The federal Project Grant award of $330,000 was provided by the Denali Commission (CFDA 90.100 Denali Commission Program) to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, to support critical infrastructure and community development projects in rural Alaska. The award period is from December 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026. Through this funding, AEA will implement various initiatives to address the unique energy challenges faced by distressed and environmentally threatened communities...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), a state government entity doing business as Aidea. The award, which runs from March 2025 through March 2027, will fund projects focused on improving energy infrastructure, implementing renewable energy systems, and developing energy efficiency and conservation initiatives in Alaska's...
The Department of Energy awarded a $413,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The Railbelt Innovation Resiliency Project aims to enhance the reliability and transfer capability of Alaska's Railbelt electric grid by reinforcing interconnections between regions, adding parallel transmission lines, and implementing battery energy storage systems....
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $4,782,480 Project Grant under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), a state government entity. The grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will be used to administer an Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EE RLF) program. Specifically, AEA will sub-award $4,400,551 to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) to capitalize its existing energy efficiency loan program and increase...
The Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program awarded a $1,627,450 formula grant to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, on October 1, 2023. The grant funding will be used by AEA to implement a variety of energy efficiency and conservation projects across Alaska over the award period which runs through September 30, 2026. Key products and services to be delivered under this grant include energy audits, building retrofits,...
The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) was awarded a $517,051.64 Project Grant from the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to conduct a Distribution System Inventory and Assessment statewide in Alaska from April 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. As the state's designated energy office, AEA will utilize the funding to inventory and assess distribution systems across Alaska, advancing the Denali Commission's goal of providing critical utilities support to distressed...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, a $37,150,940 Formula Grant under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) with a performance period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029. The grant seeks to provide initial guidance for the planning, administration, and technical assistance for future distributions of Formula Awards through the Home Energy Rebate (HER) Programs, which will require the submission of HER Program Plans that meet DOE...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $3,422,764 Cooperative Agreement to Alaska Heat Smart, a non-profit organization, under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to develop an Alaska-wide program to improve the energy efficiency, occupant comfort, building resilience, and reduce carbon emissions and annual operating costs of 20-30 nonprofit buildings in Alaska that serve lower to middle income and disadvantaged...
The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, was awarded a $960,000 cooperative agreement from the Denali Commission to conduct a bulk fuel inventory and assessment in Alaska from April 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023. Under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100), which provides critical utilities and infrastructure funding for Alaska's distressed communities, AEA will inventory and assess bulk fuel storage assets and supplies across the state. The Denali Commission aims to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5.9 million Project Grant to the Alaska Energy Authority doing business as Aidea under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities federal grant program (CFDA #10.859). The grant aims to provide assistance to rural Alaskan communities with extremely high energy costs through May 2024. As the parent organization of Aidea, the State of Alaska Office of the Governor will oversee delivery of cost-reduction services. Given...