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 Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, was awarded a $4.36 million Project Grant from the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to support the DOE Littoral Power Systems Hydrokinetic Project. The project aims to develop hydrokinetic technologies to harness tidal, wave, and river energy in remote Alaskan coastal and river communities between November 2021 and December 2022. As the Denali Commission seeks to provide critical utilities and...
The Denali Commission, a federal agency, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), a state government entity operating as Aidea, on June 1, 2024. The grant funding will support a "Bulk Fuel Aggregation Study" to be completed by December 30, 2026. The Denali Commission Program provides funding for critical infrastructure and community development projects in rural Alaska, with a focus on addressing the unique...
The Denali Commission awarded a $1,234,000 Project Grant to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, to fund electrical distribution upgrades in Port Heiden, Alaska. The grant was awarded on April 1, 2021 under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA #90.100), with a completion date of December 31, 2024. As the state's designated electric utility, AEA will use the grant funding to upgrade Port Heiden's aging electrical distribution system. The Denali Commission Program aims to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant, with a performance period from March 2025 to March 2027, will fund projects focused on improving energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, implementing renewable energy systems, and developing energy efficiency and conservation...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE-EERE) awarded a $2,087,479 Cooperative Agreement to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The purpose of this award is to engage and electrify Alaskan rural communities by identifying site locations, installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and documenting performance. The project will span from October 1, 2023 to...
This federal Project Grant award for $330,000 was provided by the Denali Commission (CFDA 90.100 Denali Commission Program) and is intended to support the BIRCH CREEK RPSU project. The grant was awarded on December 1, 2024 and has an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026. The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, is the awardee for this grant. AEA is a state government entity that serves as Alaska's designated energy office and focuses on advancing energy infrastructure,...
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,...
This Project Grant award of $737,110.00 was issued on August 8, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Denali Commission Grants and Loans program (CFDA 10.858). The funding will support a 2-year project performed by the Denali Commission, a U.S. government agency, to deliver infrastructure improvements and services that increase access to reliable, affordable energy for rural Alaskan communities where household energy costs exceed 275% of the national...
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...