[Fed_funding_opps] Current BIL/IRA Federal Funding Opportunities
HANSON Andrea * GOV
Andrea.HANSON at oregon.gov
Mon Jan 6 15:18:43 PST 2025
Federal grants continue to roll out!
Please see the list below of recently announced Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act federal funding opportunities, along with a list of previously announced grants that are still open. New funding is available for coastal habitat restoration, water science, water/waste systems, and environmental justice. Bringing federal funding into Oregon for these efforts will have a substantial positive impact on our ecosystems and communities.
Thank you for all your great work. Let's keep it up!
Please share the following link with interested parties to sign up for the federal funding opportunities mailing list https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/fed_funding_opps
Recently Announced Federal Grants:
NOAA Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants
* Focus: Projects selected through this funding opportunity will have a transformative impact for coastal communities and tribes across the country. They will help sustain our nation's fisheries, make significant strides in the recovery of threatened and endangered species, and help protect coastal communities and ecosystems from the impacts of climate change. They will support efforts such as reconnecting rivers to their historic floodplains, out planting corals to rebuild reefs, building living shorelines that protect coasts from erosion and sea level rise, and more.
* Application Deadline: April 16, 2025
* Awards: $750K - $10M
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, special districts, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and commercial organizations.
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357559
* Informational Webinars:
* January 21 at 10-11 AM Pacific (Registration Link<https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/336630222047866463>)
* February 21 8-9 AM Pacific (Registration Link<https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6494187807686473045>)
* March 18 at 8-9 AM Pacific (Registration Link<https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/452339527220155478>)
* Contact: Resilience.Grants at noaa.gov<mailto:resilience.grants at noaa.gov>
NOAA Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities
* Focus: To support opportunities for tribes and underserved communities to meaningfully engage in coastal habitat restoration activities. Funding will prioritize capacity building, meaningful engagement, and restoration project activities that enhance resilience of tribes and underserved communities and have the greatest potential to lead to habitat restoration in coastal, estuarine, and marine areas.
* Application Deadline: May 12, 2025
* Awards: $75K - $2M
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, special districts, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and commercial organizations.
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357707
* Contact: underserved.community.grants at noaa.gov<mailto:underserved.community.grants at noaa.gov>
BOR WaterSMART Applied Science
* Focus: To improve access to and use of hydrologic data, develop and improve water management tools, improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, improve water management, and support nature-based solutions.
* Application Deadline: March 11, 2025
* Awards: $40K max
* Eligible Applicants: State and local agencies, Tribes, irrigation/water districts, water/power authorities, or NGOs acting in partnership with these entities
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357697
* Contact: Stephanie Micek, smicek at usbr.gov<mailto:smicek at usbr.gov>, 720-799-3158
USDA Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program
* Focus: To help a nonprofit create a revolving loan fund for eligible individuals who own and occupy a home in an eligible rural area (e.g., population of 50K or less, tribal lands). The fund may be used to construct, refurbish, or service individually owned household water well and decentralized wastewater systems. Terms for the loans include one percent fixed interest rate, 20-year maximum term, and $15,000 maximum loan per household.
* Application Deadline: March 3, 2025
* Awards: $5M total for FY2025
* Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357913
* Contact: Dolores.Maratita at usda.gov<mailto:Dolores.Maratita at usda.gov>
EPA UPLIFT Climate and Environmental Community Action Grant
* Focus: To support disadvantaged communities by building the capacity of institutions of higher education and community-based organizations to learn from one another about the climate and environmental justice challenges that disadvantaged communities face, identify solutions, develop partnerships, and engage with government through a variety of public processes such as advisory councils, rulemaking processes, grant opportunities, to ensure that their vital voices are a part of and help to inform decisions that impact disadvantaged communities.
* Application Deadline: February 25, 2025
* Awards: $2.5M max/project
* Eligible Applicants: A partnership between a community-based organization and institution of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357765
* Contact: Ann Manion, manion.andrea at epa.gov<mailto:manion.andrea at epa.gov>, 206-553-1087
Previously Announced Grants That Are Still Available (by agency):
Bureau of Reclamation:
BOR WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects
* Focus: Small-scale on-the-ground projects that seek to conserve, better manage, or otherwise make more efficient use of water supplies. Projects include: canal lining/piping, municipal metering, irrigation flow measurement, SCADA, landscape irrigation measures, high-efficiency indoor appliances/fixtures, and commercial cooling systems.
* Application Deadline: January 14, 2025
* Awards: $125K
* Eligible Applicants: State and local agencies, Tribes, irrigation/water districts, water/power authorities, or NGOs acting in partnership with these entities
* Apply: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350845
* BOR Contact: Nickie McCann, 303-445-3733, nmccann at usbr.gov<mailto:nmccann at usbr.gov>
BOR Environmental Water Resources Projects
* Focus: Water conservation and efficiency projects, water management and infrastructure improvements, and river and watershed restoration projects that provide significant ecological benefits and increase the reliability of water resources.
* Application Deadline: March 11, 2025
* Awards: $5M max
* Eligible Applicants: State and local agencies, Tribes, irrigation/water districts, water/power authorities, or NGOs acting in partnership with these entities
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/353621
* BOR Contact: Robin Graber, 303-445-2764, rgraber at usbr.gov<mailto:rgraber at usbr.gov>; Avra Morgan, 303-445-2906, aomorgan at usbr.gov<mailto:aomorgan at usbr.gov>
BOR WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
* Focus: The study, design, and construction of aquatic ecosystem restoration projects that are collaboratively developed, have widespread regional benefits, and result in an improvement to the health of fisheries, wildlife, and aquatic habitat through restoration actions or improved fish passage.
* Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
* Awards: $500K - $10M
* Eligible Applicants: State and local agencies, Tribes, irrigation/water districts, water/power authorities, or NGOs acting in partnership with these entities
* Apply: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357615
* Contact: Katherine Tucker, ktucker at usbr.gov<mailto:ktucker at usbr.gov>, 303-445-2586
BOR WaterSMART Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects
* Focus: Planning, design, and construction activities for water recycling projects that have a total project cost greater than or equal to $500M.
* Application Deadline: April 7, 2025
* Awards: $180M max/project
* Eligible Applicants: State and local agencies, Tribes, irrigation/water/wastewater districts, water/power authorities, or NGOs acting in partnership with these entities
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/350116
* BOR Contact: Amanda Erath, 720-948-7108, aerath at usbr.gov<mailto:aerath at usbr.gov>
Bureau of Land Management OR/WA
BLM OR/WA Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program
* Focus: To assist with fuels management and community fire assistance program activities to reduce the risk and impact of catastrophic wildfires to local communities through coordination, reducing the amount of hazardous fuels, and furthering the education of landowners about wildfire prevention and mitigation.
* Application Deadline: March 5, 2025
* Awards: $30K - $900K
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357535
* Contact: Zach Ellinger, zellinger at blm.gov<mailto:zellinger at blm.gov>
BLM OR/WA Forest and Woodlands Resource Management
* Focus: Activities that inform and promote forest health, sustainable forest management, fire resiliency, and habitat conservation needs. These activities could include: planting trees, thinning, salvage treatments, vegetation control, fuels reduction, riparian or upland restoration, Endangered Species Act or cultural clearances, data collection, monitoring, and research.
* Application Deadline: February 12, 2025
* Awards: $10K - $100K
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357546
* Contact: Sean Jeronimo, sjeronimo at blm.gov<mailto:sjeronimo at blm.gov>
BLM OR/WA Recreation and Visitor Services
* Focus: Projects that build healthy communities and economies, advance environmental justice, address the climate crisis, and provide safe and equitable access to outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans. Projects will connect with youth, tribes, and underserved communities to foster public lands stewardship.
* Application Deadline: March 10, 2025
* Awards: $5K - $200K
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357519
* Contact: David Ballenger, dballeng at blm.gov<mailto:dballeng at blm.gov>, (503) 307-6789
BLM Invasive and Noxious Plant Management
* Focus: To prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor weed populations on public lands.
* Application Deadline: March 5, 2025
* Awards: $10K - $500K
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357534
* Contact: John Wilson, johnwilson at blm.gov<mailto:johnwilson at blm.gov>; Charity Glade, cbglade at blm.gov<mailto:cbglade at blm.gov>
BLM OR/WA Youth Conservation Corps
* Focus: Provide employment for participants (between the ages of 16 - 30, veterans up to age 35) and to gain work experience in public lands and natural resources management. Recruitment efforts should focus on young, diverse people from local communities to assist with conservation projects that protect and promote multiple-use on public lands.
* Application Deadline: March 2, 2025
* Awards: $28K - $50K
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357479
* Contact: Karen Schank, kschank at blm.gov<mailto:kschank at blm.gov>
BLM OR/WA Plant Conservation and Restoration Management
* Focus: Meeting the priorities of the National Seed Strategy. Projects that protect biodiversity; increase resilience to climate change and help leverage natural climate solutions; contribute to 30/30; engage communities of color, low income families, and rural and indigenous communities; all related to native seed production and restoration.
* Application Deadline: February 19, 2025
* Awards: $5K - $300K
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357319
* Contact: Sarah Canham, scanham at blm.gov<mailto:scanham at blm.gov>
BLM Aquatic Resource Management
* Focus: Protect and restore riparian and wetland areas, aquatic habitats, and water resources to provide functioning ecosystems for a combination of balanced and diverse uses. Projects can address restoration/protection needs, habitat fragmentation and degradation, drought resiliency, water quality/quantity, aquatic invasive species, and decision support systems.
* Application Deadline: February 4, 2025
* Awards: $50K - $200K
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357262
* Contact: Emily Johnson - ekjohnson at blm.gov<mailto:ekjohnson at blm.gov>
BLM OR/WA Threatened and Endangered Species Program
* Focus: Actions that protect biodiversity; slow species extinction rates; increase resilience to climate change; contribute to 30/30; support State agencies to meet State wildlife population objectives; engage communities of color, low income families, and rural and indigenous communities; and use the best science and data available to make decisions.
* Application Deadline: March 3, 2025
* Awards: $1.5M (max/project)
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357174
* Contact: Rob Huff - ruff at blm.gov<mailto:ruff at blm.gov>
BLM OR/WA Rangeland Resource Management
* Focus: Activities that support maintaining land health and productivity, increasing carbon sequestration, and creating resilient landscapes. These activities could include: conservation of rangelands to combat climate change; soils mapping and development of ecological site descriptions; and engagement of community members/stakeholders through mentoring, training, and educational programs.
* Application Deadline: February 18, 2025
* Awards: $30K - $500K
* Eligible Applicants: States, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357117
* Contact: Rebecca Carter, rjcarter at blm.gov<mailto:rjcarter at blm.gov>, (503) 808-6550
U.S. Forest Service:
USFS Community Wildfire Defense Grant
* Focus: To assist at-risk local communities and Tribes with planning and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. Funding is provided for: 1) development/revision of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP), and 2) implementation of projects described in CWPPs.
* Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
* Awards: $10M/project
* Eligible Applicants: ODF, Tribes, city and county governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/357222
* Contact: Kristen Bowles, Kristen.bowles at usda.gov<mailto:Kristen.bowles at usda.gov>, 541-903-2869
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
USFWS Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act Funding
* Focus: To reconnect habitats fragmented by irrigation related barriers in the Pacific Ocean drainage areas of Oregon by providing fish screening and passage to help restore native fish and other aquatic species to self-sustaining levels.
* Application Deadline: April 20, 2025 (although applications submitted after Sept. 30, 2024 will only be considered if funds are remaining)
* Awards: $100K - $1M
* Eligible Applicants: Open
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355345
* USFWS Contact: Contact Sean Connolly (sean_connolly at fws.gov<mailto:sean_connolly at fws.gov>) prior to applying.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
NOAA Fish Passage Through Barrier Removal
* Focus: To improve fish passage through the removal of dams and other in-stream barriers for native migratory fish to reopen migratory pathways and restore access to healthy habitats.
* Application Deadline: February 10, 2025.
* Awards: $750,000K - $8M
* Eligible Applicants: States, local governments, Tribes, NGO's, institutions of higher education, and commercial organizations
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356899
* NOAA Contact: Fish.Passage.Grants at noaa.gov<mailto:fish.passage.grants at noaa.gov>
* Informational Webinars: November 20, 12-1pm PST and December 3, 11am-12pm PST. Register at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/grant/restoring-fish-passage-through-barrier-removal-grants
NOAA Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal
* Focus: To provide financial and technical assistance to Tribes, and organizations that represent Tribes, to remove barriers to fish passage for native migratory fish.
* Application Deadline: February 27, 2025
* Awards: $300K - $6M
* Eligible Applicants: Tribes
* Apply: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356900
* NOAA Contact: infrastructure.tribal at noaa.gov<mailto:infrastructure.tribal at noaa.gov>
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Business Development Grant Program
* Focus: To promote economic development and job creation in rural areas that create more markets; advance racial justice, equity, and opportunities; and address climate change and environmental justice.
* Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
* Awards: $30M program total
* Eligible Applicants: States, local governments, Tribes, NGO's, and institutions of higher education
* Apply: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants/or
* USDA Contact: Faith Harris, (503) 414-3358, faith.harris at usda.gov<mailto:faith.harris at usda.gov>; Mandie Cole, (541) 378-3538, mandie.cole at usda.gov<mailto:mandie.cole at usda.gov>
Andrea Hanson (she/her)
Federal Funding Initiative Coordinator
Office of Governor Tina Kotek
P: 503-378-5884
C: 971-388-6152
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have allocated billions of dollars towards natural resource conservation and management. This is a once in a generation opportunity to take advantage of the large amount of federal dollars available to successfully fund the state's priority natural resource needs and build a more resilient Oregon in the face of a changing climate. In order to help maximize the amount of federal funding coming into Oregon, the Governor's Office will share available natural resource-related BIL and IRA grant opportunities, build partner collaborations, and outreach successes through this mailing list. By working together, we will increase the amount of federal funding received and have a substantial positive impact on our ecosystems and communities.
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