July 14, 2023

Infrastructure Update

Stay informed on U.S. infrastructure news, funding, and awards with our weekly article. 

Press Releases      

EPA launches $20 Billion in Grant Competitions to Create National Clean Financing Network as Part of Investing in America Agenda

July 14, 2023 | Source: EPA  

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched two Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for $20 billion across two grant competitions under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, an Inflation Reduction Act program central to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda and environmental justice goals. Together, these competitive grant opportunities will mobilize private capital into clean technology projects to create good-paying jobs and lower energy costs for American families, especially in low-income and disadvantaged communities, while cutting harmful pollution to protect people’s health and tackle the climate crisis. The $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund will provide grants to support two-to-three national clean financing institutions, enabling them to partner with the private sector to provide accessible, affordable financing for tens of thousands of clean technology projects nationwide. The $6 billion Clean Communities Investment Accelerator will provide grants to support two-to-seven hub nonprofit organizations, enabling them to provide funding and technical assistance to public, quasi-public, not-for-profit, and non-profit community lenders working in low-income and disadvantaged communities—supporting the goal that every community in the country has access to the capital they need to deploy clean technology projects. 

 

DOE Invests $32 Million to Strengthen Nation’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain 

July 13, 2023 | Source: DOE 

On Thursday, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced $32 million for projects that will help build facilities that produce rare earth elements and other critical minerals and materials from domestic coal-based resources. The funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will strengthen domestic supply chains, helping meet the growing demand for critical minerals and reduce reliance on foreign sources. Rare earth elements and other critical minerals are key to manufacturing clean energy technologies here in America—such as solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cells. The Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) Studies for Production of Critical Minerals and Materials from Coal-Based Resources funding opportunity deadline is September 11, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

 

DOT Releases EV Toolkit for Urban Areas to Help Communities Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure 

July 12, 2023 | Source: DOT 

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), released a free technical resource to help larger communities take full advantage of Federal funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and other forms of electric transportation. It follows the popular Rural EV toolkit released last year and updated earlier this summer. The new guide is called Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Urban Electric Mobility Infrastructure, which provides a comprehensive resource for communities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), transportation providers, businesses, and property owners and developers by including information on how to scope, plan, and identify ways to best leverage billions of dollars in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 

DOE Announces $90 Million To Support Resilient and Efficient Building Energy Codes

July 12, 2023 | Source: DOE 

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $90 million in competitive awards to help states, cities, tribes, and partnering organizations implement updated energy codes for buildings. Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these awards will support 27 projects across 26 states and the District of Columbia to ensure buildings meet the latest standards for energy efficiency — reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering energy bills for American families and businesses. 

 

NOAA Announces $60 Million To Create a Climate Resilience Accelerator Program 

July 10, 2023 | Source: NOAA 

On Monday, NOAA the launched the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program, a $60 million investment in coastal resilience and American small businesses through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, will foster public-private partnerships to help support small businesses that are developing sustainable technologies geared toward climate resilience to attract capital, mature their technologies and scale their business models for climate impact. NOAA will invest in business accelerators that bring together stakeholders to understand how ocean observation technologies and information services can support solutions to specific climate resilience challenges and foster sustainable business models geared towards climate resilience.

Federal Funding Opportunities:

 

 

Opportunity Number Opportunity Title Agency Deadline Funding
DE-FOA-0002711 BIL: Storage, Validation and Testing (Section 40305): Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE): Phases III, III.5, and IV DOE-NETL 07/20/2023 $2,250,000,000
693JK323NF0014 FY 2023 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant DOT-PHMSA 07/24/2023 $392,000,000
DE-FOA-0002845 BIL, SECTION 41006(A)(2): U.S. Tidal Energy Advancement DOE-GFO 07/25/2023 $45,000,000
693JJ323NF00005 Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program DOT-FHWA 07/26/2023 $160,000,000
DE-FOA-0002978 Transitioning Tribal Colleges and Universities to Clean Energy - 2023 DOE-GFO 07/27/2023 $15,000,000
DE-FOA-0002881 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Fiscal Year 2023 Ride and Drive Electric DOE-NETL 07/28/2023 $51,000,000
DE-FOA-0002940 BIL: Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Program and Building Training and Assessment Centers (BTAC) Program DOE-GFO 07/31/2023 $54,000,000
DE-FOA-0002970 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Funding Opportunity Announcement DOE-01 08/02/2023 $300,000,000
EPA-I-OLEM-OBLR-23-08 FY24 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants EPA 08/02/2023 $12,000,000
DE-FOA-0003066 2023 FOA for Energy Improvements at Nonprofits - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Renew America’s Nonprofits DOE-GFO 08/03/2023 $45,000,000
DE-FOA-0002936 Industrial Decarbonization and Emissions Reduction Demonstration-to-Deployment FOA DOE-01 08/04/2023 $6,000,000,000
693JK323NF0014 FY 2023 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure and Safety Modernization Grant DOT-PHMSA 08/04/2023 $392,000,000
DE-FOA-0002893 FY 2023 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement DOE-NETL 08/11/2023 $99,500,000
693JJ323NF00013 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program DOT-FHWA 08/18/2023 $848,000,000
RSTGP-23-24-RURAL Rural Surface Transportation Grant Progam DOT-DOT X-50 08/21/2023 $675,000,000
NSMFHP-23-24-INFRA INFRA Grants DOT-DOT X-50 08/21/2023 $3,100,000,000
NIPA-23-24-MEGA Mega Grants DOT-DOT X-50 08/21/2023 $1,800,000,000
FM-MCG-24-001 Development of Fiscal Year 2024 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans to Support National Safety Goals DOT-FMCSA 08/21/2023 $479,202,500
EPA-OAR-OTAQ-23-06 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Grant Program EPA 08/22/2023 $400,000,000
DE-FOA-0002954 WETO Offshore Wind 2023 Centers of Excellence FOA DOE-GFO 08/28/2023 $4,750,000
DE-FOA-0003009 BIL - Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land FOA DOE-01 08/31/2023 $450,000,000
DE-FOA-0002965 Battery Research and Development Consortium DOE-NETL 09/08/2023 $60.000,000
DOT-OST-2023-0097 Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program NOFO DOT-DOT X-50 09/28/2023 $3,400,000
DOT-RCP-FY23-01 Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program DOT-DOT X-50 09/28/2023 $198,000,000
DOT-NAE-FY23-01 Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) Program DOT-DOT X-50 09/28/2023 $3,155,000,000
DE-FOA-0003055 Notice of Intent (NOI): Technical Assistance for the Adoption of the Latest and Zero Building Energy Codes or Standards DOE-GFO 09/30/2023 NOI
DE-FOA-0003057 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Silicon Solar Manufacturing, and Dual-use Photovoltaics Incubator DOE-GFO 11/14/23 $45,000,000
DE-FOA-0002897 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection DOE-NETL 11/29/23 $125,000,000
DE-FOA-0002997 Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) FY23 Multi-Topic FOA DOE-GFO 12/01/23 $155,700,000
2024TTPSF 2024 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund DOT-FHWA 1/15/2024 $24,098,400

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Committee Hearings on Infrastructure:

Upcoming Hearings:

House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation 

9:00 AM (EDT) | 7/18/2023 

Hearing: Man and Machine: Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield 

Meeting Details 

 

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet 

10:00 AM (EDT) | 7/18/2023 

Hearing: Is There a Right to Repair? 

Meeting Details 

 

House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 

10:15 AM (EDT) | 7/18/2023 

Hearing: Cutting Corners at WHD: Examining the Cost to Workers, Small Businesses, and the Economy 

Meeting Details 

 

House Committee on Appropriations 

10:30 AM (EDT) |7/18/2023 

Markup: Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill 

Meeting Details 

 

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

1:00 PM (EDT) | 7/19/2023 

Meeting: To receive a briefing on the Department of Energy’s capabilities, research, and infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence, and to discuss how the Department can respond to emerging risks and capabilities from the development of AI. 

Meeting Details 
 

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy 

3:00 PM (EDT) | 7/19/2023 

Meeting: Hearings to examine rural water, focusing on modernizing our community water systems. 

Meeting Details 

 

Past Hearings:

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

10:00 AM (EDT) | 07/12/2023 

Hearing: Enhancing Fire Weather Prediction and Coordination 

Meeting Details 

 

Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology 

10:00 AM  (EDT) | 07/13/2023  

Hearing: "Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives with Administrator Criswell" 

Meeting Details 

 

House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management

10:00 AM (EDT) | 07/13/2023 

Hearing: When the Lights Are On But No One’s Home: An Examination of Federal Office Space Utilization. 

Meeting Details 

 

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

10:00 AM (EDT) | 07/13/2023 

Meeting: Hearings to examine the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023 

Meeting Details 

 

House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

2:00 PM (EDT) ) | 07/13/2023

Hearing: Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: Agency Perspectives (Part II). 

Meeting Details 

 

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

2:00 PM (EDT) | 07/13/2023

Meeting: EMR Legislative Hearing on “Energy Opportunities for All Act.” 

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