Explore this week’s Money Monday Funding Opportunities newsletter from the Chugachmiut Grant Department for October 21! 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.

Explore this week’s Money Monday Funding Opportunities newsletter from the Chugachmiut Grant Department for October 14! 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

Firewood Banks
Alliance for Green Heat
DUE DATE: open September 1, 2024; no due date announced
AWARDS:
New Applicant Grant Form. Existing firewood banks that have not received funding previously through the AGH Firewood Bank Assistance Program up to $15,000 on a sliding scale.
Start-up Grant Form. These grants are aimed at individuals or organizations that are launching new firewood banks in 2024-2025 and plan to deliver 5 cords of wood or more are eligible for grants up to $10,000. Documentation needed for the Start-up Grant application includes such things as:

If you are a established non-profit, church, town or tribe, you just need a bank account and a UEI
If you are applying as an individual, company, tree service, or firewood business we do require you to have a partnership agreement with an established non-profit, church, town, or tribal administration
A mission statement that explains your motivation to start a firewood bank, how it expands on the heating needs in your community, and your ability to start a firewood bank
A safety plan that can ensure the safety of your volunteers/workers

★ Large Firewood Banks (100+ cords): up to $10,000
Your firewood bank was funded in FY1 or FY2 (between January 2023 and May 2023 or September 2023 and March 2024) AND distributes 100+ cords.

★ Small/Medium Firewood Banks (15-99 cords): $2,500 to $7,500
Your firewood bank was funded in FY1 (between January 2023 and May 2023) AND distributes between 15-99 cords.

50-99 cords: up to $7,500
49-25 cords: up to $5,000
15-24 cords: up to $2,500

Solid Waste Management Grant Program
Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
ESTIMATED POST DATE: Dec. 31, 2024
AWARDS: Up to $1,000,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribe or group, non-profits, academic institutions

Funds under this program may be used to: evaluate current landfill conditions to determine threats to water resources; provide technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator skills in the operation and maintenance of active landfills; provide technical assistance and/or training to help communities reduce the solid waste stream; provide technical assistance and/or training for operators of landfills which are closed or will be closed in the near future with the development and implementation of closure plans, future land use plans, safety and maintenance planning, and closure scheduling within permit requirements.

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.

2025 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund
Department of Transportation
DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2025
AWARD: Up to $24,518,400; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

This program funds strategies, activities, and projects on a public road that are consistent with a transportation safety plan and that (i) correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature, or (ii) address a highway safety problem. TTPSF emphasizes the development of strategic transportation safety plans using a data-driven process as a means for Tribes to identify transportation safety needs and determine how those needs will be addressed in Tribal communities. FHWA has identified four eligibility categories: transportation safety plans; data assessment, improvement, and analysis activities; systemic roadway departure countermeasures; and infrastructure improvements and other eligible activities.

Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia
Environmental Protection Agency
DUE DATE: March 14, 2025
AWARDS: $100,000-$1,500,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Federally recognized tribes or intertribal consortia

This program has the goal of funding projects that:

Focus on encouraging environmentally sound post-consumer materials management;
Decrease the generation of municipal solid waste and/or an increase in the diversion of municipal solid waste from landfills and incineration; and/or
Provide or expand access to source reduction, reuse, recycling, backhaul, anaerobic digestion, and composting for Tribal communities.

Examples of a projects that aligns with program goals would be ones that improve infrastructure, such as facilities for reuse, recycling, or composting; collection and storage bins for recyclable or organic material, purchasing and maintaining equipment or supplies such as scales, crushers, balers, and sorting equipment, trucks, forklifts, and safety equipment.

Note: This program will not fund constructing, improving or operating landfills; incineration; burn units; waste-to-energy (except anaerobic digestion); chemical and thermal recycling; biofuels; and environmental cleanup.

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.

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program
Department of Energy
DUE DATE: May 31, 2025
AWARDS: Formula grants (roughly $10,000). DOE is providing local and Tribal governments applying for an EECBG Formula Program award with the option to select a grant or voucher.; cost match is not required
ELIGIBILITY: States, local governments, and Indian Tribes. The list of eligible entities and funding allocations are attached to the ALRD and available on the EECBG Program website at: https://www.energy.gov/clean-energy-infrastructure/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program

The EECBG Program assists eligible states, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, as described below in implementing strategies to:

Reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and, to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;
Reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and
Improve energy efficiency in the transportation sector, the building sector, and other appropriate sectors.
Build a clean and equitable energy economy that prioritizes disadvantaged communities and promotes equity and inclusion in workforce opportunities and deployment activities, consistent with the Justice40 Initiative Department of Energy.

Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas – Fiscal Year 2025 Release
Department of Energy
DEADLINE: Aug. 28, 2025
AWARD: $2 million-$50 million; with match
ELIGIBILITY: Indian Tribes, state and local governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations. This program serves rural and remote communities with 10,000 people or fewer.

Applicants must propose projects that support at least one of these eligible activities: A. Improving overall cost-effectiveness of energy generation, transmission, or distribution systems; B. Siting or upgrading transmission and distribution lines; C. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from energy generation in rural or remote areas; D. Providing or modernizing electric generation facilities; E. Developing microgrids; and F. Increasing energy efficiency. Applications may include any technology that meets these eligible activities, as long as those technologies are commercially available.

2026 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund FORECAST
Department of Transportation
DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2026
AWARD: $25,118,400; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

This program funds strategies, activities, and projects on a public road that are consistent with a transportation safety plan and that (i) correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature, or (ii) address a highway safety problem. There are four eligibility categories: transportation safety plans; data assessment, improvement, and analysis activities; systemic roadway departure countermeasures; and infrastructure improvements and other eligible activities. (NOTE: This is a forecast. The notice of funding for this grant is expected to be published Oct. 1, 2025.)

NATURAL RESOURCES

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.)

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

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
National Endowment for the Humanities
DUE DATE: Jan. 10, 2025
AWARDS: Up to $420,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), state and local governments, nonprofits, institutions of higher education

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program. This program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutions’ ability to anticipate and respond to disasters.

Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
National Endowment for the Humanities
DUE DATE: Jan. 9, 2025
AWARDS: Up to $15,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), state and local governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofits

Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized organizations preserve and manage humanities collections, ensuring their significance for a variety of users, including source communities, humanities researchers, students, and the public, by building their capacity to identify and address physical and intellectual preservation risks. These collections may include special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine art objects, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical objects, and digital materials.

Outreach of Interest: Heritage Site Protection
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
DUE DATE: Feb. 7, 2025
AWARDS: None announced
ELIGIBILITY: For profit; non-profits; institutions of higher education; federal, state, local, and Native American tribal governments; organizations and special purpose districts

The Forest Service has issued an outreach of interest (OOI) to cultivate relationships and connect with potential partners. This OOI is intended to solicit responses to explore future projects meeting the needs and interests of potential partners through partnership agreements within legislative authority with USDA Forest Service.

Chugachmiut Grant Writing & Administration Money Monday Funding Opportunities, page 6 USDA Forest Service is looking seeking assistance in the protection and management of significant cultural resources on public lands through its Heritage Program. This initiative aims to foster co-stewardship between USDA Forest Service, and historic preservation focused partners to assist the agency to manage, preserve and share our history for public enjoyment and professional use. A response to this OOI signals an opportunity for USDA Forest Service to explore with you your ideas/projects/programs and federal funding opportunities.

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. See the application packet here.

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Explore this week’s Money Monday Funding Opportunities newsletter from the Chugachmiut Grant Department for October 7th! 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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COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

If you are a established non-profit, church, town or tribe, you just need a bank account and a UEI
If you are applying as an individual, company, tree service, or firewood business we do require you to have a partnership agreement with an established non-profit, church, town, or tribal administration
A mission statement that explains your motivation to start a firewood bank, how it expands on the heating needs in your community, and your ability to start a firewood bank
A safety plan that can ensure the safety of your volunteers/workers

★ Large Firewood Banks (100+ cords): up to $10,000
Your firewood bank was funded in FY1 or FY2 (between January 2023 and May 2023 or September 2023 and March 2024) AND distributes 100+ cords.

★ Small/Medium Firewood Banks (15-99 cords): $2,500 to $7,500
Your firewood bank was funded in FY1 (between January 2023 and May 2023) AND distributes between 15-99 cords.

50-99 cords: up to $7,500
49-25 cords: up to $5,000
15-24 cords: up to $2,500

ELIGIBILITY: existing and new firewood banks

Eligible expenses include chain saws (electric or gas), splitters, tarps, moisture meters, conveyor belts, trailers, wheelbarrows, safety equipment, first aid kits, equipment repair, building materials for firewood sheds or tool sheds, educational materials/activities, sales tax, signage, travel, gas money, and miscellaneous supplies like small tools that cost less than $20.

An important document to review is our guidelines: click here for a list of the things we need firewood banks to agree to, in order to receive funding. https://www.firewoodbanks.org/applynow

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.)

This program has the goal of funding projects that:

Focus on encouraging environmentally sound post-consumer materials management;
Decrease the generation of municipal solid waste and/or an increase in the diversion of municipal solid waste from landfills and incineration; and/or
Provide or expand access to source reduction, reuse, recycling, backhaul, anaerobic digestion, and composting for Tribal communities.

The EECBG Program assists eligible states, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, as described below in implementing strategies to:

Reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and, to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;
Reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and
Improve energy efficiency in the transportation sector, the building sector, and other appropriate sectors.
Build a clean and equitable energy economy that prioritizes disadvantaged communities and promotes equity and inclusion in workforce opportunities and deployment activities, consistent with the Justice40 Initiative Department of Energy.

This program funds strategies, activities, and projects on a public road that are consistent with a transportation safety plan and that (i) correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature, or (ii) address a highway safety problem. There are four eligibility categories: transportation safety plans; data assessment, improvement, and analysis activities; systemic roadway departure countermeasures; and infrastructure improvements and other eligible activities. (NOTE: This is a forecast. The notice of funding for this grant is expected to be published Oct. 1, 2025.)

NATURAL RESOURCES

LANGUAGE & CULTURE

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).

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COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Firewood Banks
Alliance for Green Heat
DUE DATE: open September 1, 2024; no due date announced
AWARDS: New Applicant Grant Form. Existing firewood banks that have not received funding previously through the AGH Firewood Bank Assistance Program up to $15,000 on a sliding scale
Start-up Grant Form. These grants are aimed at individuals or organizations that are launching new firewood banks in 2024-2025 and plan to deliver 5 cords of wood or more are eligible for grants up to $10,000. Documentation needed for the Start-up Grant application includes such things as:

If you are an established non-profit, church, town or tribe, you just need a bank account and a UEI
If you are applying as an individual, company, tree service, or firewood business we do require you to have a partnership agreement with an established non-profit, church, town, or tribal administration
A mission statement that explains your motivation to start a firewood bank, how it expands on the heating needs in your community, and your ability to start a firewood bank
A safety plan that can ensure the safety of your volunteers/workers

★ Large Firewood Banks (100+ cords): up to $10,000
Your firewood bank was funded in FY1 or FY2 (between January 2023 and May 2023 or September 2023 and March 2024) AND distributes 100+ cords.

★ Small/Medium Firewood Banks (15-99 cords): $2,500 to $7,500
Your firewood bank was funded in FY1 (between January 2023 and May 2023) AND distributes between 15-99 cords.
50-99 cords: up to $7,500; 49-25 cords: up to $5,000; 15-24 cords: up to $2,500

ELIGIBILITY: existing and new firewood banks
Eligible expenses include chain saws (electric or gas), splitters, tarps, moisture meters, conveyor belts, trailers, wheelbarrows, safety equipment, first aid kits, equipment repair, building materials for firewood sheds or tool sheds, educational materials/activities, sales tax, signage, travel, gas money, and miscellaneous supplies like small tools that cost less than $20.

An important document to review is our guidelines: click here for a list of the things we need firewood banks to agree to, in order to receive funding. https://www.firewoodbanks.org/applynow

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program
Department of Energy
DUE DATE: May 31, 2025
AWARDS: Formula grants (roughly $10,000). DOE is providing local and Tribal governments applying for an EECBG Formula Program award with the option to select a grant or voucher.; cost match is not required
ELIGIBILITY: States, local governments, and Indian Tribes. The list of eligible entities and funding allocations are attached to the ALRD and available on the EECBG Program website at: https://www.energy.gov/clean-energy- infrastructure/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program

The EECBG Program assists eligible states, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, as described below in implementing strategies to:

Reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and, to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;
Reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and
Improve energy efficiency in the transportation sector, the building sector, and other appropriate sectors.
Build a clean and equitable energy economy that prioritizes disadvantaged communities and promotes equity and inclusion in workforce opportunities and deployment activities, consistent with the Justice40 Initiative Department of Energy.

FY25 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants (Community-Wide Assessment Grants) Environmental Protection Agency
DUE DATE: November 14, 2024
AWARDS: Ceiling: $500,000; cost share not required
ELIGIBILITY: Among many other government and quasi-governmental entities: Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian Community. (Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Alaska Native Village Corporations are defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 and following). For more information, please refer to the FY25 FAQs.)

Nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Community-wide Assessment Grants are for communities that are beginning to address their brownfield challenges, as well as for communities that have ongoing efforts to bring sites into productive reuse. This funding opportunity will provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites. A portion of the assessment grant funding must be used to conduct site assessments. Link to NOFO: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356303

FY25 Guidelines For Brownfield Assessment Grants (Community-Wide Assessment Grants For States And Tribes)
Environmental Protection Agency
DUE DATE: November 14, 2024
AWARDS: Ceiling: $2,000,000; cost share not required
ELIGIBILITY: Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian Community. (Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Alaska Native Village Corporations are defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 and following). For more information, please refer to the FY25 FAQs.)

This funding opportunity provides funding for States and Tribes to develop inventories of brownfield sites, prioritize sites, conduct community involvement activities, conduct planning, conduct site assessments, develop site-specific cleanup plans, and develop reuse plans related to brownfield sites. Applicants may request funding up to $2,000,000 to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances (i.e., sites with potential contamination of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants) and/or petroleum (i.e., sites with potential petroleum contamination) throughout their jurisdiction. Recipients will be required to assess sites (a minimum of 10) throughout their geographic boundary(ies). All sites selected during the period of performance (i.e., sites that were not identified in the original workplan) must be located in an underserved and/or disadvantaged community.

Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services
DUE DATE: November 15, 2024
AWARDS: From $5,000 to $250,000; cost share not required
ELIGIBILITY: a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, or a Nonprofit Organization that Primarily Serves and Represents Native Hawaiians.

The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) grant program is designed to support Indian Tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining indigenous heritage, culture, and knowledge. The program supports projects such as educational services and programming, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and collections stewardship. Program Contact: Sarah Glass, Senior Museum Program Officer; sglass@imls.gov; 202-653-4668

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.

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.)

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

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

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.

LANGUAGE & CULTURE

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).

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.)

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)

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program
Department of Energy
DUE DATE: May 31, 2025
AWARDS: Formula grants (roughly $10,000). DOE is providing local and Tribal governments applying for an EECBG Formula Program award with the option to select a grant or voucher.; cost match is not required
ELIGIBILITY: States, local governments, and Indian Tribes. The list of eligible entities and funding allocations are attached to the ALRD and available on the EECBG Program website at: https://www.energy.gov/clean-energy- infrastructure/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program

The EECBG Program assists eligible states, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, as described below in implementing strategies to:

Reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and, to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;
Reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and
Improve energy efficiency in the transportation sector, the building sector, and other appropriate sectors.
Build a clean and equitable energy economy that prioritizes disadvantaged communities and promotes equity and inclusion in workforce opportunities and deployment activities, consistent with the Justice40 Initiative Department of Energy.

Nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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.)

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.

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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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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program
Department of Energy
DUE DATE: May 31, 2025
AWARDS: Formula grants (roughly $10,000). DOE is providing local and Tribal governments applying for an EECBG Formula Program award with the option to select a grant or voucher.; cost match is not required
ELIGIBILITY: States, local governments, and Indian Tribes. The list of eligible entities and funding allocations are attached to the ALRD and available on the EECBG Program website at: https://www.energy.gov/clean-energy-infrastructure/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program

The EECBG Program assists eligible states, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, as described below in implementing strategies to:

Reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and, to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;
Reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and
Improve energy efficiency in the transportation sector, the building sector, and other appropriate sectors.
Build a clean and equitable energy economy that prioritizes disadvantaged communities and promotes equity and inclusion in workforce opportunities and deployment activities, consistent with the Justice40 Initiative Department of Energy.

Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services
DUE DATE: November 15, 2024
AWARDS: From $5,000 to $250,000; cost share not required
ELIGIBILITY: a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, or a Nonprofit Organization that Primarily Serves and Represents Native Hawaiians.

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.

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.)

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.

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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
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.

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

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

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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.

Other Items of Interest

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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challenges caused by the lack of community-based businesses, and social and economic infrastructure in Native American communities. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana

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.)

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.

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LANGUAGE & CULTURE

Other Items of Interest

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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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

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.)

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.)

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.

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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.

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)

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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.

Other Items of Interest

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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