Federal Funding Fridays

9/20/24 – New grant development trainings announced and resources for direct pay

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • MCC Is hosting two grant development workshops in mid-Missouri on Oct. 10. If you work on federal grants, or want to work on federal grants, to secure more climate funding for your Missouri community check out these free opportunities. As these workshops are offered around the region, we’ll post them here.

GRANTS & FUNDING SOURCES

AWARDED

  • DOE RECI grants announced (Resilient and Efficient Code Implementation)
    • MEEA – IL, IA, KS, ND, WI
    • Slipstream – MI
    • Center for Energy and Environment – MN
  • DOE BENEFIT awardees
    • to research and develop high-impact building technologies and practices aimed at decarbonizing, reducing peak demand on the electric grid, enhancing resilience, and lowering energy costs
    • See the full list here

Open Grants

  • EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia (SWIFR)
    • $275,000,000 through FY 2026
    • Eligible entities: Tribes
    • Deadline: March 15, 2025
    • EPA anticipates announcing a SWIFR funding opportunity for states and territories next year.
  • EPA – Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program – REO
    • $39 million
    • One award to a coalition – focus on food waste and compost
    • Eligible entities: states, local gov’ts, Tribes, nonprofits, public-private partnerships
    • Deadline Dec. 20, 2024
  • Good luck with Community Change Grants!
    • Closes in 2 months
  • Reconnecting Communities – Due Sept. 30
  • Forest Landowner Grants – Due Sept. 30
  • REAP (rural energy for America program) – Sept. 30

Resources

  • Lawyers for Good Government – boot camp to help with your tax credit and direct pay needs / Clean Energy Tax Navigator
  • Sabin Center IRA status and implications of a changing administration webinar
    • see the slide deck here
    • Read the blog here
    • Read the full report
    • Key findings:
      • “The IRA allocated approximately $105 billion for grants, awards, and other non-loan spending by federal agencies. We estimate that nearly half of that had already been spent or committed to agency programs as of mid-July and additional funds—possibly 27% or more—will likely be spent before President Biden leaves office.”
      • “A future administration would have limited opportunities to claw back funds already spent under the IRA.”
      • “A sizable share of IRA funds—possibly 23% or more of the $105 billion available for grant programs—may remain unspent at the end of President Biden’s term.”
      • “A future administration may seek to redirect or withhold unspent funds, but there are some important limits on what it could do.”
      • “Opportunities for executive interference with the IRA’s tax programs are fairly limited, but any interference is likely to be deeply damaging.”
      • “With two notable exceptions, the other climate-related provisions in the IRA have been fully implemented, and are at low risk of roll-back by a hostile administration.”