the eligible technology list to include renewable energy technologies, and provides separate competitive grants for WAP program enhancement and innovation. Decarbonization strategies may include weatherization of units occupied by low-income households; installation of renewable energy at units occupied by low-income households; and workforce training for WAP contractors. | Policymakers may consider this time to review their existing WAP programs from an equity lens. This includes in procedural processes and program design, distributional impacts and outreach to households and communities, and in contractor selection. Contractor optimization and expanded training and workforce development opportunities is a source of focus for program enhancement within the bill. This includes language prioritizing the hiring and retention of employees who are from the community in which the assistance is being provided, and from communities or groups that are underrepresented in the home energy performance workforce, including religious and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. | N/A | Of note, the FY23 appropriations for WAP include: $290M in formula grants, $20M for WAP Enhancement and Innovation (E&I), $6.5M for Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers (SERC) grants, $10M for Headquarters Training & Technical Assistance (T&TA) which includes a pilot program to develop and implement strategies to address harmful substances such as vermiculite, and $30M for Weatherization Readiness Fund to enhance the pipeline of low-income homes in need of structural repairs to be ready for traditional energy retrofit servicing. Program expires in 2025. | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/wap/weatherization-assistance-program |
| New | Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Community Scale Pilot Project (CSPP) | To support "community-scale" initiatives on weatherization improvement of low-income housing. Projects can focus on 1) a cluster of single-family houses in a neighborhood or community; 2) two or more small multifamily buildings; or 3) a large multifamily building. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible applicants include WAP grantees or subgrantees. | Not required | $1,500,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | March 1, 2022 | Decarbonization strategies may include weatherization of units occupied by low-income households, and installation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies at units occupied by low-income households. | Applicants need to clearly describe how diversity, equity and inclusion goals are integrated in the project and how work will benefit underserved communities. The proposal is required to demonstrate a focus on equitable accessibility and/or distribution of program allocations to disadvantaged communities. | Demonstrate replicable project design that can be used by the larger WAP | N/A | No | https://www.energy.gov/eere/wap/articles/weatherization-memorandum-085-wap-community-scale-pilot-project-cspp-grant |
| Existing - Increase | Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) - Enhancement & Innovation Program (E&I) | To scale up residential weatherization efforts in DOE WAP-eligible buildings. Funding supports demonstration projects that have the potential to be scaled nationally, enhance the benefits realized by underserved communities, and ensure an equitable transition to a clean-energy economy. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) | Eligible applicants include WAP grantees, subgrantees, and other nonprofit entities. | Not required | $18,600,000 | $2,000,000 | 16 | $1,162,500 | February 3, 2022 (Concept paper); March 28, 2022 (Full application) | Eligible activities include the installation of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency technologies, including home energy management systems and smart devices. | Applicants need to clearly describe how the project will benefit underserved communities and how the benefit will be measured. Collaboration with community-based organizations is highly recommended to enhance community partnerships. For "workforce development" proposal, consider how to recruit, hire, train, retain and support employees in their career development who are individuals from the community in which assistance is provided and from underrepresented groups in the home energy performance and energy efficiency workforce such as: minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, opportunity youth, returning citizens, and individuals who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. | While no matching funds are required, more competitive proposals will leverage a range of federal or non-federal funding, financial contributions, volunteer labor, in-kind donations, and other resources provided by partner organizations. The extent to which such applicant will utilize partnerships with existing WAP Grantees, Subgrantees, and regional coordination is listed as one of the selection factors. Municipal governments are welcome to coordinate with any of the prime applicants and develop an application in a sub-applicant role. | A maximum of 15% of the E&I award may be used for planning, management, and administration. | No | https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/FileContent.aspx?FileID=7c2f798a-b4ef-49c5-9a21-b3ffec829aef |
| Existing - Decrease | Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) | To fund grants that support create economic mobility, address historic inequities for marginalized communities of color and other underserved and underrepresented communities, and produce high-quality employment outcomes for workers who live or work in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, enabling them to remain and thrive in these communities. | Department of Labor (DOL) | Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC); Delta Regional Authority (DRA); Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) | Eligible individuals served under this grant include dislocated workers, new entrants to the workforce, and incumbent workers. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate strategies that achieve economic opportunity and address historical inequities. | Not required | $11,600,000 | $2,900,000 | 7 | $1,657,143 | May 10, 2023 | These grants help communities create tangible strategies to prepare for new supply chains, clean energy manufacturing, and workforce training. For example, consider using planning funding to build partnerships that can accelerate the development of trained contractors for deep efficiency and electrification retrofits for commercial and residential buildings. Workforce development programs are not one-size-fits-all, and WORC offers communities in eligible regions opportunities to create regionally and locally tailored training. | The purpose of the WORC Initiative is to fund grants that support create economic mobility, address historic inequities for marginalized communities of color and other underserved and underrepresented communities, and produce high-quality employment outcomes for workers who live or work in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, enabling them to remain and thrive in these communities. The WORC Initiative is designed to address persistent economic distress by aligning community-led economic and workforce development strategies and activities to ensure long-term economic resilience and enable workers in the regions to succeed in current and future job opportunities. | ETA plans to prioritize the selection of applicants that identify their current capacity with regard to longitudinal administrative databases as Launch Point 2 and after those, prioritize applicants that have never received a Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) grant. Applicants that previously received three or more WDQI grants are ineligible to apply. Consider inviting DOL staff to participate in specific roundtables or community events with your regional team to get their input directly as you build momentum for funding support. | ARC and DRA will provide technical assistance to prospective applicants in their regions, as well as assistance and support to grantees throughout the life of the program. | No | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333025 |
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The AID Demonstration provides funding for activities eligible for assistance in any phase of a highway transportation project between project planning and project delivery including: planning, financing, operation, structures, materials, pavements, environment, and construction.
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To provide direct loans to re-equip, expand, or establish US facilities engaged in the production and/or engineering integration of low- or zero-emission vehicles.
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To make competitive grants for the development of model deployment sites for large scale installation and operation of advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and infrastructure return on investments.
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To support the development of workforce programs and partnerships that will facilitate the continued deployment of solar energy technologies, while supporting an inclusive workforce with opportunities for career advancement, including through union memberships.
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Air Quality Monitoring Grants (American Rescue Plan Act)
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To support public agencies and private owners and entities for the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).
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To support infrastructure projects, including runways and airfields, airport lighting, and airport markings. These funds do not support projects related to airport terminals, equipment, vehicles, or operations.
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To provide competitive funds for airport terminal development projects that address aging infrastructure in America's airports, including energy efficiency upgrades and on-site rail access.
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To provide competitive funds for airport terminal development projects that address aging infrastructure in America's airports, including energy efficiency upgrades and on-site rail access.
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To provide competitive grants for eligible entities to carry out projects that produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel, or develop, demonstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies.
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To invest in two general areas: critical infrastructure and business and workforce development. Critical infrastructure investments mainly include water and wastewater systems, transportation networks, broadband, and other projects anchoring regional economic development. Business and workforce investments primarily focus on entrepreneurship, worker training and education, food systems, leadership, and other human capital development.
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To facilitate residential building codes that meet/exceed the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code and commercial building codes that meet/exceed ANSI/ASHRAE/IES standard 90.1-2019 ("Latest Building Energy Codes"); to facilitate building codes that meet/exceed the zero energy provisions in the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, or equivalent ("Zero Energy Codes").
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To support and sustain a North American battery supply chain; to support battery manufacturing and recycling by funding demonstration projects and facility construction.
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To ensure the United States has a viable battery materials processing industry by supporting demonstration projects and the construction of facilities for processing battery materials.
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To (1) support new strategies for energy and resource recovery from waste streams, curbing fugitive methane emissions, air and water quality impacts, odors, etc.; and (2) develop more robust organisms and catalytic processes for the conversion of sustainable feedstocks and intermediates into biofuels and bioproducts.
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To assist in the development, construction and retrofitting of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products manufacturing facilities.
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To evaluate potentially contaminated sites that may need cleanup from prior use. The program offers community-wide assessments for multiple community sites, site-specific grants for an already identified single-site project focus, and assessment coalition grants to increase the capacity of multijurisdictional entities to assess sites in multiple communities.
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To clean up one brownfield site, or multiple brownfield sites, contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum), and/or petroleum.
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To deliver Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field.
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To provide grant funding for a range of eligible purposes, including developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, engaging community stakeholders, conducting assessments, developing cleanup and reuse plans for key sites, conducting cleanup activities, and developing a revitalization plan.
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To provide seed money to capitalize a revolving loan fund program including loans and subgrants to clean up and remediate sites across a region or community. Revolving loan funds are used to provide no-interest or low-interest loans for eligible brownfield cleanups, subgrants for cleanups, and other eligible programmatic costs necessary to manage the loan fund.
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To develop and support regional tech-based economic development initiatives that accelerate high quality job growth, create more economic opportunities, and support the future of the next generation of industry leading companies
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To provide quick, targeted technical assistance to selected communities to contribute environmental and economic sustainability, using a variety of tools that have demonstrated results and widespread application.
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To enable sustained, cost-effective implementation of updated building energy codes to save customers money on their energy bills.
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To invest in and undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks communities face from disasters and natural hazards.
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To establish a competitive grant program to help institutions of higher education establish building training and assessment centers to educate and train building technicians and engineers on implementing modern building technologies.
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To make federal resources available to states and direct recipients to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities. The competitive Bus and Bus Facilities program includes the Low or No Emission Vehicle Program.
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To make federal resources available to states and direct recipients to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities.
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To invest in substantial corridor improvements in areas that are at or over capacity (or will be within 10 years). This is a robust project development process not geared at maintaining a state of good repair, rather the focus is on increasing corridor capacity by 10% or more.
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To fund major investments in new or extended fixed guideway public transit systems, including light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, streetcar, and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects.
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To fund major investments in new or extended fixed guideway public transit systems, including light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, streetcar, and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects. This may include corridor-based BRT systems.
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To demonstrate substantial improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness, cost, and environmental performance of carbon capture technologies for power, industrial, and other commercial applications.
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To provide secured loans or loan guarantee to projects (of at least $100m) involving common carrier carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure or associated equipment, including pipeline, shipping, rail, or other transportation infrastructure and associated equipment, that will transport or handle carbon dioxide captured from anthropogenic sources or ambient air.
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To reduce transportation emissions via alternative fueling infrastructure, efficiency, electrification, and other planning strategies.
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To expand DOE's Carbon Storage program to fund development of new or expanded commercial large-scale carbon sequestration projects and associated carbon dioxide transport infrastructure, including funding for the feasibility, site characterization, permitting, and construction stages of project development.
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To procure and use products derived from captured carbon oxides.
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To pay the Federal share of associated career skills training programs under which students concurrently receive classroom instruction and on-the-job training for the purposes of obtaining an industry-related certification to install energy efficient building technologies.
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As part of the Electric Vehicle Charging and Refueling Infrastructure Program at least 50% of this funding must be used for a community grant program "Community Charging" where priority is given to projects that expand access to EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure within rural areas, low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, and communities with a low ratio of private parking spaces.
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To strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other alternative fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors.
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To support those communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are ready to implement their “Transformation Plan” to redevelop the neighborhood.
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To support the development of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans which focused on directing resources to address three core goals: Housing, People and Neighborhoods. The Transformation Plan will become the guiding document for the revitalization of the public and/or assisted housing units while simultaneously directing the transformation of the surrounding neighborhood and positive outcomes for families.
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To demonstrate the technical and economic viability of clean energy projects on current and former mines.
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To connect local governments, tribes, electric utilities, and community-based organizations with national laboratory experts and customized, cutting-edge analysis to achieve clean energy systems that are reflective of local and regional priorities. Programs include In-Depth Partnerships, Peer-Learning Cohorts, and Expert Match.
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To support the adoption and deployment of zero-emission Class 6 or Class 7 heavy-duty vehicles.
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To establish an R&D, demonstration, commercialization, and deployment program to improve the efficiency, increase the durability, and reduce the cost of producing clean hydrogen using electrolyzers.
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To support R&D and demonstration projects that advance new clean hydrogen production, processing, delivery, and storage; use equipment manufacturing technologies and techniques; and increase the reuse and recycling of clean hydrogen technologies.
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To support the purchase and installation of zero-emission equipment and technology at ports, and the development of port climate action plans, with a focus on ports in nonattainment areas.
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To decarbonize school bus fleets by replacing existing school buses with zero-emission buses and alternative fuel-based buses.
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To support collaborative research and community engagement projects that improve climate adaptation planning and action through the three competitions: 1) improving engagement methods for coastal resilience planning; 2) assessing tradeoffs and co-benefits for complex decision-making in communities facing coastal inundation and/or inland flooding; 3) identifying complex interactions between social infrastructure and wildfire risks to improve community adaptive capacity.
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To (1) tackle damaging climate pollution while supporting the creation of good jobs and lowering energy costs for families, (2) accelerate work to address environmental injustice and empower community-driven solutions in overburdened neighborhoods, and (3) deliver cleaner air by reducing harmful air pollution in places where people live, work, play, and go to school.
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To encourage deployment of combined heat and power, waste heat to power, and efficient district energy technologies by providing education and outreach to building, industry, and utility professionals, state and local policymakers, and other individuals and organizations as relevant. Support also includes onsite assessments and engineering support in addition to general informational activities. Redesignates the Clean Energy Application Centers of DOE as the CHP Technical Assistance Program.
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To help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to the direct and indirect effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate future risk.
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To help cities, counties, and states recover from Presidentially-declared disasters. The grants focus on low-income areas, subject to availability of supplemental appropriations.
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To develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons.
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To develop community facilities that provide essential services to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area. Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, buy equipment, or pay necessary project costs.
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To support the formation of U.S. community coalitions that will develop, design, and install community geothermal heating and cooling systems.
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To fast-track the efforts of new, emerging, and expanding solar developers and co-developers to learn, participate, and grow their operations to support multiple successful community solar projects.
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To support a broad array of projects for infrastructure and community development to meet local and regional needs.
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To support at least one tidal or current energy planning and execution project in the United States, preferably led by a community-based organization or local/municipal government entity.
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To support most low-carbon transportation modes including public transit, active transportation, electrification, and port and freight pollution mitigation.
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To support a broad array of projects for infrastructure and community development to meet local and regional needs.
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To expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide and demonstrate the ability of groups of buildings and distributed energy resources (DERs) to provide cost effective grid services through demand flexibility and efficiency that maximize use of renewable resources and reduce emissions, while maintaining (if not enhancing) occupant satisfaction and productivity.
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To fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail.
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To seek partners that can help NE advance its primary missions of maintaining the current nuclear fleet, developing and deploying advanced nuclear reactor technologies, and tackling spent nuclear fuel storage. These partners will, with an emphasis on environmental justice, work with local energy communities, educational entities, and other constituencies to find opportunities to accomplish the shared mission of utilizing nuclear energy to advance national and international energy, environmental, and economic needs.
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To review federal opportunities and programs for schools and provide streamlined communication and technical assistance for states, local education agencies, local governments and non-profits on developing and financing renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy retrofits. Will include development of a single resource website.
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To fund research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities to decarbonize the entire life cycle of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs). Two topic areas are the decarbonization of WRRF unit processes and reducing overall greenhouse GHG emissions from WRRFs.
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To fund grid investments that provide flexibility and help quickly rebalance the electrical system, facilitate the aggregation or integration of distributed energy resources, provide energy storage, provide voltage support, and anticipate and mitigate impacts of extreme weather events or natural disasters on grid resilience.
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To achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions and exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas.
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To achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions and exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas.
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To help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects.
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To carry out the purposes of the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) for costs associated with major disaster declarations. Through the DRF, FEMA can fund authorized federal disaster support activities as well as eligible state, territorial, tribal, and local actions such as providing emergency protection and debris removal. The DRF also funds: 1. The repair and restoration of qualifying disaster-damaged public infrastructure 2. Hazard mitigation initiatives 3. Financial assistance to eligible disaster survivors 4. Fire Management Assistance Grants for qualifying large forest or grassland wildfires
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As part of the Electric Vehicle Charging and Refueling Infrastructure Program at least 50% of this funding must be used for a community grant program "Community Charging" where priority is given to projects that expand access to EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure within rural areas, low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, and communities with a low ratio of private parking spaces.
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To strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other alternative fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors.
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To provide grants for domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
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To engage in community-driven research that will address the drivers and environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved communities.
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To produce multiple economic and workforce development outcomes for workers and communities negatively impacted by changes in the coal economy, such as promoting regional economic growth and diversification, new job creation, and reemployment opportunities for displaced coal economy workers.
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To plan, build, innovate, and put people back to work through construction or non-construction projects designed to meet local needs. This flexible program supports a wide range of technical, planning, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and public works and infrastructure projects.
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To support communities impacted by closures of nuclear power plants throughout the United States have had a significant impact on the economic foundations of surrounding communities through sudden job losses and a reduction to the local tax base.
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To help communities experiencing or anticipating economic dislocations to plan and implement specific solutions to leverage their existing regional economic advantages to support economic development and job creation.
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To improve the recycling rates and second-use adoption rates of electric vehicle batteries; to optimize the design and adaptability of electric vehicle batteries to make electric vehicle batteries more easily recyclable; to establish alternative supply chains for critical materials that are found in electric vehicle batteries; to reduce the cost of manufacturing, installation, purchase, operation, and maintenance of electric vehicle batteries; to improve the environmental impact of electric vehicle battery recycling processes.
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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.
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To purchase electric or low-emitting ferries and the electrification of or other reduction of emissions from existing ferries.
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To provide state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and works toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The EMPG’s allowable costs support efforts to build and sustain core capabilities across the prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery mission areas.
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To assist public transit operators in the aftermath of an emergency or major disaster.
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To provide grants to eligible States to train individuals to conduct energy audits or surveys of commercial and residential buildings to build the clean energy workforce, save customers money on their energy bills, and reduce pollution from building energy use.
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To directly invest in projects that develop, promote, implement, and manage energy efficiency and conservation, including clean energy.
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To directly invest in projects that develop, promote, implement, and manage energy efficiency and conservation, including clean energy.
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To fund a pilot program for materials (including products, equipment, or systems) that result in a reduction in use by a nonprofit organization of energy or fuel.
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To provide capitalization grants to states to establish a revolving loan fund under which the state shall provide loans and grants for energy efficiency audits, upgrades, and retrofits to increase energy efficiency and improve the comfort of buildings.
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To provide loans to retool, repurpose, or replace electric or fossil fuel energy infrastructure that has ceased operations, or to enable operating infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions.
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To research and develop large-scale energy storage systems. There will be at least three demonstration projects.
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To invest in innovative research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects that accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of renewable energy to support an equitable transition to a decarbonized electricity system by 2035 and net-zero emissions economy by 2050.
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To support competitively selected pilot projects that collectively demonstrate enhanced geothermal systems in different geologic settings, using a variety of development techniques and well orientations.
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To assist private, non-profit, and public transportation operators in meeting the transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities when the transportation service provided is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate to meeting these needs. The program aims to improve mobility for seniors and individuals with disabilities by removing barriers to transportation service and expanding transportation mobility options.
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To invest in community-led projects in disadvantaged communities and community capacity-building centers to address disproportionate environmental and public health harms related to pollution and climate change.
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To help eligible organizations build collaborative partnerships with other stakeholders (e.g., local businesses and industry, local government, medical service providers, academia, etc.) to develop solutions to environmental or public health issue(s) at the community level.
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To support government activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health impacts in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms. Model EJG2G programs should leverage existing resources to develop processes or tools that integrate environmental justice considerations into governmental decision-making at all levels.
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To improve the environment and public health conditions of low-income communities and communities of color through the advancement of racial equity and environmental justice and address disproportionate environmental or public health harms and risks in minority populations or low-income populations under designated sections of environmental statutes.
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To improve the transportation infrastructure owned and maintained by Federal Lands Management Agencies.
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To give up to 10 States additional flexibility to determine the Federal share on a project, multiple-project, or program basis for projects under any of the following funded under the National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program National Highway Freight Program, the Carbon Reduction Program, and the PROTECT grant program.
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To provide competitive grants for eligible entities to carry out projects that produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel (FAST-SAF), or develop, demonstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies (FAST-Tech).
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To (1) fund R&D projects that leverage the HydroGEN program to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen, (2) develop/validate sensor technologies for monitoring and measuring hydrogen losses, (3) establish/validate the potential for novel, materials-based hydrogen transport and storage technologies, and (4) improve hydrogen fuel cells for use in heavy-duty transportation. This program also seeks to (5) establish a university research consortium to help implement grid resilience programs and advance needed investments.
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To build and strengthen regional workforce training systems and sectoral partnerships that bring together employers who have hiring needs with other key entities to train workers with in-demand skills that lead to good-paying jobs.
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To make energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternative fueled vehicle upgrades and improvements at public schools.
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Grants made to transmission siting authorities can cover siting impact analyses, examination of alternate siting corridors, participation in regulatory proceedings in another jurisdiction, actions that may shorten the approval or permitting process, or economic development activities for communities affected by the siting of the project.
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To support the purchase and installation of zero-emission equipment and technology at ports, and the development of port climate action plans, with a focus on ports in nonattainment areas.
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To provide grants and direct loans to fund projects that improve energy or water efficiency, enhance indoor air quality or sustainability, implement the use of zero-emission electricity generation, low-emission building materials or processes, energy storage, or building electrification strategies, or address climate resilience of an eligible property.
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To help communities develop and implement plans that reduce stormwater runoff, increase the number and size of green spaces in urban areas, improve the health of local streams and the Chesapeake Bay, and enhance quality of life and community livability.
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To help deploy low-carbon technologies and reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution. This program creates a General and Low-Income Assistance Competition to fund non-profits collaborating with community financing institutions, which will leverage public dollars with private capital to invest in projects that reduce pollution and energy costs. It also creates a Zero-Emissions Technology Fund Competition to fund non-profits assisting the deployment of residential rooftop solar, community solar, and associated storage and upgrades in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
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To reduce vulnerability of communities, promotes individual and community safety and resiliency, lessens response and recovery needs, results in safer communities.
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To support demonstrations in up to 5 communities that are served by both a HUD-funded LHC program and a DOE-funded WAP to demonstrate the potential advantages of the coordination of home intervention services.
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To help State Energy Offices develop and implement programs in which eligible, income-qualified electrification projects will be rebated at the point of sale.
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To assist energy providers and other eligible entities in lowering energy costs for families and individuals in areas with extremely high per-household energy costs (275% of the national average or higher).
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To increase the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. The program is also intended to encourage a more comprehensive approach to market higher blends by sharing the costs related to building out biofuel-related infrastructure.
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To reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal lands. The program requires a data-driven, strategic approach to improving highway safety on all public roads that focuses on performance.
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To help State Energy Offices develop and implement HOMES programs rebating homeowners and aggregators undertaking whole-house, energy-saving retrofits.
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To provide formula grants to states and localities to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people.
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To repair or rehabilitate housing owned or occupied by low- and very-low-income rural citizens; to assist rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes in repairing and rehabilitating units made available to low- and very low-income rural citizens.
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To provide incentives for improvements to hydroelectric facilities that increase their efficiency by at least 3%.
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To provide funding for projects adding hydroelectric power generating capabilities to existing dams and other water infrastructure.
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To provide grants and direct loans to fund projects that improve energy or water efficiency, enhance indoor air quality or sustainability, implement the use of zero-emission electricity generation, low-emission building materials or processes, energy storage, or building electrification strategies, or address climate resilience of an eligible property.
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To support ongoing and/or proposed activities related to climate and clean energy that support, build trust, and strengthen relationships and partnerships with disadvantaged communities. Specifically, this prize seeks to enable and enhance business and technology incubation, acceleration, and other community-based and university-based entrepreneurship and innovation in climate and clean energy technologies.
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To promote Indian tribal energy development, efficiency, and use; reduce or stabilize energy costs; enhance and strengthen Indian tribal energy and economic infrastructure relating to natural resource development and electrification; and bring electrical power and service to Indian land and the homes of tribal members.
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To develop and execute economic development projects that indigenous communities need to recover from the pandemic and to create the conditions for economic growth in indigenous communities and to accelerate economic recovery from the pandemic.
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To fund transportation projects of national and regional significance that are in line with the Biden Administration’s principles for national infrastructure projects that result in good-paying jobs, improve safety, apply transformative technology, and explicitly address climate change and racial equity.
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To encourage innovation in distributed embedded energy converter technology to generate new, precommercial materials for wave energy conversion.
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To improve access to public transportation by building partnerships among health, transportation, and other service providers. This program provides competitive funding to support innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged that will improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services.
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To fund state and tribal governments for the acquisition and development of public parks and other outdoor recreation sites.
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To enable urban communities to create new outdoor recreation spaces, reinvigorate existing parks, and form connections between people and the outdoors in economically underserved communities. Projects should support locally led, voluntary conservation and restoration efforts that address the nature and climate crises, improve equitable access to the outdoors, and strengthen the economy.
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To provide energy-burdened, low-income communities with (a) historic ties to the fossil fuel economy or (b) environmental justice concerns with technical assistance to identify clean energy pathways and advance existing clean energy plans.
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To develop and accelerate the charging infrastructure and drastically reduced GHG emissions in support of Administration goals. This FOA is interested in electric vehicle community partner demonstration projects and electric vehicle workplace charging projects.
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To provide assistance to low-income households for home energy heating and cooling costs. Federal grants provided to states, territories, and tribal governments. These entities set program guidelines and work with local providers to implement services. These program guidelines include income limits and what services may qualify (e.g., direct bill assistance with heating and cooling, weatherization, furnace or AC replacement).
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To support the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities such as recharging, refueling, and maintenance facilities.
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To reimburse or provide incentives for the use of construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions.
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To incentivize owners and operators of hydroelectric facilities for capital improvements related to maintaining and enhancing hydroelectricity generation by improving grid resiliency, improving dam safety, and environmental improvements.
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To fund programs to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells on Federal, State, and Tribal lands.
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To deploy EV charging infrastructure and establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability.
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To support the condition and performance of the National Highway System (NHS), construction of facilities on the NHS, and progress toward targets established in States' NHS asset management plans. Recent updates aim to increase NHS resilience to sea level rise, extreme weather events, flooding and other natural disasters.
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To help mitigate adverse impacts related to oil and gas development within the NPR-A.
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To provide funding for the construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of nationally-significant projects within, adjacent to, or accessing Federal and tribal lands.
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To support neighborhood equity, safety, and affordable transportation access with competitive grants to reconnect communities divided by existing infrastructure barriers, mitigate negative impacts of transportation facilities or construction projects on disadvantaged or underserved communities, and support equitable transportation planning and community engagement activities.
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To support economic diversity, enhanced job training and re-employment opportunities, create jobs in existing or new industries, and attract new sources of investment in communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries.
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To support existing passenger ferry service, establish new ferry service, and to repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities and equipment.
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To conduct comprehensive planning that supports economic development and ridership, fosters multimodal connectivity and accessibility, improves transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, engages the private sector, identifies infrastructure needs, enables mixed-use development near transit stations, and addresses climate change, challenges facing environmental justice populations, and racial equity and barriers to opportunity.
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To support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas by creating and implementing regional economic development plans to build capacity and guide prosperity and resilience.
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To improve facilities within, or outside of and directly related to operations of or an intermodal connection to, coastal seaports, inland river ports, and Great Lakes ports.
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To support activities, technologies, equipment, and measures meant to reduce the likelihood and consequences of electric grid damage in the face of extreme weather events.
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To support activities, technologies, equipment, and measures meant to reduce the likelihood and consequences of electric grid damage in the face of extreme weather events.
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To support activities, technologies, equipment, and measures meant to reduce the likelihood and consequences of electric grid damage in the face of extreme weather events.
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To provide private developers and operators with access to tax-exempt interest rates, thereby lowering the cost of capital and enhancing the investment prospects for transportation infrastructure.
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To coordinate and collaborate with electric sector owners and operators to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability and demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience.
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To improve the resiliency of transportation infrastructure, including community resilience and evacuation route grants, and at-risk coastal infrastructure grants.
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To improve the resiliency of transportation infrastructure, including community resilience and evacuation route grants, and at-risk coastal infrastructure grants.
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To leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities, including those negatively impacted by changes to the coal economy and nuclear power plant closures.
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To provide financial assistance to eligible entities to carry out project design, transmission studies, power market assessments, and permitting for a pumped storage hydropower project to facilitate the long-duration storage of intermittent renewable electricity.
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To provide direct loans and loan guarantees to finance development of railroad infrastructure. Funding may help to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment or facilities; develop or establish new intermodal or railroad facilities; or reimburse planning and design expenses related to the activities above.
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To support investments in surface transportation projects that promote safety, accessibility, mobility, and economic redevelopment.
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To support planning, preparation, or design— for example environmental analysis, feasibility studies, and other preconstruction activities—of eligible surface transportation capital projects. This can also support the development of master plans, comprehensive plans, corridor plans, and/or risk assessments.
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To restore community connectivity by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity, including to mobility, access, or economic development.
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To enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources, such as agricultural residues and algae, to produce low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. Funding will focus on two topic areas: Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices for Low-Carbon Intensity Feedstocks, and Algae Crop Protection.
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To coordinate and provide funding to test, evaluate, and deploy projects that reduce port-related emissions from idling trucks, including through the advancement of port electrification and improvements in efficiency, focusing on port operations, including heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and other related projects.
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To develop at least 4 regional clean hydrogen hubs that: 1) Demonstrably aid the achievement of the clean hydrogen production standard developed; 2) Demonstrate the production, processing, delivery, storage and end-use of clean hydrogen, and; 3) Can be developed into a national clean hydrogen network to facilitate a clean hydrogen economy.
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To fund projects that contribute to the development of 4 regional DAC hubs. Hubs must have the potential to be developed into a regional or interregional carbon network to facilitate sequestration or carbon utilization, and must have the capacity to capture and sequester, utilize, or sequester and utilize at least 1 MMT CO2 annually.
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To assist rural communities, institutes of higher education and research, and economic development organizations in their efforts to transition the forest-based industry and its workforce to a focus on new technologies and viable business models across the 4-state region of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
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To expedite delivery of transportation infrastructure projects at the local and regional level by providing technical resources and funding planning and development activities through the Bureau’s loan programs and other innovative financing methods, including public-private partnerships.
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To build relationships to help local decision-makers and researchers collaborate on adapting to climate change.
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To fund a pilot program for materials (including products, equipment, or systems) that result in a reduction in use by a nonprofit organization of energy or fuel.
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To make energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternative fueled vehicle upgrades and improvements at public schools.
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To advance solar and solar-plus-storage technologies that support resilience of electric power systems and the communities they support.
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To address challenges to achieving an equitable clean transportation future. Anticipated topic areas include: 1) Enhancing EV Charging Resiliency, 2) Community-Driven EV Charging Deployment Benefits Planning, Implementation, and Tracking in Underserved Communities, 3) Workforce Development, 4) Increasing Commercial Capacity for Testing and Certification of High-Power EV Chargers, and 5) Validating High-Power EV Charger Real-World Performance and Reliability.
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To support single-family housing, multi-family housing, community facilities, and communities facing additional repairs and recovery due to emergencies.
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To assist agricultural producers and rural small businesses in eligible rural areas for energy audits, renewable energy technical assistance, and renewable energy site assessments.
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To increase access to renewable energy in rural communities. Funds can be used to support: (1) Community energy planning, capacity building, and technical assistance; (2) Community efficiency and weatherization; and (3) Installation and equipping of community-scale renewable energy technologies and systems
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To provide loans to rural utilities and other companies who provide energy efficiency loans to qualified consumers to implement durable cost-effective energy efficiency measures.
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To improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas, increasing connectivity, improving safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, generating regional economic growth, and improving the quality of life.
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To support local efforts to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets, often referred to as "Vision Zero" plans.
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To support high-impact technology RD&D to accelerate the bioeconomy and, in particular, the production of low-carbon fuels for the aviation, marine, rail, and long-haul trucking industries; to strengthen current first generation (Gen-1) corn ethanol production facilities by reducing their overall carbon footprint.
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To provide communities a source of financing for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development projects. This is the loan guarantee provision of the CDBG Program allowing communities to leverage portions of their CDBG funds for federally guaranteed loans large enough to pursue physical and economic revitalization projects capable of redeveloping entire neighborhoods. Financing infrastructure with Section 108 Loans Section 108 loans may be used to finance the construction, reconstruction, relocation, clearance, or installation of public facilities including street, sidewalk, and other site improvements that are part of the overall project.
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To make federal resources available to urbanized areas and to governors for transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and for transportation-related planning.
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To provide capital, planning, and operating assistance to states to support public transportation in rural areas with populations of less than 50,000, where many residents often rely on public transit to reach their destinations. The program also provides funding for state and national training and technical assistance through the Rural Transportation Assistance Program.
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To fund the permitting of wells for the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide and creates a grant program for states, Tribes, and territories to establish their own Class VI permitting programs to ensure rigorous and efficient CO2 geologic storage site permitting.
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To demonstrate the capability of large-scale solar and wind plants to provide grid services to the bulk power grid and improve grid reliability.
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To assemble multi-stakeholder teams that research and share solutions to real-world challenges associated with solar energy adoption. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) administers the program and, with other expert partners, provides technical assistance and facilitation support to identify local and regional impacts of team projects, formulate and test innovations, and validate new ideas. The third round of SEIN will focus on efforts to overcome barriers to equitable adoption of solar in underserved communities
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To help cities, counties, and regional organizations across the nation streamline processes that make it faster and easier to deploy solar energy, attract investment, and lower energy costs for families and businesses. DOE is expanding the program to incorporate new solar-related technologies and respond to the evolving needs of local governments.
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To fund economic development and infrastructure projects throughout designated counties in its 4-state service area of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Revolving loan funds may be used to fund workforce development and job training.
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To enhance energy security, advance state-led energy initiatives, and maximize the benefits of decreasing energy waste. SEP emphasizes the state’s role as the decision maker and administrator for program activities within the state that are tailored to their unique resources, delivery capacity, and energy goals.
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To provide capital assistance for the maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation projects of rail and bus systems to help transit agencies maintain assets in a state of good repair.
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To reduce the cost of training contractors, provide testing and certification of contractors trained under State programs, and partner with non-profit organizations to develop and implement State programs.
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To support and improve regional economic development opportunities by supporting basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, workforce development and business development with an emphasis on entrepreneurship.
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To develop coordinated statewide plans for economic development and data, tools, and institutional capacity to evaluate and scale evidence-based economic development efforts, including through communities of practice and provision of technical assistance among existing and new EDA grantees.
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To fund planning and prototyping projects that incorporate innovative transportation technologies or uses of data, including coordinated automation, connected vehicles, and intelligent sensor-based infrastructure.
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To recognize community solar projects and programs that employ or develop best practices to increase equitable access to the meaningful benefits of community solar for subscribers and their communities.
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EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated lands. To support healthy communities and strengthen environmental protection, EPA works closely with communities to make sure they have the technical help they need. EPA provides additional assistance to communities through a variety of technical assistance resources and tools, listed below.
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To provide funding to community groups to contract their own technical advisor to interpret and explain technical reports, site conditions, and EPA’s proposed cleanup proposals and decisions. EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated lands.
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The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program promotes flexibility in state and local transportation decisions and provides flexible funding to best address state and local transportation needs.
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To facilitate residential building codes that meet/exceed the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code and commercial building codes that meet/exceed ANSI/ASHRAE/IES standard 90.1-2019 ("Latest Building Energy Codes"); to facilitate building codes that meet/exceed the zero energy provisions in the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, or equivalent ("Zero Energy Codes").
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To provide independent assistance through an EPA contract to help communities better understand the science, regulations and policies of environmental issues and EPA actions. Under the TASC contract, a contractor provides scientists, engineers and other professionals to review and explain information to communities.
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To eliminate gaps in commercial financing for energy projects in the United States that utilize innovative technology to reduce, avoid, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions. LPO can help finance catalytic, replicable, and market-ready renewable energy and efficient energy technologies with $4.5 billion of available loan guarantees. LPO can provide first-of-a-kind projects and other high-impact, energy-related ventures with access to debt capital and flexible financing that private lenders cannot provide.
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To facilitate the construction of electric power transmission lines and related facilities; to provide loans to applicants attempting to construct or replace transmission lines, increase the capacity of existing transmission lines, or incorporate isolated grids into a larger transmission, telecommunications, or infrastructure network.
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Direct loans to non-federal borrowers for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities.
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To leverage federal funds and attract private and other non-federal co-investment to support the development of critical transmission and related infrastructure to expand and modernize the electric grid.
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Grants made to transmission siting authorities can cover siting impact analyses, examination of alternate siting corridors, participation in regulatory proceedings in another jurisdiction, actions that may shorten the approval or permitting process, or economic development activities for communities affected by the siting of the project.
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To support multi-modal transportation systems, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, projects that increase access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, recreational trail projects, safe routes to school projects; and projects for planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former divided highways.
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To provide credit assistance for qualified projects of regional and national significance, filling market gaps and leveraging substantial private co-investment through supplemental, subordinate investment in critical improvements to the nation's transportation system.
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To help communities that have been hardest hit by challenges facing the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors to invest in infrastructure, workforce or other projects to support the recovery of the industry and economic resilience of the community in the future.
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To help states quickly invest in marketing, infrastructure, workforce, and other projects to rejuvenate safe leisure, business and international travel.
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To provide partial loan guarantees to support economic opportunities to tribes through energy development projects and activities. LPO provides borrowers access to capital, flexible financing, and expert project support to help reinvigorate, advance, and transform America’s energy infrastructure.
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To reinstate and provide funding for the Tribal High Priority Projects program.
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To provide funding to federally recognized Indian tribes to provide public transportation services on and around Indian reservations or tribal land in rural areas.
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To provide funding to federally recognized Indian tribes to provide public transportation services on and around Indian reservations or tribal land in rural areas.
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To provide technical, financial, research and educational services for communities to conserve, restore, and enhance urban forests.
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To provide loans and other financial assistance for electric cooperatives to achieve emissions reductions through the purchase or deployment of renewable energy, or to make energy efficiency improvements to existing electric generation or transmission systems.
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To advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in several areas critical to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, including: reduction of weight and cost of batteries, reduction in life cycle emissions of advanced lightweight materials, reduced costs and advanced technologies for both on- and off-road vehicle charging and infrastructure, innovative public transit solutions, and training to increase deployment of these technologies among diverse communities.
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To support cleaner and/or electric vehicles (trucks, buses, light duty vehicles, etc.) and charging infrastructure that reduce NOx emissions consistent with each state's beneficiary mitigation plan. This funding comes from EPA's 2016 settlement for $14.7 billion with Volkswagen, a portion of which is allocated directly to states to distribute.
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To provide assistance to States, regional organizations, and electric utilities to facilitate the development of State, regional, and local electricity distribution plans by (1) conducting a resource assessment and analysis of future demand and distribution requirements; (2) developing open-source tools for State, regional, and local planning and operations.
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This technical assistance addresses knowledge gaps, specific challenges, decision-making considerations, planning, and project implementation strategies related to waste-to-energy.
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To assist 15 publicly owned treatment works (POTW) to create or improve waste-to energy systems.
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To support projects that conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply reliability in the western United States.
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To reduce energy costs for low-income households by increasing the energy efficiency of the homes while ensuring the resident’s health and safety. It is the nation’s single largest residential whole-house energy efficiency program. The reauthorization provides funding through FY 2025 and expands to include renewable energy services and technologies as part of eligible technologies.
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To support "community-scale" initiatives on weatherization improvement of low-income housing. Projects can focus on 1) a cluster of single-family houses in a neighborhood or community; 2) two or more small multifamily buildings; or 3) a large multifamily building.
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To scale up residential weatherization efforts in DOE WAP-eligible buildings. Funding supports demonstration projects that have the potential to be scaled nationally, enhance the benefits realized by underserved communities, and ensure an equitable transition to a clean-energy economy.
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To fund grants that support create economic mobility, address historic inequities for marginalized communities of color and other underserved and underrepresented communities, and produce high-quality employment outcomes for workers who live or work in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, enabling them to remain and thrive in these communities.