Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to restore, sustain, and manage urban and community forest lands for the benefit of the nation's communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal organizations, state organizations representing multistate or national proposals

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $500,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 15, 2023 

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Inflation Reduction Act Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Competition

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist communities in coastal and Great Lakes states and territories with forming partnerships that train workers and place them into jobs that enhance climate resilience. The program is designed to meet the emerging and existing skills needs of employers, while helping workers enter good jobs, so that together they may enhance climate resilience. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations located in the District of Columbia, or in coastal states or territories

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 30, 2023 (Letter of Intent) February 13, 2024 (Full Proposal)

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2024 NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education Mini-Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will develop ocean and coastal acidification education tools and programs in underserved and/or Indigenous communities or Tribes. The program will support education programs that are responsive to the goals of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Education Implementation Plan and the 2021-2040 NOAA Education Strategic Plan. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and Indian tribal governments, federal agencies, institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $400,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 23, 2024

Department of Commerce

FY 2023-2024 Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators – Phase One

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop business accelerators that provide specific programming and opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs aligned with identified marine-based climate resilience theme areas. The program will foster public-private partnerships to develop and support sustainable business models around ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observation technologies, products, and services that address climate resilience needs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial governments, US-based for-profit organizations (corporations, partnerships, joint ventures), academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and instrumentalities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 11, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Historic Preservation Fund African American Civil Rights History Grants 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program funds the documentation, interpterion, and preservation of site and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights from the transatlantic slave trade froward. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special district governments, (including Certified Local Governments), nonprofit organizations, private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, educational institutions, and federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $24 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 10, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Historic Preservation Fund: African American Civil Rights Preservation Grants 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to preserve and protect sites associated with the struggle for equality from the transatlantic slave trade forward. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE?  Local, states, and special district governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $24 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 10, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide federal financial assistance to projects of national significance for construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of transportation facilities within, adjacent to, or providing access to Federal or Tribal lands. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, counties, or units of local government. However, these entities may apply for funding under the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program (NSFLTP) only if sponsored by an eligible Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA) or federally recognized tribe

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $88.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 6, 2023

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2024 Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions: New and Currently Funded Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide access to, and editorial context for, the historical documents and records that tell the American story. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, and federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups, nonprofit organizations or institutions, colleges, universities, and other academic institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 15, 2023 (Draft Application) November 2, 2023 (Full Application)