Funding Opportunities

To accelerate the upgrade and turnover of the legacy diesel fleet, EPA released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2022-2023 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grant Program on August 2, 2023. The 2022-2023 DERA Grant Program will award approximately $115 million in grants, subject to the availability of funds, the quantity and…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it is accepting applications for the second year of its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. The SMART Grants Program was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021. The program will fund up to…

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality is soliciting applications nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions. Priority for funding will also be given to projects that engage and benefit local communities already overburdened by air pollution, protect grant funded investments from severe weather events caused by climate change, and applicants that demonstrate…

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) is excited to announce a new workforce funding opportunity offered by our colleagues at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NOAA Sea Grant and Climate Program Office, together with support from the NOAA Office of Coastal Management, has opened the Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative funding opportunity.…

DEQ is seeking projects to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions by repowering or replacing equipment in 4 non-road categories. Equipment potentially eligible are freight switchers; ferries or tugs; airport ground support equipment; and forklifts and port cargo handling equipment. DEQ will use approximately $3,500,000 from the Oklahoma Volkswagen Settlement Trust for this competitive reimbursement program available…

The Department is combining two major discretionary grant programs, the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) and Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) programs, into one Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Together, this combined program is known as the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program. The RCP Program aims to advance and support reconnection of communities divided by…

The Department is combining three major discretionary grant programs into one Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant (MPDG) opportunity to reduce the burden for state and local applicants and increase the pipeline of “shovel-worthy” projects that are now possible because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These investments will create good-paying jobs, grow the economy, reduce emissions, improve…

ICYMI: Recompete Pilot Program Funding Opportunity to Bring Focused Investments to Distressed Communities EDA is now accepting applications for the new $200 million Recompete Pilot Program, which is designed to make focused investments in communities most in need of economic resources and options to ensure that all communities have a path to economic prosperity. The…

EDA is now accepting applications for the new $200 million Recompete Pilot Program, which is designed to make focused investments in communities most in need of economic resources and options to ensure that all communities have a path to economic prosperity. The program is based on the belief that communities know best what they need…