FY 2023 WaterSMART Grants Cooperative Watershed Management Program - Phase I 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide provides funding to implement Phase I activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and design watershed management projects. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE?  New or existing watershed groups located in the Western United States including states, Indian Tribes, local and special districts (e.g., irrigation, water districts, water conservation districts), local governmental entities, interstate organizations, and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 5, 2023 

FY 2023 Choice Neighborhoods (CN) Implementation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help communities transform struggling neighborhoods by redeveloping severely distressed public and/or U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-assisted housing and catalyzing critical improvements. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City and township governments, Public Housing Agencies, and Indian housing authorities. Nonprofits and forprofit developers may apply jointly with a public entity.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $256 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 11, 2023

FY 2024 Southern Region and International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes that not only focuses on priority landscapes but may include issues identified in states' forest action plans. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE?  State and territorial forestry agencies or equivalent state agencies, units of local government, tribes, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, and universities. Projects must take place in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and/or Virginia, or the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and/or the U.S. Virgin Islands 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 4, 2023 (Pre-proposal), December 7, 2023 (Draft to State Forester Sponsor), December 15, 2023 (Proposal)  

FY 2024 Rail Vehicle Replacement Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support capital projects that replace rail rolling stock. Specifically, awards will help renew America's transit systems, advance racial equity, connect communities, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and local government authorities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $196,906,663

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 18, 2023