Inflation Reduction Act Guidebook
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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, marking the most significant action Congress has taken on clean energy and climate change in the nation's history. With the stroke of his pen, the President redefined American leadership in confronting the existential threat of the climate crisis and set forth a new era of American innovation and ingenuity to lower consumer costs and drive the global clean energy economy forward.
This guidebook provides an overview of the clean energy, climate mitigation and resilience, agriculture, and conservation-related investment programs in President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, including who is eligible to apply for funding and for what activities.
Download the list of funding programs in the living guidebook below. Last updated November 28, 2023.
Download a data dictionary for the list of programs in the living guidebook below.
| Program | Agency | Bureau | Funding Amount | Funding Mechanism | Program Description | Period of Availability | Eligible Recipients | Tribal Eligibility? | Eligible Uses | New or Existing Program | Justice40 | Formula Funding | Cost Share Requirement | Statutory Location | SAM.gov Assistance Listing | Recent Announcements |
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| Acquisition of Hurricane Forecasting Aircraft | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $100,000,000 | Direct federal spending (acquisition) | To purchase new hurricane hunter aircraft. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Direct federal spending | No | Acquisition of hurricane hunter aircraft. | Existing | N/A | N/A | 40006 | N/A | ||
| Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment Program | Department of Energy | Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations | $5,812,000,000 | Grants, Rebates, and/or Cooperative Agreements | To provide competitive financial support to owners and operators of facilities engaged in energy intensive industrial processes to complete demonstration and deployment projects that reduce a facility's greenhouse gas emissions through installation or implementation of advanced industrial technologies and early-stage engineering studies to prepare a facility to install or implement advanced industrial technologies. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | Owners or operators of domestic, nonfederal, nonpower industrial or manufacturing facilities engaged in energy-intensive industrial processes. | Yes | To carry out projects for 1) purchase and installation or implementation of advanced industrial technologies at eligible facilities; 2) retrofits, upgrades, or operational improvements at eligible facilities to install or implement advanced industrial technologies; or 3) engineering studies and other work needed to prepare eligible facilities for activities described in (1) or (2). | New | Covered | No | At least 50% | 50161 | https://www.grants.gov/search-grants.html?cfda=81.255 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Billion To Drastically Reduce Industrial Emissions and Create Healthier Communities (3/8/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-6-billion-drastically-reduce-industrial-emissions |
| Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program | Department of Energy | Loan Programs Office | $3,000,000,000 | Loans | To provide loans to support the manufacture of eligible advanced technology vehicles and components under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (ATVM), including newly authorized uses from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Expanded uses include medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, locomotives, maritime vessels including offshore wind vessels, aviation, and hyperloop. IRA removed the $25 billion cap on ATVM loans and appropriates $3 billion in credit subsidy to support these loans. | To remain available through September 30, 2028. | A manufacturer of eligible vehicles or of components or materials that support eligible vehicles' fuel economy performance. | Yes | Manufacturing a range of advanced technology vehicles and their components, including light-duty vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, locomotives, maritime vessels including offshore wind vessels, aviation, and hyperloop. The Inflation Reduction Act specifies that funds may be used for the costs of providing direct loans for reequipping, expanding, or establishing a manufacturing facility in the United States to produce advanced technology vehicles only if those vehicles emit, under any possible operational mode or condition, low or zero exhaust emissions of greenhouse gases. | Existing with Substantive Modifications | Covered | No | N/A. Loan amount cannot exceed 80% of eligible project costs. | 50142 | TBD | |
| Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) | Department of Agriculture | Natural Resources Conservation Service | $1,400,000,000 | Cooperative Agreements, Grants, Contracts, Easements | To support the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands or protect working farms and ranches through conservation easements and long term contracts. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Conservation entities, agriculture producers, farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and Indian tribes. | Yes | Protection, restoration, and enhancement of wetlands or protection of working farms and ranches through conservation easements. This funding will support easements or interests in land that will most reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions. For ACEP Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE) or Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), applications for the first IRA funding cycle must be submitted by March 17, 2023, for the first funding round. NRCS will prioritize ACEP-ALE for grasslands in areas of highest risk for conversion to non-grassland uses to prevent the release of soil carbon stores. NRCS will prioritize ACEP-WRE for eligible lands that contain soils high in organic carbon. | Existing | Covered | No | Varies | 21001(a)(3) | https://sam.gov/fal/2b5519b919e2444d952ad15d265554cf/view | USDA Request for Public Comment on Natural Resources Conservation Service Funding (11/17/2022): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-requests-public-input-on-implementation-of-inflation-reduction-act-funding; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide (2/13/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/02/13/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-inflation; USDA Hiring Engineers, Natural Resource Specialists Nationwide to Strengthen Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, Enhance Agricultural Conservation (6/23/2023): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-hiring-engineers-natural-resource-specialists-nationwide-to-strengthen-inflation |
| Assistance and Support for Underserved Farmers, Ranchers, and Foresters | Department of Agriculture | Office of the Secretary | $2,200,000,000 | Financial assistance | To provide financial assistance to producers that have experienced discrimination in the Department of Agriculture's farm lending programs prior to January 1, 2021. USDA recently solicited public input through a Request for Information (RFI) on how USDA should design and administer the program. The RFI is an important step in making sure farmers, advocates, academics, legislators, Tribal governments, and other experts can share their perspectives to assist USDA in implementing these provisions and fulfilling the intent of Congress. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination by USDA in its farm loan programs prior to January 1, 2021 and/or are currently debtors with assigned or assumed USDA farm loan debt that was the subject of USDA discrimination that occurred prior to January 1, 2021. | Yes. Tribal governments as well as individual Tribal members or organizations. | Financial assistance. Visit 22007apply.gov. | New | No | No | 22007 | 22007apply.gov | USDA Request for Public Comment on Section 22007 (10/13/2022): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/10/13/usda-seeking-public-comment-new-provision-provide-assistance; USDA Announces Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination (3/1/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/01/usda-announces-next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers; Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination: Organizational Deadline (3/14/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2023/03/14/next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers-who-have-faced; Financial Assistance Application Process Opens for USDA Farm Loan Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination (7/7/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/07/07/financial-assistance-application-process-opens-usda-farm-loan | |
| Assistance for Distressed Borrowers | Department of Agriculture | Farm Service Agency | $3,100,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To expedite assistance to distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans administered by USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) whose operations face financial risk. In October 2022, with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, USDA provided nearly $800 million in payments to distressed borrowers to help cure delinquencies and resolve uncollectable farm loan debts. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Direct Federal Spending | Yes. Tribal governments as well as individual Tribal members or organizations. | Direct federal spending | New | Covered | N/A | N/A | 22006 | N/A | USDA Announces $800 Million for Distressed Farm Loan Borrowers (10/18/2022): https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2022/usda-provides-payments-of-nearly-800-million-in-assistance-to-help-keep-farmers-farming; USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk (3/27/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/27/usda-announces-additional-assistance-distressed-farmers-facing; USDA Is Providing $130 Million in Assistance to Help Farmers Facing Financial Risk (5/1/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/05/01/usda-providing-130-million-assistance-help-farmers-facing-financial |
| Assistance for Federal Buildings | General Services Administration | Real Property Activities | $250,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To convert GSA facilities to high-performance green buildings, as part of the Federal Buildings Fund. | Through September 30, 2031 | Direct Federal Spending | No | Measures that improve a building's environmental performance, including those that reduce energy, water, and material resource use; improve indoor environmental quality; reduce air and water pollution and waste generation; increase the use of environmentally preferable products; increase reuse and recycling opportunities; integrate systems in the building; and reduce the environmental and energy impacts of transportation to and from the building. | Existing | No | N/A | 60502 | N/A | GSA Administrator Visits Arizona to Announce First Inflation Reduction Act Projects at Federal Facilities (12/19/2022): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-visits-arizona-to-announce-first-inflation-reduction-act-projects-at-federal-facilities-12192022; GSA Administrator announces $30 million to boost building efficiency, sustainable construction, and jobs in Ohio (4/19/2023); https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-announces-$30-million-to-boost-building-efficiency-sustainable-construction-and-jobs-in-ohio-04192023; GSA Administrator announces over $40 million to boost building efficiency and create jobs in Texas and Louisiana (5/10/2023); https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-announces-over-$40-million-to-boost-building-efficiency-and-create-jobs-in-texas-and-louisiana-05102023; GSA's energy retrofit program issues largest ever call to accelerate progress toward net zero buildings through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (5/10/2023): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsas-energy-retrofit-program-issues-largest-ever-call-to-accelerate-progress-toward-net-zero-buildings-through-president-bidens-investing-in-america-agenda-05102023 | |
| Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code Adoption | Department of Energy | Office of State and Community Energy Programs | $1,000,000,000 | Grants | To provide grants to states or units of local government to adopt updated building energy codes, including the zero energy code. | To remain available through September 30, 2029. | States and local government with authority to adopt building codes. | No | Grants to assist states and units of local government that have authority to adopt and implement building codes to (1) adopt codes for residential buildings that meet or exceed the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code; and/or (2) adopt a building energy code for commercial buildings that meet or exceed the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1–2019. | New | Covered | No | No | 50131 | TBD | Request For Information (RFI) and Notice of Intent (NOI) released on March 31, 2023: https://infrastructure-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId4218787d-9a11-4065-9c88-12334e86fe69 |
| Assistance to Forest Landowners with <2,500 Acres of Forestland - Emerging Private Markets for Climate Mitigation and Forest Resilience | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $100,000,000 | Grants | To support the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forestland in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Tracks A & B: U.S. State Governments; U.S. Local Governments; Tribal Governments; Alaska Native Corporations/Villages; Other Tribal Entities; Education Institutions; Non-Profit Entities; and For-Profit Entities. Track C: Nonprofit organizations with a mission focused on sustainable forestry and/or forest conservation. Applicants must have demonstrated success in managing competitive subgrant programs that are regional or national in scope. | Yes | Proposals may incorporate some or all of the following elements: (1) Promoting equitable opportunities for participation in emerging markets for climate mitigation and forest resilience; (2) Establishing proof of concept for new climate-resilient forestry programs with potential for replicability; (3) Using partnerships and networks to leverage impact; (4) Emphasizing learning and informing future program development; and/or (5) Including appropriately-designed monitoring and evaluation plans to track learning and progress. | New | Covered | No | There is no match requirement for proposals to be funded through this funding opportunity. The Landscape Scale Restoration Program authority, authorized under the 2018 Farm Bill, requires a 1:1 non-federal match; however, the Inflation Reduction Act waives the statutory match requirement for the funding available through this funding opportunity. | 23002(a)(3) | https://sam.gov/fal/adef99f823654e2ba03c01fb0fc26620/view | Biden-Harris Administration Invests $150M to Connect Underserved and Small Acreage Forest Landowners to Emerging Climate Markets as part of Investing in America Agenda (8/22/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/08/22/biden-harris-administration-invests-150m-connect-underserved-and |
| Assistance to Underserved Forest Landowners - Climate Mitigation and Forest Resilience Practices | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $150,000,000 | Grants | To assist underserved forest landowners in carrying out climate mitigation or forest resilience practices. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Non-Federal Forests | Yes | Technical assistance to underserved forest landowners | New | Covered | No | 20% | 23002(a)(1) | TBD | |
| Assistance to Underserved Forest Landowners - Emerging Private Markets for Climate Mitigation and Forest Resilience | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $150,000,000 | Grants | To support the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Tracks A & B: U.S. State Governments; U.S. Local Governments; Tribal Governments; Alaska Native Corporations/Villages; Other Tribal Entities; Education Institutions; Non-Profit Entities; and For-Profit Entities. Track C: Nonprofit organizations with a mission focused on sustainable forestry and/or forest conservation. Applicants must have demonstrated success in managing competitive subgrant programs that are regional or national in scope. | Yes | Proposals may incorporate some or all of the following elements: (1) Promoting equitable opportunities for participation in emerging markets for climate mitigation and forest resilience; (2) Establishing proof of concept for new climate-resilient forestry programs with potential for replicability; (3) Using partnerships and networks to leverage impact; (4) Emphasizing learning and informing future program development; and/or (5) Including appropriately-designed monitoring and evaluation plans to track learning and progress. | New | Covered | No | There is no match requirement for proposals to be funded through this funding opportunity. The Landscape Scale Restoration Program authority, authorized under the 2018 Farm Bill, requires a 1:1 non-federal match; however, the Inflation Reduction Act waives the statutory match requirement for the funding available through this funding opportunity. | 23002(a)(2) | https://sam.gov/fal/adef99f823654e2ba03c01fb0fc26620/view | Biden-Harris Administration Invests $150M to Connect Underserved and Small Acreage Forest Landowners to Emerging Climate Markets as part of Investing in America Agenda (8/22/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/08/22/biden-harris-administration-invests-150m-connect-underserved-and |
| Availability of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) | Department of Energy | Office of Nuclear Energy | $700,000,000 | Grants, Contracts | To support the High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Availability Program activities directed in section 2001 of the Energy Act of 2020, including supporting the establishment of a diverse, market-based supply chain for HALEU. The HALEU Availability Program is essential to the demonstration and commercial deployment of advanced reactors, including two demonstration projects that received $2.5 billion in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), Tribal Governments (other than federally recognized), Independent School Districts, Public Higher-Ed Institutions, Private Higher-Ed Institutions, Public Housing Authorities, Indian Housing Authorities, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, Nonprofits - without 501(c)(3) status, Small Businesses, Businesses (other than small businesses), and/or individuals. | Yes | Acquisition of HALEU, activities that support transportation of HALEU, and activities to support the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium for civilian domestic research, development, demonstration, and commercial use. | Existing | Covered | No | Between 20%-50% on the financial assistance/grant depending on developmental or demonstration driven by the Energy Act of 2005. $200 million of the $700 million is well suited for cost-shared financial assistance. | 50173 | https://sam.gov/fal/48a306f8f00b483eb2b41ed37976065b/view | U.S. Department of Energy to Acquire High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Material (June 5, 2023): https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/us-department-energy-acquire-high-assay-low-enriched-uranium-material |
| Biofuel Infrastructure and Agriculture Product Market Expansion (Higher Blend Infrastructure Incentive Program) | Department of Agriculture | Rural Business-Cooperative Service | $500,000,000 | Grants | To provide grants through the Higher Blend Infrastructure Incentive Program, which has the goal of significantly increasing the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products and by sharing the costs related to building out biofuel-related infrastructure. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Transportation fueling facilities including fueling stations, convenience stores, hypermarket fueling stations, fleet facilities (including rail and marine), and similar entities with capital investments; fuel distribution facilities, such as terminal operations, depots, and midstream partners, and similarly equivalent operations. | Yes | (1) Fueling stations, convenience stores, hypermarket fueling stations, fleet facilities, and similar entities with capital investments) for eligible implementation activities related to higher blends of fuel ethanol greater than 10 percent ethanol, such as E15 or higher, and biodiesel greater than 5 percent biodiesel, such as B20 or higher; and (2) Terminal operations, depots, and midstream partners, for eligible implementation activities related to higher blends of fuel ethanol greater than 10 percent ethanol, such as E15 or higher, and biodiesel greater than 5 percent biodiesel, such as B20 or higher. | Existing | No | 25% | 22003 | https://sam.gov/fal/23ed3d84a46f4e688c6f4223fcc0e9e5/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda (6/26/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/06/26/biden-harris-administration-announces-funding-homegrown-biofuels | |
| Canal Improvement Projects | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation | $25,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To design, study, and implement projects to cover canals with solar panels. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | Direct Federal Spending | Yes | To fund the design, study, and implementation of projects (including pilot and demonstration projects) to cover water conveyance facilities with solar panels to generate renewable energy or other Reclamation projects that increase water efficiency and assist in clean energy goals. | New | No | N/A | 50232 | N/A | ||
| Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $1,000,000,000 | Competitive grants and rebates | To provide funding to offset the costs of replacing heavy-duty Class 6 and 7 commercial vehicles with zero-emission vehicles; deploying infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain these zero-emission vehicles; and developing and training the necessary workforce. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | (1) a state; (2) a municipality; (3) an Indian Tribe; (4) a nonprofit school transportation association. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | Program covers up to 100 percent of costs for (1) incremental cost of replacing an existing heavy-duty vehicle with a zero-emission vehicle; (2) purchasing and operating associated infrastructure; (3) workforce development and training; (4) planning and technical activities | New | Covered | No | TBD | 60101 | TBD | EPA Issues Technical Request for Information on Zero-Emissions Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Port Equipment (5/5/2023): https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/clean-ports-program#technicalRFI |
| Climate Change Technical Assistance for Territories | Department of the Interior | Office of Insular Affairs | $15,900,000 | Grants, Interagency Agreements, and Direct Federal Spending | To provide technical assistance the U.S. Insular Areas for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, including American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | Territorial Governments and Direct Federal Spending | No | The funds will support technical assistance to the U.S. Insular Areas for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience projects. | New | Covered | No | No | 50241 | https://sam.gov/fal/b30eb08dcaff4c25b5f53ecfa8f29f2e/view | Department of the Interior Technical Assistance Program Grants Now Open to U.S. Insular Areas (10/25/2022): https://www.doi.gov/oia/press/Department-of-the-Interior-Technical-Assistance-Program-Grants-Now-Open-to-U.S-Insular-Areas; Biden-Harris Administration Awards $12 Million through Investing in America Agenda to Combat Climate Change in the U.S. Territories (5/11/2023): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-awards-12-million-through-investing-america-agenda-combat |
| Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: Implementation Grants | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $4,750,000,000 | Grants, cooperative agreements | To provide grants to Tribes, states, air pollution control agencies, and local governments to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The statute allocates $250 million for planning grants and $4.750 billion for implementation grants. | Implementation grant funds to remain available until September 30, 2026. | For implementation grants: Those states, territories, District of Columbia; air pollution control agencies; municipalities; Tribes; or groups of such eligible entities that are covered by a plan developed with funding from a planning grant awarded under this section. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, which is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | To implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas air pollution | New | Covered | No | No | 60114 | https://sam.gov/fal/c51fefabe1d74a38875c61ca1239407f/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda (9/20/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-46-billion-competitive-grants-cut |
| Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: Planning Grants | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $250,000,000 | Grants, cooperative agreements | To provide grants to Tribes, states, air pollution control agencies, and local governments to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The statute allocates $250 million for planning grants and $4.750 billion for implementation grants. | Planning grants to remain available until September 30, 2031. | For planning grants: States, Territories, District of Columbia; air pollution control agencies; municipalities; Tribes; or groups of such eligible entities. The Administrator shall make a grant to at least one eligible entity in each state. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, which is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. The Administrator shall make a grant to at least one eligible entity in each state. | Yes | To develop plans for reducing greenhouse gas air pollution | New | Covered | Yes | No | 60114 | https://sam.gov/fal/c51fefabe1d74a38875c61ca1239407f/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $250 Million to Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution (3/1/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-over-250-million-fund-innovative-projects-tackle |
| Computing Capacity and Research for Weather, Oceans, and Climate | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $190,000,000 | Direct federal spending (procurement, transaction agreements) | To procure additional high-performance computing, data processing capacity, data management, and storage assets and for transaction agreements under the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Direct federal spending | No | Procurement of additional high-performance computing, data processing capacity, data management, and storage assets and for transaction agreements under the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 | Existing | N/A | N/A | 40005 | N/A | ||
| Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service | $250,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending, Grants, Contracts, and/or Financial Assistance Agreements | To carry out conservation and ecosystem and habitat restoration projects on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | Direct Federal Spending | Yes | To carry out conservation and ecosystem and habitat restoration projects on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. | Existing | Covered | No | N/A | 50222 | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $161 Million for Landscape Restoration (May 31, 2023): https://www.blm.gov/press-release/biden-harris-administration-announces-161-million-landscape-restoration; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $44 Million to Restore and Strengthen Climate Resilience Across America's National Parks as Part of Investing in America Agenda (8/8/2023): https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/inflation-reduction-act-restoration-resilience-fy23-projects.htm; Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $18 million in public lands projects as part of Investing in America Agenda (8/16/2023): https://www.blm.gov/press-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-more-18-million-public-lands-projects-part; Biden-Harris Administration infuses $28 million though Investing in America Agenda for restoration, conservation projects across America (9/5/2023): https://www.blm.gov/press-release/biden-harris-administration-infuses-28-million-though-investing-america-agenda; President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to Help Restore Bison Populations and Grassland Ecosystems in Tribal Communities (9/7/2023): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-help-restore-bison-populations-and-grassland |
| Conservation and Resilience | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service | $250,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending, Grants, Contracts, and/or Financial Assistance Agreements | To carry out projects for the conservation, protection, and resiliency of lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | Direct Federal Spending | Yes | To carry out projects for the conservation, protection, and resiliency of lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. | Existing | Covered | No | N/A | 50221 | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $161 Million for Landscape Restoration (May 31, 2023): https://www.blm.gov/press-release/biden-harris-administration-announces-161-million-landscape-restoration; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $44 Million to Restore and Strengthen Climate Resilience Across America's National Parks as Part of Investing in America Agenda (8/8/2023): https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/inflation-reduction-act-restoration-resilience-fy23-projects.htm; Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $18 million in public lands projects as part of Investing in America Agenda (8/16/2023): https://www.blm.gov/press-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-more-18-million-public-lands-projects-part; Biden-Harris Administration infuses $28 million though Investing in America Agenda for restoration, conservation projects across America (9/5/2023): https://www.blm.gov/press-release/biden-harris-administration-infuses-28-million-though-investing-america-agenda; President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to Help Restore Bison Populations and Grassland Ecosystems in Tribal Communities (9/7/2023): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-help-restore-bison-populations-and-grassland |
| Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) | Department of Agriculture | Natural Resources Conservation Service | $3,250,000,000 | Cooperative Agreements, Grants, Contracts | To support the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), which offers technical and financial assistance to compensate agricultural and forest producers and Indian tribes who agree to increase their level of conservation by adopting additional conservation activities and maintaining their baseline level of conservation. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. NRCS accepts producer applications for its conservation programs year-round, but producers interested in EQIP or CSP should apply by their state's ranking dates to be considered for funding in the current cycle. Funding is provided through a competitive process and will include an opportunity to address the unmet demand from producers who have previously sought funding for climate-smart conservation activities. | Agriculture producers, farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and Indian tribes. | Yes | Development of a conservation plan that outlines and enhances existing efforts, using new conservation practices or activities, based on management objectives for the operation to expand on the benefits of cleaner water and air, healthier soil, and better wildlife habitat, all while improving agricultural operations. CSP offers annual payments for implementing these practices on land and operating and maintaining existing conservation efforts. This funding will support practices that directly improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions associated with agricultural production. | Existing | Covered | No | Varies | 21001(a)(2) | https://sam.gov/fal/7ec1ae4d027e45dfbea80392587b20f8/view; https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ranking-dates | USDA Request for Public Comment on Natural Resources Conservation Service Funding (11/17/2022): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-requests-public-input-on-implementation-of-inflation-reduction-act-funding; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide (2/13/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/02/13/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-inflation; USDA Hiring Engineers, Natural Resource Specialists Nationwide to Strengthen Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, Enhance Agricultural Conservation (6/23/2023): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-hiring-engineers-natural-resource-specialists-nationwide-to-strengthen-inflation |
| Conservation Technical Assistance | Department of Agriculture | Natural Resources Conservation Service | $1,000,000,000 | Cooperative Agreements, Grants, Contracts | To provide conservation technical assistance, which offers our nation's farmers, ranchers, forestland owners, and Indian tribes the knowledge and tools they need to conserve, maintain, and restore the natural resources on their lands and improve the health of their operations for the future. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Individuals, groups, and communities that make natural resource management decisions on private, Tribal Trust and non-Trust lands, and other non-federal lands (e.g. conservation entities, agriculture producers, farmers, ranchers and forest landowners). | Yes | NRCS offers this assistance at no cost to the producers we serve. The goal is to give farmers, ranchers, forestland owners, and Indian tribes personalized advice and information, based on the latest science and research, to help them make informed decisions. | Existing | Covered | No | N/A | 21002(a)(1) | https://sam.gov/fal/21378a418fbc4aaa9105bed5f0207561/view | USDA Request for Public Comment on Natural Resources Conservation Service Funding (11/17/2022): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-requests-public-input-on-implementation-of-inflation-reduction-act-funding; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide (2/13/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/02/13/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-inflation; USDA Hiring Engineers, Natural Resource Specialists Nationwide to Strengthen Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, Enhance Agricultural Conservation (6/23/2023): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-hiring-engineers-natural-resource-specialists-nationwide-to-strengthen-inflation |
| Conservation Technical Assistance - Greenhouse Gas Emission Quantification Program | Department of Agriculture | Natural Resources Conservation Service | $300,000,000 | Cooperative Agreements, Grants, Contracts | To improve measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration in climate-smart agriculture and forestry. The new investments will advance priorities set by the broader "Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Monitoring for the Agriculture and Forest Sectors." | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Individuals, groups, and communities that make natural resource management decisions on private, Tribal Trust and non-Trust lands, and other non-federal lands (e.g. conservation entities, agriculture producers, farmers, ranchers and forest landowners). | Yes | To carry out a program to quantify carbon sequestration and carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions, through which the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall collect field-based data to assess carbon sequestration and reduction in carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions outcomes and use the data to monitor and track those carbon sequestration and emissions trends through the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Assessment Program of the Department of Agriculture. | Existing | Covered | No | N/A | 21002(a)(2) | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investments to Improve Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (7/12/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/07/12/biden-harris-administration-announces-new-investments-improve |
| Develop and Implement Activities and Tactics for Old Growth Forest Protection | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $50,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To establish definitions for mature and old-growth forests, complete an inventory of old growth and mature forest conditions, and develop policy and process to preserve those conditions. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | National Forests and Grasslands (Tribes via the Tribal Forest Protection Act and other co-stewardship authorities) | Yes | Inventory of old growth and mature forests, policy development, and preservation projects. | Existing | N/A | N/A | 23001(a)(4) | N/A | ||
| DHS Office of Chief Readiness Support Officer | Department of Homeland Security | Office of Chief Readiness Support Officer | $500,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To execute and implement investments associated with sustainability and the environment across the Department. | To remain available until September 30, 2028 | Direct Federal Spending | No | Real and Personal Property Sustainability, Resilience, Energy, Regional Management, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Justice, and Lease Consolidations/Efficiencies Investments. | Existing | N/A | N/A | 70001 | N/A | ||
| Diesel Emissions Reductions | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $60,000,000 | Grants, rebates, and loans | To identify and reduce diesel emissions resulting from goods movement facilities and vehicles servicing goods movement facilities in low-income and disadvantaged communities to address the health impacts of such emissions on such communities. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | (A) a regional, state, local, or Tribal agency or port authority with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality; (B) a nonprofit organization or institution that (i) represents or provides pollution reduction or educational services to persons or organizations that own or operate diesel fleets; or (ii) has, as its principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality; and (C) any private individual or entity that (i) is the owner of record of a diesel vehicle or fleet operated pursuant to a contract, license, or lease with a Federal department or agency or an entity described in (A); and (ii) meets such timely and appropriate requirements as the Administrator may establish for vehicle use and for notice to and approval by the Federal department or agency or entity described in (A) with respect to which the owner has entered into a contract, license, or lease as described in (C)(i). The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | To identify and reduce diesel emissions resulting from goods movement facilities and vehicles servicing goods movement facilities in low-income and disadvantaged communities to address the health impacts of such emissions on such communities. | Existing | Covered | No | No | 60104 | https://sam.gov/fal/74a33d751d1240cdbc26ca1308960d6d/view | |
| Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants | Department of Energy | Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains | $2,000,000,000 | Grants | To provide cost-shared grants for domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | Automotive supply chain manufacturers | No | Domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles or components for these vehicles. | New | Covered | No | 50% | 50143 | https://sam.gov/fal/d6ee4343825e463ca7530513f460fdc5/view | DOE Issues Notice of Intent to Accelerate Domestic Manufacturing of Electrified Vehicles as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (6/28/2023): https://www.energy.gov/mesc/articles/doe-issues-notice-intent-accelerate-domestic-manufacturing-electrified-vehicles-part; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $15.5 Billion to Support a Strong and Just Transition to Electric Vehicles, Retooling Existing Plants, and Rehiring Existing Workers (8/31/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-155-billion-support-strong-and-just-transition |
| Domestic Water Supply Projects | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation | $550,000,000 | Grants, Contracts, or Financial Assistance Agreements | To provide domestic water supplies to disadvantaged communities or households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | Disadvantaged communities in states covered by the Bureau of Reclamation. | Yes | To provide up to 100 percent of the cost of planning, design, or construction of water projects with the primary purpose of providing domestic water supplies to communities or households without reliable access to domestic water supplies in a Reclamation state or territory. | New | Covered | No | Cost share to be determined by the Commissioner of Reclamation. | 50231 | https://sam.gov/fal/0917b8f91e9e4027ab090de28f38cc0e/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.5 Million Investment in Domestic Water Supplies for U.S. Territories (5/9/2023): https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/news-release/4513; ShareBiden-Harris Administration Makes Nearly $200 Million Available for Drought and Climate Resiliency Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda (8/7/2023): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-makes-nearly-200-million-available-drought-and-climate |
| Drought Mitigation | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation | $4,000,000,000 | Grants, Contracts, or Financial Assistance Agreements | To complete short-term bridging actions and longer-term durable actions to protect the Colorado River and the 40 million people it serves and possibly other basins experiencing a comparable level of long-term drought, such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin, Klamath, and Rio Grande Basins. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | Public Entities and Indian Tribes | Yes | To provide funding for projects ensuring that (1) conserved water will benefit basins experiencing long-term drought, and (2) the conserved water is not diverted for consumptive use for a period of time or in perpetuity based on certain criteria. | Existing | No | None required, but subject to determination by the Commissioner. | 50233 | https://sam.gov/fal/30895e6c7a074fe4be16faa60de8f1a5/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Consensus System Conservation Proposal to Protect the Colorado River Basin (5/22/2023): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-historic-consensus-system-conservation-proposal; Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $728 Million in Historic Investments to Address Western Drought, Improve Climate Resilience (2/23/2023): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-delivers-728-million-historic-investments-address-western; Inflation Reduction Act Funds Landmark Agreements to Accelerate Salton Sea Restoration (11/28/2022): https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/news-release/4380; Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps for Drought Mitigation Funding from Inflation Reduction Act (10/12/2022): https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/news-release/4353; Funding Opportunity for Voluntary Participation in the Lower Colorado Conservation and Efficiency Program (10/12/2022): https://www.usbr.gov/inflation-reduction-act/docs/LC-Conservation-Program-Letter-with-Enclosures.pdf | |
| Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation | $12,500,000 | Grants or Cooperative Agreements, including but not limited to PL 93-638 agreements | To fund near-term drought relief actions to mitigate drought impacts for Indian Tribes affected by the operation of a Bureau of Reclamation water project, including water shortages, and to mitigate the loss of Tribal trust resources. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | Tribes | Yes | To fund projects designed to mitigate near-term drought impacts for Indian Tribes that are affected by the operation of a Bureau of Reclamation water project, including direct financial assistance to address drinking water shortages and to mitigate the loss of Tribal resources. | New | Covered | No | N/A | 80004 | https://sam.gov/fal/2380a9197d0f49a7a405b6f1f373acf9/view | |
| Empowering Rural America (New ERA) | Department of Agriculture | Rural Utilities Service | $9,700,000,000 | Loans, modifications of loans, the cost of loans and modifications, and other financial assistance (including grants) | To fund the construction of electric distribution, transmission, and generation facilities for rural electric cooperatives, including system improvements and replacements that achieve the greatest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in rural areas, as well as demand side management, energy conservation programs, and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Rural electric cooperatives, including existing or former USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers; borrowers of the former Rural Electrification Administration; rural electric cooperatives that serve predominantly rural areas; and wholly or jointly owned subsidiaries of rural electric cooperatives | Yes | To make energy efficiency improvements to eligible generation and transmission systems, to purchase, build, or deploy renewable energy, zero-emission systems, carbon capture storage systems, or to purchase renewable energy. | New | Covered | No | Varies, depending on product | 22004 | https://sam.gov/fal/779b429f23b04071acc7dcfd9e5e677b/view | Biden-Harris Administration Makes Historic, $11 Billion Investment to Advance Clean Energy Across Rural America Through Investing in America Agenda (5/16/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/05/16/biden-harris-administration-makes-historic-11-billion-investment |
| Endangered Species Act Recovery Plans | Department of the Interior | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | $125,000,000 | Grants, Cooperative Agreements, Direct Federal Spending | To develop Species Status Assessments (foundational information and analysis for recovery planning) and recovery plans for listed species and to conduct recovery implementation actions. | To remain available until expended. | States, Local Governments, Tribes, Private Landowners | Yes | Writing and updating recovery plans and implementing recovery actions for threatened and endangered species. | Existing | No | N/A | 60301 | https://sam.gov/fal/d2b5ff5676204d59ad8b5dc7aa5cf931/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $62.5 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Endangered Species Recovery Planning (5/19/2023): https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2023-05/625m-endangered-species-recovery-planning; Investing in America Agenda Funds Over $5M for Endangered Species Recovery (7/20/2023): https://fws.gov/press-release/2023-07/investing-america-agenda-funds-over-5m-endangered-species-recovery | |
| Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Financing | Department of Energy | Loan Programs Office | $5,000,000,000 | Loan Guarantees | To guarantee loans to projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations or that enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. IRA places a total cap on loan guarantees of up to $250 billion and appropriates $5 billion in credit subsidy to support these loans under section 1706 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | See program guidance. | Yes | See program guidance. Projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations, or enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Potential projects could include repurposing shuttered fossil energy facilities for clean energy production, retooling infrastructure from power plants that have ceased operations for new clean energy uses, or updating operating energy infrastructure with emissions control technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). | New | Covered | No | N/A. Loan limits to be established via rulemaking. | 50144 | https://sam.gov/fal/e439cdf401a94d1fb801a52aeaa06ab4/view | Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program, Program Guidance and Interim Final Rule (5/19/2023): https://www.energy.gov/lpo/title-17-clean-energy-financing |
| Enforcement Technology and Public Information | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance | $25,000,000 | Direct federal spending and competitive grants | To update the EPA Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) and any associated systems, infrastructure, or tools and to provide grants to states and state pollution control agencies to update their systems to communicate with ICIS. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | For the grant program only: States and state pollution control agencies | No | For the grant program: To update systems to ensure communication with the Integrated Compliance Information System of the Environmental Protection Agency and any associated systems. | New (grants) and Existing | No | No | 60110 | TBD | ||
| Enhanced Use of Defense Production Act of 1950 | Department of Energy | Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains | $250,000,000 | Grants | Section 30001 appropriates $500 million to carry out the Defense Production Act (DPA). President Biden issued presidential determinations providing DOE with the authority to use $250,000,000 of the DPA funding to accelerate domestic production of key energy technologies. In November 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration and DOE announced a notice of intent and request for information on a proposed $250 million DPA investment to accelerate domestic electric heat pump manufacturing. | To remain available through September 30, 2024. | Entities capable of establishing or expanding manufacturing capacity. | Yes | New domestic production facilities projects for heat pumps (air- or ground-source), heat pump water heaters, or heat pump system components where domestic production would address a clear supply-chain vulnerability. This focus area includes investment in workforce needed to support manufacturing through partnerships with labor unions and other workforce groups, apprenticeship programs, and pre-apprenticeship programs. Renovation of existing production facilities projects to transition from manufacture of other HVAC systems or water heating equipment that use fossil energy to produce electric heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, or heat pump system components. This focus area includes investment in workforce that can transition to support manufacturing of electric heat pumps through partnerships with labor unions and other workforce groups, apprenticeship programs, and pre-apprenticeship programs. | New | Covered | No | Limited to applicants seeking financial assistance for up to 50% of the cost | 30001 | https://sam.gov/fal/046a424547304c1ba466efc3f681b03d/view | DOE $250 Million Heat Pump Announcement (11/2/2022): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-250-million-investment-inflation-reduction-act; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $250 Million to Accelerate Electric Heat Pump Manufacturing Across America (4/18/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-250-million-accelerate-electric-heat-pump |
| Environmental and Climate Data Improvement | Council on Environmental Quality | $32,500,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To improve the quality, availability, and use of data to support the federal government's efforts to address environmental injustice and to better protect all communities from the impacts of pollution and climate change; to update and improve the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool to inform federal investments and decision-making; to enhance the availability of national level data sets that can help characterize the disproportionate impacts of pollution, climate change, and other socioeconomic burdens on communities and provide a pathway to quantify and address these cumulative burdens; and identify ways to improve outcomes for communities with environmental justice concerns. | To remain available until September 30, 2026. | Direct Federal Spending | No | See program description. | Existing | N/A | N/A | 60401 | N/A | Launch of Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (11/22/2022): https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/ | ||
| Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights | $3,000,000,000 | Competitive grants, with potentially a limited number of noncompetitive grants and contract support. | To provide grants and technical assistance to community-based non-profit organizations, alone or in certain partnerships, including those with Indian Tribes, to reduce indoor and outdoor air pollution, including greenhouse gases; monitor for pollution; improve community resilience to the impacts of climate change, including extreme heat and wildfire; and build the capacity of disadvantaged communities to engage with state and federal decision-making processes. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | (1) A community-based nonprofit organization; (2) A partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations; or (3) A partnership between a community-based nonprofit organization and an Indian Tribe, local government, or an institution of higher education. | Yes, in partnership with a community-based organization. | (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 disadvantaged communities in state and federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes | New and Existing | Covered | No | No | 60201 | Various. See individual program listings. | See entries for "Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program," "Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program," and "Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program."EPA Announces Availability of $100 Million for Environmental Justice Grants (1/10/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-100-million-through-inflation; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $550 Million to Advance Environmental Justice (2/23/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-550-million-advance-environmental-justice |
| Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants: Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights | $30,000,000 | Cooperative agreements funded for a three-year performance period | To assist recipients in building collaborative partnerships to help them understand and address environmental and public health concerns in their communities. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | (1) A community-based nonprofit organization; or (2) A partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations. | No | (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 disadvantaged communities in state and federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes | New | Covered | No | No | 60201 | https://sam.gov/fal/b3a7a7dbb2604f8e87962e7b2bc1b122/view | EPA Announces Availability of $100 Million for Environmental Justice Grants (1/10/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-100-million-through-inflation |
| Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants: Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights | $550,000,000 | Cooperative agreements funded for a three-year performance period | To fund up to 11 entities to serve as grantmakers to community-based projects that reduce pollution. | (1) A community-based nonprofit organization; (2) A partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations; (3) A partnership between a Tribal Nation and a community-based nonprofit organization; or (4) A partnership between an institution of higher education and a community-based nonprofit organization. | Yes, in partnership with a community-based organization. | To support 10-11 "pass-through" entities to serve as grantmakers, via subawards, to community-based nonprofit organizations, underserved and disadvantaged communities, and other stakeholders in communities with environmental justice concerns. | New | Covered | No | No | 60201 | https://sam.gov/fal/a9d551f136d147c08d75850b45c0759a/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $550 Million to Advance Environmental Justice (2/23/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-550-million-advance-environmental-justice | |
| Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants: The Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights | $70,000,000 | Cooperative agreements funded for a three-year performance period. This program will be funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and general appropriations. | To provide funding to governmental entities at the state, local, territorial and tribal level to support and/or create model government activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health results in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | (1) A partnership between a state and a community-based nonprofit organization; (2) A partnership between a tribe and a community-based nonprofit organization; (3) A partnership between a local government and a community-based nonprofit organization; or (4) U.S. Territories, Freely Associated States, and tribal governments in remote areas | Yes | (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 disadvantaged communities in state and federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes | New and Existing | Covered | No | No | 60201 | https://sam.gov/fal/7d79b2194bbb4e078a4cb0a5d3b307fb/view | EPA Announces Availability of $100 Million for Environmental Justice Grants (1/10/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-100-million-through-inflation |
| Environmental Product Declaration Assistance | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention | $250,000,000 | Competitive grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, technical assistance, direct federal spending | To support the development and standardization of environmental product declarations, including measurements of the embodied greenhouse gas emissions of construction materials and products. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | Businesses that manufacture construction materials/products, and states, Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses | Yes | Developing and verifying environmental product declarations; technical assistance; other activities that assist in measuring, reporting, and steadily reducing the quantity of embodied carbon in construction materials and products. | New | TBD. Exploring both non-competitive formula funding and competitive grants. | No | 60112 | TBD | EPA Announces Request for Information and Stakeholder Engagement (1/19/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-seeks-input-inflation-reduction-act-programs-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) | Department of Agriculture | Natural Resources Conservation Service | $8,450,000,000 | Cooperative Agreements, Grants, Contracts | To support the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which provides technical and financial assistance to producers and Indian tribes to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, increased soil health and reduced soil erosion and sedimentation, improved or new wildlife habitat, and mitigation against drought and increasing weather volatility. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. NRCS accepts producer applications for its conservation programs year-round, but producers interested in EQIP or CSP should apply by their state's ranking dates to be considered for funding in the current cycle. Funding is provided through a competitive process and will include an opportunity to address the unmet demand from producers who have previously sought funding for climate-smart conservation activities. | Agriculture producers (including nonindustrial private forest landowners and Indian Tribes), farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners | Yes | Technical and financial assistance to eligible agricultural producers and Indian tribes to help implement conservation practices that address resource concerns related to organic production; soil, water, and air quality; wildlife habitat; nutrient management associated with crops and livestock; pest management; ground and surface water conservation; irrigation management; drought resiliency measures; adapting to and mitigating against increasing weather volatility; energy conservation; and related resource concerns. This funding will support practices that directly improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions associated with agricultural production. | Existing | Covered | No | Varies | 21001(a)(1) | https://sam.gov/fal/67c6dbfba71143e4b086de3af5e3d5fc/view; https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ranking-dates | USDA Request for Public Comment on Natural Resources Conservation Service Funding (11/17/2022): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-requests-public-input-on-implementation-of-inflation-reduction-act-funding; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide (2/13/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/02/13/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-inflation; USDA Hiring Engineers, Natural Resource Specialists Nationwide to Strengthen Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, Enhance Agricultural Conservation (6/23/2023): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-hiring-engineers-natural-resource-specialists-nationwide-to-strengthen-inflation; USDA Invests $65 Million for Conservation and Climate Action on Private Lands as Part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda (8/31/2023): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-invests-65-million-for-conservation-and-climate-action-on-private-lands-as-part-of-the |
| Equity Commission | Department of Agriculture | Office of the Secretary | $10,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To fund the activities of one or more equity commissions that will address racial equity issues within the USDA and the programs of the USDA. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | Direct federal spending. | N/A | Activities of one or more equity commissions. | New | N/A | N/A | 22007 | N/A | USDA Request for Public Comment on Section 22007 (10/13/2022): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/10/13/usda-seeking-public-comment-new-provision-provide-assistance; USDA Announces Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination (3/1/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/01/usda-announces-next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers; Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination: Organizational Deadline (3/14/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2023/03/14/next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers-who-have-faced | |
| Facilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Marine Sanctuaries | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $200,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To support the construction of NOAA facilities and facilities that support the National Marine Sanctuary System. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Direct Federal Spending | No | Construction of new facilities (including facilities in need of replacement) including piers, marine operations facilities, and fisheries laboratories and construction of facilities to support the National Marine Sanctuary System | Existing | No | N/A | 40002 | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration invests $50 million to strengthen climate resilience, enhance equitable access to benefits of NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary System (8/1/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/IRA-sanctuaries-facilities-national-summary | |
| Forest Legacy Program | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $700,000,000 | Grants | To provide competitive grants to states through the Forest Legacy Program to acquire land and interests in land. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | States | No | To purchase land or interests in land to prioritize carbon sequestration or other ecosystem benefits to underserved populations. | Existing | No | 25%, but any non-federal cost-share requirement otherwise applicable to projects carried out under this section may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary. | 23003(a)(1) | https://sam.gov/fal/dba4065011834b8b9a1aff4080e06fa6/view | USDA Forest Service invests $188M to keep forests working, conserve private forestland through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (6/29/2023): https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/releases/usda-forest-service-invests-188m-keep-forests-working-conserve-private-forestland | |
| From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN) | Department of Agriculture | National Institutes of Food and Agriculture | $250,000,000 | Grants | To enable 1890 institutions, 1994 institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and insular area institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories to build and sustain the next generation of the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences workforce including the future USDA workforce primarily by (a) providing student scholarship support, meaningful paid internships, fellowships, and job opportunity matching, and (b) facilitating opportunities to learn the processes and pathways leading to training and employment in the federal sector. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | 1890 institutions, 1994 institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and insular area institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories. | No | To support and supplement agricultural research, education, and extension, as well as scholarships and programs that provide internships and pathways to agricultural sector or federal employment. | New | No | 0% | 22007 | https://sam.gov/fal/6b2d027afc45460ea7f8bd1bbc94f987/view | USDA Request for Public Comment on Section 22007 (10/13/2022): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/10/13/usda-seeking-public-comment-new-provision-provide-assistance; USDA Announces Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination (3/1/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/01/usda-announces-next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers; Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination: Organizational Deadline (3/14/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2023/03/14/next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers-who-have-faced; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Inaugural "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program" (6/21/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/06/21/biden-harris-administration-announces-inaugural-learning-leading | |
| Fueling Aviations Sustainable Transition Technology (FAST-Tech) | Department of Transportation | Federal Aviation Administration | $46,530,000 | Grants | To provide grant funding for eligible entities to carry out projects that develop, demonstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies, which are technologies that significantly improve aircraft fuel efficiency or reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the operation of civil aircraft. | Available until September 30, 2026. | (1) a state or local government, including the District of Columbia, other than an airport sponsor; (2) an air carrier; (3) an airport sponsor; (4) an accredited institution of higher education; (5) a research institution; (6) a person or entity engaged in the production, transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel in the United States or feedstocks in the United States that could be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel; (7) a person or entity engaged in the development, demonstration, or application of low-emission aviation technologies; or (8) nonprofit entities or nonprofit consortia with experience in sustainable aviation fuels, low-emission aviation technologies, or other clean transportation research programs. | Yes. Tribal government entities within the definition of eligible state or local units. Tribal government acting as a nonprofit agency operating under state or local auspices. | (1) Designing, prototyping, and testing of discrete low emission aviation technologies; and (2) Enhancing aircraft and engine technology testing and demonstration capabilities to accelerate development and demonstration of a broad range of low-emission aircraft technologies. | New | No | The federal share of the cost of a project shall be 75% of the total proposed cost of the project, except that such federal share shall increase to 90% of the total proposed cost of the project if the eligible entity is a small hub airport or nonhub airport, as such terms are defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code. | 40007(a)(2) | TBD | ||
| Fueling Aviations Sustainable Transition through Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) | Department of Transportation | Federal Aviation Administration | $244,530,000 | Grants | To provide grant funding for eligible entities to carry out projects relating to the production, transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with the goal of accelerating the production and use of sustainable aviation fuel and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector. | Available until September 30, 2026. | (1) a state or local government, including the District of Columbia, other than an airport sponsor; (2) an air carrier; (3) an airport sponsor; (4) an accredited institution of higher education; (5) a research institution; (6) a person or entity engaged in the production, transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel in the United States or feedstocks in the United States that could be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel; (7) a person or entity engaged in the development, demonstration, or application of low-emission aviation technologies; or (8) nonprofit entities or nonprofit consortia with experience in sustainable aviation fuels, low-emission aviation technologies, or other clean transportation research programs. | Yes. Tribal government entities within the definition of eligible state or local units. Tribal government acting as a nonprofit agency operating under state or local auspices. | (1) Grants to enable exploration and identification of supply chains, infrastructure, and distribution needs by key proponents; and (2) Grants for infrastructure projects to facilitate and scale fuel production, transportation, blending, storage, and use of SAF. | New | No | The federal share of the cost of a project shall be 75% of the total proposed cost of the project, except that such federal share shall increase to 90% of the total proposed cost of the project if the eligible entity is a small hub airport or nonhub airport, as such terms are defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code. | 40007(a)(1) | TBD | ||
| Funding for Department of Energy Loan Programs Office | Department of Energy | Loan Programs Office | $3,600,000,000 | Loan Guarantees | To support the cost of loans for innovative clean energy technologies. IRA provides $40 billion of loan authority supported by $3.6 billion in credit subsidy for projects eligible for loan guarantees under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This loan authority is open to all currently eligible Title 17 Innovative Clean Energy technology categories, including fossil energy and nuclear energy, and new categories of activities, including critical minerals processing, manufacturing, and recycling. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | See program guidance. | Yes | See program guidance. Innovation requirement applies absent State Energy Financing Institution exemption. | Existing | Covered | No | N/A. Loan guarantee amount cannot exceed 80% of eligible project costs. | 50141 | https://sam.gov/fal/e439cdf401a94d1fb801a52aeaa06ab4/view | Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program, Program Guidance and Interim Final Rule (5/19/2023): https://www.energy.gov/lpo/title-17-clean-energy-financing |
| Funding for Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $15,000,000 | Competitive grants and direct federal spending | To support investments in advanced biofuels and to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard, including developing tests and protocols, collecting data, and conducting analysis related to the environmental and public health effects of fuels. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | Advanced biofuel industry; direct federal spending | No | To develop tests and protocols regarding effects of fuel and fuel additives; to update analyses of lifecycle greenhouse gases of a fuel; to review impacts of transportation fuels on the general public and on low-income and disadvantaged communities; to award grants to industry and other related activities to support investments in advanced biofuels. | New | No | No | 60108 | TBD | ||
| Funding to Address Air Pollution at Schools | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $50,000,000 | Competitive grants and technical assistance | To provide funding for grants and other activities to monitor and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities. To provide technical assistance to schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities to develop school air and environmental quality plans and to identify and mitigate ongoing air pollution hazards. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | State, local, Tribal agencies, not for profit organizations and others for projects supporting schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | (1) To address environmental issues affecting air quality in schools; (2) To develop school air and environmental quality plans that include standards for school building, design, construction, or renovation; (3) To identify and mitigate ongoing air pollution hazards in schools; (4) To provide technical assistance addressing air quality to schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities | New | Covered | No | No | 60106 | https://sam.gov/fal/d02b031c1c094ccba41359e35b30525f/view | |
| Funding to Address Air Pollution: Air Quality Sensors in Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $3,000,000 | Grants and other activities | EPA's National Air Monitoring Program will provide funding to make air quality sensor technology available to low-income and disadvantaged communities, helping them to inexpensively screen for certain air pollutants. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | State, local, and Tribal air agencies and other public or private nonprofit institutions or organizations. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | To purchase, deploy, integrate, and operate air quality sensors in low-income and disadvantaged communities and on Tribal lands; to support the EPA Regional Sensor Loan program. | Existing | Covered | No | No | 60105(c) | https://sam.gov/fal/d02b031c1c094ccba41359e35b30525f/view | |
| Funding to Address Air Pollution: Clean Air Act Grants | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $25,000,000 | Grants | To provide general funding for EPA's Clean Air Act research, development, planning, and grants program. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | State, local, Tribal, and territorial air pollution control agencies. Eligibility will be limited to air agencies currently receiving Clean Air Act Section 105 grants. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | These funds will supplement annual funding for air pollution control agencies in support of activities under Clean Air Act Section 103. The funds will support efforts by air pollution control agencies and other organizations to partner with EPA to deliver cleaner air through programs that address air quality, transportation, indoor air, and climate change. Other activities may include planning and preparation for implementing other Inflation Reduction Act provisions. | Existing | Yes | No | 60105(f) | https://sam.gov/fal/d02b031c1c094ccba41359e35b30525f/view | Clean Air Act Grants Under the Inflation Reduction Act (2/15/2023): https://www.epa.gov/grants/clean-air-act-grants-under-inflation-reduction-act; Clean Air Act Grant Program Guidance (2/15/2023): https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-02/ira-caa-grant-application-guidance.pdf | |
| Funding to Address Air Pollution: Emissions from Wood Heaters | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $15,000,000 | Grants and other activities. | To fund testing and other agency activities to address particulate emissions from residential wood heaters, which can cause significant localized concentrations of fine particle pollution. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | TBD | TBD | To complete the ongoing wood heater test method development; to continue research on emissions from residential wood combustion to better understand key elements including fuel species, wet fuel impacts, emissions of air toxics and other criteria pollutants, and emission factors and control options; to provide grants to state, local and Tribal air agencies to better understand how this sector impacts their airsheds and how they may choose to manage those emissions including certified model re-testing; to support enhancement and improvement of EPA's certification process. | Existing | No | No | 60105(d) | https://sam.gov/fal/d02b031c1c094ccba41359e35b30525f/view | ||
| Funding to Address Air Pollution: Fenceline Air Monitoring | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $117,500,000 | Grants and other activities | EPA's National Air Monitoring Program will use this funding to enhance and extend community air monitoring at or near the fenceline by developing and refining air toxics monitoring methods including appropriate fenceline monitoring approaches; building and enhancing capacity to conduct short term monitoring for local pollutant concerns; and expanding the nation's criteria and air toxics monitoring capabilities. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | State/local/Tribal air agencies and other public or private nonprofit institutions or organizations. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians | Yes | To deploy, support, and maintain community and state, local, and Tribal air agency monitoring at or near the fenceline; to improve fenceline and emerging air toxics monitoring methods; to enhance mobile monitoring capabilities to address local air toxics concerns especially in low-income and disadvantaged communities and on Tribal lands; to expand national air toxics trend stations and community monitoring efforts. | Existing | Covered | No | No | 60105(a) | https://sam.gov/fal/d02b031c1c094ccba41359e35b30525f/view | EPA Community Air Pollution Monitoring Grant Announcement (11/3/2022): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-53-million-132-community-air-pollution |
| Funding to Address Air Pollution: Methane Monitoring | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $20,000,000 | Grants and other activities | To provide funding to monitor methane emissions from significant sources not covered by other parts of the Inflation Reduction Act: flaring and fugitive sources. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | State/local/Tribal air agencies. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | To enhance and expand the method development of new technologies capable of real time flare measurement and monitoring; to develop methods to measure fugitive sources of methane (e.g., landfills); to provide grants to state, local, and Tribal air agencies to develop methane monitoring capabilities to determine effectiveness of emission mitigation efforts. | Existing | Covered | No | No | 60105(e) | https://sam.gov/fal/d02b031c1c094ccba41359e35b30525f/view | |
| Funding to Address Air Pollution: Mobile Source Grants | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $5,000,000 | Grants | To provide grants to states to adopt and implement California's greenhouse gas and zero-emission standards for on-road mobile sources. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | States, others TBD. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | No | To provide grants to states covered by section 177 of the Clean Air Act to adopt and implement California's greenhouse gas and zero-emission standards for on-road mobile sources. | New | TBD | No | 60105(g) | TBD | ||
| Funding to Address Air Pollution: Multipollutant Monitoring | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $50,000,000 | Grants and other activities | EPA's National Air Monitoring Program will provide funding to sustain, enhance, modernize, and expand the nation's ambient air monitoring network, which will allow state, local, and Tribal air agencies to add new monitoring sites in communities; to replace aging equipment at existing sites; and to use the latest monitoring technology to improve measurement and delivery of information to the public. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | State/local/Tribal air agencies. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians | Yes | To expand the national ambient air quality monitoring network through establishment of new, additional multipollutant monitoring stations; to upgrade existing air quality monitoring sites via replacement, repair, operation, and maintenance of monitors and other equipment. | Existing | Covered | No | No | 60105(b) | https://sam.gov/fal/d02b031c1c094ccba41359e35b30525f/view | |
| General Services Administration Emerging Technologies | General Services Administration | Real Property Activities | $975,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To support emerging and sustainable technologies and related sustainability and environmental programs, as part of the Federal Buildings Fund. | Through September 30, 2026 | Direct Federal Spending | No | Providing for the purchase, installation, and implementation of emerging and sustainable technologies, along with GSA's related sustainability and environmental programs. | Existing | No | N/A | 60504 | N/A | GSA Administrator Visits Arizona to Announce First Inflation Reduction Act Projects at Federal Facilities (12/19/2022): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-visits-arizona-to-announce-first-inflation-reduction-act-projects-at-federal-facilities-12192022; GSA Administrator announces $30 million to boost building efficiency, sustainable construction, and jobs in Ohio (4/19/2023); https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-announces-$30-million-to-boost-building-efficiency-sustainable-construction-and-jobs-in-ohio-04192023; GSA Administrator announces over $40 million to boost building efficiency and create jobs in Texas and Louisiana (5/10/2023); https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-announces-over-$40-million-to-boost-building-efficiency-and-create-jobs-in-texas-and-louisiana-05102023; GSA's energy retrofit program issues largest ever call to accelerate progress toward net zero buildings through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (5/10/2023): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsas-energy-retrofit-program-issues-largest-ever-call-to-accelerate-progress-toward-net-zero-buildings-through-president-bidens-investing-in-america-agenda-05102023 | |
| Grants to Facilitate the Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines | Department of Energy | Grid Deployment Office | $760,000,000 | Grants | To facilitate siting of transmission projects by providing grants to siting authorities to expedite the siting and permitting process and providing grants for economic development activities in communities that may be affected by a transmission project. | To remain available through September 30, 2029, provided that the Secretary shall not enter into any grant agreement pursuant to this section that could result in any outlays after September 30, 2031. | Transmission siting authority, or other state, local, or Tribal governmental entity. If a Tribe does not have a designated "siting authority" for transmission projects, including projects crossing reservation lines, they may still be eligible for a grant under the program for economic development activities for communities that may be affected by the construction and operation of a covered transmission project. | Yes | (1) Grants to siting authorities for analysis, examination of alternative siting corridors, participation in regulatory proceedings in other jurisdictions related to a transmission project, or other measures that reduce the time to site and permit a transmission project. A siting authority must agree, in writing, to reach a final siting or permitting decision not later than 2 years after the date on which a grant is provided. (2) Grants for economic development activities for communities that may be affected by the construction and operation of transmission projects. The Secretary may only disburse grant funds for economic development activities to (a) a siting authority upon approval by the siting authority of the transmission project; and (b) to any other state, local, or Tribal governmental entity upon commencement of construction of the transmission project. | New | Covered | No | Federal cost share shall not exceed 50% for grants to siting authorities for participation in regulatory proceedings in other jurisdictions and at FERC. No specified cost share requirement for other grants under this provision. | 50152 | https://sam.gov/fal/7364089e30d246d58c788e4e7083675e/view | DOE Requests Information from Stakeholders about Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program (1/13/2023): https://www.energy.gov/gdo/articles/grid-deployment-office-launches-transmission-siting-and-economic-development-grants; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $300 Million to Speed Up Transmission Permitting Across America as Part of Investing in America Agenda (8/29/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-300-million-speed-transmission-permitting-across |
| Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $3,000,000,000 | Rebates and competitive grants | To purchase and install zero-emission port equipment and technology, conduct associated planning or permitting activities for this equipment and technology, and develop climate action plans to further address air pollution at ports. | To remain available through September 30, 2027. | (1) A port authority; (2) A state, regional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdiction over a port authority or a port; (3) An air pollution control agency; or (4) A private entity (including a nonprofit organization) that applies for a grant in partnership with an entity described in (1)-(3) and owns, operates, or uses the facilities, cargo-handling equipment, transportation equipment, or related technology of a port. The Clean Air Act defines "state" to mean a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, that is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | (1) To purchase or install zero-emission port equipment or technology for use at, or to directly serve, one or more ports; (2) To conduct any relevant planning or permitting in connection with the purchase or installation of such zero-emission port equipment or technology; and (3) To develop qualified climate action plans. | New | Covered | No | No | 60102 | TBD | EPA Issues Technical Request for Information on Zero-Emissions Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Port Equipment (5/5/2023): https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/clean-ports-program#technicalRFI |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program - Benchmarking | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Office of Housing, Multifamily Housing, Office of Asset Management | $42,500,000 | Federally-funded third party contract support | To conduct energy and water benchmarking of HUD-assisted properties, provide associated data analysis and evaluation at the property and portfolio level, and develop information technology systems necessary for the collection, evaluation, and analysis of such data. | Until September 30, 2028 | Owner or sponsor of properties assisted pursuant to section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, section 236 of the National Housing Act, or a Housing Assistance Payments contract for Project-Based Rental Assistance in fiscal year 2021. | Yes | Energy and water benchmarking, along with associated data analysis and evaluation at the property and portfolio level, and the development of information technology systems necessary for the collection, evaluation, and analysis of such data. | New | Covered | No | TBD | 30002(a)(4) | TBD | |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program - Comprehensive Cohort | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Office of Housing, Multifamily Housing, Office of Recapitalization | $609,500,000 | Competitive grants, loans | To provide funding to properties with a high need for investment in utility efficiency and climate resilience. Property owners need no prior experience with recapitalization transactions or green construction, as support will be provided to commission assessments and develop the property's recapitalization plan. | Funds for grants and direct loans available until September 30, 2028. Four application waves: August 2023, November 2023, February 2024, May 2024. | HUD-assisted Multifamily properties (see Section 3 of the Comprehensive NOFO for the complete list) in need of rehab. | Yes | GRRP will provide up to $20 million per property or $80k per unit to cover: (1) Added cost of a greener or more resilient alternative to a rehab component (for example, heat exchangers instead of a standard boiler); (2) 50% of the GRRP Award is reserved for the cost of high impact utility efficiency, carbon reduction, renewable energy generation, and climate resilient investments (for example, solar or wind power); (3) Transaction costs necessary to complete retrofit (up to 30% of the GRRP award). | New | Covered | No | The owner must contribute the balance of the transaction cost, either directly or by leveraging other public/private funds. | 30002(a)(1) | https://sam.gov/fal/e77f90c0aa39462790d04fb1f6a84510/view | HUD Announces More than $837 Million from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to Improve Public Housing Quality and Reduce Energy Costs for Underserved Communities (5/11/2023): https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_23_093 |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program - Contracts and Cooperative Agreements | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Office of Housing, Multifamily Housing, Office of Recapitalization | $60,000,000 | Contracts, cooperative agreements | To cover expenses of contracts or cooperative agreements administered by the Secretary for the purpose of implementing the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program. | Until September 30, 2029 | N/A | No | Contracts or cooperative agreements involved in implementation of the program. | New | Covered | No | N/A | 30002(a)(3) | TBD | |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program - Elements Cohort | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Office of Housing, Multifamily Housing, Office of Recapitalization | $68,000,000 | Competitive grants, loans | To provide gap funding to HUD-assisted multifamily housing properties in the midst of a recapitalization transaction in order to incorporate utility efficiency, renewable energy, carbon emission reduction, and/or climate resilience measures. | Funds for grants and direct loans available until September 30, 2028. Four application waves: June 2023, September 2023, January 2024, March 2024. | HUD-assisted Multifamily properties (see Section 3 of the Elements NOFO for the complete list) with a materially advanced recapitalization effort underway. | Yes | GRRP will provide up to $750k per property or $40k per unit for construction and transaction costs to incorporate the selected Elements investments into the recapitalization. Owners are responsible for the balance of costs. | New | Covered | No | Owners are responsible for the balance of costs. | 30002(a)(1) | https://sam.gov/fal/e77f90c0aa39462790d04fb1f6a84510/view | HUD Announces More than $837 Million from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to Improve Public Housing Quality and Reduce Energy Costs for Underserved Communities (5/11/2023): https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_23_093; HUD Announces Funding to Support Energy Efficiency and Climate Resilience in Multifamily Assisted Housing Properties as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (9/13/2023): https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_23_195 |
| Green and Resilient Retrofit Program - Leading Edge Cohort | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Office of Housing, Multifamily Housing, Office of Recapitalization | $160,000,000 | Competitive grants, loans | To provide funding to owners of HUD-assisted multifamily housing properties with ambitious plans involving carbon reduction, renewable energy generation, use of building materials with lower embodied carbon, and resilience goals through achieving an advanced green certification. | Funds for grants and direct loans available until September 30, 2028. Four application waves: July 2023, October 2023, January 2024, April 2024. | HUD-assisted Multifamily properties (see Section 3 of the Leading Edge NOFO for the complete list) that can commit to achieving an advanced green certification. | Yes | GRRP will provide up to $10 million per property or $60k per unit for construction and transaction costs associated with achieving the qualifying green certification. Owners are responsible for the balance of rehab costs. | New | Covered | No | Owners are responsible for the balance of rehab costs. | 30002(a)(1) | https://sam.gov/fal/e77f90c0aa39462790d04fb1f6a84510/view | HUD Announces More than $837 Million from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to Improve Public Housing Quality and Reduce Energy Costs for Underserved Communities (5/11/2023): https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_23_093 |
| Greenhouse Gas Corporate Reporting | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $5,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To provide funding for EPA to improve standardization and transparency of corporate climate action commitments and plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to support corporate progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans; and to enhance transparency regarding corporate progress. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | Direct Federal Spending | N/A | Provide funding for EPA to support enhanced standardization and transparency of corporate climate action commitments and plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; (2) Support enhanced transparency regarding progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans; (3) Support progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans. | New | No | N/A | 60111 | N/A | ||
| Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund - Clean Communities Investment Accelerator | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of the Administrator | $6,000,000,000 | Competitive grants | To fund two to seven hub nonprofits with the plans and capabilities to rapidly build the clean financing capacity of specific networks of public, quasi-public and non-profit community lenders—including community development financial institutions (including Native CDFIs), credit unions, green banks, housing finance agencies, and minority depository institutions—to ensprovide grants to 2–7 hub nonprofits that will provide funding and technical assistance to specific industry networks of public, quasi-public, not-for-profit, and nonprofit community lenders, supporting the goal that every community in the country has access to the capital they need to deploy clean technology projects in their homes, small businesses, schools, and community institutions. These community lenders could include community development financial institutions (including Certified Native CDFIs), credit unions, green banks, housing finance agencies, minority depository institutions, and other types of lenders. | To remain available until September 30, 2024. Must begin implementing the grant program by February 15, 2023 (180 days after enactment). | Eligible recipients. The term ‘eligible recipient' means a nonprofit organization that— (A) is designed to provide capital, including by leveraging private capital, and other forms of financial assistance for the rapid deployment of low- and zero-emission products, technologies, and services; (B) does not take deposits other than deposits from repayments and other revenue received from financial assistance provided using grant funds under this section; (C) is funded by public or charitable contributions; and (D) invests in or finances projects alone or in conjunction with other investors. | No | Grantees will support community lenders, which in turn support deployment of qualified projects within three broad categories: distributed power generation and storage; decarbonization retrofits of existing buildings; and transportation pollution reduction. | New | Covered | No | N/A | 60103 | https://sam.gov/fal/66e5da03968848f4a844f01598dd01d3/view | EPA Announces Initial Program Design of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (2/14/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-initial-program-design-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund; EPA Releases Framework for the Implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (4/19/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-framework-implementation-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-part-president; Biden-Harris Administration Launches Historic $20 Billion in Grant Competitions to Create National Clean Financing Network as Part of Investing in America Agenda (7/14/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-launches-historic-20-billion-grant-competitions-create |
| Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund - National Clean Investment Fund | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of the Administrator | $14,000,000,000 | Competitive grants | To provide grants to 2–3 national nonprofit financing entities to create national clean financing institutions capable of partnering with the private sector to provide accessible, affordable financing for tens of thousands of clean technology projects nationwide. | To remain available until September 30, 2024. Must begin implementing the grant program by February 15, 2023 (180 days after enactment). | Eligible recipients. The term ‘eligible recipient' means a nonprofit organization that— (A) is designed to provide capital, including by leveraging private capital, and other forms of financial assistance for the rapid deployment of low- and zero-emission products, technologies, and services; (B) does not take deposits other than deposits from repayments and other revenue received from financial assistance provided using grant funds under this section; (C) is funded by public or charitable contributions; and (D) invests in or finances projects alone or in conjunction with other investors. | No | Grantees will provide financial products and supporting predevelopment expenditures to qualified projects, implementing Section 134(b)(1) that authorizes funding for "direct investments." | New | Covered | No | N/A | 60103 | https://sam.gov/fal/66e5da03968848f4a844f01598dd01d3/view | EPA Announces Initial Program Design of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (2/14/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-initial-program-design-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund; EPA Releases Framework for the Implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (4/19/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-framework-implementation-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-part-president; Biden-Harris Administration Launches Historic $20 Billion in Grant Competitions to Create National Clean Financing Network as Part of Investing in America Agenda (7/14/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-launches-historic-20-billion-grant-competitions-create |
| Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund - Solar for All Program | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of the Administrator | $7,000,000,000 | Competitive grants | To provide up to 60 grants to States, Tribal governments, municipalities, and nonprofits to expand the number of low-income and disadvantaged communities that are primed for residential and community solar investment—enabling millions of families to access affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy. | To remain available until September 30, 2024. EPA will open applications for funding for this program in summer 2023. | States, municipalities, Tribal governments, and "eligible recipients" are eligible for the $7 billion for low-income and disadvantaged communities. The term ‘eligible recipient' means a nonprofit organization that— (A) is designed to provide capital, including by leveraging private capital, and other forms of financial assistance for the rapid deployment of low- and zero-emission products, technologies, and services; (B) does not take deposits other than deposits from repayments and other revenue received from financial assistance provided using grant funds under this section; (C) is funded by public or charitable contributions; and (D) invests in or finances projects alone or in conjunction with other investors. | Yes | Grantees will use grant funds to expand existing low-income solar programs or design and deploy new Solar for All programs. | New | Covered | No | N/A | 60103 | https://sam.gov/fal/cffd228dd8a34254b68d497672a5235e/view | EPA Announces Initial Program Design of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (2/14/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-initial-program-design-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund; EPA Releases Framework for the Implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (4/19/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-framework-implementation-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-part-president; Biden-Harris Administration Launches $7 Billion Solar for All Grant Competition to Fund Residential Solar Programs that Lower Energy Costs for Families and Advance Environmental Justice Through Investing in America Agenda (6/25/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-launches-7-billion-solar-all-grant-competition-fund |
| Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects in Wildland Urban Interface | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $1,800,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To complete hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System land within the Wildland Urban Interface. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | National Forests and Grasslands (Tribes via the Tribal Forest Protection Act and other co-stewardship authorities) | Yes | "Hazardous fuels reduction project" means an activity, including the use of prescribed fire, to protect structures and communities from wildfire that is carried out on National Forest Service lands. Focus for projects is within the wildland-urban interface, as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. | Existing | N/A | N/A | 23001(a)(1) | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Efforts to Address the Wildfire Crisis (1/19/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/01/19/biden-harris-administration-launches-new-efforts-address-wildfire; Biden-Harris Administration Invests $63M for Fuel Breaks to Protect Communities, Increase Firefighter Safety, as Part of Investing in America Agenda (5/4/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/05/04/biden-harris-administration-invests-63m-fuel-breaks-protect | |
| High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program | Department of Energy | Office of State and Community Energy Programs | $4,500,000,000 | Grants | To award grants to state energy offices and Tribal entities to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | States and Tribal entities. $225,000,000 is allocated for Tribes. | Yes | A state energy office or Indian Tribe may use up to 20 percent of the grant amount for planning, administration, or technical assistance. The remaining funds are for rebates for the purchase of high-efficiency electric home appliances. | New | Covered | Yes | Yes. Cost share requirement dependent on income level and price of the appliance. | 50122 | TBD | State and Tribal Rebate Allocation Announcement (11/2/2022): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-state-and-tribe-allocations-home-energy-rebate; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding For Community-Centered Clean Energy Programs Across the U.S. And $9 Billion For Home Rebates (1/18/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-funding-community-centered-clean-energy-programs; DOE Supporting States to Pave the Way for Upcoming Home Energy Rebates Programs (3/23/2023): https://www.energy.gov/scep/articles/doe-supporting-states-pave-way-upcoming-home-energy-rebates-programs; Biden Harris Administration Opens Applications For States And Territories To Implement $8.5 Billion For Home Energy Rebates As Part Of Investing In America Agenda (7/27/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-opens-applications-states-and-territories-implement-85-billion |
| Home Energy Performance-Based, Whole-House Rebates | Department of Energy | Office of State and Community Energy Programs | $4,300,000,000 | Grants | To award grants to state energy offices to develop a whole-house energy saving retrofits program that will provide rebates to homeowners and aggregators for whole-house energy saving retrofits. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | States | No | States may use up to 20% for planning, administration, or technical assistance. The remaining funds will be utilized for eligible equipment that significantly reduces energy consumption in a home or multi-family building. | New | Covered | Yes | Yes. Cost share requirement dependent on income level. 50% if AMI exceeds 80% AMI; 20% if AMI is below 80% AMI | 50121 | TBD | State and Tribal Rebate Allocation Announcement (11/2/2022): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-state-and-tribe-allocations-home-energy-rebate; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding For Community-Centered Clean Energy Programs Across the U.S. And $9 Billion For Home Rebates (1/18/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-funding-community-centered-clean-energy-programs; DOE Supporting States to Pave the Way for Upcoming Home Energy Rebates Programs (3/23/2023): https://www.energy.gov/scep/articles/doe-supporting-states-pave-way-upcoming-home-energy-rebates-programs; Biden Harris Administration Opens Applications For States And Territories To Implement $8.5 Billion For Home Energy Rebates As Part Of Investing In America Agenda (7/27/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-opens-applications-states-and-territories-implement-85-billion |
| Idaho National Laboratory Infrastructure Investments | Department of Energy | Office of Nuclear Energy | $150,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To support infrastructure improvements across the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). On October 25, 2022, the Department of Energy announced that this funding will support nearly a dozen projects at INL's Advanced Test Reactor Complex and Materials Fuels Complex, both of which have been operational for more than 50 years and serve an instrumental role in advancing nuclear technologies for federal agencies, industry, and international partnerships. | To remain available through September 30, 2027. | Direct Federal Spending | No | Providing funding for infrastructure improvements at the Idaho National Laboratory. | New | No | N/A | 50172(c) | N/A | DOE Announces $150 Million To Improve Nuclear Research and Development Infrastructure at Idaho National Laboratory (10/25/2022): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-150-million-improve-nuclear-research-and-development | |
| Implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $38,500,000 | Competitive grants and direct federal spending. | To fund EPA's implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, a bipartisan law to phase down the production and consumption of listed hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), maximize reclamation and minimize releases from equipment, and facilitate the transition to next-generation technologies through sector-based restrictions. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | For the grant program only: States, Counties, Cities/Townships, Tribes, Public Higher Education Institutions, Private Higher Education Institutions, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Small Businesses, Businesses (other than small businesses), and Individuals. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, which is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | (1) Provide funding for EPA for AIM Act implementation to carry out subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of the statute; (2) To deploy new implementation and compliance tools to carry out subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of the statute; (3) For competitive grants for reclaim and innovative destruction technologies under subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of the statute. | New (grant program) and Existing (direct federal spending) | No | No | 60109 | TBD | ||
| Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access (Increasing Land Access) Program | Department of Agriculture | Farm Service Agency | $250,000,000 | Grants, Cooperative Agreements | To help underserved producers by increasing land, capital, and market access. The program funds cooperative agreements or grants for projects that help move underserved producers from surviving to thriving. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Government entities from local to Tribal, not-for-profit educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. The non-profit organizations can include Community Development Financial Institutions, foundations, and Tribal financial institutions with a 501(c)(3) status. | Yes | Projects to improve land access (including heirs' property and fractionated land issues) for underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, including veterans, limited resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners living in high poverty areas. | New | No | No | 22007 | https://sam.gov/fal/9d55dae5e60649c8ae682a08236a3f1e/view | USDA Request for Public Comment on Section 22007 (10/13/2022): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/10/13/usda-seeking-public-comment-new-provision-provide-assistance; USDA Announces Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination (3/1/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/01/usda-announces-next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers; Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination: Organizational Deadline (3/14/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2023/03/14/next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers-who-have-faced; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Intended Investment of Approximately $300 Million in 50 Projects Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access for Underserved Producers (6/22/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/06/22/biden-harris-administration-announces-intended-investment | |
| Interregional and Offshore Wind Electricity Transmission Planning, Modeling and Analysis | Department of Energy | Grid Deployment Office | $100,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To conduct transmission planning, modeling, and analysis regarding interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity generated by offshore wind and to convene relevant stakeholders to discuss these issues. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | N/A | N/A | Funding to (1) convene relevant stakeholders and (2) conduct transmission planning, modeling, and analysis of interregional and offshore wind transmission. | New | No | No | 50153 | TBD | ||
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $2,600,000,000 | Direct federal spending, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or technical assistance | To support coastal resilience, coastal communities, and conservation, restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitat and resources, including fisheries. See entries for Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators, Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative, Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, and Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative for more details. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Coastal states (as defined in the Coastal Zone Management Act), the District of Columbia, Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and institutions of higher education. See entries for Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators, Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative, Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, and Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative for more details. | Yes | Conservation, restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitats and resources, including fisheries, to enable coastal communities to prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions, and for projects that support natural resources that sustain coastal and marine resource dependent communities, and for related administrative expenses. See entries for Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators, Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative, Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, and Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative for more details. | See entries for Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators, Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative, Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, and Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative for more details. | Specific programs under this provision are covered. | 40001 | See list of specific programs. Biden-Harris Administration Recommends $562 million Investment to Make Communities Resilient to Climate Impacts as Part of Investing in America Agenda (4/21/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/04/biden-harris-administration-recommends-562-million-investment-make; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.6 Billion Framework Through Investing in America Agenda to Protect Coastal Communities and Restore Marine Resources (6/6/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/06/biden-harris-administration-announces-26-billion-framework-through; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $575 Million for Coastal and Great Lakes Climate Resilience through Investing in America Agenda (6/20/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/06/biden-harris-administration-announces-575-million-coastal-and-great; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 Million to Create a Climate Resilience Accelerator Program and Support Small Businesses through Investing in America Agenda (7/10/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/07/biden-harris-administration-announces-60-million-create-climate; Biden-Harris Administration makes $260 million available for new fish passage projects as part of Investing in America agenda (7/31/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-biden-harris-administration-makes-260-million-available-for-new-fish-passage-projects; Biden-Harris Administration announces $32 million for coastal conservation, restoration and resilience through Investing in America agenda (8/9/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-announces-32-million-for-coastal-conservation-restoration-and-resilience; Biden-Harris Administration announces $106 million in recommended funding for West Coast and Alaska salmon recovery (8/17/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-announces-106-million-in-recommended-funding-for-west-coast-and-alaska; Biden-Harris Administration makes $45 million available for coastal habitat restoration and resilience for tribes and underserved communities through Investing in America agenda (9/1/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-makes-45-million-available-for-coastal-habitat-restoration-and; Biden-Harris Administration announces $14 million as part of Investing in America agenda to support research for new ocean-based climate solutions (9/7/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-announces-14-million-to-support-research-for-new-ocean-based-climate-solutions; Biden-Harris Administration announces historic $82 million for endangered North Atlantic right whales as part of Investing in America agenda (9/18/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/historic-82-million-for-critically-endangered-North-Atlantic-right-whales | |||
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience - Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $60,000,000 | Competitive grants | To support coastal resilience, coastal communities, and conservation, restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitat and resources, including fisheries. NOAA conducted tribal consultation in March 2023, with live consultations on March 8 and March 9 and written comments accepted through March 31, 2023. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Coastal states (as defined in the Coastal Zone Management Act), territories, counties, cities, tribes, and tribal organizations; public or private nonprofit organizations; and institutions of higher education. | Yes | To assist communities in coastal and Great Lakes states and territories so they may form partnerships that train workers and place them into jobs that enhance climate resilience. | Existing | Covered | No | No | 40001 | https://sam.gov/fal/0d4a1cadbbd540a89ff33d8ff15d1df6/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.6 Billion Framework Through Investing in America Agenda to Protect Coastal Communities and Restore Marine Resources (6/6/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/06/biden-harris-administration-announces-26-billion-framework-through; Biden-Harris Administration Invests $60 Million to Create a Climate-Ready Workforce through Investing In America Agenda (6/29/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/06/biden-harris-administration-invests-60-million-create-climate-ready |
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience - Climate Resilience Regional Challenge | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $575,000,000 | Competitive grants. This competitive grant program has two distinct tracks for investing in holistic, collaborative approaches to coastal resilience at a regional level. Track One will support Regional Collaborative Building and Strategy Development ($25 million), with a focus on laying the groundwork for future resilience efforts. Track Two will support the Implementation of Resilience and Adaptation Actions ($550 million), with a focus on implementing transformational climate adaptation actions. | To build the resilience of coastal communities to extreme weather (e.g., hurricanes and storm surge) and other impacts of climate change, including sea level rise and drought. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Coastal states (as defined in the Coastal Zone Management Act), territories, counties, cities, tribes, and tribal organizations; public or private nonprofit organizations; and institutions of higher education. | Yes | Across both competition tracks (Regional Collaborative Building and Strategy Development and Implementation of Resilience and Adaptation Actions), there are three program priorities: climate risk reduction; equity and inclusion; and enduring capacity. The Regional Collaborative Building and Strategy Development funding is designed to support the activities including help with: building and expanding regional partnerships; engaging and partnering with tribes and marginalized, underserved, underrepresented communities; assessing risk and vulnerability; planning resilience strategies and adaptation actions; and building community and workforce capacity for climate adaptation efforts. The Implementation of Resilience and Adaptation Actions funding is designed to support regionally significant actions such as: acquiring vulnerable land; building natural infrastructure; improving public infrastructure's resilience; strengthening or protecting public access to coastal natural resources; building regional capacity for ongoing actions that increase resilience; planning and preparing for community-led relocation; and updating and strengthening state and local codes and policies. | New | Covered | No | No | 40001 | https://sam.gov/fal/c6c559878dd84e6aba233172ea83e39b/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.6 Billion Framework Through Investing in America Agenda to Protect Coastal Communities and Restore Marine Resources (6/6/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/06/biden-harris-administration-announces-26-billion-framework-through; Biden-Harris Administration Announces $575 Million for Coastal and Great Lakes Climate Resilience through Investing in America Agenda (6/20/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/06/biden-harris-administration-announces-575-million-coastal-and-great |
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience - Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $562,000,000 | Direct federal spending | To support coastal resilience, coastal communities, and conservation, restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitat and resources, including fisheries. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Coastal states (as defined in the Coastal Zone Management Act), the District of Columbia, Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and institutions of higher education. | Yes | Conservation, restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitats and resources, including fisheries, to enable coastal communities to prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions, and for projects that support natural resources that sustain coastal and marine resource dependent communities, and for related administrative expenses. | Existing | N/A | N/A | 40001 | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration Recommends $562 million Investment to Make Communities Resilient to Climate Impacts as Part of Investing in America Agenda (4/21/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/04/biden-harris-administration-recommends-562-million-investment-make | |
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience - Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $45,000,000 | Competitive grants | For projects that will advance the coastal habitat restoration and climate resilience priorities of tribes and underserved communities. | Eligible applicants are tribes, applicants that can demonstrate status as a tribal entity, an underserved community (see definitions in Section I.A.), or entities that partner with tribes, tribal entities, and/or underserved communities such as institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state, local, and Native American and Alaska Native tribal governments. As part of their applications, applicants must demonstrate their status as, or connection to, a tribe, tribal entity, and/or an underserved community. | Yes | Funding will prioritize capacity building, science support, and restoration project activities that enhance resilience of tribes, tribal entities, and underserved communities and have the greatest potential to lead to habitat restoration in coastal, estuarine, marine, and Great Lakes areas. | Covered | No | No | 40001 | https://sam.gov/fal/75942f5efecf489781d1f3797c1c4b85/view | Biden-Harris Administration makes $45 million available for coastal habitat restoration and resilience for tribes and underserved communities through Investing in America agenda (9/1/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-makes-45-million-available-for-coastal-habitat-restoration-and | ||
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience - Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $60,000,000 | Competitive grants. The program is a two-phase competitive funding opportunity. Phase one, open for applications through September 11, 2023, will fund selected projects with up to $250,000 per project for accelerator program design. The second phase of the competition will invite all applicants selected in phase one to apply for funding of up to $10 million each to implement their program design. | To foster public-private partnerships to help support small businesses that are developing sustainable technologies geared toward climate resilience to attract capital, mature their technologies and scale their business models for climate impact. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); City or township governments; Special district governments; State governments; County governments; Private institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Yes | The program will form partnerships with and fund eligible U.S.-based organizations to develop business accelerators to identify and support small businesses across ocean-based climate resilience theme areas to attract capital, mature their technologies, and scale their business models for climate impact and economic prosperity. See entries for Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators, Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative, Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, and Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative for more details. | New | N/A | No | 40001 | https://sam.gov/fal/8a6e6de4857b439ebd30b70c4bca2b99/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 Million to Create a Climate Resilience Accelerator Program and Support Small Businesses through Investing in America Agenda (7/10/2023): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/07/biden-harris-administration-announces-60-million-create-climate | |
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience - Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Notice of Funding Opportunity | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $175,000,000 | Competitive grants | To fund projects that reopen migratory pathways and restore access to healthy habitat for fish across the coasts and Great Lakes. | Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, non-profits, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state, local, and Native American and Alaska Native tribal governments. Applications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies will not be considered. Federal agencies are strongly encouraged to work with applicants who are eligible to apply.Applicants must propose work in areas that benefit United States migratory fish as defined in the Program Objective (Section I.A). Eligible applicants for Great Lakes projects must propose work within one of the eight U.S. Great Lakes states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota), within the Great Lakes basin. Eligible applicants that propose projects in the Commonwealth and Territories of the United States must propose work in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico. | Yes | To provide federal financial and technical assistance to fish passage through the removal of dams and other in-stream barriers for native migratory or sea-run fish. Funding will be used for fish passage that rebuilds productive and sustainable fisheries, contributes to the recovery and conservation of threatened and endangered species, enhances watershed health, promotes resilient ecosystems and communities, especially in underserved communities, and improves economic vitality, including local employment. | Covered | No | No | 40001 | https://sam.gov/fal/75942f5efecf489781d1f3797c1c4b85/view | Biden-Harris Administration makes $260 million available for new fish passage projects as part of Investing in America agenda (7/31/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-biden-harris-administration-makes-260-million-available-for-new-fish-passage-projects | ||
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience - Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Notice of Funding Opportunity | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $85,000,000 | Competitive grants | To support tribes and tribal organizations in implementing fish passage work and building tribal capacity to sustain these efforts. | Eligible applicants are Indian tribes (as defined in 25 U.S.C. Section 5304 (e)) and organizations that represent Indian tribes through formal legal agreements (e.g., tribal commissions, tribal consortia, tribal conservation districts, and tribal cooperatives). 23.U.S.C. Section 5304 (e) states that ‘(e)"Indian tribe" or "Indian Tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. Organizations that represent Indian tribes through formal legal agreements are encouraged to provide a clear description and supporting documentation (e.g., letters of support, Memoranda of Understandings) in the application, demonstrating a relationship between the tribe(s) and organization. The documentation is further described in this Announcement in Section IV.B., Content and Form of Application. Documentation should be submitted as part of the grant application.An institution of higher education, non-profit organization, commercial (for profit) organization, U.S. territory, or state or local government, and organizations that identify as Indian tribes but do not meet the definition of "Indian tribe" above, which may include state recognized tribes, can partner with Indian tribes and organizations that represent Indian tribes through formal legal agreements, but are not eligible to submit an application directly. A partnership may involve proposed subawards, contracts, informal collaboration, or other engagement. These partners may apply directly for separate NOAA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding opportunities for restoring fish passage published at www.grants.gov. Applications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies will not be considered. Federal agencies interested in this program are strongly encouraged to work with applicants who are eligible to apply. Applicants must propose work in areas that benefit United States migratory fish as defined in the Program Objective (Section I.A). Eligible applicants for Great Lakes projects must propose work within one of the eight U.S. Great Lakes states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota) within the Great Lakes basin. | Yes | To provide federal financial and technical assistance to Indian tribes and organizations that represent Indian tribes through formal legal agreements (e.g., tribal commissions, tribal consortia, tribal conservation districts, and tribal cooperatives) (see section III.A for specific Eligibility requirements) to remove barriers to fish passage. NOAA recognizes that healthy fish populations are integral to the living culture of tribes. Funding will be used for fish passage that rebuilds productive and sustainable fisheries, contributes to the recovery and conservation of threatened and endangered species, enhances watershed health, promotes resilient ecosystems and communities, and increases tribal capacity to participate in fish passage barrier removal efforts while improving tribal commercial, recreational, subsistence and cultural practice opportunities. Proposed work may be located on tribal lands, throughout traditional use areas, or in coastal watersheds that support fish populations that are or have been integral to the living culture of tribes. | Covered | No | No | 40001 | https://sam.gov/fal/75942f5efecf489781d1f3797c1c4b85/view | Biden-Harris Administration makes $260 million available for new fish passage projects as part of Investing in America agenda (7/31/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-biden-harris-administration-makes-260-million-available-for-new-fish-passage-projects | ||
| Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience - Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $240,000,000 | Competitive grants | To support habitat restoration approaches that enhance the resilience of coastal and Great Lakes communities — including tribes and underserved communities — against climate hazards. | Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, non-profits, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state, local, and tribal governments. | Yes | To support transformational habitat restoration projects that restore marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes ecosystems, using approaches that enhance community and ecosystem resilience to climate hazards. Funding will prioritize habitat restoration actions that: demonstrate significant impacts; rebuild productive and sustainable fisheries; contribute to the recovery and conservation of threatened and endangered species; promote climate-resilient ecosystems, especially in tribal, indigenous, and/or underserved communities; and improve economic vitality, including local employment. | Covered | No | No | 40001 | https://sam.gov/fal/75942f5efecf489781d1f3797c1c4b85/view | Biden-Harris Administration makes $240 million available for habitat restoration and coastal resilience through Investing in America agenda (8/15/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-makes-240-million-available-for-habitat-restoration-and-coastal | ||
| Low Embodied Carbon Labeling for Construction Materials | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention | $100,000,000 | TBD | To develop and carry out a program to identify and label construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | TBD | TBD | Work associated with identifying and labelling construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions. | New | TBD. Exploring both non-competitive formula funding and competitive grants. | No | 60116 | TBD | EPA Announces Request for Information and Stakeholder Engagement (1/19/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-seeks-input-inflation-reduction-act-programs-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions | |
| Low Emissions Electricity Program | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $87,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To fund a wide range of activities to encourage low emissions electricity generation and use through education, technical assistance, and partnerships with consumers, low income and disadvantaged communities, industry, and state, local, and Tribal governments. To do an assessment of anticipated greenhouse gas reductions from changes in domestic electricity generation and use and to ensure that reductions in greenhouse gases are achieved through the existing authorities of the Clean Air Act. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Direct Federal Spending | N/A | Provide funding to EPA to do a variety of activities related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation and use, including (1) for consumer-related education and partnerships; (2) for education, technical assistance, and partnerships within low-income and disadvantaged communities; (3) for industry-related outreach, technical assistance, and partnerships; (4) for outreach and technical assistance to, and partnerships with, state, Tribal, and local governments; (5) to assess the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from changes in domestic electricity generation and use that are anticipated to occur on an annual basis through fiscal year 2031; (6) to ensure that reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are achieved through use of the existing authorities of the Clean Air Act. | Existing | Section 60107(a)(2) is covered | No | N/A | 60107 | N/A | |
| Low-Carbon Transportation Materials Program | Department of Transportation | Federal Highway Administration | $2,000,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To reimburse or provide incentives to eligible recipients for the use of low-embodied carbon construction materials and products in federally-funded highway projects. | Available until September 30, 2026. | (1) A state, unit of local government, political subdivision of a state, MPO, or U.S. territory; (2) Federally recognized Indian Tribe; (3) A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function; or (4) Federal Land Management Agencies. | Yes | To reimburse or provide incentives to eligible recipients for the use, in projects, of construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions associated with all relevant stages of production, use, and disposal as compared to estimated industry averages of similar material or products. | New | No | The total federal share payable for the project for which the reimbursement or incentive is provided shall be up to 100%. | 60506 | TBD | ||
| Methane Emissions Reduction Program | Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Air and Radiation | $1,550,000,000 | Grants, rebates, contracts, and other activities | To provide financial and technical assistance to accelerate the reduction of methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum and natural gas systems. The statute also establishes a waste emissions charge for applicable facilities that report more than 25,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year (to the petroleum and natural gas systems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program) and that exceed statutorily specified waste emissions thresholds. | To remain available until September 30, 2028 | States, Counties, Cities/Townships, Special Districts, Territories, Indian Tribes, Public Higher Education Institutions, Private Higher Education Institutions, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Small Businesses, Businesses (other than small businesses), and Individuals. The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, which is Federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. | Yes | To provide funding for financial and technical assistance for preparing and submitting greenhouse gas reports, monitoring methane emissions, and reducing methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum and natural gas systems, including improving and deploying equipment to reduce emissions, supporting innovation, permanently shutting in and plugging wells, mitigating health effects in low-income and disadvantaged communities, improving climate resiliency, and supporting environmental restoration. | New | Sections 60113(a)(1)(3) & (b) are covered | No | No | 60113 | https://sam.gov/fal/d20fe7c0a38f4cb58ae34492347c6b22/view | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Partnership to Provide More than $1 Billion to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector (6/30/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-environmental-protection-agency-and-us-department-energy-announce-partnership; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Intent to Fund Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector (7/27/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-environmental-protection-agency-and-us-department-energy-announce-intent-fund; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $350 Million in Grants to States to Cut Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector (8/30/2023): https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-350-million-grants-states-cut |
| National Laboratory Infrastructure - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Department of Energy | Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | $150,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To support infrastructure improvements at three campuses at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. | To remain available through September 30, 2027. | Direct Federal Spending | No | Providing funding for infrastructure improvements at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. | New | No | N/A | 50172(d) | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $150 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (5/22/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-150-million-through-investing-america-agenda | |
| National Laboratory Infrastructure - Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management | Department of Energy | Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management | $150,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To support infrastructure improvements at the three complexes at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. | To remain available through September 30, 2027. | Direct Federal Spending | No | Providing funding for infrastructure improvements at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. | New | No | N/A | 50172(b) | N/A | Inflation Reduction Act Invests $150 Million for Infrastructure Improvements at DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (4/5/2023): https://www.energy.gov/fecm/articles/inflation-reduction-act-invests-150-million-infrastructure-improvements-does-national | |
| National Laboratory Infrastructure - Office of Science | Department of Energy | Office of Science | $1,550,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To support science laboratory infrastructure improvements and projects across seven Office of Science programs. | To remain available through September 30, 2027. | Direct Federal Spending | No | Providing funding for existing infrastructure improvements and projects at laboratories and universities. | Existing | No | N/A | 50172(a) | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Billion From Inflation Reduction Act to Strengthen America's National Laboratories (11/4/2022): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-15-billion-inflation-reduction-act-strengthen | |
| National Park Service Deferred Maintenance | Department of the Interior | National Park Service | $200,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To complete priority deferred maintenance projects within the boundaries of the National Park System. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | Direct Federal Spending | No | The funds will be used to complete priority deferred maintenance projects within the boundaries of the National Park System and return assets to good condition. | Existing | No | N/A | 50224 | N/A | ||
| National Park Service Employees | Department of the Interior | National Park Service | $500,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To hire employees to serve in units of the National Park System or national historic or national scenic trails administered by the National Park Service. | To remain available through September 30, 2030. | Direct Federal Spending | No | These funds will be used to hire employees to provide additional capacity to all eligible units and trails. | Existing | No | N/A | 50223 | N/A | ||
| Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience | Department of the Interior | Office of Native Hawaiian Relations | $25,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending, Grants, Contracts and/or Cooperative Agreements | To develop and implement a new Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program that helps the Native Hawaiian Community cope with the effects of climate change by taking actions that maintain the integrity and identity of the Native Hawaiian Community while also building the capacity for adaptation, learning, and transformation. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | Direct Federal, State/Local Government, Native Hawaiian Community Representatives (Native Hawaiian Organizations), Universities, Non-Governmental Organizations | Eligible uses may include climate change communication, education, and research; environmental hazard analysis; natural and cultural resource management and protection; socio-cultural communication, education, and research; adaptation planning; sustainability technical assistance; and access to related federal/state/county programs. | New | Covered | No | 0% | 80002 | TBD | ||
| Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program | Department of Transportation | Federal Highway Administration | $3,205,000,000 | Competitive Grant Program | To award competitive grants for context-sensitive projects that improve walkability and safety and provide affordable transportation access; to mitigate or remediate negative impacts on the human or natural environment in disadvantaged communities from a surface transportation facility; and for planning and capacity building activities in disadvantaged or underserved communities. | Available until September 30, 2026. | (1) A state, unit of local government, political subdivision of a state, MPO, or U.S. territory; (2) Federally recognized Indian Tribe; (3) A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function; or (4) A non-profit organization or institution of higher education that partners with an eligible entity described above to compete for grants for planning and capacity building activities in disadvantaged or underserved communities. | Yes | Grants to implement context-sensitive projects that improve walkability and safety and provide affordable transportation access; mitigate or remediate negative impacts on the human or natural environment from a surface transportation facility in a disadvantaged or underserved community; and to implement planning and capacity building activities in disadvantaged or underserved communities. Other eligible activities include the provision of guidance, technical assistance, templates, training, or tools to facilitate efficient and effective contracting, design, and project delivery by units of local government; and subgrants to units of local governments to build capacity to assume responsibilities to deliver surface transportation projects. Funds cannot be used to add capacity for single-occupant passenger vehicles. Of the $3.205 billion appropriated, $1.262 billion is reserved for economically disadvantaged communities, and $50 million is reserved for technical assistance. | New | Covered | No | The federal share shall not be more than 80%, unless the project is in a disadvantaged community for which it can be up to 100%. | 60501 | https://sam.gov/fal/cd042cab753744998bff5ceec787c7b7/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces New, Streamlined Funding Application Process for Infrastructure Projects That Reconnect Communities (7/5/2023): https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-announces-new-streamlined-funding-application-process |
| Payments to Private Forestland Landowners for Implementation of Forestry Practices | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $50,000,000 | Grants | To assist states and other eligible entities in providing payments to private forestland landowners for implementation of forestry practices on private forest land that provide measurable increases in carbon sequestration and storage beyond customary practices on comparable land. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Private Forests | Yes | Financial assistance to private forestland landowners | New | Covered | No | 20% | 23002(a)(4) | TBD | |
| Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) | Department of Agriculture | Rural Utilities Service | $1,000,000,000 | Loans, Loan Forgiveness | To provide partially forgivable loans to renewable-energy developers and electric service providers, including municipals, cooperatives, and investor-owned and Tribal utilities, to help finance large-scale solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydropower projects and energy storage in support of renewable energy systems. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Eligible entities that generate electricity for resale to residents in both rural and nonrural areas. At least 50 percent of the population served by the proposed renewable energy project must live in communities with populations of 20,000 or fewer. Eligible entities include: corporations; states, and territories, along with their subdivisions and agencies; municipalities; utility districts; cooperatives; nonprofits; Indian Tribes; Alaska Native, regional, or village corporations; and Limited Liability Companies or other for-profit entities organized under the laws of any U.S. state or territory. | Yes | Applicants can use PACE funds to finance wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, or biomass renewable energy projects. Energy storage projects related to a renewable energy project are also eligible. Projects must be based on bankable power purchase agreements (PPAs) or through a financial guarantee that ensures the financial feasibility of the project. Energy must be sold for resale to eligible off-takers which can include both utility and non-utility customers. The technologies used must be commercially available. PACE funding cannot support merchant power projects. | Existing | Covered | No | Up to 50%, but may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary. | 22001 | https://sam.gov/fal/779b429f23b04071acc7dcfd9e5e677b/view | Biden-Harris Administration Makes Historic, $11 Billion Investment to Advance Clean Energy Across Rural America Through Investing in America Agenda (5/16/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/05/16/biden-harris-administration-makes-historic-11-billion-investment |
| Refuge System Resiliency | Department of the Interior | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | $125,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending, Contracts | To fund projects on National Wildlife Refuges and state wildlife management areas that combat invasive species, restore and increase the resiliency of habitats, and/or build resilient infrastructure, with a focus on nature-based solutions where possible. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | Direct federal spending and individuals. | No | Rebuilding and restoring units of the National Wildlife Refuge System and state wildlife management areas by (1) addressing the threat of invasive species; (2) increasing the resiliency and capacity of habitats and infrastructure to withstand climate-induced weather events; and (3) reducing the amount of damage caused by climate-induced weather events. | Existing | Covered | No | N/A | 60302 | N/A | Inflation Reduction Act Invests Over $120 Million in Proven Projects to Advance Climate Resilience, Conservation and Equity (3/7/2023): https://doi.gov/pressreleases/inflation-reduction-act-invests-over-120-million-proven-projects-advance-climate |
| Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) | Department of Agriculture | Natural Resources Conservation Service | $4,950,000,000 | Cooperative Agreements, Grants, Contracts | To support the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), a partner-driven approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land by leveraging collective resources and collaborating to implement natural resource conservation activities. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. NRCS plans to roll out the next RCPP funding opportunity in early spring 2023, which will include IRA funds from fiscal year 2023. | Native American Organizations, Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer, Land/Property Owner, State/Local Sponsored Organization, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments. Producers in an approved partner project area who have priority resource concerns related to soil, water, and related natural resources, or who need assistance with complying with federal and state environment laws. A participant may be an owner, landlord, operator, or tenant of eligible agricultural lands or non-industrial forestlands. Limited resource producers, small-scale producers, social disadvantaged individuals, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal governments, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders are encouraged to apply. | Yes | RCPP projects may include a range of on-the-ground conservation activities implemented by farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and Indian tribes such as land management, improvement, and restoration practices; land rentals; and entity-held and U.S.-held easements. This funding will prioritize partnerships that support implementation of conservation projects that directly improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions associated with agricultural production. | Existing | Covered | No | Varies | 21001(a)(4) | https://sam.gov/fal/b576a7c03c8d482c83da9e198b5e54fe/view | USDA Request for Public Comment on Natural Resources Conservation Service Funding (11/17/2022): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-requests-public-input-on-implementation-of-inflation-reduction-act-funding; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide (2/13/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/02/13/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-inflation; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $500 Million for Improved Regional Conservation Partnership Program to Better Support Partners, Producers as Part of Investing in America Agenda (5/19/2023): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-of-500-million-for-improved-regional; USDA Hiring Engineers, Natural Resource Specialists Nationwide to Strengthen Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, Enhance Agricultural Conservation (6/23/2023): https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-hiring-engineers-natural-resource-specialists-nationwide-to-strengthen-inflation |
| Research and Forecasting for Weather and Climate | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $5,000,000 | Grants | To expand creation and implementation of actionable, place-based climate information for community heat resilience. | To remain available until September 30, 2026 | Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and state, local and tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. | Yes | Competitions 1 and 2 will support the new NIHHIS Centers of Excellence. The first center will provide technical and other assistance in developing community science observations to inform equitable heat resilience action while the second center will focus on technical and other assistance in planning, taking action on, and evaluating equitable heat resilience informed by prior observations and monitoring. | Existing | Covered | No | No | 40004 | https://sam.gov/fal/422a5cd6a20247ca9ae43cb0e1361de5/view | National Integrated Heat Health Information System FY2024 Funding Opportunity (7/11/2023): https://cpo.noaa.gov/Funding-Opportunities/NIHHIS-FY2024-IRA |
| Research and Forecasting for Weather and Climate | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $7,000,000 | Grants | To establish a new multi-university Data Assimilation Consortium that will improve weather predictions. | Eligible applicants are: U.S. institutions of higher education; U.S. non-profit organizations (excluding Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, FFRDCs). | No | To (1) establish a multi-university consortium to advance data assimilation (DA) research and education, and (2) develop a long-term strategic partnership between the consortium, NOAA, and the broader weather enterprise in advancing DA methodology to improve numerical weather predictions using the Unified Forecast System (UFS). | Existing | No | No | 40004 | https://sam.gov/fal/ebe8561f3e5a4425ac43ea974a33ea6e/view | Biden-Harris Administration announces up to $7 million through Investing in America agenda to improve weather predictions (7/27/2023): https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-announces-up-to-7-million-through-investing-in-america-agenda-to-improve | ||
| Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) | Department of Agriculture | Rural Business-Cooperative Service | $1,721,632,500 | Grants | To provide guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Rural small businesses, agricultural producers | Yes | Funds may be used for renewable energy systems, such as biomass (e.g., biodiesel and ethanol, anaerobic digesters, solid fuels); geothermal for electric generation or direct use; hydropower below 30 MW; hydrogen; small and large wind generation; small and large solar generation; ccean (tidal, current, thermal) generation. Funds also may be used for the purchase, installation and construction of energy efficiency improvements, such as high efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC); insulation; lighting; cooling or refrigeration units; doors and windows; electric, solar or gravity pumps for sprinkler pivots; switching from a diesel to electric irrigation motor; replacement of energy-inefficient equipment. Agricultural producers may use guaranteed loan funds to install energy efficient equipment and systems for agricultural production or processing. |
Existing | Covered | No | Up to 50% | 22002(a) | https://sam.gov/fal/ca725d8eb4fd4663b010607ed618673f/view | USDA Invests in Critical Infrastructure to Lower Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Climate Change Across Rural America (12/15/2022): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/12/15/usda-invests-critical-infrastructure-lower-costs-create-jobs-and; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Help Farmers, Ranchers and Rural Businesses Invest in Renewable Energy Systems and Energy-Efficiency Improvements (3/31/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/31/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-1-billion-help; Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda Lowers Energy Costs for Rural Business Owners and Agricultural Producers (7/13/2023): https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/biden-harris-investing-america-agenda-lowers-energy-costs-rural-business-owners-and-agricultural-0; Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda (8/30/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/08/30/biden-harris-administration-invests-266-million-help-rural-business |
| Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) - Underutilized Renewable Energy Technologies | Department of Agriculture | Rural Business-Cooperative Service | $303,817,500 | Grants | To provide guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for underutilized renewable energy technologies. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Rural small businesses, agricultural producers | Yes | Underutilized renewable energy technologies and technical assistance | Existing | Covered | No | Up to 50% | 22002(b) | https://sam.gov/fal/ca725d8eb4fd4663b010607ed618673f/view | USDA Invests in Critical Infrastructure to Lower Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Climate Change Across Rural America (12/15/2022): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/12/15/usda-invests-critical-infrastructure-lower-costs-create-jobs-and; Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Help Farmers, Ranchers and Rural Businesses Invest in Renewable Energy Systems and Energy-Efficiency Improvements (3/31/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/31/biden-harris-administration-announces-availability-1-billion-help; Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda Lowers Energy Costs for Rural Business Owners and Agricultural Producers (7/13/2023): https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/biden-harris-investing-america-agenda-lowers-energy-costs-rural-business-owners-and-agricultural-0; Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda (8/30/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/08/30/biden-harris-administration-invests-266-million-help-rural-business |
| State-Based Home Efficiency Contractor Training Grants | Department of Energy | Office of State and Community Energy Programs | $200,000,000 | Grants | To provide financial assistance to states to develop and implement a program to provide training and education to contractors involved in the installation of home energy efficiency and electrification improvements, including improvements eligible for rebates under sections 50121(d) and 50122(d) of the Inflation Reduction Act. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | States | Yes | State may use funding to (1) to reduce the cost of training contractor employees; (2) to provide testing and certification of contractors trained and educated under a state program; and (3) to partner with nonprofit organizations to develop and implement a state program. States' administrative costs may not exceed 10 percent. | New | Covered | No | No | 50123 | N/A | Biden- Harris Administration Announces $150 Million for States to Train Residential Energy Efficiency Contractors Through Investing in America (7/17/2023): https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-150-million-states-train-residential-energy |
| Transmission Facility Financing | Department of Energy | Grid Deployment Office | $2,000,000,000 | Loan | To carry out a direct loan program for transmission facility financing for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities designated by the Secretary to be in the national interest under section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act. | To remain available through September 30, 2030. DOE shall not enter into loan agreements that could result in disbursements after September 30, 2031. | Transmission Developers | Yes | Construction or modification of transmission facilities designated by the Secretary to be in the national interest under section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act. | New | No | N/A | 50151 | TBD | ||
| Tribal Climate Resilience | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Indian Affairs | $225,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending, Grants, Contracts, or Financial Assistance Agreements | To support climate resilience planning to help sustain Tribal ecosystems and natural and cultural resources, economies, infrastructure, human health, and safety. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | Direct Federal Spending and Tribes | Yes | Habitat restoration and adaptation activities, community directed relocation, and other activities. | Existing | Covered | No | 0% | 80001(a), (c) | https://sam.gov/fal/158fde1f8fb744b58d32cd71fabc4ef4/view | Commitment to Support Relocation of Tribal Communities (11/30/2022): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-makes-135-million-commitment-support-relocation-tribal; Biden-Harris Administration Investing $120 Million to Support Tribes Dealing with the Impacts of the Climate Crisis (7/19/2023): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-investing-120-million-support-tribes-dealing-impacts |
| Tribal Climate Resilience: Fish Hatchery Operations and Maintenance | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Indian Affairs | $10,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending, Grants, Contracts, or Financial Assistance Agreements | To extend the life of 88 Tribal hatcheries across the nation and to support hatchery rearing and stocking programs. | To remain available until September 30, 2031 | Direct Federal Spending and Tribes | Yes | Fish hatchery maintenance and operations. | Existing | Covered | No | 0% | 80001(b) | https://sam.gov/fal/158fde1f8fb744b58d32cd71fabc4ef4/view | |
| Tribal Electrification Program | Department of the Interior | Bureau of Indian Affairs | $150,000,000 | PL 93-638 agreements | To provide financial and technical assistance to Tribes to increase the number of Tribal homes with zero-emission electricity. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | Direct Federal Spending and Tribes | Yes | For (1) the provision of electricity to unelectrified Tribal homes through zero-emissions energy systems; (2) transitioning electrified Tribal homes to zero-emissions energy systems; and (3) associated home repairs and retrofitting necessary to install the zero-emissions energy systems. | New | Covered | No | N/A | 80003 | N/A | President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Funds Launch of New Tribal Electrification Program (8/15/2023): https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-funds-launch-new-tribal-electrification |
| Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program | Department of Energy | Loan Programs Office | $75,000,000 | Loan Guarantees | To support Tribal investment in energy-related projects by providing direct loans or partial loan guarantees to federally recognized Tribes, including Alaska Native villages or regional or village corporations, or a Tribal Energy Development Organization that is wholly or substantially owned by a federally recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Corporation. The Inflation Reduction Act increased the total loan authority from $2 billion to $20 billion and provides $75 million to carry out the program. | To remain available through September 30, 2026. | DOE's Tribal energy financing is available to eligible Indian Tribes or entities, including Alaska Native village or regional or village corporations, or other financial institutions or Tribes meeting certain criteria established by DOE, that are able to demonstrate being eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, or their wholly-owned entities with appropriate legal authority. In addition, a Tribal Energy Development Organization (TEDO) that is wholly or substantially owned by a federally recognized Tribe is eligible. | Yes | DOE can support a broad range of projects and activities for the development of energy resources, products, and services that utilize commercial technology (innovative technology is permitted but not required). The following non-exclusive list of potential types of eligible projects is provided for illustrative purposes only: electricity generation, transmission and/or distribution facilities, utilizing renewable or conventional energy sources; energy storage facilities, whether or not integrated with any of the above; energy resource extraction, refining or processing facilities; energy transportation facilities, including pipelines; district heating and cooling facilities; cogeneration facilities; and distributed energy project portfolios, including portfolios of smaller distributed generation and storage facilities employed pursuant to a unified business plan. | Existing | Covered | No | N/A | 50145 | https://sam.gov/fal/e439cdf401a94d1fb801a52aeaa06ab4/view | |
| U.S. Postal Service Clean Fleets | U.S. Postal Service | $3,000,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To purchase zero-emission delivery vehicles and to purchase, design, and install the requisite infrastructure to support zero-emission delivery vehicles at U.S. Postal Service facilities. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Direct Federal Spending | N/A | To purchase zero-emission delivery vehicles and to purchase, design, and install the requisite infrastructure to support zero-emission delivery vehicles at U.S. Postal Service facilities. | New | N/A | N/A | 70002 | N/A | USPS Intends To Deploy Over 66,000 Electric Vehicles by 2028, Making One of the Largest Electric Vehicle Fleets in the Nation (12/20/2022): https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/1220-usps-intends-to-deploy-over-66000-electric-vehicles-by-2028.htm | ||
| Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $1,500,000,000 | Grants | To provide competitive grants for investments that increase equitable access to urban tree canopy and associated human health, environmental and economic benefits in disadvantaged communities; broaden community engagement in local urban forest planning; and improve community and urban forest resilience to climate change, pests and storm events through best management and maintenance practices. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | A state agency, a local governmental entity, an agency or governmental entity of the District of Columbia, an agency or governmental entity of an insular area (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), an Indian Tribe, or a nonprofit organization. | Yes | Tree planting and related activities | Existing | Yes and No | For the competitive grant program: All federal grant funds are to be matched at least equally (dollar for dollar) with non-federal match. Match-waivers are available for proposals that deliver 100% of the funding/program benefits to disadvantaged communities. | 23003(a)(2) | https://sam.gov/fal/37ef4e1b5d4a4592854a971f40c885e1/view | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Funding to Expand Access to Trees and Green Spaces in Disadvantaged Urban Communities (4/12/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/04/12/biden-harris-administration-announces-historic-funding-expand | |
| USDA Assistance and Support for Underserved Farmers, Ranchers, Foresters: Technical and Other Assistance | Department of Agriculture | Office of the Secretary | $125,000,000 | Cooperative Agreements | To provide funding for outreach, mediation, financial training, capacity building training, cooperative development and agricultural credit training and support, and other technical assistance on issues concerning food, agriculture, agricultural credit, agricultural extension, rural development, or nutrition to underserved farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, including veterans, limited resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners living in high poverty areas. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education | No | Technical assistance and outreach to underserved farmers, ranchers, and foresters | New | No | 0% | 22007 | https://sam.gov/fal/2dced9ab9e5549148cb072bdc6a18366/view | USDA Request for Public Comment on Section 22007 (10/13/2022): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/10/13/usda-seeking-public-comment-new-provision-provide-assistance; USDA Announces Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination (3/1/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/01/usda-announces-next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers; Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination: Organizational Deadline (3/14/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2023/03/14/next-steps-providing-financial-assistance-borrowers-who-have-faced | |
| Use of Low-Carbon Materials | General Services Administration | Real Property Activities | $2,150,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To acquire and install construction materials and products, for use in the construction or alteration of GSA buildings, that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, as part of the Federal Buildings Fund. | Through September 30, 2026 | Direct Federal Spending | No | Providing for the construction and renovation of GSA federal buildings using materials and products determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions as compared to industry averages for similar materials or products. | Existing | No | N/A | 60503 | N/A | GSA Administrator Visits Arizona to Announce First Inflation Reduction Act Projects at Federal Facilities (12/19/2022): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-visits-arizona-to-announce-first-inflation-reduction-act-projects-at-federal-facilities-12192022; GSA Administrator announces $30 million to boost building efficiency, sustainable construction, and jobs in Ohio (4/19/2023); https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-announces-$30-million-to-boost-building-efficiency-sustainable-construction-and-jobs-in-ohio-04192023; GSA Administrator announces over $40 million to boost building efficiency and create jobs in Texas and Louisiana (5/10/2023); https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-administrator-announces-over-$40-million-to-boost-building-efficiency-and-create-jobs-in-texas-and-louisiana-05102023; GSA's energy retrofit program issues largest ever call to accelerate progress toward net zero buildings through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda (5/10/2023): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsas-energy-retrofit-program-issues-largest-ever-call-to-accelerate-progress-toward-net-zero-buildings-through-president-bidens-investing-in-america-agenda-05102023 | |
| USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) | Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey | $23,500,000 | Contracts, Cooperative and Joint Funding Agreements, Direct Federal Spending | To help achieve complete national 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) baseline coverage, help to ensure efficient and timely data processing and delivery, and support research and acquisition to help establish the 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM). The 3DNTM is the terrestrial component of the 3D Nation vision shared with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for delivering a continuous information surface from the depths of our oceans to the peaks of our mountains. This program supports the U.S. Geological Survey's core mission to provide information that leads to reduced loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure from hazards like landslides, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires. | To remain available through September 30, 2031. | Cooperative funding and joint funding agreements with federal/state/local governments/Tribes/private entities; task orders to private mapping firms and other government contractors via the USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contracts and Technical Services Support Contract. | Yes. Tribes are eligible to submit proposals to the 3DEP Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation. | Acquiring 3D Elevation data to advance the goal of completing national 3DEP baseline coverage; ensuring efficient and timely data processing and delivery; and supporting research and data acquisition to help establish the 3D National Topography Model | Existing | No | State and local applicants requesting an award in the form of a cooperative agreement must contribute a minimum of 25% state and/or local funds to the collective applicant cost share. | 50271 | https://sam.gov/fal/35530450f5e5406986e0368402d414f5/view | 2023 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced (3/22/2023): https://www.usgs.gov/news/technical-announcement/2023-lidar-partnership-awards-announced | |
| Vegetation and Watershed Management Projects | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $200,000,000 | Direct Federal Spending | To enhance ecological integrity and restoration as prescribed in a Water Source Protection Plan or Watershed Restoration Action Plan. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | National Forests and Grasslands (Tribes via the Tribal Forest Protection Act and other co-stewardship authorities) | Yes | Watershed improvement; vegetation treatments | Existing | Covered | N/A | N/A | 23001(a)(2) | N/A | Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Efforts to Address the Wildfire Crisis (1/19/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/01/19/biden-harris-administration-launches-new-efforts-address-wildfire |
| Wood Innovations Grant Program | Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | $100,000,000 | Grants | To provide grants under the wood innovation grant program in section 8643 of the 2018 Farm bill, including for the construction of new facilities that advance the purposes of the program and for the cost of transporting of biomass from hazardous fuels reduction projects to facilities for processing. | To remain available until September 30, 2031. | Existing forest product businesses | Yes | Wood products innovations, construction of facilities | Existing | No | 20% | 23002(a)(5) | https://sam.gov/fal/61315ac25ecc43b6bcd7f7e7ff96519e/view | USDA Forest Service Accepting Grant Applications for Wood Innovations Projects, Community Wood Energy Facilities (1/31/2023): https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/01/31/usda-forest-service-accepting-grant-applications-wood-innovations; USDA Announces $43 Million Investment to Advance Innovation in Wood Products and Wood Energy Economies through Investing in America Agenda (6/9/2023): https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/releases/usda-announces-43-million-investment-advance-innovation-in-wood-products |