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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants

The Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announces availability of SAFER grants which provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters, rehire firefighters that have been laid off, retain firefighters facing imminent layoffs, or fill positions that were vacated through attrition.

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Sun Shot Solar Energy Community Challenge Grant

Sun Shot Solar Energy Community Challenge Grant

The Sun Shot Solar in Your Community Challenge is a prize competition that aims to expand solar electricity access to all Americans, especially underserved segments such as low-and-moderate income (LMI) households, state, local, and Tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations.

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Montana Uplift America Community Facilities Relending Program

Montana Uplift America Community Facilities Relending Program

The United States Department of Agriculture, Uplift America Community Facilities Relending Program announces they have awarded $14 million in federal funds to the Montana & Idaho Community Development Corporation (MICDC) ($10 million) and the Farmers Bank of Victor ($4 million) for the purpose of relending to persistent poverty rural towns with populations less than 20,000.

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Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program

Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funding for buses, bus facilities, and bus equipment. The purpose of the funding is to assist in the financing of buses and bus facility projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing, or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing, or leasing bus-related facilities.

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Solar Energy Technology Funding

Solar Energy Technology Funding

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The Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has announced the availability of funding to support early-stage research that advances both solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) technologies, facilitating the swift integration of those technologies into the nation’s electricity grid.

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Wetland Program Development Grants

Wetland Program Development Grants

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The US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, has released notice of funding to assist applicants in developing or refining programs which protect, manage, and restore wetlands. The primary focus of the grant is to develop/refine state and Tribal wetland programs.

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WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants

WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants

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Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation is inviting communities to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; enable farmers to make additional on-farm improvements in the future, including improvements that may be eligible for Natural Resource Conservation Services funding; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply reliability in the western United States.

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