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Formula funding is available to energy communities through ongoing appropriations, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Formula funding is when the federal government allocates funds to a state agency or tribal entity which then has authority to re-allocate or award them to eligible groups and uses. The below database features billions of dollars in existing formula funding sources.

You can find the full list of all federal funding relevant to energy communities in our centralized clearinghouse. Energy communities interested in formula funding can also reach out to their state or Tribal government officials to learn more.

Funding opportunities are reviewed and updated weekly using publicly available information.

Funding amounts and open/close dates listed in funding opportunity profiles are subject to change by the agencies.

The BIL and IRA provisions currently listed are intended to describe the direction and amount of future funding opportunities relevant to energy communities. One BIL or IRA provision can result in multiple BIL or IRA funding opportunities. To avoid double counting of BIL or IRA funding, when a BIL or IRA funding opportunity is posted, the value of the associated BIL or IRA provision is reduced by the amount of the newly released funding opportunity.

Title	Status	Open Date	Funding Type	Department/Agency	Program Purpose	Eligible Recipients	hf:tax:status	hf:tax:funding_type	hf:tax:funding_source	hf:tax:program_purpose	hf:tax:eligible_recipients
Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program	Open	Continuous	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of the Interior	Economic Development, Education and Workforce Development, Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Clean-up, Other Infrastructure, Telecommunications / Broadband, Transportation Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	open	grant-no-match	annual-appropriation	economic-development education-and-workforce-development energy-infrastructure environmental-clean-up other-infrastructure telecommunications-broadband transportation-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity state-government
State Small Business Credit Initiative	~Closed~	11/22/21	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Treasury	Economic Development	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	closed	grant-no-match	ongoing-appropriation	economic-development	native-tribal-entity state-government
Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (1)	Open	7/7/2018	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Energy	Economic Development, Energy Infrastructure	Lending Institution, Native/Tribal Entity	open	loan-guarantee	annual-appropriation	economic-development energy-infrastructure	lending-institution native-tribal-entity
Title 17 Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Advanced Fossil Energy Projects	Open	12/12/2013	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure	Educational Institution, Lending Institution, Non-profit, Private Sector, State Energy Finacing Institution	open	loan-guarantee	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure	educational-institution lending-institution non-profit private-sector state-energy-finacing-institution
BIL Provision: Orphaned Well Site Plugging, Remediation, and Restoration	Planned	TBD	Direct Award	U.S. Department of the Interior	Environmental Clean-up, Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	planned	direct-award	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	environmental-clean-up other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity state-government
BIL Provision: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund	~Closed~	TBD	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of the Interior	Environmental Clean-up, Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	closed	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	environmental-clean-up other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity state-government
Appalachian Development Highway System	Open	TBD	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Transportation	Transportation Infrastructure	Local Government, State Government	open	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	transportation-infrastructure	local-government state-government
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (RURAL)	~Closed~	6/26/2023	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Transportation	Economic Development, Health and Safety, Transportation Infrastructure	Local Government, Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	closed	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	economic-development health-and-safety transportation-infrastructure	local-government native-tribal-entity state-government
Appalachian Development Public Transportation Assistance Program	~Closed~	TBD	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Transportation	Transportation Infrastructure	State Government	closed	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	transportation-infrastructure	state-government
Formula Grants for Rural Areas	Open	Continuous	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Transportation	Economic Development, Technical Assistance, Transportation Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	open	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	economic-development technical-assistance transportation-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity state-government
Rural Transportation Assistance Program	Planned	Continuous	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Transportation	Education and Workforce Development, Technical Assistance, Transportation Infrastructure	State Government	planned	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	education-and-workforce-development technical-assistance transportation-infrastructure	state-government
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)	Open	Continous	State Allocations	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Environmental Clean-up, Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entities, State Governments	open	state-allocations	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	environmental-clean-up other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entities state-governments
Underground Injection Control Grants for Class VI Wells	~Closed~	Continuous	State Allocations	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Environmental Clean-up, Health and Safety, Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entities, State Governments	closed	state-allocations	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	environmental-clean-up health-and-safety other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entities state-governments
Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Technical Assistance Program	~Closed~	5/3/2022	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Health and Safety	Local Government, Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	closed	grant-no-match	ongoing-appropriation	health-and-safety	local-government native-tribal-entity state-government
Tribal Opioid Response Grants	~Closed~	4/27/2022	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Health and Safety	Native/Tribal Entity	closed	grant-no-match	ongoing-appropriation	health-and-safety	native-tribal-entity
Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Formula Program	Open	continuous	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Transportation	Transportation Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity	open	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	transportation-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation, Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program	~Closed~	Continuous	Grant - no match	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity, Public Utility Entity, State Government	closed	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity public-utility-entity state-government
Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program	~Closed~	TBD	Direct Award	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Other Infrastructure, Technical Assistance	Native/Tribal Entities	closed	direct-award	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	other-infrastructure technical-assistance	native-tribal-entities
Grants For States And Tribes For Voluntary Restoration	~Closed~	TBD	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of the Interior	Environmental Clean-up	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	closed	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	environmental-clean-up	native-tribal-entity state-government
Carbon Reduction Program	Open	Continuous	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Transportation	Transportation Infrastructure	State Government	open	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	transportation-infrastructure	state-government
On-the-Job Training Program	Open	Continuous	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Transportation	Education and Workforce Development	State Government	open	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	education-and-workforce-development	state-government
Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program	Open	4/23/2024	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Health and Safety, Other Infrastructure	Non-profits	open	grant-match-required	annual-appropriation	health-and-safety other-infrastructure	non-profits
Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program	~Closed~	7/6/2023	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Transportation	Transportation Infrastructure	Local Government, Native/Tribal Entity, Non-profit, State Government	closed	grant-match-required	annual-appropriation	transportation-infrastructure	local-government native-tribal-entity non-profit state-government
National Tribal Broadband Grant (NTBG)	~Closed~	8/17/22	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of the Interior	Economic Development	Native/Tribal Entity	closed	grant-no-match	ongoing-appropriation	economic-development	native-tribal-entity
Tribal College Initiative Grants	Open	Continuous	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Education and Workforce Development	Native/Tribal Entity	open	grant-match-required	ongoing-appropriation	education-workforce-development	native-tribal-entity
BIL Opportunity: Highway Formula Funds	Open	Continuous	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Transportation	Education and Workforce Development	State Government	open	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	education-workforce-development	state-government
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Program: Program Year 2023 Allotments	~Closed~	4/21/2023	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Labor	Education and Workforce Development	State Government	closed	grant-no-match	annual-appropriation	education-and-workforce-development	state-government
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program: Program Year 2023 Allotments	~Closed~	4/21/2023	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Labor	Education and Workforce Development	State Government	closed	grant-no-match	annual-appropriation	education-and-workforce-development	state-government
Home Energy Rebates	Open	7/27/2023	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Energy	Efficiency and Weatherization	Native/Tribal Entities, State Governments	open	grant-match-required	inflation-reduction-act-ira	efficiency-and-weatherization	native-tribal-entities state-governments
Funding to Address Air Pollution: Air Quality Sensors in Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities	~Closed~	TBD	Grant - match required	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Efficiency and Weatherization, Environmental Clean-up	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	closed	grant-match-required	inflation-reduction-act-ira	efficiency-and-weatherization environmental-clean-up	native-tribal-entity state-government
Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought for Tribes	~Closed~	12/12/2023	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of the Interior	Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entities	closed	grant-match-required	inflation-reduction-act-ira	other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entities
Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (2)	Open	7/7/2018	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Energy	Economic Development, Energy Infrastructure	Lending Institution, Native/Tribal Entity	open	loan-guarantee	inflation-reduction-act-ira	economic-development energy-infrastructure	lending-institution native-tribal-entity
Tribal Electrification Program	~Closed~	8/15/2023	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of the Interior	Energy Infrastructure, Technical Assistance	Native/Tribal Entity	closed	grant-match-required	inflation-reduction-act-ira	energy-infrastructure technical-assistance	native-tribal-entity
Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant Program	~Closed~	11/15/2022	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Energy	Efficiency and Weatherization	State Government	closed	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	efficiency-and-weatherization	state-government
State Manufacturing Leadership Program (Section 40534)	~Closed~	3/31/2023	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Energy	Economic Development, Health and Safety	State Government	closed	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	economic-development health-and-safety	state-government
Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes	Open	1/18/2024	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entities, State Governments	open	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	energy-infrastructure	native-tribal-entities state-governments
Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program	Open	10/5/2022	Loan	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure	Local Government, State Government	open	loan	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	energy-infrastructure transportation-infrastructure	local-government state-government
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (3)	Open	Continuous	Loan	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure	Private Sector	open	loan	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure	private-sector
Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (3)	Open	7/7/2018	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Energy	Economic Development, Energy Infrastructure	Lending Institution, Native/Tribal Entity	open	loan-guarantee		economic-development energy-infrastructure	lending-institution native-tribal-entity
Home Energy Rebate Programs	Open	3/23/2023	State Allocations	U.S. Department of Energy	Efficiency and Weatherization, Health and Safety, Low-income Assistance, Other Infrastructure	State Government	open	state-allocations	inflation-reduction-act-ira	efficiency-and-weatherization health-and-safety low-income-assistance other-infrastructure	state-government
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)	Open	Continuous	Loan/Grant Combination	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Environmental Clean-up, Health and Safety, Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entities, State Governments	open	loan-grant-combination	annual-appropriation	environmental-clean-up health-and-safety other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entities state-governments
Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program	Open	Continuous	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Economic Development, Low-income Assistance, Other Infrastructure	Lending Institution	open	loan-guarantee	ongoing-appropriation	economic-development low-income-assistance other-infrastructure	lending-institution
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Funding Allotments for Fiscal Year 2023	~Closed~	3/17/2023	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Labor	Economic Development, Education and Workforce Development	State Government	closed	grant-no-match	ongoing-appropriation	economic-development education-and-workforce-development	state-government
BIL Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Competitive Program	~Closed~	4/5/2023	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Energy	Education and Workforce Development, Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Clean-up, Health and Safety, Technical Assistance	Local Government, Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	closed	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	education-and-workforce-development energy-infrastructure environmental-clean-up health-and-safety technical-assistance	local-government native-tribal-entity state-government
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program: Program Year 2023 Allotments	~Closed~	4/21/2023		U.S. Department of Labor	Education and Workforce Development	State Government	closed		annual-appropriation	education-and-workforce-development	state-government
SEARCH – Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Grant (WEP)	Open	Continuous	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Health and Safety, Low-income Assistance, Strategy and Planning, Technical Assistance	Local Government, Native/Tribal Entity, Non-profit, State Government	open	grant-no-match	annual-appropriation	health-and-safety low-income-assistance strategy-planning technical-assistance	local-government native-tribal-entity non-profit state-government
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (WEP)	Open	Continuous	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Other Infrastructure	Local Government, Native/Tribal Entity, Non-profit	open	grant-no-match	annual-appropriation	other-infrastructure	local-government native-tribal-entity non-profit
Title 17 Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Innovative Energy	Open	Continuous	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure		open	loan-guarantee	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure
Title 17 Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Innovative Supply Chain	Open	Continuous	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure		open	loan-guarantee	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure
Title 17 Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program: State Energy Financing Institution (SEFI)-Supported Projects	Open	Continuous	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure		open	loan-guarantee	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure
Title 17 Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR)	Open	Continuous	Loan Guarantee	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure		open	loan-guarantee	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure
BIL Provision: Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program	Planned	TBD	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Transportation	Transportation Infrastructure	Local Government, Non-profit, State Government	planned	grant-match-required	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	transportation-infrastructure	local-government non-profit state-government
Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program – Tribes	~Closed~	Continuous	State Allocations	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Environmental Clean-up, Health and Safety, Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entities	closed	state-allocations	annual-appropriation	environmental-clean-up health-and-safety other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entities
Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program – States	~Closed~	Continuous	State Allocations	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Environmental Clean-up, Health and Safety, Other Infrastructure	State Governments	closed	state-allocations	annual-appropriation	environmental-clean-up health-and-safety other-infrastructure	state-governments
Single Family Housing Rural Disaster Home Repair Grants	Open	Continuous	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Low-income Assistance, Other Infrastructure	General Public	open	grant-no-match	annual-appropriation	low-income-assistance other-infrastructure	general-public
Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages	Open	Continuous	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Health and Safety	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	open	grant-match-required	annual-appropriation	health-and-safety	native-tribal-entity state-government
Denali Commission High Energy Cost Grants	Open	Continuous	Grant - no match	Denali Commission	Energy Infrastructure, Low-income Assistance	Cooperative, Local Government, Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	open	grant-no-match	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure low-income-assistance	cooperative local-government native-tribal-entity state-government
Clean Energy to Communities Program (C2C: Expert Match)	Open	9/14/2023	Technical Assistance	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure	Educational Institutions, Local Governments, Native/Tribal Entities, Non-profits	open	technical-assistance	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure	educational-institutions local-governments native-tribal-entities non-profits
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (1)	Open	Continuous	Loan	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure	Private Sector	open	loan	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure	private-sector
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (2)	Open	Continuous	Loan	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure	Private Sector	open	loan	inflation-reduction-act-ira	energy-infrastructure	private-sector
BIL 40503: Energy Auditor Training (EAT)	Open	12/20/2023	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Energy	Education and Workforce Development, Energy Infrastructure	State Governments, Territories	open	grant-no-match	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	education-and-workforce-development energy-infrastructure	state-governments territories
SOLVE IT Prize	Open	1/11/2024	Direct Award	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure	Educational Institutions, General Public, Local Governments, Non-profits	open	direct-award		energy-infrastructure	educational-institutions general-public local-governments non-profits
Clean Energy to Communities Program (C2C): In-Depth Partnerships	Open	4/1/2024	Technical Assistance	U.S. Department of Energy	Energy Infrastructure	Local Governments, Non-profits, Utilities	open	technical-assistance	annual-appropriation	energy-infrastructure	local-governments non-profits utilities