Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement, Energy Infrastructure Deployment on Tribal Lands
Through this planned Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE Office of Indian Energy plans to solicit applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, Intertribal Organizations, and
Tribal Energy Development Organizations. Under the planned FOA, DOE’s Office of Indian Energy anticipates making awards that range from $100,000 to $2,000,000 or from $250,000 to $4,000,000, depending on the Area of Interest. The DOE Office of Indian
Energy plans to issue the FOA Summer of 2022. If Applicants wish to be notified when the FOA is issued, they should subscribe to the DOE Office of Indian Energy email newsletter list on its website homepage
(https://energy.gov/indianenergy). When the FOA is released, applications will be accepted only through IE-Exchange (https://ie-exchange.energy.gov/).
For more information and to apply, click
here.
California Climate Investments
The California Climate Investments cap-and-trade program creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include
affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged
communities and low-income communities and households.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: accepted on a rolling basis.
Potlatch Resiliency Fund
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Native communities, the Potlatch Resiliency Fund seeks to protect our way of life by funding resiliency actions that create hope, social connection, adaption, flexibility and purpose.
This fund will provide grants that support general operating funds, projects, and artists.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: accepted on a rolling basis.
Rainforest Action Network Climate Action Grant
The Climate Action Fund (CAF) was established in 2009 to award small grants to frontline community groups that are fighting to prevent fossil fuels from being extracted and/or the construction of large point sources of greenhouse gas
emissions. CAF is a grassroots alternative to carbon offset programs. Instead of purchasing carbon credits, funds will be used to empower frontline communities to keep fossil fuels in the ground where they belong. Grants generally do
not exceed $2,500.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: accepted on a rolling basis.
Tribal Energy Plan Grant, Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund (TSAF)
The Tribal Energy Plan Grant program is open until funding is fully subscribed. Applicants may apply for funding up to $25,000 for up to one year. The development of Tribal Energy Plans are intended to help tribal communities quickly
and efficiently triage the known practical and impactful strategies to reduce greenhouse gas, reduce energy costs, and operate more sustainably. The grants can be used to compensate the planning team for their time, contract the services
of consultants or other third-party experts, and cover the costs of public meetings and other methods soliciting public input.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: open until funds are fully subscribed.
Department of Energy Powering Unelectrified Tribal Building(s)
The DOE Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Tribes to provide electric power to Tribal buildings that would otherwise be electrified by deploying integrated energy system(s) or energy infrastructure.
Individual awards vary depending on type of project with a range from $250,000 to $4,000,000.
For more information and to apply, click
here.
U.S. Department of Transportation: Tribal Transportation Bridge Program
The TTP Bridge Program is focused on improving the number of TTP bridges in poor condition. This information has been created to assist our partners working to improve the condition of BIA/Tribally owned bridges and
non-BIA/Tribally owned bridges.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: accepted on a rolling basis.
Business Builder Award Program by Southwest Regional Food Business Centers
The Southwest Regional Food Business Center’s (SWRFBC) Business Builder Award Program will support supply chain resiliency and pandemic response by building the capacity of small and mid-sized food producers,
businesses, or networks of businesses. Between 2025 - 2027, the SWRFBC will be distributing $4.1 million in awards intended to support the development of local and regional food supply chains by providing capital
directly to businesses to access and/or expand market outlets and connect with local and regional supply chains. See link above for state-specific office hours.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: Awards on a rolling basis.
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
USDA is accepting applications on a rolling basis for up to $1M for projects that help eligible communities (including Federally recognized Tribes) prepare, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability
of safe, reliable drinking water. Projects may include: Constructing water transmission line or extension; Repairing breaks or leaks in existing water distribution line; Addressing related maintenance necessary to
replenish the water supply; Construction of new wells, reservoirs, transmission lines, treatment plants, and/or other sources of water (water source up to and including the treatment plant).
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: Awards on a rolling basis.
Water is Life Fund
Water is Life projects help to expand water, sanitation and hygiene services at the community level in Arizona with a prioritization given to projects focused on the Navajo Nation. Projects that are creative, community-led,
and long-lasting are preferred. Each project must measurably improve access to water, sanitation, and/or hygiene for the target recipients. The focus must be on human needs, livestock and agricultural water projects are not
eligible. If applying on behalf of an organization, the organization must have an annual operating budget of less than $3 million.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: Awards on a rolling basis.
NEWS RELEASE:
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) - Protecting Native Places Grant
Washington, D.C., January 23, 2025 – National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO), is excited to announce the recipients of its 2024 Protecting Native Places Grants. Unfortunately, public
lands management has traditionally excluded the involvement of Native peoples. To help change that, and recognizing the interconnectedness of efforts to protect Indigenous culture and the natural world, NATHPO, in
partnership with The Wilderness Society (TWS) and the WIlburfource Foundation, established a fund in 2022 to support Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs) in these important efforts, and in 2024, the
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) joined TWS in partnering with NATHPO to fund these grant.
For more information, click
here.
October 2025:
Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
The Emergency Drought Relief Funding opportunity and the Bureau of Reclamation Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program provides technical assistance to assist Indian Tribes in the 17 Western States
in developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is authorized to provide emergency drought relief for Tribes through the Inflation Reduction Act
(Act) of 2022. To provide drought relief to Tribes, Reclamation"s Native American Affairs and International Affairs Office (NAIAO) implements the Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes Program (Program).This NAIAO
funding opportunity is for federally recognized Indian Tribes in the 17 western states. Activities funded through this Program must provide near-term drought relief actions that mitigate drought impacts for Tribes
who are impacted by the operation of a Reclamation water project.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: October 14, 2025.
Exploring Equitable Futures - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The purpose of this Exploring Equitable Futures call for proposals (CFP) is to support projects that seed new and unconventional ideas that could radically advance health equity for generations to come. We aim to
fund projects that: Explore the future by researching and experimenting with ideas that are ahead of the curve or at the edge of our collective imagination; Shine a light on the emerging trends and forces that are
shaping our future for better or worse—and suggest ways to navigate them to mitigate harm and advance health equity; Dream big and challenge conventional wisdom to surface possibilities and uncover new paths to
dismantle structural racism and build a more equitable future.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: October 15, 2025.
Direct Action and Organizing Grants, NDN Collective
Available to Indigenous individuals or an Indigenous-led group working to defend Indigenous rights, communities, Nations, and Mother Earth. The purpose of the Community Action Fund is to financially support
Indigenous frontline organizers, protectors, and movement mobilizers throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Island Nations of Borikén/Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
US Virgin Islands, up to $20,000 USD.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: October 17, 2025.
December 2025:
FY 2026 Farm to School Grant Program
The objective of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Farm to School Grant is to improve access to local foods in eligible Child Nutrition Program sites through comprehensive farm to CNP programming that includes local
sourcing and agricultural education efforts. These grants are expected to improve child health and nutrition and reinvigorate American agriculture by better connecting American farmers and producers with USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: December 10, 2025.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia
The Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant program will assist local waste management authorities by supporting improvements to local post-consumer materials management, including municipal recycling
programs, and assisting local waste management authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems. Consistent with the authorizing statute in Section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, SWIFR will
support an economy that uses a systems-focused approach and involves industrial processes and economic activities that are restorative or regenerative by design, enables resources used in such processes and activities
to maintain their highest value for as long as possible, and aims for the elimination of waste through the superior design of materials, products, and systems (including business models).
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: December 12, 2025.
January 2025:
Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program (IHBG-COMP) for FY2025
The Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program (IHBG-COMP) provides competitive grant opportunities to eligible IHBG formula recipients under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
(NAHASDA) to carry out eligible affordable housing activities for the benefit of low-income Tribal families.
For more information and to apply, click
here. Application deadline: January 15, 2026.
No-Cost Technical Assistance Opportunities:
California Climate Investments Grants
CA’s tribal governments can receive funds to help fight climate change while addressing community needs for clean
transportation, clean air, land conservation, agricultural equipment, and more. For more information visit: http://www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov/funding-for-tribal-governments
On-Request Technical Assistance from DOE Office of Indian Energy
Who provide federally recognized Indian tribes, including Alaska Native villages, tribal energy resource development
organizations, and other organized tribal groups and communities, with technical assistance to advance tribal energy projects
at no cost. Technical experts from DOE and its national laboratories, along with other partnering organizations, provide support
to assist Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages with energy planning, housing and building energy efficiency, project
development, policy and regulation, resilience, and village power. For more information visit: https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/technical-assistance
Conservation Innovation Grants (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)
This program is designed to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation technologies and approaches,
while leveraging federal investment in environmental enhancement in conjunction with agricultural production. The CIG
program does not fund research projects, rather it is used to apply or demonstrate previously proven conservation approaches
that have a high likelihood of success. The CIG program funds projects that target innovative, on-the-ground conservation,
such as pilot projects and field demonstrations. A proposed project must encompass the development, testing, evaluation,
and monitoring of: 1) conservation adoption approaches or incentive systems; 2) promising conservation technologies,
practices, systems, procedures, or approaches; or 3) environmental soundness with goals of environmental protection and
natural resources enhancement. Program has offered climate-related funding opportunities in the past. Eligibility: State,
local, or Tribal governments; non-governmental organizations; or individuals. www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/cig
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives – LCCs (Dept. of Interior)
LCCs are a network of partnerships working for the sustainability of America's land, water, wildlife, and cultural
resources. Partnerships include federal, state, and local governments, tribes, universities, NGOs, landowners, as well
as other stakeholders. These cooperatives (21 in total, representing different geographic areas of the country) build
upon existing science and conservation efforts that preserve water and land resources, as well as cultural partnerships.
Periodically, LCCs offer grants that support their core functions. www.fws.gov/science/SHC/lcc.html
Seventh Generation Fund
The Seventh Generation Fund is an Indigenous non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and maintaining the
uniqueness of Native peoples throughout the Americas. It offers an integrated program of advocacy, small grants,
training and technical assistance, media experience and fiscal management, lending its support and extensive
expertise to Indigenous grassroots communities. Its Sustainable Communities Program Area provides seed money,
organizational support and technical training to Native grassroots community-based projects striving for
holistic community health and renewal. It supports traditional agricultural methods, renewable forms of
energy and sustainable strategies for development that preserve or restore traditional life-ways for future
generations. http://7genfund.org/index.php
EPA Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities Program
EPA's Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities Program helps communities, states,
tribes and others understand risks associated with contaminated or potentially contaminated
properties, called brownfields, and learn how to assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse
them. EPA funds three organizations—Kansas State University, the New Jersey Institute of
Technology and the Center for Creative Land Recycling—to serve as independent sources of
technical assistance. Each of these TABs has an extensive network of partners, contractors
and other contacts that provides services across the country. They help communities tackle a
variety of challenges related to identifying, assessing, cleaning up and redeveloping brownfields.
The technical assistance comes at no cost to communities.
Applications Due: Not Applicable.
Eligible Entities: State, local and tribal governments.
For more information, visit the
technical assistance description.
On Request Technical Assistance from DOE Office of Indian Energy
The DOE Office of Indian Energy provides federally recognized Indian tribes, including Alaska Native villages, tribal energy resource development organizations, and other organized tribal groups and communities, with technical assistance to advance tribal energy projects at no cost. Technical experts from DOE and its national laboratories, along with other partnering organizations, provide support to assist Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages with energy planning, housing and building energy efficiency, project development, policy and regulation, resilience, and village power. Applications Due: Not Applicable. Eligible Entities: Tribal governments
For more information, visit the
technical assistance description.
NREL Solar Technical Assistance Team
The Solar Technical Assistance Team (STAT) Network gathers NREL solar technology and deployment experts to provide unbiased information on solar policies and issues for state and local government decision makers. The expert assistance is intended to support legislators, regulators, state agencies, and their staff members in making informed decisions about solar projects and policies. The STAT Network is a project of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office that is implemented in partnership with NREL. Applications Due: Not Applicable. Eligible Entities: State and local governments.
For more information, visit the
technical assistance description.
NREL Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Team
The Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Team is a network of energy efficiency policy and implementation experts who provide timely, unbiased expertise to assist policymakers and regulators in making informed decisions about energy efficiency programs and policies. Requests for technical assistance must be submitted by state officials, including state legislative or regulatory bodies and their staff members. Applications Due: Not Applicable. Eligible Entities: State and local governments.
For more information, visit the
technical assistance description.
