Category: IRA
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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…
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Environmental and Climate Data Improvement
Agency: Council on Environmental Quality Description: To support data collection efforts relating to disproportionate negative environmental harms and climate impacts and cumulative impacts of pollution and temperature rise; to establish, expand, and maintain efforts to track disproportionate burdens and cumulative impacts and provide academic and workforce support for analytics and informatics infrastructure and data…
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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…
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Assistance for Distressed Borrowers
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency Description: To expedite assistance to distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) whose operations face financial risk. Bill Section: 22006 New or Existing: New Potential Cost: $3,100,000,000 Timeline: FY22-31 TCS Notes: This program offers three categories of individualized…
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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: …