Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010623

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $14,081,785 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The project aims to deploy a 5 MW solar power and 8 MWh battery storage mini-grid system to build energy resilience in the tribe's Odanah and Birch Hill communities along the shores of Lake Superior. The hybrid mini-grid will connect with existing diesel and natural gas generation, enabling the...

This $1,750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program aims to advance zero-emission vehicle infrastructure planning and implementation at the state and local level. The project will support collaboration, innovation, and strategic coordination between public and private-sector partners to build a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network...

This $500,000 Economic Development Administration project grant supports the Southern California Tribal Accelerated Clean Energy Economy Initiative led by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. The coalition aims to rapidly expand an innovative clean energy economy for the 24 tribes of the Southern California Tribal Chairmens Association region. Products and services include establishing an SCTACEE facility, building and operating at least one solar panel manufacturing plant, deploying a...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award DEEE0011251, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program, provides $1,499,099.00 to develop and pilot a new Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Service Advisor Pre-Apprenticeship Program in four cities across Michigan and California. The objective is to build upon existing training to create an entry-level, state-of-the-art EVSE...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program aims to deploy high-penetration solar PV and battery storage systems into existing microgrids in eight remote tribal communities in Alaska that currently rely on diesel for 100% of their electricity production. The $26,062,370 project, which runs from August 2024 to December 2030, will modernize grid infrastructure, provide job training to tribal communities,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) provides $6,934,670 in funding to Interstate Renewable Energy Council Inc. (IREC) to implement a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging recognition and technical assistance program called "ChargingSmart". The objective of this project is to significantly reduce the soft costs associated with new EV charging...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,432,808.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program aims to accelerate the deployment of curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Justice40 communities across four U.S. cities. The project, led by It's Electric Incorporated, will evaluate the installation of 60 curbside EV charging stations using a behind-the-meter...

This $8,554,567 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will fund the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe's implementation of greenhouse gas reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in their priority climate action plan. The key activities include: performing electrification upgrades to 200 tribal homes, installing 85 residential solar photovoltaic systems,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,269,995 Cooperative Agreement to Forth Mobility Fund under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). This project, titled "Project LACE: Loans to Access Clean Electric Vehicles," aims to develop innovative business models that ensure equitable access to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, particularly in underserved Justice40 communities. The project will...

This $16,029,894 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) to the Oneida Indian Nation will fund the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure along transportation corridors within the Oneida Nation's lands in central New York. The award, with a performance period from December 2024 to December 2030, supports the installation and deployment of EV charging stations to...