Appropriations/Budget News

February 8, 2023

Local Government G-News February 8, 2023

February 8, 2023 Federal Funding Opportunities

U.S. Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Competitive Grants Program applications due March 27, 2023 The primary goal of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) program is to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production. There are two types of grants available under this funding opportunity: Planning Projects and Implementation Projects. Planning Projects are projects that will initiate, develop, or support the efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, members of tribal communities, and other stakeholders in areas where access to fresh foods are limited or unavailable. Implementation Projects are for accelerating existing and emerging models of urban and/or innovative agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners. Innovation may include new and emerging, as well as traditional or indigenous, agricultural practices.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Drug-Free Communities Support Program applications due April 11, 2023 The purpose of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaborations to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The DFC Support Program has two goals:

1. Establish and strengthen the collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger).

2. Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increases the risk of substance use and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration FY23 First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act applications due March 14, 2023 The purpose of this program is to support first responders and members of other key community sectors to administer a drug or device approved or cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) for emergency reversal of known or suspected opioid overdose. Recipients will train and provide resources to first responders and members of other key community sectors at the state, tribal, and local levels on carrying and administering a drug or device approved or cleared under the FD&C Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Recipients will also establish processes, protocols, and mechanisms for referral to appropriate treatment and recovery support services, safety around fentanyl, carfentanil, other synthetic opioids, and other licit and illicit drugs associated with overdoses.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Federal Emergency Management Agency Staffing for Fire and Emergency Response Grant applications due March 17, 2023 The Staffing for Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program provides funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to assist in increasing the number of firefighters to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate fire protection from fire and fire-related hazards, and to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments.

U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance FY23 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program Grants.gov deadline March 21, 2023 JustGrants portal deadline March 28, 2023 This program provides funding to develop, implement, or expand comprehensive programs in response to the overdose crisis and the impacts of use and misuse of opioids, stimulants, or other substances. This program provides resources to support state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to respond to illicit substance use and misuse; reduce overdose deaths; promote public safety; and support access to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services in the community and justice system.

U.S. Department of Justice; Bureau of Justice Assistance Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grants.gov deadline March 21, 2023 JustGrants portal deadline March 28, 2023 Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding programs that support cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

U.S. Department of Justice; Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Pay for Success Program Grants.gov deadline March 21, 2023 JustGrants portal deadline March 28, 2023 Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to state, local, and tribal governments, as well as community-based nonprofit organizations, to enhance or implement clinical services and other evidence-based responses to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and address the treatment and recovery needs of people with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders who are currently involved in the criminal justice system or were formerly involved.

U.S. Department of Justice; Bureau of Justice Assistance Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry Grants.gov deadline March 28, 2023 JustGrants deadline April 4, 2023 Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to establish, expand, or improve evidence-based, culturally relevant programs to address the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support needs of people, including parents of minor children and pregnant/postpartum women, during incarceration and reentry in an effort to reduce recidivism, expand access to evidence-based treatment, promote long-term recovery, and, in the process, improve public safety and public health.

U.S. Department of Justice; Bureau of Justice Assistance Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies Grants.gov deadline April 4, 2023 JustGrants deadline April 11, 2023 Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, and correctional agencies performing law enforcement functions to purchase or lease body-worn cameras (BWCs) to establish or expand comprehensive body-worn camera programs with a specific and demonstrated plan to implement this technology to maximize the benefits of BWCs. Funding under this program also supports agencies with existing BWC programs that are seeking to improve the management, sharing, and integration of digital evidence generated from BWCs; optimize how prosecutors leverage BWC footage to improve operations; or use BWC footage to enhance officer training or constitutional policing practices.

U.S. Department of Justice; Bureau of Justice Assistance Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program Grants.gov deadline April 24, 2023 JustGrants deadline May 1, 2023 This opportunity will support law enforcement–behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and safety as well as responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration High Priority Program – Commercial Motor Vehicle applications due April 3, 2023 The objective of the High Priority-Commercial Motor Vehicle (HP-CMV) program is to support, enrich, and evaluate CMV safety programs and to target unsafe driving of CMVs and non–CMVs in areas identified as high-risk crash corridors, promote the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials, improve safety of transportation of goods and passengers in foreign commerce, demonstrate new technologies to improve CMV safety, support participation in the Performance Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program, support safety data improvement projects, increase public awareness and education on CMV safety, and otherwise improve CMV safety.

U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Railroad Administration Corridor Identification and Development Grant Program applications due March 27, 2023 This is comprehensive intercity passenger rail planning and development program that will help guide intercity passenger rail development throughout the country and create a pipeline of intercity passenger rail projects ready for Implementation. The Corridor ID Program is intended to support both a sustained long-term development effort and a capital project pipeline ready for Federal (and other) funding.

U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Transit Administration Areas of Persistent Poverty Program applications due March 10, 2023 The purpose of this funding opportunity is to create new opportunities for those experiencing poverty to help improve transit in areas experiencing long-term economic distress. This grant funding through the Federal Transit Administration’s Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) Program provides more resources to underserved and disadvantaged communities seeking to expand or improve transit.

U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities applications due April 13, 2023 The purpose of the Low-No Program is to support the transition of the nation’s transit fleet to the lowest polluting and most energy efficient transit vehicles. The Low-No Program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities. The purpose of the Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program is to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.

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