Tribal Indoor Air Funding Directory

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

Chinle Chapter Government in 2017 used this grant to provide minor home improvements, weatherization, and construction.
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Typical Application Period: For 2019, February - May

Contact:

americorpsgrants@cns.gov

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village Tribal Consortia

About the Award:

This section of the Clean Air Act requires that funding be distributed to groups aiming to study or investigate the causes and prevention of air pollution. Funding has been used for community education and outreach, monitoring studies, training, home assessments and research on health impacts of air quality issues.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Community Outreach and Education, Training, Asthma Home Visits, Energy Audits, Partnership Building, and Pilots Projects

Funding Details:

Funding Details dependent on Region.
For Region 10:
- Total FY 2019 Tribal CAA Funding: ~$2,400,000
- Minimum Grant: ~$25,000
- Maximum Grant: ~$250,000

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) uses funds from CAA 103 to support its annual Air Quality subaward program. In 2018, the Native Village of Nuiqsut used ANTHC's subaward funds to place CO detectors in community households and collect data on peak exposure levels. [source]

Typical Application Period: Dependent on Region

Contact:

Dependent on Region - Check with local contact

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Non-Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE

About the Award:

The EAA program provides a wide range of technical, planning, and public works and infrastructure assistance in regions experiencing adverse economic changes that may occur suddenly or overtime. These adverse economic impacts may result from a steep decline in manufacturing employment following a plant closure, changing trade patterns, catastrophic natural disaster, a military base closure, or environmental changes and regulations.

The CARES Act provides $1.5 billion in disaster economic recovery for the EAA program. Eligible activities include construction and nonconstruction activities (e.g., infrastructure, design and engineering, and technical assistance).

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Heat Source Replacement, Insulation, Water Disposal Systems, HVAC Upgrades

Funding Details:

The EAA program can assist state and local entities in responding to a wide range of economic challenges through:

Strategy Grants to support the development, updating or refinement of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS).
Implementation Grants to support the execution of activities identified in a CEDS, such as infrastructure improvements, including site acquisition, site preparation, construction, rehabilitation and equipping of facilities. Specific activities may be funded as separate investments or as multiple elements of a single investment

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

The EAA program is EDA’s most flexible program. Under the EAA program, EDA can fund market and environmental studies, planning or construction grants, and capitalize or recapitalize revolving loan funds (RLFs) to help provide small businesses with the capital they need to grow.

Contact:

The Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) is available at http://www.eda.gov/funding-opportunities/index.htm. To discuss any project proposals in further detail, contact your EDA Regional Office.

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Non-Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Alaska Native Village

About the Award:

The Emergency Management Performance Grant provides state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and works toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The EMPG’s allowable costs support efforts to build and sustain core capabilities across the prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery mission areas.

Funding Details:

Total funding available in FY 2020: $355,100,000
Total funding available in FY 2019: $355,100,000
Total funding available in FY 2018: $355,100,000
Total funding available in FY 2017: $355,100,000
Total funding available in FY 2016: $355,100,000

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Typical Application Period: To find out when this grant will be available again, please visit the FEMA website.

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Non-Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE Non-Profit

About the Award:

The ERE program provides funding for the costs of planning, developing, and implementing programs designed to improve the capability of tribal governing bodies to regulate environmental quality pursuant to federal and tribal environmental laws. Applicants may propose projects with project periods consisting of either 12, 24, or 36 months.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Indoor air monitoring, Healthy Homes training, Community Outreach

Funding Details:

Total FY 2019 Tribal Funding: $1,021,545
2019 Expected Number of Awards: 4
2019 Award Ceiling: $300,000 per budget period
2019 Award Floor: $100,000 per budget period
2019 Average Expected Award: $182,000 per budget period

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Typical Application Period: January to April; 2019 Date: 4/15/2019. Application periods may vary year to year.

Notes:

Those interested in this grant should first check out ANA's Applicant Training & Technical Assistance portal.

Contact:

anacomments@acf.hhs.gov

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE Non-Profit

About the Award:

This grant allows tribes to conduct retrofits on their existing housing stock to improve environmental health conditions within the home. It is unclear whether or not this grant opportunity will be renewed in subsequent years.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Asthma Remediation, Education/Outreach, Weatherization, Heat Source Replacement, Woodstove Replacement, Lead Remediation

Funding Details:

Total FY 2019 Funding: $12,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 12
Minimum Grant: $500,000
Maximum Grant: $1,000,000

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Typical Application Period: June - August

Contact:

Michelle.M.Miller@hud.gov

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village

About the Award:

The ICDBG Program provides eligible grantees with direct grants for use in developing viable Indian and Alaska Native Communities, including decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities, primarily for low- and moderate-income persons.

Funding Details:

Projects funding by the ICDBG program must principally benefit low-and-moderate-income persons (24 CFR 1003.208). Eligible applicants for assistance include any Indian tribe, band, group, or nation(including Alaska Indians, Aleut, and Eskimos) or Alaska Native village which has established a relationship to the Federal government as defined in the program regulations. In certain instances, tribal organizations may be eligible to apply.

The program regulations provide for two categories of grants, Single Purpose and Imminent Threat:

Single purpose grants are awarded on a competition basis pursuant to the terms published in an annual Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
The Secretary of HUD may set aside 5% of each year's allocation for the noncompetitive, first come-first served, funding of grants to eliminate or lessen problems which pose an imminent threat to public health or safety of tribal residents. Application procedures available at 2018-04: Imminent Threat Grants (Supersedes Guidance 2017-01) Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Imminent Threat (IT) program.

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village

About the Award:

The ICDBG Program provides eligible grantees with direct grants for use in developing viable Indian and Alaska Native Communities, including decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities, primarily for low- and moderate-income persons. This funding can be used for housing rehabilitation, land acquisition, and housing construction.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Weatherization, Replacing Heat Source, Ventilation, Energy Efficiency, Infrastructure Repairs, Housing Development, Rehabilitation

Funding Details:

Grant awards vary by ONAP region
Total FY 2019 Funding: $65,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 75
Minimum Grant: $500,000 per project period
Maximum Grant: $4,000,000 per project period

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

In 2017, the Wrangell Cooperative Association and Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority collaborated to improve energy efficiency and indoor air quality in 20 homes and reduce energy costs for residents. [source]

Typical Application Period: Typically February to March

Contact:

Dependent on ONAP Region

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village

About the Award:

The goal of GAP is to assist tribes and intertribal consortia in developing the capacity to manage their own environmental protection programs and to develop and implement solid and hazardous waste programs in accordance with individual tribal needs and applicable federal laws and regulations.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Healthy Homes Training, Monitoring, Education/Outreach, Partnership Building, Home assessments

Funding Details:

Total FY 2019 Funding: Regionally Dependent
Expected Number of Awards: Dependent on Region
Minimum Grant: $75,000
Maximum Grant: ~$128,000
- Requests for more than $128,000 will be considered if
  needs are sufficiently justified and funding is available.

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

In 2017, the Hoonah Indian Association funded an indoor air quality assessment project through IGAP. They measured PM2.5 and CO levels in 65 homes. Through this study, they found that homes with wood stoves older than 20 years had higher PM2.5 levels than homes with younger wood stoves. They also identified a need for ventilation and weatherization improvements. [source]

Typical Application Period: Dependent on Region

Notes:

Work plan templates available for Air Quality-Related GAP work and Climate Change GAP work.

Contact:

Dependent on Region - Check local contact

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE

About the Award:

The Indian Housing Block Grant Program (IHBG) is a non-competitive, formula grant that provides a range of affordable housing activities on Indian reservations and Indian areas. Eligible IHBG recipients are Federally-recognized Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entity (TDHE), and a limited number of state-recognized tribes who were funded under the Indian Housing Program authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937 (USHA). These funds are managed either by the tribal housing departments or the TDHE.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Development, Ventilation, Weatherization, Heat Source Replacement, Rehabilitation

Funding Details:

Funds are made available to eligible grant recipients through a formula with four basic components:
- Need
- Formula Current Assisted Stock
- 1996 Minimum
- Undisbursed IHBG funds factor

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

In 2017, the Salish and Kooteai Tribes used IHBG funds to complete 20 heating and ventilation upgrades and 25 units remediated for methamphetamine contamination. [source]

Typical Application Period: Tribes and TDHES receive funding by submitting an annual Indian Housing Plan to ONAP. Due dates depend on program year.

Contact:

Contact your Area ONAP office.

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE Tribal College or University Non-Profit Private Businesses Rural Utility Providers Hospital or Health Care Facilities Schools and Early Learning Tribal Consortia

About the Award:

HUD is especially interested in applications that will advance our knowledge on priority healthy homes issues by addressing important gaps in the science related to the accurate and efficient identification of hazards and the implementation of cost effective hazard mitigation This funding is split into two different programs: the Lead Technical Studies and Healthy Homes Technical Studies programs. The Lead Technical Studies program is intended to fund projects focused on improving the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods for evaluation and control of residential lead-based paint hazards. The Healthy Homes Technical Studies program is intended to fund projects focused on the development and evaluation of cost-effective methods of monitoring, reducing, and preventing housing-related hazards, among other objectives. HUD is especially interested in funding practical, applied research that can directly inform policies and practices to reduce the prevalence and severity of residential health and safety hazards and improve the health and well being of residents.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Monitoring, Heat Source Replacement, Ventilation, Energy Efficiency, Lead Remediation

Funding Details:

Total FY 2019 Funding: $7,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 11

For Lead Technical Study

Minimum Amount: $300,000
Maximum Amount: $700,000

For Healthy Homes Technical Study

Minimum Amount: $300,000
Maximum Amount: $1,000,000

Award Type:
Cooperative Agreement

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

In 2013, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium was awarded $743,044 through this grant to fund indoor air quality remediations in the homes of four Alaska Native villages. This project also involved monitoring changes in air quality indicators in response to interventions. This project also administered educational materials and provided home-based education for participating residents.

Typical Application Period: 2019 Date: June - July. Varies depending on year, but usually March - April.

Notes:

These programs do not require cost sharing, matching or leveraging. The amount of LTS grant funds used for construction activities, e.g., to conduct repair or substantial rehabilitation that is necessary to conduct the proposed study, may not exceed 20% of the total HUD funds awarded.

Contact:

J.Kofi.Berko@hud.gov

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Non-Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Alaska Native Village Individual Renter or Homeowner Tribal Consortia

About the Award:

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs. Through this program, grantees may provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective energy-related home repairs. States, tribes, and tribal consortia are administered funds based on an allocation formula that takes into consideration several variables, one being population size. More information about the LIHEAP allocation formula, including the way in which it distributes funds to tribes, can be found here. Individual renters and homeowners should contact their LIHEAP Tribal Contact to inquire about using LIHEAP funds for healthy homes work.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Energy Home Repairs, Weatherization, energy efficiency, heat source replacement

Funding Details:

Total FY 2019 Tribal Funding: $40,709,847
Tribes can use up to 15% of funds allotted on weatherization or other low-cost energy-related home repairs
- Tribes can apply for a waiver to use up to 25% of funds for these projects
Individuals receive funds in the form of direct repairs and subsidized energy bills.

Award Type:
Home Repairs

Contaminants covered:

PM2.5

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

In 2007, the Makah Tribe's LIHEAP Program replaced 10 wood stoves using LIHEAP and HUD funds. LIHEAP continued to provide project assistance as the Makah Tribe replaced 45 wood stoves through 2011 using EPA funds. [source]

Typical Application Period: July to September; 2019 date: 9/3/2019. Applications usually due to September 1st. Individuals can apply to this program year-round.

Contact:

Grantees should contact lauren.christopher@acf.hhs.gov. Individual renters and homeowners should contact their LIHEAP Tribal Contact to inquire about using LIHEAP funds for healthy homes work.

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE Non-Profit Tribal Consortia

About the Award:

RCDI grants are awarded to qualified intermediary organizations, including nonprofits and federally recognized tribes, that will provide financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development that will support the community. Applicants are required to match funds equal to grant rewarded, and in-kind contributions may not be used as matching funds. This grant cannot be used for direct construction or remediation.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Training, Technical Assistance, Education, Energy Audit Training

Funding Details:

Total FY 2019 Funding: $6,000,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 34
Minimum Grant: $50,000
Maximum Grant: $250,000

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Mold and Moisture

Regions:
National

Typical Application Period: Application dates announced upon release of NOSA via Federal Register. For 2019, Applications accepted from March to June, though application periods vary year to year.

Contact:

Dependent on Region - Contact your local Rural Development Office

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village Tribal College or University Rural Utility Providers Tribal Consortia

About the Award:

This grant is intended to aid with the establishment of a program that assists agricultural producers and rural small businesses with evaluating energy efficiency and the potential to incorporate renewable energy technologies into their operations. This can include energy efficiency audits and renewable energy technical assistance. This program is intended to serve commercial and industrial entities, not residential buildings.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Energy Audits, Technical Assistance

Funding Details:

4% of all Rural Energy for America Programs annual funding is distributed to this program.
Total Program funding is approximately $50 million with an estimated 1,000 awards.
Maximum grant total cannot exceed $100,000

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Typical Application Period: Rolling

Notes:

Agricultural producers or small businesses that receive energy audits through this program must pay at least 25% of the cost of the energy audit. Rural utility providers are only eligible if they are considered electrical cooperatives or tribal entities.

Contact:

Dependent on Region - Contact your State Energy Coordinator

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Non-Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE Tribal College or University Non-Profit

About the Award:

The SEDS program is designed to support community-based projects that increase the ability for Native Americans to define and achieve their own economic and social goals and/or the capacity to exercise local control and decision-making to promote the interests of community members. Projects that promote improved access to care through coordinated local and regional approaches and through supporting environmental health are eligible for this grant funding. Applicants can propose projects on 12, 24 and 36-month scales.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Community Outreach, minor renovations, HEPA filters

Funding Details:

Total FY 2019 Funding: $8,400,907
2019 Number of Awards: 25
2019 Minimum Grant: $100,000 Per Budget Period
2019 Maximum Grant: $400,000 Per Budget Period
2019 Average Grant: $280,000 Per Budget Period

Award Type:
Grant

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Program Highlights:

From 2009-2012, the Confederated Tribes Of Siletz Indians used $340,069 in grant funding to establish the Siletz Tribal Energy Program (STEP). This program was developed with the mission of addressing tribal energy-related challenges and coordinating energy efficiency work across Tribal agencies. Using grant funding, STEP established new building codes, organized Healthy Homes trainings for staff, and conducted outreach and energy audits in a number of households. [Source]

Typical Application Period: Typically January to April. Application periods may vary in future years.

Notes:

Alaska Native Villages have a separate application portal. Those interested in applying for this program should first check out ANA's Applicant Training & Technical Assistance portal.

Contact:

anacomments@acf.hhs.gov

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE Non-Profit

About the Award:

This resource doesn't offer a reward, but rather offers tribes technical assistance on tribal energy projects. This office provides tribes with three types of technical assistance: Technical Analysis, Financial Analysis, and Strategic Energy Planning. Technical Experts from DOE are available to provide up to 40 hours of support per project.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

Energy Efficiency, Weatherization

Award Type:
Technical Assistance

Contaminants covered:

Regions:
National

Typical Application Period: Rolling

Contact:

indianenergy@hq.doe.gov

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Eligible Applicants: Federally-Recognized Indian Tribe Alaska Native Village Tribal Housing Authority/TDHE Individual Renter or Homeowner Non-Profit

About the Award:

This grant is meant to improve energy efficiency in low-income households through weatherization improvements and upgrades. Individual households apply for this program through a local weatherization provider. Weatherization agencies will work with the tribes to provide services in a community. Clients are referred by the tribe to the agency to submit their individual application. Often the tribes work with the agency to identify potential workers for the weatherization program.

Example Eligible IAQ Activities:

ventilation, insulation, sealing ducts and pipes, Bathroom fans, health and safety testing, Air sealing, heat source replacement

Funding Details:

The weatherization program evaluates the individual home for eligible energy savings measures and for health and safety issues that need to be addressed. Repairs are limited to those items that would be critical to the installation of a weatherization measure. Health and Safety improvements are usually related to Lead-Based Paint, Asbestos, mold, moisture, and poor indoor air quality. Every home receives ventilation equipment to ensure healthy indoor air quality over the long term.

Award Type:
Home Repairs

Contaminants covered:

PM2.5