Infrastructure

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was signed into law on November 15, 2021. At $550 billion in funding, it has been considered to be the largest investment in infrastructure projects and programs in a generation. USET/USET SPF has developed this resource page to assist our member Tribal Nations in navigating the numerous programs and funding opportunities that were authorized by the IIJA, as well as other federal funding opportunities available. This page will be periodically updated as new laws, programs, and funds are established related to infrastructure projects and programs.

NEWS AND UPDATES

2023

US grants states and tribes funds to protect power grids - June 16

2022

USET SPF Letter to Majority Leader Schumer re: Tribal Nation Inclusion in Inflation Reduction Act - August 5
All 50 States, U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia Join Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All Initiative - July 13
FHWA Awards Nearly $9 Million for Tribal Transportation Safety Improvements and Announces Additional $120 Million Available Thanks to President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - June 7
Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Releases Tribal Playbook, Announces Massive New Tribal Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - May 31
IHS Allocates $700 Million From President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Improve Tribal Water and Sanitation Systems - May 31
IHS FY 2021 Annual Report of Sanitation Deficiency Levels - May 31
GAO Report - Broadband: National Strategy Needed to Guide Federal Efforts to Reduce the Digital Divide - May 31
Affordable Connectivity Program Enhanced Tribal Benefit Information and Resources - May 27
Biden Administration Announces $32 Million to Advance Climate-Smart Mass Timber Construction, Expand Wood Markets - May 27
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $68 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Conserve and Strengthen Ecosystems and Economies - May 12
Tribes to Receive $1.7 Billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fulfill Indian Water Rights Settlements - February 22

FAQS

FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Advances Economic and Public Health Opportunities for Tribal Communities
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tribal Playbook (May 2022)
Technical Assistance Guide
NNCTF Handbook on Infrastructure Deployment on Tribal Lands (fcc.gov)

RESOURCES AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Department of Treasury’s proposed guidance on elective pay and transferability mechanisms established under the Inflation Reduction Act:
- Treasury press release (June 14, 2023)
- Proposed regulations: elective pay and transferability
- Elective pay and transferability fact sheets and FAQs
- Direct Pay through the Inflation Reduction Act
- Slide deck from June 2023 webinar
Presentation from WHCNAA Webinar on National EV Initiative for Tribal Nations (March 15, 2023)
Treasury Guidance on Key Provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act
Treasury State Small Business Credit Initiative Technical Assistance Grant Program
Treasury Call Center for Assistance on Recovery Programs
- State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: SLFRF@treasury.gov or call (844) 529-9527
- Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency: LATCF@treasury.gov or call (844) 529-9527
- Emergency Rental Assistance program: EmergencyRentalAssistance@treasury.gov or (877) 398-5861
- Homeowners Assistance Fund: For states and territories: HAF@treasury.gov; for tribes: HAF_Tribal@treasury.gov; or (877) 398-5861
- Coronavirus Relief Fund inquiries can be sent to CARES@oig.treas.gov

USDA announces $20 million for broadband technical assistance in rural areas - April 17
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Funding Opportunity for Transitioning Tribal Colleges and Universities to Clean Energy - April 12
Building a Clean Energy Economy: A Guidebook to the Inflation Reduction Act's Investments in Clean Energy and Climate Action - December 2022
FCC Accepting Applications for the Affordable Connectivity Program
FCC Announces NOFO for Additional $10 million in the Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program
U.S. Department of Energy Set to Announce a Funding Opportunity to Deploy Energy Infrastructure on Tribal Lands (deadline to be announced)
U.S. Department of Energy to Announce Funding Opportunity to Power Unelectrified Tribal Buildings (deadline to be announced)

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BIL-Tribal-eligible-programs.csv

Permitting Dashboard (performance.gov)

Capital Projects Fund | U.S. Department of the Treasury

https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/resources/grant-programs/tribal-broadband-connectivity-program
State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program
State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program
Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
Affordable Connectivity Program
Middle Mile Grants Program
ReConnect Program

Tribal Transportation Program
Tribal Transportation Facility Bridges
Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects:
Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations (dot.gov)
Tribal Transit Program Railroad Crossing Elimination Program
https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/president-biden-us-dot-announce-29-billion-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding
Local and Regional Project Assistance
Safe Streets and Roads for All Program
Bus and Bus Facilities
Grants for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure

Tribal Climate Resilience
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Electric Grid Resilience Programs
Energy Improvement in Rural and Remote Areas
Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing Recycling Research, Development and Demonstration Program
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs
Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants and Battery Material Processing Grants

Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program
Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund
Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds

Fish Passage Restoration
Safety of Dams, Water Sanitation, And Other Facilities
Underground Injection Control Grants
Solid Waste Management and Recycling
Tribal Investments | U.S. Department of the Interior (doi.gov)
Tribal Orphaned Well Grant Program
Tribal Input on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Tribal Provisions: NOAA Executive Summary and Response

Broadband: A National Strategy Needed to Coordinate Fragmented, Overlapping Federal Programs
Broadband: National Strategy Needed to Guide Federal Efforts to Reduce Digital Divide | U.S. GAO
Indian Health Service: Relief Funding and Agency Response to COVID-19 Pandemic | U.S. GAO
IF12129 (congress.gov)
Indian Energy Programs at the Department of Energy (congress.gov)
COVID-19 Response: Broadband Funding for Tribes, Tribal Colleges and Universities, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service (congress.gov)IF12103 (congress.gov)
IF11298 (congress.gov)
IF12111 (congress.gov)
IF11749 (congress.gov)
R46014 (congress.gov)
R47004 (congress.gov)

CALLS AND WEBINARS

Federal Register :: Strengthening Public Trust in the Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Programs
Tribal Leader Letter re Small Tribe Funding Methodology_date correction (bia.gov)
Federal Register :: Community Reinvestment Act
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)
CMS Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization Efforts in the AI/AN Community
https://www.bia.gov/tribal-consultation/bipartisan-infrastructure-law

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