Category: IRA
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Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Rural Utilities Service Description: To provide partially forgivable loans to renewable-energy developers and electric service providers, including municipals, cooperatives, and investor-owned and Tribal utilities, to help finance large-scale solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydropower projects and energy storage in support of renewable energy systems. Projects must be based on bankable power purchase…
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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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Additional Agricultural Conservation Investments: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Funds land set-asides for grassland and wetland conservation. This funding will support easements or interests in land that will most reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions. For ACEP Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE) or Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE). NRCS will prioritize…
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Emergency Drought Relief For Tribes
Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs Description: Funding for near-term drought relief for native/tribal entities that are impacted by the operation of a Bureau of Reclamation water project. Provides direct financial assistance, not subject to cost-sharing or match requirements, to address drinking water shortages and mitigate the loss of tribal resources. Bill Section: 80004 New…
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Additional Agricultural Conservation Investments: Conservation Stewardship Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Funds whole-farm conservation efforts on working lands implemented by individual farmers and ranchers. This funding will support practices that directly improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions associated with agricultural production. Bill Section: 21001(a)(2)…
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Tribal Climate Resilience and Adaptation Programs
Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs Description: Funding to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for Tribal climate resilience and adaptation programs. Funding will support habitat restoration, adaptation activities, community directed relocation, and other activities. Bill Section: 80001(a) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost: $220,000,000 Timeline: FY22-31
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Additional Agricultural Conservation Investments: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: To support the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which provides technical and financial assistance to producers and Indian tribes to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, increased soil health and reduced soil…
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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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Additional Agricultural Conservation Investments: Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Funds regional and state-wide conservation projects, including grasslands easements, water conservation, and more. RCPP projects may include a range of on-the-ground conservation activities implemented by farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and Indian tribes such as land management, improvement, and restoration practices; land rentals; and entity-held and U.S.-held…