| Title | Organization | Grant Deadline | Description | Category | Funding Amount | Geography | Website |
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| Volkswagen (VW) Clean Air Act Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund | National Tribal Air Association |
Deadline Passed 09/01/2018. On October 2, 2017 (The Trust Effective Date, or TED), the United States District Court approved the final Mitigation Trust Agreements, completing the settlement with automaker Volkswagen AG (VW), to resolve allegations that VW violated the Clean Air Act (CAA) by selling diesel-engine cars that produced excess emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx). The Mitigation Trust Agreements are designed to reduce NOx emissions from other diesel engine vehicles, thereby mitigating the effects of the VW violations. All 567 federally-recognized Tribes can apply for beneficiary status. |
NOx emission reduction, mitigation | National | Link | ||
| Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP) | USDA |
The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP) encourages private landowners to voluntarily make their land available to the public for wildlife-dependent recreation. States and tribes approved for funding of this Farm Service Agency (FSA) program use the funds as incentives to encourage private landowners of farms, ranches, and forests to make that land available to the public for wildlife-dependent recreation. This may include hunting or fishing. The overall goal of VPA-HIP is to enhance wildlife habitat and management and to boost local economies through activities that attract wildlife enthusiasts. |
Conservation, recreation | varies | Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska, Midwest | Link | |
| Washington Environmental Quality Incentives Program | USDA |
Deadline Passed as of 3/16/2018. Deadline Unknown for 2019. EQIP provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers in order to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, reduced soil erosion and sedimentation or improved or created wildlife habitat. Eligible program participants receive financial and technical assistance to implement conservation practices, or activities like conservation planning, that address natural resource concerns on their land. Payments are made to participants after conservation practices and activities identified in an EQIP plan of operations are implemented. Contracts can last up to ten years in duration. |
natural resources, agriculture, water and air quality, conservation, | Washington | Link | ||
| Water & Waste Disposal Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands and Colonias | USDA |
Applications are accepted year-round. This program provides low-income communities, which face significant health risks, access to safe, reliable drinking water and waste disposal facilities and services. |
low-income communities, public health, safe drinking water, waste disposal | varies | Rural Areas, Tribal Lands | Link | |
| Water & Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees | USDA |
Applications accepted year round. This program helps private lenders provide affordable financing to qualified borrowers to improve access to clean, reliable water and waste disposal systems for households and businesses in rural areas. Funds may be used to Construct or improve facilities for:
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water quality, water quantity, waste disposal, rural communities, business, development | varies | Rural Areas | Link | |
| Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants | USDA |
Applications accepted year round. This program assists low-income communities with initial planning and development of applications for USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal direct loan/grant and loan guarantee programs. The area must also have a median household income below the poverty line or less than 80 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan median household income |
water, waste disposal, planning, development, infrastructure, rural communities | Maximum of $30,000 or 75 percent of the predevelopment planning costs. | Rural Areas, Tribal Lands | Link | |
| Water & Waste Disposal Technical Assistance & Training Grants | USDA Rural Development |
Deadline Unknown for 2019. This program helps qualified, private non-profits provide technical assistance and training to (a) identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste problems; (b) assist applicants in preparing applications for water and waste disposal loans/grants; and (c) assist associations in improving operation and maintenance of existing water and waste facilities in eligible rural areas. |
Water, waste disposal, training | See guidance | National | Link | |
| Water Conservation Field Services Program (BOR) | Bureau of Reclamation |
Deadline Passed 06/01/2018. Deadline Unknown for 2019. FOA: BOR-UC-18-F001. The Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Region is requesting applications for the Water Conservation Field Service Program (WCFSP). Through the WCFSP, which is managed by each of Reclamation’s regional offices, Reclamation makes cost-shared financial assistance available for the development of water conservation plans and design of water management improvements, identifying water management improvements through System Optimization Reviews, and improving the understanding of water conservation techniques through demonstration activities. |
Water Conservation, Water resources, Natural resources. | $25,000-$75,000 | Colorado, Western United States | Link | |
| Water Conservation Field Services Program - Southern California Area Office | BoR, DOI |
The objective of this FOA is to invite irrigation and water districts, Indian Tribes, states, local governments, water providers, and other entities that have a tie to Reclamation projects to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on activities/projects that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency in the SCAO. |
Water Conservation | $100,000 ceiling | Northwest, Southwest, See application for more details | Link | |
| Water Conservation Field Services Program - Yuma Area Office | BoR, DOI |
The objective of this FOA is to invite irrigation and water districts, states, local governments, water providers, and other entities that have a tie to Reclamation projects to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on activities/projects that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency in the YAO Area of Responsibility. Eligibility includes Indian tribes. |
Water Conservation | $100,000 ceiling | Southwest, See application for more details | Link | |
| Water Conservation Field Services Program Pacific Northwest Region | BOR |
Deadline Passed 12/31/2018. Deadline Unknown for 2019. Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and nonFederal funding to work cooperatively with states, tribes, and local entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply reliability through investments in existing infrastructure and attention to local water conflicts. Through the Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP), which is managed by each of Reclamation's regional offices, Reclamation makes cost-shared financial assistance available for the development of water conservation plans and design of water management improvements, identifying water management improvements through System Optimization Reviews (SOR), and improving the understanding of water conservation techniques through demonstration activities. |
water conservation, water management | up to $25,000 | Pacific Northwest | Link | |
| Water Conservation Field Services Program- Phoenix Area Office | BoR, DOI |
The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite irrigation and water districts, states, local governments, water providers, and other entities that have an association with a Reclamation project to leverage their money and resources, by cost sharing with Reclamation, on projects/activities that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency within the Phoenix Area Office boundaries. Eligibility includes tribes. R14SF32010. |
Water Conservation | $25,000 ceiling | Southwest, see application for details | Link | |
| Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) | EPA |
Deadline Passed 07/31/2018. Deadline Unknown for 2019. The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) established the WIFIA program, a federal credit program administered by EPA for eligible water and wastewater infrastructure projects. |
wastewater, infrastructure, energy efficiency, drinking water, drought prevention, mitigation | $5,000,000-$20,000,000 | National | Link | |
| Water Management, Planning and Pre-Development (N34) (Water Management) and the Water Rights Negotiation/Litigation (R31) (Water Rights) Programs | United States Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, Northwest Regional Office |
Deadline passed as of September 2, 2016. Deadline for 2017 unknown. Programs support the litigation and negotiation of Indian water rights, studies to determine the quantity of surface and groundwater supplies, identify arable lands, determine historical water use, water requirements for resources such as fish and wildlife, and the amounts of water required for irrigates agriculture, and relates engineering and economic studies for water delivery. |
water rights, irrigation, watershed, water health, water, | Award amount varies. | National | Link | |
| Watershed Implementation | DOI, BOR |
Deadline Passed as of 3/1/2018. Deadline for 2019 Unknown. Funding Opportunity #: BOR-MP-18-F004. The Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), for grants/cooperative agreements for the following program: The Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), 1992, Public Law 102-575, Title 34, 3406 (b)(1) and 3406 (b)(23) . The main objectives of the CVPIA for Fiscal Year 2018 is to be able to demonstrate a high probability of contributing to recovery of anadromous species, especially through mitigation of existing threats or factors inhibiting recovery of the species. Open announcement of grants/cooperative agreements opportunities through the CVPIA would facilitate meeting these objectives. Additional, information about the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) can be found online at: http://www.trrp.net. Successful applicants will enter into a financial assistance agreement with Reclamation. Period of Performance will not exceed 5 years from date of issuance. |
anadromous species, mitigation, restoration | Texas | Link | ||
| WaterSMART Applied Science Grants for Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative | LCC, BoR, DOI |
Deadline passed as of May 16, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Reclamation is providing cost-shared funding on a competitive basis for applied science projects within the Desert LCC in fiscal year (FY) 2014. In general, this FOA provides funding for projects to analyze the impacts of climate change to natural or cultural resources that affect or are affected by water resources, and to develop tools to address those impacts within boundaries of the Desert LCC. More specifically, the funding categories in this FOA are based on two Critical Management Questions (CMQs) developed by the Desert LCC, including: (1) how to incorporate climate change information in the development of environmental flow needs for riparian species and habitat; and, (2) how changing wildfire regimes may impact the sensitive ecosystems within the Desert LCC. |
Water Resources, Cultural and Natural Resource Management | up to $100,000. | Southwest, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, International (Northern Mexico) | Link | |
| WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase: FY2018 | Bureau of Reclamation |
Deadine Passed as of 1/31/2018. Deadline for 2019 Unknown. This FOA is seeking proposals for activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and to design watershed management projects. This FOA is for Phase I of the Cooperative Watershed Management Program. Funding opportunity #: BOR-DO-18-F005 |
watersheds, restoration planning, management | Award Ceiling: $100,000 | National | Link | |
| WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Contingency Planning Grants | Bureau of Reclamation |
Deadline Passed as of 2/7/2018. Deadline for 2019 Unknown. Reclamation will provide financial assistance on a competitive basis for applicants to develop a drought contingency plan or to update an existing plan to meet the required elements described in the Drought Response Framework. |
funding, drought, drought contingency planning | Up to $200,000 | Northwest, Alaska, United States | Link | |
| WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency | DOI, BOR |
Deadline Passed 03/27/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The objective of this FOA is to invite states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on Drought Resiliency Projects that will increase the reliability of water supplies; improve water management; and provide benefits for fish, wildlife, and the environment to mitigate impacts caused by drought. |
Drought Resiliency, Planning, Infrastructure, Water Management, Drought Mitigation, Natural Resource Management | up to $750,000 | Western U.S. | Link | |
| WaterSMART Grants: Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects FY 2019 | DOI, Bureau of Reclamation |
Deadline Passed 04/24/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The objective of this FOA is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on small-scale on-the-ground projects that seek to conserve, better manage, or otherwise make more efficient use of water supplies. |
water, small-scale, management, mitigation, adaptation, sustainability, natural resources | Up to $75,000 | National | Link | |
| WaterSMART: Drought Resiliency Project Grants for Fiscal Year 2015 | Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Interior) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Program |
The Nation’s largest wholesale water supplier, Reclamation, is supporting their customers, stakeholders, and partners by building resiliency to drought and climate change throuigh the implmentation of this Drought Resiliency program. The program seeks to assist in proactive drought response, resiliencey, adaptation, and more. |
Natural Resources, Resiliency, Development, Responsiveness | Up to $300,000 | National | Link | |
| WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for FY 2018 | BoR |
Deadline Passed 05/10/2018. Deadline Unknown for 2019. The objective of this FOA is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict |
Irrigation, Planning, Mitigation | up to $1,000,000 | National, water supply | Link | |
| WCS Graduate Scholarship Program | NGO |
Deadline Passed April 2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The WCS Graduate Scholarship Program (GSP) is part of a WCS strategy to invest in developing individual conservation leaders around the world. The GSP provides access to international graduate education opportunities (masters or doctoral programs) to exceptional conservationists from Asia/Pacific, Africa, Latin America, and North American indigenous groups. Scholars are nominated by WCS global conservation staff and are selected based on their exceptional abilities and potential to become leaders of the conservation movement in their home countries. The short-form deadline will be April 2019. Applicants who are approved at this stage will be asked to fill out a full application, with a deadlin of June 2019. Completed nominations/ applications should be submitted electronically to kmastro@wcs.org
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climate change, scholarship, school, funding, conservation, environment, science, humanities | $30,000-$36,000 toward tuition, board, and fees. | United States, International | Link | |
| Weatherization Formula Grants | DOE |
Program to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety. The priority population for the Weatherization Assistance Program is people who are particularly vulnerable, such as the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, high residential energy users, and households with high energy burden. |
Energy, Health | Varies | Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska | Link | |
| Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative | FWS, LCC |
The USFWS is seeking proposals on behalf of the Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative, WALCC. The Mission of the WALCC is to promote coordination, dissemination, and development of applied science to inform landscape level conservation, including terrestrial marine linkages, in the face of landscape scale stressors, focusing on climate change. |
Conservation | $20,000-70,000 | Alaska, Western Alaska | Link | |
| Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative Coastal Systems FY17 | DOI |
Deadline passed as of July 20,2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. Our mission is to promote coordination, dissemination and development of applied science to inform landscape level conservation, including terrestrial-marine linkages in the face of a changing climate and related stressors. Congress provides seed funding for our LCC through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Service administers these funds through financial assistance on a competitive basis for projects, studies, and events that advance the scientific and public community's understanding of large-scale changes in landscape characteristics and the impacts of these changes on important species. |
climate change, adaptation, mitigation, public, community, wildlife, biodiversity, sustainability, conservation, landscape, policy, management | $60,000-$90,000. | Alaska, Alaska CSC | Link | |
| Western Washington Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office Fisheries Restoration Opportunities | DOI-FWS |
Deadline passed as of August 31, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. Proposals will only be considered for project locations within western Washington State, specifically for: Chehalis River watershed in southwest Washington State. Proposals may include but are not limited to: fish passage, in-stream and riparian habitat restoration, introduced species management (including aquatic invasive species), or education and outreach, Lake Sammamish specifically related to kokanee restoration and monitoring, Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) employment at Makah and Quinault National Fish Hatcheries, Analysis of migratory patterns in bull trout in western Washington, Status assessments of Olympic mudminnow, or Analysis of scales and bony structures from anadromous fish. |
fisheries, wetlands, restoration, hatcheries, aquatic resources, conservation, research, salmon, habitat | Up to $100,000. | Washington state | Link | |
| Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership | USDA |
Deadline passed as of May 24, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. The 2014 Farm Bill replaced the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Program with the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership as an enrollment option under ACEP – WRE. WREP continues to be a voluntary program through which NRCS signs agreements with eligible partners to leverage resources to carry out high priority wetland protection, restoration and enhancement and to improve wildlife habitat. |
land, easement, property, restoration, habitat, management, conservation, climate change, wetland, riparian, estuary, swamp, marsh, pond | Varies. | National | Link | |
| Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program (NRCS) | NRCS (National Resources Conservation Service), USDA |
RFP Closed for 2016. Expect Announcement Winter of 2016-17. The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of Wetland Mitigation Banking Program grant funds for the development and establishment of mitigation banks and banking opportunities solely for agricultural producers with wetlands subject to the Wetland Conservation Compliance provisions of the 1985 Food Security Act (as amended). |
Eligibility includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments. | Up to $1,000,000 per award. | National. | Link | |
| White House Champions of Change Award Nominations | US White House |
Funding unknown for 2017. President Obama has challenged us all to help win the future by out-educating, out-innovating, and out-building our competitors in the 21st century. Know someone who is doing extraordinary things to make a difference in your community? Nominate them to be a Champion of Change. We’ll consider your nominations as we feature people who are bringing about change in their communities on the White House website to share their ideas on how to win the future. |
Leadership, Award, Climate Initiatives | See Description | National | Link |
