Cooperative Agreement DEOE0000968
- The Department of Energy awarded a $11,264,933 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) project grant to Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc. effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. The grant aims to improve energy and economic resilience in the remote, Arctic community of Kotzebue, Alaska by reducing energy costs, lowering maintenance expenses, and leveraging renewable energy sources including wind, solar, and hydropower. The project will deliver environmental...
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $54,811,907 Cooperative Agreement to the North West Arctic Borough under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255). This award, with a performance period from November 2024 to December 2027, will fund the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and residential heat pump installations across eleven villages in the Northwest Arctic Borough region of Alaska. The goal is to increase the...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) provides $3,553,000 to the Native Village of Kotzebue (UEI: MNJNKAK5KZZ5) to construct a 700-kW tribal-owned and operated solar energy system. The project aims to increase local energy production, decrease household energy costs for tribal members, and generate revenue for the tribe. It will demonstrate a replicable economic model for rural Alaska Native communities...
- The Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc. received a $9,000,000 Project Grant award from the Denali Commission (CFDA 90.100) effective December 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026. The grant supports broader critical infrastructure and community development projects across multiple sectors, including energy systems, transportation, and climate adaptation, in the remote Alaskan community of Kotzebue. This award builds on the organization's existing federal contracts to provide electricity services to...
- The City of Unalaska received a $5,703,498 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) to expand and modernize its electrical distribution system. This project will: 1) Increase the resiliency of Unalaska's current electrical grid by connecting it to existing self-generators, providing access to more efficient diesel generation, and eventually cheaper renewable power; 2) Extend electrical service to support the...
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $233,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Seward, Alaska. The funding will support the final design of a fourth-generation, community-scale, tidal source geothermal district heating and cooling system for the city. The project aims to reduce the community's dependency on heating oil and lower CO2 emissions by supplying over...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $220,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) to the Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation located in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant funding will support the early design phase of a 520 kW solar array and 560 kWh battery hybrid microgrid system to connect with the existing diesel power plant in the village of Kotlik, Alaska. The project...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability awarded a $7,690,134 Cooperative Agreement under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122) to the New Orleans Sponsoring Committee/Together New Orleans on March 28, 2024. The award supports community-based solar and energy storage initiatives aimed at enhancing the resilience of the local energy infrastructure. The project will run for one year, with an ultimate completion date of...
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2,833,030 Clean Energy Demonstrations Program (CFDA 81.255) project grant to the North West Arctic Borough in Ambler, Alaska. The grant aims to increase the availability of clean energy, improve energy resiliency and efficiency, and realize economic and community benefits in the borough's rural and remote communities. The project period runs from December 2, 2024 to December 31, 2026. Under this grant, the North West Arctic Borough will utilize a...
- The Department of Energy awarded a $2,181,777 Formula Grant to Atautchikun, LLC under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program. The objective of this project is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events in Kotzebue, Alaska. The award date is August 7, 2024, and the ultimate completion date is April 30, 2032. Atautchikun, LLC is an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned business focused on technology infrastructure,...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability awarded a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc. on September 30, 2025. The goal of this project, under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program, is to decrease the percentage of diesel generators operating at peak load and form a grid using a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a grid-forming inverter. This project aims to improve energy and economic resilience in the Kotzebue, Alaska community by reducing energy costs, lowering maintenance expenses, and leveraging renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydropower. The project is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $3.0m | 9/22/25 |