Grant Opportunities

This is a summary of Federal and State grant opportunities, relevant to Alaskans. This collection of grants continues to be updated. Grants specific to tribal governments can be found here.

For the most comprehensive and detailed list of grant opportunities for transportation projects, see the Alaska Transportation Funding Opportunity Hub.

Updates directly from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation can be found here.

Active Grants

Solid Waste Infrastructure For Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program

Granting Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Appropriation Amount: $40,000,000
Grant Amount: $500,000 – $4,000,000
Announcement Date: November 14, 2022
Closing Date: January 16, 2023

Energy Improvement at Public School Facilities

Granting Agency: Dept. of Energy
Appropriation Amount: $500,000,000
Grant Amount: TBA
Announcement Date: Late November, 2022
Closing Date: TBD, 2022/23

Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program

Granting Agency: Rural Development, USDA
Appropriation Amount: $59,000,000 (FY21)
Grant Amount: Varies by project, Dependent on population & mean income
Closing Date: Rolling, as long as funds are available

2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

Granting Agency: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA
Appropriation Amount: $2,295,000,000
Grant Amount: <$2 Million Federal Share
Announcement Date: September 30, 2022
Closing Date: December 27, 2022 for Alaska sub-applicants; January 27, 2023 for directly applying tribes

FY 2021 – 2023 Economic Development RNTA EDA-HDQ-RNTA-2021

Granting Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
Appropriation Amount: $2,500,000
Grant Amount: Award Ceiling $1,500,000 (Recent awards averaged $200,000 to %$500,000), no match, encourages cost sharing
Announcement Date: June 9, 2021
Closing Date: There are no submission deadlines under this NOFO. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the termination of this NOFO or publication of a superseding RNTA NOFO.