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Transmission Facility Financing
Agency: Department of Energy – Grid Deployment Office Description: Loans “for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities” in the national interest. Bill Section: 50151 US Code: 42 USC 18715 New or Existing: New Potential Cost: $2,030,000,000 Timeline: FY22-30 TCS Notes: To be eligible for a direct loan, a transmission…
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Tribal Electrification Program
Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs Description: Grant program to install zero-emissions electricity systems in Tribal homes, including the costs of associated home repairs and retrofitting necessary to install the zero-emissions energy systems. Bill Section: 80003 New or Existing: New Potential Cost: $145,500,000 Timeline: FY21-31 TCS Notes: In addition to the $145.5…
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USDA Assistance and Support for Underserved Farmers, Ranchers, Foresters: Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access (Increasing Land Access) Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency Description: To help underserved producers by increasing land, capital, and market access. The program funds cooperative agreements or grants for projects that help move underserved producers from surviving to thriving. Bill Section: 22007(b) US Code: 7 USC 2279 New or Existing: New Potential Cost: $250,000,000 Timeline: …
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Competitive Grants for Non-Federal Land Owners: Climate Mitigation or Forest Resilience Grants
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service Description: $150 million for competitive grants through the Landscape-Scale Restoration Program to assist underserved forest landowners – beginning, in high poverty areas, federally recognized tribes, limited resource producers, or veterans – in climate mitigation or forest resilience practices; $150 million to support the participation of underserved forest landowners in…
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National Forest System Restoration and Fuels Reduction Projects: Hazardous Fuels Reduction
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service Description: To complete hazardous fuels reduction projects, defined as activities to protect structures and communities from wildfire, on National Forest System land within the Wildland Urban Interface. Bill Section: 23001(a)(1) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost: $1,800,000,000 Timeline: FY22-31 TCS Notes: “Hazardous fuels reduction project” means…
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National Forest System Restoration and Fuels Reduction Projects: Old-Growth Forest Protection and Inventory
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service Description: To establish definitions for mature and old-growth forests, complete an inventory of old growth and mature forest conditions, and develop policy and process to preserve those conditions. Bill Section: 23001(a)(4) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost: $50,000,000 Timeline: FY22-31
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State and Private Forestry Conservation Programs: Forest Legacy Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service Description: Competitive grants to States through the Forest Legacy Program to acquire land and interests in land. Bill Section: 23003(a)(1) US Code: 16 USC 2103c New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost: $700,000,000 Timeline: FY22-31
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State and Private Forestry Conservation Programs: Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service Description: Competitive grants to States, Territories, Tribes, local governments, or nonprofit organizations for tree planting and related activities through the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance program. Bill Section: 23003(a)(2) US Code: 16 USC 2105(c) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost: $1,500,000,000 Timeline: FY22-31
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USDA Assistance and Support for Underserved Farmers, Ranchers, Foresters: From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN)
Agency: Department of Agriculture-National Institutes of Food and Agriculture Description: Grants for scholarships, internships, and training at 1890 institutions, 1994 institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and insular area institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories. Bill Section: 22007(d) US Code: 7 USC 2279 New or Existing: New…
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Conservation Technical Assistance: Greenhouse Gas Emission Quantification Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: New provision in IRA regarding quantification of carbon sequestration and carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions through collection of field-based data to assess emissions outcomes. The new investments will advance priorities set by the broader “Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Monitoring for…