Money Monday Newsletter! - August 12, 2024
Explore this week’s Money Monday Funding Opportunities newsletter from the Chugachmiut Grant Department for August 12! Discover the latest grant opportunities available. If you find a grant you’d like to pursue, please get in touch with us at grants@chugachmiut.org or (907) 562-4155.
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NOTE: Grants listed below are at least 6 weeks away from deadline to allow adequate time to prepare an application. If you see a grant you would like to pursue or want more information, email us at grants@chugachmiut.org.
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Social and Economic Development Strategies – SEDS FORECAST
Department of Health and Human Services
ESTIMATED POST DATE: January 13, 2025
AWARDS: From $100,000 to $900,000,000; match required
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
This program is focused on community-driven projects designed to grow local economies, strengthen Native American families, including the preservation of Native American cultures, and decrease the high rate of current challenges caused by the lack of community-based businesses, and social and economic infrastructure in Native American communities. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana
Social and Economic Development Strategies – SEDS-AK FORECAST
Department of Health and Human Services
ESTIMATED POST DATE: January 13, 2025
AWARDS: From $100,000 to $900,000,000; match required
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants under the SEDS-AK announcement are: Federally-recognized Indian tribes in Alaska, as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit village consortia; Non-profit Native organizations in Alaska with village-specific projects; Incorporated non-profit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations (including Urban Indian Organizations as defined by 25 U.S.C. § 1603)(29)); Urban Indian Centers; Native
Community Development Financial Institutions (Native CDFIs); Incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multipurpose, community-based organizations; Non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations in Alaska with village-specific projects; or Non-profit Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized by the BIA. If the applicant is not a Federally recognized Alaskan Native tribal government, applicants must provide proof that a majority of the governing board of individuals are representative of the Alaskan Native community to be served. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana
This program promotes economic and social self-sufficiency for Alaska Natives and is intended to respond to the unique governmental structures and needs in Alaska. The SEDS-AK supports the principle that social and economic development is interrelated and essential for the growth of thriving Native communities. ANA is interested in supporting community-driven projects that build and strengthen core governmental capacity in the areas of administration and project management at the Alaska Native Village level.
Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program Department of Transportation
DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2024
AWARDS: Up to $100,000,000; match required — 20% for planning grants and 50% for capital construction
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal organizations (Federally recognized AND other than Federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits, local and state governments, institutions of higher education
The RCP Program aims to advance and support the reconnection of communities divided by transportation infrastructure – with a priority on helping disadvantaged communities improve access to daily needs (jobs, schools, healthcare, grocery stores, and recreation). Funds for the fiscal years (FY) 2024, 2025, and 2026 RCP grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning and capital construction activities that aim to restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation or replacement of highways, roadways, or other infrastructure facilities that create barriers to mobility, access or economic development. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law specifies that the maximum Community Planning Grant award funded with RCP funds is
$2 million and that the minimum Capital Construction Grant award funded with RCP funds is $5 million. (Link to grants.gov synopsis here.)
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program Environmental Protection Agency
DEADLINE: Nov. 21, 2024
AWARDS: Track I grants are expected to be $10-$20 million; Track II grants are expected to be $1-$3 million each. No match.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, applicants must be a partnership between two community-based nonprofit organizations or a partnership between a CBO and one of the following: a federally recognized Tribe, a local government, or an institution of higher education.
The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants) will fund community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation. The EPA will consider applications under two separate tracks:
- Track I applications – Community-Driven Investments for Change will focus on multi-faceted applications with Climate Action and Pollution Reduction Strategies to meaningfully improve the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. Awards under Track I are expected to be $10-20 million each and cannot exceed $20 million. Examples of projects include green infrastructure development, Energy- efficient housing, Microgrid installation, disaster preparedness “community resilience hubs,” landfill work, workforce development, and more.
- Track II applications – Meaningful Engagement for Equitable Governance will facilitate the engagement of disadvantaged communities in governmental processes to advance environmental and climate justice. Awards under Track II are expected to be $1-3 million each. Track II applications should focus on breaking down systemic barriers to community participation in government processes impacting environmental and climate justice. This can be done by creating engagement and feedback mechanisms with two-way communications between community members and government decision-makers. Applications should focus on ways to provide disadvantaged communities with information about issues that directly impact them, while simultaneously creating mechanisms for the government to gather input to ensure community needs inform decision-making and are integrated into government processes and policies. (Link to grants.gov synopsis here.)
Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program for Indian Tribes
State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Home Energy Rebates, U.S. Department of Energy, State and Community Program, Golden Field Office
DEADLINE: Rolling and open until May 31, 2025
AWARDS: Allocated by formula
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (both federally recognized and other than federally recognized), non-profits, a consortium of tribes, or a tribally authorized third-party agent
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs has up to $225 million to grant to Tribal governments and Alaska Native entities for Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates. This program will provide up to $14,000 per eligible household for energy efficiency and electrification home upgrades.
Submitting a letter of intent to apply by May 15, 2024 is recommended. To learn more about the program and see a list of allocations, visit https://shorturl.at/mtBLX.
NATURAL RESOURCES
FY24 Funding to support tribal climate resilience
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Services, Division of Environmental Services and Cultural Resources Management, Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience
DEADLINE: No later than 7:59 pm Alaska Daylight Time, October 18, 2024.
AWARDS: Category 1 – Planning: $250,000 maximum; Category 2 – Implementation: $4,000,000 maximum; and Category 3 – Relocation, Managed Retreat, Protect-in-Place Staff Salary: $150,000/year for 3 years maximum
ELIGIBILITY: All federally recognized tribes and authorized tribal organizations including tribal consortia.
The funding will support Tribes and authorized Tribal organizations as they prepare for and address climate change impacts on Tribal Treaty and Trust resources, economies, regenerative agriculture and food sovereignty, conservation practices, infrastructure, and human health and safety. Funding will be prioritized for projects that address imminent climate-related threats to human health and safety (including relocation, managed retreat, and protect-in-place efforts) and Tribal capacity to address such threats. Funds may also support projects addressing (but not limited to) environmental justice and equity, sustainability, sovereignty (e.g., energy, food), infrastructure, vulnerable economies, natural and cultural resources, agriculture, conservation, habitat restoration or improvements.
Community Roots Program
The Arbor Day Foundation (ADF)
DEADLINE: September 30, 2024
AWARD: $100,000-$1,000,000; no match or cost share required.
ELIGIBILITY: Federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations / villages, Tribal organizations as defined in 25USC 5304 (I) and operating within the United States or its territories, and organizations working in Tribal communities.
The Arbor Day Foundation aims to support investment in tree planting and maintenance, planning, and capacity building, led by the unique needs, knowledge, and ambitions of individual Tribal sub awardees. Recipients will have access to a cohort of peers and experts within the networks of the Arbor Day Foundation and the Urban and Community Forestry Society (UCFS), along with the opportunity to connect with mentors/coaches from around the nation. Sub awardees will also be invited to attend the annual Partners in Community Forestry conference to further develop their urban forestry network.
The Period of Performance for this opportunity will start on December 6, 2024, and must be completed by December 3, 2027. If needed and with approval, no-cost extensions for an additional six months may be available. Community Roots Program RFA | Tribes (arborday.org)
National Fish Passage Program Base Funding Fiscal Year 2024 Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
DEADLINE: Applications may be submitted continuously between March 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024
AWARD: $500-$1,000,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), State governments, County governments, institutions of higher education, school districts, others
The National Fish Passage Program (NFPP) is a voluntary program that provides direct technical and financial assistance to partners to remove instream barriers and restore aquatic organism passage and aquatic connectivity for the benefit of Federal trust resources. Activities proposed under this award may include project planning and feasibility studies, engineering and design, permitting, on-the-ground fish passage restoration, near-term implementation monitoring, project outreach, and capacity to manage these project-related activities. (Link to grants.gov synopsis here.)
Alaska Good Neighbor Authority
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
DEADLINE: Oct. 18, 2024
AWARD: $5,000-$750,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized AND other than Federally recognized tribal governments), state and county governments
The Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) is intended to facilitate partnerships with states, counties, and federally recognized Indian tribes to plan and implement forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration projects. The GNA authority specifically authorizes noxious weeds and invasive species treatments, treating insect- and disease- infested trees, reducing hazardous fuels, and any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat. (Link to grants.gov synopsis here.)
Species Recovery Grants to Tribes
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
DEADLINE: Oct. 31, 2024
AWARD: $300,000.00; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Federally Recognized Native American tribal governments
This assistance, provided in the form of grants or cooperative agreements, can be used to support the conservation of endangered, threatened, and candidate species or species proposed for listing, as well as post-delisting monitoring of recovered species. Funded activities may include development and implementation of management plans, scientific research, and public education and outreach. Only federally recognized tribes and organizations of federally recognized tribes, such as the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, that have delegated authority to represent a federally recognized tribe on matters relating to ESA listed, candidate, or proposed species, are eligible to apply.
2025 Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
DEADLINE: Dec. 16, 2024
AWARD: $300,000.00; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Federally Recognized Native American tribal governments
The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration competitive grant program is to encourage collaborative, scientific-based restoration of priority rural forest landscapes. This program supports high-impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on the landscape, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in science-based restoration strategies. Program objectives include reduced wildfire risk, improved fish and wildlife habitats, maintained or improved water quality, and mitigating invasive plants, insects, and diseases. (Link to grants.gov synopsis here.)
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Development Grant Program – Fiscal Year 2024/2025
Department of the Interior
DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2024
AWARD: Up to $750,000; $75,000 minimum, No match required
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Private institutions of higher education Grants will enhance culture and art programs, including traditional and contemporary expressions of language, history, visual and performing arts, and crafts. Programs may:
- Provide scholarly study of, and instruction in, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian traditional and contemporary arts and culture,
- Establish centers and educational programs that lead to degrees in Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian art and culture programs, and/or
- Establish programs that develop traditional and contemporary arts in the community through coordinated efforts to preserve, support, revitalize, and develop evolving forms of Indian art and culture (as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 4402(1)).
Forecast: Climate Smart Humanities Organizations
National Endowment for the Humanities
DEADLINE: Sept. 12, 2024 (estimated)
AWARD: Up to $300,000; 1:1 match required
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), nonprofits, state, town and city governments, and more.
The Climate Smart Humanities Organizations program supports comprehensive assessment and strategic planning efforts by humanities organizations to mitigate physical and operational environmental impacts and adapt to a changing climate. Projects will result in climate action and adaptation planning documents or similar detailed assessments, including prioritized, measurable actions and their expected outcomes. A full funding announcement is expected in June 2024. (Link here for full list and synopsis.)
Summer Stipends
National Endowment for the Humanities
DEADLINE: Sept. 18, 2024
AWARD: $8,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Individuals
The purpose of this program is to stimulate new research and publication in the humanities. Summer Stipends support continuous, full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research. (Link here for full list and synopsis.)
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services
DEADLINE: Sept. 20, 2024
AWARD: $25,000-$1,000,000; Requests of more than $249,999 in IMLS funds require at least 1:1 cost share from non-federal sources.
ELIGIBILITY: A unit of State, local, or Tribal government; or a private, nonprofit organization that has nonprofit status under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (if you’re submitting a Phase II – Invited Full Proposal, you’ll need to include proof of this if applicable to your organization).
The mission of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is to advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development.
Projects can support the recruitment, training, education, and retention of pre-professionals, students, faculty, and the current library archives workforce.
Publishing Historical Records Collaborative Digital Editions
National Archives and Records Administration
DEADLINE: Nov. 2, 2024
AWARD: Up to $125,000 with match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), nonprofits, state governments, institutions of higher education, and others.
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to publish online editions of historical records. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio. Projects may focus on broad historical movements in U.S. history, including any aspect of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American history, such as law (including the social and cultural history of the law), politics, social reform, business, military, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. Projects that center the voices and document the history of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially welcomed. (Link here for full list and synopsis.)
Archival Projects
National Archives and Records Administration
DEADLINE: Nov. 7, 2024
AWARDS: Up to $150,000; 25% match required
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized only), non-profits, state and local governments, institutions of higher education
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) seeks archival projects that will significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections. We welcome projects that engage the public, expand civic education, and promote understanding of the nation’s history, democracy, and culture from the founding era to the present day. The Commission encourages projects focused on collections of America’s early legal records, such as the records of colonial, territorial, county, and early statehood and tribal proceedings that document the evolution of the nation’s legal history. (Link here for full list and synopsis.)
Other Items of Interest
Weatherization Assistance Program
Alaska Community Development Corporation
Weatherization helps low-to-moderate-income households who own or rent eligible homes: apartments, cabins, condominiums, houses, mobile homes, and multi-family dwellings (duplexes and larger).
Thousands of qualified Alaskans have received free home weatherization to bring their homes up to safe, healthy, and energy-efficient standards. Weatherization adds years of life to buildings in Alaska’s harsh arctic climate. It also benefits energy conservation, saving homeowners on their previous heating bills. The Weatherization Assistance Program is available to renters and homeowners throughout the state. A home may be weatherized once every 15 years.
Alaska CDC accepts applications year-round. However, there always is a wait list, as most work is done during the construction season. Applying early may help expedite the process.
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Tribal Tourism Grant Program
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
DEADLINE: October 25, 2024
AWARDS: Up to $150,000; No match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American Tribal Organizations (Other than Federally recognized Tribal Governments), Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is designed to provide financial assistance to Tribal communities to create, rebuild or strengthen their tourism industry. This competitive discretionary grant program is authorized under the NATIVE Act (25 U.S.C. 4354(b)) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (PL 118-42). The NATIVE Act authorizes the head of an agency with assets or resources relating to travel, recreation, tourism promotion or branding enhancement for which Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, or Native Hawaiian organizations may be used: (1) to support the efforts of Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to tell the story of Native Americans as the First Peoples of the United States; (2) to use the arts and humanities to help revitalize Native communities, promote economic development, increase livability and present the uniqueness of the United States to visitors in a way that celebrates the diversity of the United States; and to carry out 25 U.S.C. 4354. (Link here for full list and synopsis.)
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