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During November 2009 CILS hosted several conference calls for California tribes who wished to learn about remaining stimulus funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Recovery Act”). For more information about CILS' free services 1) to tribes seeking Recovery Act funds and 2) for tribes seeking to fulfill their grants' reporting requirements, please click here for more details.
Energy Efficiency Grants for Federally- or State-recognized Tribes
The Department of Energy announced two Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) grants aimed at improving energy efficiency at the local/tribal levels. The Retrofit Ramp-up Program provides up to $390.04 million for large-scale programs of $5 to $75 million for 8 to 20 awards. The General Innovation Fund provides up to $63.68 million for projects of $1 million to $5 million for 15 to 60 awards. Both of these grant programs aim to fund innovative programs that improve energy efficiency and are 1) highly leveraged, 2) reproducible and scalable, and 3) sustainable after the grant period expires. While the Retrofit grants are only available to federally recognized tribes, the General Innovation Fund is available for both federally-recognized and state-recognized tribes. For more information please to go:
http://www.eecbg.energy.gov/Downloads/EECBGCompetitiveFOA148MON.pdf
New Prevention and Wellness Initiative grants
Department of Health and Human Services recently announced a funding opportunity through competitive grants for communities and tribes. Available through these new grants are $373 million to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, decrease obesity, and decrease smoking in U.S. communities. The grants, administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are available for cooperative agreements under the Community Program component of this new prevention and wellness initiative, called Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Letters of intent for this grant are due October 30, 2009 and the grant applications close on December 1, 2009. For more information click on the link:
