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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
State Energy Program	Open	Continuous	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Energy	Technical Assistance	State Government	open	grant-no-match	annual-appropriation	technical-assistance	state-government
State Opioid Response Grants	~Closed~	5/19/2022	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Health and Safety, Technical Assistance	State Government	closed	grant-no-match	ongoing-appropriation	health-and-safety technical-assistance	state-government
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 Entity, State Government	open	state-allocations	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	environmental-clean-up other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity state-government
Underground Injection Control Grants for Class VI Wells	Open	Continuous	State Allocations	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Environmental Clean-up, Health and Safety, Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	open	state-allocations	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	environmental-clean-up health-and-safety other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity state-government
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
Tribal Transit Program	~Closed~	3/28/2023	Grant - no match	U.S. Department of Transportation	Transportation Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity	closed	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
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
Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program	Planned	TBD	Direct Award	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Other Infrastructure, Technical Assistance	Native/Tribal Entity	planned	direct-award	bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil	other-infrastructure technical-assistance	native-tribal-entity
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	~Closed~	5/10/2023	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Health and Safety, Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity, Non-profit	closed	grant-match-required	annual-appropriation	health-and-safety other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity non-profit
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
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
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) 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 Entity, State Government	open	grant-match-required	inflation-reduction-act-ira	efficiency-and-weatherization	native-tribal-entity state-government
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	Open	8/15/2023	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of the Interior	Energy Infrastructure, Technical Assistance	Native/Tribal Entity	open	grant-match-required	inflation-reduction-act-ira	energy-infrastructure technical-assistance	native-tribal-entity
Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes	Planned	TBD	Grant - match required	U.S. Department of the Interior	Other Infrastructure	Native/Tribal Entity	planned	grant-match-required	inflation-reduction-act-ira	other-infrastructure	native-tribal-entity
Funding to Address Air Pollution: Air Quality Sensors in Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities	Planned	TBD	Grant - match required	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Efficiency and Weatherization, Environmental Clean-up	Native/Tribal Entity, State Government	planned	grant-match-required	inflation-reduction-act-ira	efficiency-and-weatherization environmental-clean-up	native-tribal-entity state-government
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