Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE administers energy related grant programs and funds research initiatives. The Department of Energy will be administering grants created under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed in 2021. These include smart grid funding, grid resiliency, transmission facilitation, clean energy programs, demonstration projects, and more.

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (IIJA) DOE Programs
• Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership Program (GRIP)
  • NRTC Funding Alert – GRIP Round 2 (PDF)
• Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant
  • NRTC Funding Alert – State and Tribal Formula Grant (PDF)

Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT administers transportation grant programs related to electric vehicles (EVs). The Department of Energy will be administering EV infrastructure grants created under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed in 2021.

• Federal Funding Programs | US Department of Transportation
  • Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – FHWA
  • Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Electric Vehicles – FHWA
  • Resources for EV Infrastructure Planning

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
FCC programs related to broadband access and adoption include: the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), E-Rate Program, the Broadband Data Collection Initiative, and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). 

• Affordable Connectivity Program
• E-Rate Program
• Broadband Data Collection Initiative

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
NTIA will be administering grants created under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed in 2021. IIJA provides $65 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure, and adoption efforts that promote digital equity and inclusion.

• Internet for All
  • Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program ($42.5 billion)
    • NRTC Funding Alert – BEAD (PDF)
    • BEAD Initial Proposal Progress Dashboard
    • BEAD Info Sheet (PDF)
  • Digital Equity Act (DEA) Programs ($2.75 billion)
    • NRTC Funding Alert – State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program (PDF)
      • DEA Info Sheet (PDF)
• Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (ntia.gov)
• Tribal Broadband Planning Toolkit
• NTIA’s Indicators of Broadband Need Map
  • NTIA’s Federal Funding Guide (PDF)

Treasury
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) created two funds to help state, tribal, and local governments respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency: the $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLRF) and the $10 billion Capital Projects Fund (CPF). SLRF funds can be allocated for a variety of needs, including replacing public sector revenue, paying wages for essential workers, and investing in infrastructure such as water, broadband, and transportation. CPF funds are more directly tied to improving critical infrastructure necessary for work, health, and education during a public health crisis. These include broadband, digital connectivity, and community facility inestments.

• US Treasury Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund
• US Treasury Capital Project Fund
  • US Treasury Coronavirus Capital Project Funds Allocations Table (PDF)

Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) provides funding for infrastructure and/or improvements to rural communities including electric power and telecommunications services. Rural Utilities Service’s ReConnect Loan and Grant program is the primary funding vehicle available to cooperatives.

• ReConnect Loan and Grant Program
• ReConnect Program Overview