Funding to Support Orphan Well Plugging

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
TBDFunding Mechanism
Environmental RemediationCategory
Department of EnergyAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description Funding to support the Department of the Interior's effort to establish a program to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells located on Federal land.
Eligible Uses The Department is working through a number of options to use these funds to conduct scientific research on methane emissions and other hazards associated with orphan oil and gas wells.
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Direct Federal Spending for Revegetation of Mined Lands

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Direct Federal SpendingFunding Mechanism
Environmental RemediationCategory
Department of the InteriorAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Funding available until expended for total amount across entire Program ($905 million), but portions of the total are allocated to specific fiscal years, each with a different period of availability
Program Description Funding to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined public or private lands.
Eligible Uses Projects to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined Federal or non-Federal lands.
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Clean Energy Demonstrations on Current and Former Mine Land

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Grant, Cooperative Agreement, or OtherFunding Mechanism
Environmental RemediationCategory
Department of EnergyAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available through 2026
Program Description To demonstrate the technical and economic viability of carrying out clean energy projects on current and former mine land. Up to five 5 clean energy projects are to be carried out in geographically diverse regions, at least 2 of which shall be solar projects.
Eligible Uses The term "�clean energy project"� "�means a project that demonstrates 1 or more of the following technologies:"� (A) Solar. (B) Micro-grids."� (C) Geothermal."� (D) Direct air capture."� (E) Fossil-fueled electricity generation with carbon "�capture, utilization, and sequestration."� (F) Energy storage, including pumped storage hydropower and "�compressed air storage."� (G) Advanced nuclear technologies."� In selecting clean energy projects for participation in the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize clean energy projects that will--"� (A) be carried out in a location where the greatest number of jobs can be created from the successful demonstration of the clean energy project;"� (B) provide the greatest net impact in avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas emissions;"� (C) provide the greatest domestic job creation (both directly and indirectly) during the implementation of the clean energy project;"� (D) provide the greatest job creation and economic development in the vicinity of the clean energy project, particularly--"� (i) in economically distressed areas; and "� (ii) with respect to dislocated workers who were previously employed in manufacturing, coal power plants, or coal mining;"� (E) have the greatest potential for technological innovation and commercial deployment; "� (F) have the lowest levelized cost of generated or stored energy;"� (G) have the lowest rate of greenhouse gas emissions per unit of electricity generated or stored; and"� (H) have the shortest project time from permitting to completion."�
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Brownfields State & Tribal Response Programs

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Cooperative AgreementFunding Mechanism
Environmental RemediationCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description Unlike many Environmental Protection Agency cleanup programs, States and Tribal Nations are responsible for developing brownfields cleanup standards and policy and conducting or overseeing the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites within their jurisdictions. This funding is intended for States and Tribes that have the required management and administrative capacity within their government to administer a Federal grant. The primary goal of this funding is to ensure that State and Tribal response programs include, or are taking reasonable steps to include, certain elements of an environmental response program and that the program establishes and maintains a public record of sites addressed.
Eligible Uses Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, the following: Developing legislation, regulations, procedures, ordinances, guidance, etc. that establish or enhance the administrative and legal structure of a response program; Establishing and maintaining required public records; Operation, maintenance, and long-term monitoring of institutional controls and engineering controls; Conducting limited site-specific activities, such as assessment or cleanup, provided such activities establish and/or enhance the response program; Purchasing environmental insurance; and Capitalizing revolving loan funds for cleanup.
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Brownfields Projects

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Cooperative AgreementFunding Mechanism
Environmental RemediationCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description The Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program provides funds to empower States, communities, Tribes, and nonprofit organizations to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. The Environmental Protection Agency provides technical and financial assistance for brownfields activities that protect human health and the environment, encourage sustainable reuse, promote partnerships, strengthen local economies, and create jobs. By providing funds and technical assistance to assess, clean up, and plan for site reuse, the Environmental Protection Agency enables communities to overcome the environmental, legal, and fiscal challenges associated with brownfields properties. The Environmental Protection Agency's investments in communities across the country help local leaders eliminate uncertainties, clean up contaminated properties, and transform brownfield sites into community assets.
Eligible Uses Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, conducting community engagement and planning at one or more brownfield sites, site assessments, site cleanup planning and direct site cleanup.
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Safety-Related Activities (Set-aside)

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Competitive GrantFunding Mechanism
Electric Vehicles, Buses and FerriesCategory
Department of TransportationAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability 4 year
Program Description This set-aside is for transportation safety outreach, training, and education.
Eligible Uses Eligible activities includes: Operation Lifesaver, the Public Road Safety Clearinghouse, Work Zone Safety Grants, the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, and guardrail training
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Low or No Emission Vehicle Component Assessment Program

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Cooperative Agreement, Contract, GrantFunding Mechanism
Electric Vehicles, Buses and FerriesCategory
Department of TransportationAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability To be determined
Program Description The Federal Transit Administration will provide funds to two qualified institutions of higher education to conduct testing, evaluation, and analysis of low or no emission components intended for use in low- and zero emission buses used to provide public transportation. The Low and No-Emission Component Assessment Program (LoNO-CAP) is intended to test items that are separately installed in and removable from a low- or no-emission transit bus.
Eligible Uses To conduct testing, evaluation, and analysis of low- or no-emission vehicle and to conduct testing, evaluation, and analysis of low- or no-emission vehicle components, and new and emerging technology components intended for use in low- or no-emission vehicles; and to conduct directed technology research, as well as operations, maintenance, testing, and evaluation.
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Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Program

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
GrantFunding Mechanism
Electric Vehicles, Buses and FerriesCategory
Department of TransportationAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability To be determined
Program Description The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, establishes an Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program that makes Federal funding available to support the transition of passenger ferries to low or zero emission technologies.
Eligible Uses Capital
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Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Recycling And 2nd Life Apps

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Cooperative AgreementFunding Mechanism
Electric Vehicles, Buses and FerriesCategory
Department of EnergyAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description To expand an existing program at the Department of Energy for research, development, and demonstration of electric vehicle battery recycling and second-life applications for vehicle batteries.
Eligible Uses (i) To conduct research, development, testing, evaluation of solutions to increase the rate and productivity of electric drive vehicle battery recycling; and(ii) for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the recycling and second-use of electric drive vehicle batteries.
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Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators Grant Program

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Competitive GrantFunding Mechanism
Electric Vehicles, Buses and FerriesCategory
Department of TransportationAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Year of award + two years
Program Description The Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant program awards grants to a variety of educational institutions that provide commercial truck and bus driving training, including accredited public or private colleges, universities, vocational-technical schools, post-secondary educational institutions, truck driver training schools, associations, and State and local governments, including Federally recognized Tribal governments.
Eligible Uses The purpose of this discretionary grant program is to train individuals in the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles and prioritize grant applications for programs to train former members of the armed forces and eligible family members.
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Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants (Corridor Charging)

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Competitive GrantFunding Mechanism
Electric Vehicles, Buses and FerriesCategory
Department of TransportationAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability 4 year
Program Description Deploy electric vehicle charging and hydrogen/propane/natural gas fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors and in communities.
Eligible Uses Acquisition and installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging or alternative fueling infrastructure, operating assistance (for the first 5 years after installation), acquisition and installation of traffic control devices.
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Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants (Community Charging)

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Competitive GrantFunding Mechanism
Electric Vehicles, Buses and FerriesCategory
Department of TransportationAgency

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability 4 year
Program Description Program funds will be made available each fiscal year for Community Grants, to install electric vehicle charging and alternative fuel in locations on public roads, schools, parks, and in publicly accessible parking facilities. These grants will be prioritized for rural areas, low-and moderate-income neighborhoods, and communities with low ratios of private parking, or high ratios of multiunit dwellings.
Eligible Uses Acquisition and installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging or alternative fueling infrastructure, operating assistance (for the first 5 years after installation), acquisition and installation of traffic control devices.
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