Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) provides grants for tribal governments, education, and infrastructure to Native American communities.
Fund Your Tribe's Energy Growth & Economic Impact
Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native entities can apply for grants to build their capacity for energy resource regulation and management. This funding aims to maximize the economic impact of energy development on tribal lands by strengthening business structures and legal frameworks.
Grant $$ for Tribal Language Preservation & Immersion
Federally recognized Tribes can receive funding to develop and implement Native language instruction and immersion programs for students not enrolled in BIE-funded schools. This grant aims to document, preserve, and revitalize Native languages by arresting intergenerational disruption.
Fund Your Biogas Project: Get Expert Help!
Tribes looking to explore renewable energy from farm waste can get funding for feasibility studies. This grant supports assessing the potential for biogas production through anaerobic digestion.
Fund Your Geothermal Energy Project
The Pyramid Lake Piute Tribe is seeking to explore new areas for geothermal energy generation. This grant aims to assess the potential for producing electricity through innovative drilling techniques.
Secure Funding for Your Solar Project!
Are you a tribal entity like the Pueblo of Zuni looking to develop a large-scale solar project? This grant funds essential pre-development steps, including interconnection studies, site selection, geotechnical analysis, and partner selection, to bring your clean energy vision to life.
Fund Your Solar Water Well Project!
This grant is for the Pueblo of Zuni to fund crucial pre-construction work for a solar project powering their water wells. It covers essential studies, design, and financing to bring clean energy to their water infrastructure.
Fund Your Wind Energy Project!
Spirit Lake Tribe: Secure funding to analyze wind data and finalize power agreements for your 27 MW wind project. This award supports renewable energy development.
Unlock Funds for Your Hydroelectric Project
Tribal entities like the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes can secure funding for critical assessments and planning related to hydroelectric project acquisitions. This initiative supports vital feasibility, risk management, and operational planning to ensure successful project development.
Unlock Hydroelectric Funding for Your Project
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is providing EMDP funding to the Cherokee Nation to support essential hydro modeling analysis for the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam #14 on the Arkansas River. This funding aims to ensure compliance with US Army Corp of Engineers requirements.
Tribal Energy Grants: Fund Your Power Plant Project!
Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe, you can receive funding to explore the feasibility of a biomass-fueled combined heat and power plant. This single-source award supports your innovative energy infrastructure development.
Unlock Oil & Gas Funding for Tribal Lands
Muskogee (Creek) Nation, an Oklahoma Tribe with trust lands, can access funds for geologic assessments to explore oil and gas drilling potential. This single-source award aims to leverage surrounding development for tribal economic benefit.
Unlock Tribal Oil & Gas Revenue: Study Potential & Go Green
This unique single-source grant supports the Jicarilla Apache Nation in studying the untapped hydrocarbon potential of their pristine lands. The funding will assess resource viability and guide environmentally conscious development practices, ensuring minimal impact.
Unlock Oil & Gas Funding for Indigenous Businesses
Are you part of the Jicarilla Apache Nation? This grant supports a crucial geologic study of the Lewis Shale Formation to uncover new oil and gas reserves using advanced horizontal drilling technology.
Fund Your Geothermal Project: Get Tribal Grants
This grant is specifically for the Cedarville Rancheria Tribe to complete, test, and equip a geothermal well. It's an opportunity to fund essential drilling and operational costs for renewable energy infrastructure.
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe: Wildland Fire Management Funding
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is offering funding to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe for the crucial task of managing wildland fires on their tribal lands. This initiative focuses on enhancing fire preparedness and response capabilities within the community.
Grant for Mississippi Choctaw Wildland Fire Management
This Cooperative Agreement supports wildland fire management activities on or near Tribal Lands for the Mississippi Band of Choctaws. Please note, this is a Notice of Award only and not an open call for proposals.
Get Funding for Tribal Traffic Safety Initiatives
Federally recognized tribes can receive funding through the Indian Highway Safety Program to implement vital traffic safety projects. This grant aims to significantly reduce traffic crashes, fatalities, injuries, and property damage within tribal communities.
Fund Your Tribe's Traffic Safety Projects!
Federally recognized tribes can receive funding for traffic safety programs aimed at reducing crashes, deaths, and injuries. Secure reimbursements to implement vital safety initiatives and protect your community.
Get Grants for Safer Roads & Community Growth
Federally recognized tribes can access reimbursements to fund traffic safety initiatives aimed at reducing accidents and their devastating consequences. Invest in programs that protect your community and foster a safer environment.
Fund Your Tribe's Climate Resilience & Coastal Projects
Federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations can access grants to bolster resilience against extreme weather and environmental changes, safeguarding resources, economies, infrastructure, and well-being. This funding supports vital planning and adaptation projects, integrating science and Traditional Knowledge to prepare for future impacts.