Tribal Grants and Funding Programs
Tracking Federal government grants and funding programs for Indian CountryGrants and Funding for Tribal Nations
May 20, 2025 | We are in the process of updating the status of various U.S. government tribal grant programs. As U.S. administrations change, the various tribal grants and funding programs change, are updated, and the like. Check back here in July once complete.
We track tribal grants and funding opportunities available through the various cabinet-level U.S. federal departments and agencies, as part of our economic development planning and implementation with tribal nations and enterprises.
Tribal Grants & Funds for Indian Country
| U.S. Department | Division | Program | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept. of Agriculture ("USDA") | Agricultural Marketing Services ("AMS") | Local Food Promotion Program ("LFPP") | |
| Dept. of Agriculture ("USDA") | National Institute of Food and Agriculture ("NIFA") | NIFA Grants. The agency currently offers five grants specific to Indian Country. | |
| Dept. of Agriculture ("USDA") | Office of Tribal Relations ("OTR") | The OTR provides a single point of contact within the USDA for Tribal issues, and works to ensure that programs and policies are easily accessible and developed in consultation with American Indian and Alaska Native nations. | |
| Dept. of Agriculture ("USDA") | Office of Tribal Relations | Tribal College Endowment Program | |
| Dept. of Agriculture ("USDA") | National Institute of Food and Agriculture ("NIFA") | Tribal Colleges Extension Program. One of the grant programs that NIFA offers to tribes and pueblos. | |
| Dept. of Commerce (“DOC”) | Economic Development Administration | Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (“CEDS”) | |
| Dept. of Commerce (“DOC”) | Economic Development Administration | Indigenous Communities Program. The U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Indigenous Communities program invested $100 million in American Rescue Plan funding specifically to support the needs of Tribal governments and Indigenous communities. The Indigenous Communities program made 51 awards in 25 states and the Northern Mariana Islands. | |
| Dept. of Commerce (“DOC”) | Economic Development Administration | Planning and Local Technical Assistance Program. EDA has assisted eligible recipients in preparing economic development plans and studies designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. The Planning program helps support organizations, including Indian Tribes with Short Term and State Planning investments designed to guide the eventual creation and retention of high-quality jobs, particularly for the unemployed and underemployed in the Nation’s most economically distressed regions. | |
| Dept. of Commerce (“DOC”) | National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (“TBCP”). The TBCP Program is a $3 billion program directed to tribal governments to be used for broadband deployment on tribal lands, as well as for telehealth, distance learning, broadband affordability, and digital inclusion. | The TBCP Program had been continuing to make final awards from the first funding round and had opened an additional application period with approximately $1 billion available for eligible Tribal applicants. |
| Dept. of Defense (“DoD”) | Innovative Readiness Training “(IRT”) program | Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) is a collaborative program that leverages military contributions and community resources to multiply value and cost savings for participants. Communities typically provide materials and basic services (e.g. facilities), while military units contribute personnel and training resources. IRT missions produce mission ready forces, civil-military partnerships, and stronger communities. | |
| Dept. of Defense (“DoD”) | Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (“NALEMP”) | NALEMP is established under the National Defense Authorization Act. The program is intended to address the environmental impacts of former DoD activities on Indian lands. Maximum tribal participation is encouraged, through government-to-government consultation. Impacts that NALEMP helps address include: Hazardous Materials, Munitions Debris, Unsafe Buildings or Structures, Lead-based Paint and/or Asbestos Abandoned Equipment. | |
| Dept. of Defense (“DoD”) | Legacy Resource Management Program (established 1991). | The DoD Legacy Resource Management Program is a strategic and competitive funding program that acts as an incubator of innovative natural and cultural resource management strategies. | |
| Dept. of Defense (“DoD”) | Indian Incentive Program (“IIP”) | The DoD's IIP is a program that provides a 5% rebate to a prime contractor on the total amount subcontracted to a Native American owned economic enterprise or organization in accordance with DFARS ("Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement") Clause 252.226-7001. | |
| Dept. of Education | Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education | ||
| Dept. of Education | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (“OSERS”) | ||
| Dept. of Education | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (“OSERS”) | ||
| Dept. of Education | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (“OSERS”) | ||
| Dept. of Education | Office of Indian Education ("OIE") | The OIE administer the Indian Education Program of ESEA as amended by ESSA (Title VI, Part A). which provides financial and technique assistance for education programs of American Indian and Alaska Native tribal and pueblo members. | |
| Dept. of Education | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (“OSERS”) | The OSERS within the U.S. Department of Education provides grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for programs related to special education, rehabilitation, and vocational services. These grants aim to support the education and rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities within tribal communities. | |
| Dept. of Education | Office (Bureau) of Indian Education | Tribal Education Department (TED) Grants. TED grants support tribes in developing and operating TEDs, which are responsible for planning and coordinating educational programs within the tribe. They aim to improve educational outcomes, facilitate tribal control over education, and coordinate educational programs on reservations. | |
| Dept. of Energy | Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs | ||
| Dept. of Energy | Office of Indian Energy ("OIE") Policy and Programs | The Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (OIE) offers grants to support tribal energy projects, including the development and deployment of energy technology on tribal lands. These grants can cover various energy needs, such as transitioning tribal colleges and universities to renewable energy, universal energy access, and low-carbon energy transitions. | |
| Dept. of Health and Human Services | Indian Health Service (“IHS”) | ||
| Dept. of Health and Human Services | Indian Health Service (“IHS”) | Tribal Management Grants (TMG). The IHS offers Tribal Management Grants (TMG) to support tribal healthcare initiatives and strengthen tribal self-determination. These grants help tribes and tribal organizations develop and improve their ability to manage health programs, potentially assuming responsibility for some or all existing IHS programs. | |
| Dept. of Health and Human Services | Indian Health Service (“IHS”) | Tribal Self-Governance Negotiation Cooperative. The Negotiation Cooperative Agreement helps Tribes or Tribal Organizations (T/TO) cover negotiation costs to enter the Tribal Self Governance Program (TSGP) so they can manage and tailor health care programs to best suit the needs of their communities. | Applications were due February 19, 2025. |
| Dept. of Homeland Security | Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (“TVTP”) Grant Program. | ||
| Dept. of Homeland Security | Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (“TCGP”) | The Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program provides funding to eligible entities to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of tribal governments. Tribal Cybersecurity Program | |
| Dept. of Homeland Security | Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") | Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (“THSGP”). The THSGP plays an important role in the implementation of the National Preparedness System by supporting the building, sustaining and delivery of core capabilities essential to achieving the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. | |
| Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's (“HUD”) | |||
| Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's (“HUD”) | ARPA - American Rescue Plan Act | ||
| Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's (“HUD”) | CARES - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act | ||
| Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's (“HUD”) | Office of Native American Programs | Indian Community Development Block Grant (“ICDBG”). | |
| Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's (“HUD”) | Office of Native American Programs | Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program. Section 184 home loans are guaranteed 100% by the Office of Loan Guarantee within HUD's Office of Native American Programs. The Section 184 Loan Program is intended to provide access to mortgage financing for Native American and Alaskan Native tribal members. Section 184 guaranteed home loans can be used, on or off Indian trust lands, for new or refinanced, rehabilitation, or purchase. | |
| Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's (“HUD”) | Office of Native American Programs | Tribal Housing Activities Loan Guarantee Program (Title VI) | |
| Dept. of Justice (“DOJ”) | Office of Community Oriented Policing Services | Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (“CTAS”). | |
| Dept. of Justice (“DOJ”) | Office of Community Oriented Policing Services | Tribal Resources Grant Program—Technical Assistance (“TRGP–TA”) | |
| Dept. of Labor | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 166 programs | ||
| Dept. of State | The U.S. State Dept. does not provide grants but does provide support in other ways. | ||
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | IEED – Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development/NTGB | ||
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Access to Capital Clearinghouse. A database of Federal funding opportunities. Access to Capital Clearinghouse | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Energy and Mineral Development Program (“EMDP”) | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Financial Assistance and Social Services (FASS) program | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Indian Business Incubators Program (“IBIP”) | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Office of Indian Economic Development (“OIED”) Division of Capital Investment | Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program (“ILGP”). | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program or the Program) | ||
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Living Languages Grant Program (“LLGP”) | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | National Tribal Broadband Grant (“NTBG”). The NTBG is provides funds to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal entities to develop or expand broadband services in their communities. The primary goal is to improve the quality of life, stimulate economic development, and enhance educational resources. | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Native American Business Development Institute (“NABDI”) | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Provides funding to tribal colleges. | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | Tribal Energy Development Capacity (“TEDC”) Grant | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("USFWS") | Tribal Wildlife Grants. Tribal Wildlife Grants are used to provide technical and financial assistance to Tribes for the development and implementation of programs that benefit fish and wildlife resources and their habitat. Activities may include, but are not limited to: 1) planning for wildlife and habitat conservation, 2) Fish and wildlife conservation and management actions, 3) Fish and wildlife related laboratory and field research, 4) natural history studies, 5) Habitat mapping, 6) Field surveys and Population monitoring, and 7) Habitat preservation | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | National Park Service | Tribal Heritage Grant. The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 authorizes grants to Federally recognized Indian Tribes for cultural and historic preservation projects. These Tribal Heritage Grants assist Indian Tribes, Alaskan Native Villages/Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations in protecting and promoting their unique cultural heritage and traditions. | |
| Dept. of the Interior (“DOI”) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Indian Economic Development (“OIED”) | Tribal Tourism Grant Program (“TTGP”) | |
| Dept. of the Treasury | Office of Tribal and Native Affairs | ||
| Dept. of the Treasury | CPF - Capital Projects Fund | ||
| Dept. of the Treasury | CRF - Coronavirus Relief Fund | ||
| Dept. of the Treasury | ERAP - Emergency Rental Assistance Program | ||
| Dept. of the Treasury | HAF - Homeowner Assistance Fund | ||
| Dept. of the Treasury | LATCF - Local Assistance / Tribal Consistency Fund | ||
| Dept. of the Treasury | SLFRF – State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds | ||
| Dept. of the Treasury | State Small Business Credit Initiative (“SSBCI”) | ||
| Dept. of Transportation | Build America Bureau | Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program. A special program that is part of the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) called the Rural Project Initiative (RPI). | |
| Dept. of Transportation | Build America Bureau | TIFIA Rural Project Initiative (RPI). The Rural Project Initiative is a loan program to help improve transportation infrastructure in America’s rural communities. | |
| Dept. of Veteran Affairs | Native American Direct Loan Program. The Native American Veteran Direct Loan (NADL) program began in 1992. Eligible Native American Veterans can use the program to finance the construction, purchase or improvement of a home on Federal trust land. | ||
| Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) | |||
| Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) | Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP). | ||
| Institute of Museum and Library Services, The (“IMLS”) | |||
| National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities. This program supports the development of new humanities programs, resources, and courses at Tribal Colleges and Universities. Projects can focus on areas like history, philosophy, literature, and composition. | ||
| National Endowment for the Humanities | NEH-ATALM SHARP Program | NEH-ATALM SHARP Program: The Association of Tribal Archives Libraries and Museums (ATALM) has received funding through the NEH-ATALM SHARP Program, which provides grants for Native cultural organizations. | |
| Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) | |||
| Small Business Administration | Office of Native American Affairs ("ONAA") | The ONAA mission is to ensure that American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians have full access to the SBA's various programs when creating and expanding small businesses. | |
| Small Business Administration | Office of Native American Affairs ("ONAA") | The Small Business Administration (SBA), through the ONAA, provides various grants and programs to support Native American-owned small businesses and tribal entities. These programs include grants for export development, business development workshops, and technical assistance. | |
| U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Office of the Administration for Children & Families | Native Employment Works (NEW) program. The NEW program is designed to provide work-related activities to support job readiness, job placement, and job retention for designated Native American service populations and service areas. NEW programs work with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to submit a NEW plan that outlines their specific approach to serving their community as it relates with regulatory plan requirements. | |
| U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Office of the Administration for Children & Families | Tribal TANF. Federally recognized Indian tribes can apply for funding to administer and operate their own TANF programs. |
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