Funding Opportunities

Hazmat Emergency Preparedness Planning and Training Grant will support the recipient tribal entity in developing emergency plans under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is issuing, on behalf of the Grid Deployment Office (GDO), this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by Section 50152 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) – Grants to Facilitate the Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines. Modification 000001 - the purpose of this mod is to extend due date of concept paper submission for the first phase and add two additional phases. Modification 000001 - the purpose of this mod is to extend due date of concept paper submission for the first phase and add two additional phases.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is being issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to invest in innovative research and development (R&D) that accelerates the large-scale development and deployment of solar technologies to support an equitable transition to a decarbonized electricity system by 2035 and decarbonized energy sector by 2050. Achieving this goal will support the nationwide effort to meet the threat of climate change and ensure that all Americans benefit from the transition to a clean energy economy. This Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) FOA solicits seedling R&D projects for both photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power technologies. The funding opportunity is designed to streamline the application process and to encourage applicants with a diverse range of backgrounds.

The America the Beautiful Challenge seeks to advance conservation and restoration projects that are consistent with the principles outlined in the Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report and that focus on at least one of the following core areas of need:

Conserving and restoring rivers, coasts, wetlands, and watersheds
Conserving and restoring forests, grasslands, and other important ecosystems that serve as carbon sinks
Connecting and reconnecting wildlife corridors, large landscapes, watersheds, and seascapes
Improving ecosystem and community resilience to coastal flooding, drought, and other climate-related threats
Expanding access to the outdoors, particularly in underserved communities

Applicants are encouraged to develop large landscape scale and/or cross jurisdictional projects that advance existing conservation plans or are informed by Indigenous Traditional Knowledge.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning and demonstration activities, as well as projects and strategies to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micro mobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators.

Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2024_implementation/signup for Implementation Grant applicants, and https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2024_planning_demo/signup for Planning and Demonstration Grants. Do not submit your applications through Grants.Gov.

Planning and Demonstration Grant applicants have three deadlines:

•Thursday, April 4, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

•Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

•Thursday, August 29, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

Implementation Grant applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM (EDT) on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Late applications will not be accepted unless there is a technical issue directly caused by the online submission proposal system Valid Eval.

The Farm & Ranch Solid Waste Clean Up & Abatement Grant program offers financial support to address the cleanup & prevention of illegal dumping on properties designated for agricultural purposes, as defined in California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 17991(d). Each FY, there are 4 application cycles, & this is the fourth cycle. CalRecycle administers this program in accordance with Section 48100 of the Public Resources Code.

The Drachman Institute focuses on projects that speak directly to the goals of increasing equity, resilience, connection and belonging across the built environment.

Please see core Drachman Institute research, planning, design and outreach skills for an understanding of the Institute’s capacities for successful partnerships. Additionally, please see the Drachman Institute project pages for examples of past successful projects across the Institute’s capacities.

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) established the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, which provides funds in two distinct but related phases:

1. Planning grants: $250 million for states, U.S. territories, municipalities, air pollution control agencies, tribes, and groups thereof to develop plans to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs).6 The Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) is the first deliverable due under the CPRG planning grants.

2. Implementation grants: $4.6 billion for competitive grants to eligible applicants to implement GHG reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures (collectively referred to as “GHG reduction measures,” or “measures”) identified in a PCAP developed under a CPRG planning grant.

The Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program offers grant assistance to create and augment high-wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new businesses, support industry clusters and maximize the use of local productive assets in eligible low-income rural areas.

The goal of the TAG program is to provide funds to eligible communities to become more involved and informed about Response Actions addressing the environmental challenges that these communities are faced with. Response Actions include activities performed to address a release or possible release of contamination at a property under DTSC oversight. TAG funds can be used to fund services provided by independent TAs,including Community Science projects under the general guidance of the TA, with the goal of effectively communicating technical information to communities and encouraging their involvement. Applicants may apply for, and DTSC may award, grants ranging from $40,000 to $150,000 to pay for a TA to carry out any of the following:

• Assist in the interpretation of information on the nature of the hazard or potential hazard of a release or potential release of a hazardous material at a Cleanup Site.
• Assist in the interpretation of information related to a Cleanup Site, including environmental statutes, policies, and guidance documents; as well as documents produced as part of a site investigation or any other type of Response Action for a release (or potential release), including the operation and maintenance of a Response Action.
• Communicate the regulatory process including site investigations, risk assessments, and cleanups, to the community.