Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | HHS 2025 ACF ANA NR 0113

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2025 ACF ANA NR 0113

The Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE) grant is a Fiscal Year 2025 funding opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Native Americans (ANA), focused on strengthening tribal capacity to regulate environmental quality. The program is meant to cover the costs of planning, developing, and implementing community-based efforts that help tribal governing bodies carry out environmental regulation in line with federal and tribal environmental laws. In practical terms, the funding is aimed at helping tribes and eligible Native entities build or improve the systems, policies, and programs they need to oversee environmental protections and compliance more effectively.

This opportunity is a discretionary grant (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS 2025 ACF ANA NR 0113) listed under CFDA 93.581, with an activity category tied to income security and social services. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $900,000, and ANA expects to make about 4 awards. The original application deadline is April 14, 2025, and the opportunity was created on January 14, 2025. Overall, the funding level and limited number of awards suggest a competitive process geared toward well-developed projects with clear outcomes and strong implementation plans.

Eligibility is centered on Native and tribal governments and organizations, with specific categories spelled out under the governing authorities cited in the announcement (42 U.S.C. 2991b and 45 CFR 1336.33). Eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian tribes (as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs), incorporated non-federally recognized tribes, and incorporated state-recognized Indian tribes. The opportunity also includes multiple Alaska Native entities, such as non-profit Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies (including Indian Reorganization Act councils or traditional councils recognized by BIA), Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and non-profit village consortia. In addition, non-profit Alaska Native Regional Associations and/or Corporations may apply when proposing village-specific projects, and other tribal or village organizations or consortia of Indian tribes and tribal governing bodies recognized by BIA are also included.

The notice is explicit about who cannot apply: individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are ineligible and will be disqualified from merit review and funding consideration. At the same time, the program makes clear that faith-based and community organizations may apply as long as they meet the stated eligibility requirements. Faith-based organizations are to be treated the same as other applicants, and ACF notes it will not discriminate in selection based on religious character or affiliation, consistent with applicable protections and requirements (including 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.).

Taken together, this grant opportunity is designed to help tribal nations and eligible Native organizations build stronger environmental regulatory capability, whether that involves creating foundational regulatory programs, improving existing environmental governance structures, or implementing community-based systems that support enforcement and compliance under tribal and federal environmental frameworks.

• The Administration for Children and Families - ANA in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Regulatory Enhancement" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.581.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.

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