Project Grant 01976

Unalaska Aging Infrastructure Replacement Project Grant Summary The City of Unalaska received a $5.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) on October 1, 2025, to modernize and expand its electrical distribution system. The project will increase system resiliency by connecting islanded self-generators to the main grid, enabling access to more efficient diesel generation and eventual renewable power integration....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $974,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to the Puvurnaq Power Company, a tribally owned non-profit organization serving the rural Alaskan community of Kongiganak. The grant, awarded on August 16, 2024, supports a two-year project to address the community's exceptionally high residential energy costs through improvements to energy generation, transmission, and...

Grant Award Summary The Denali Commission awarded Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc. a $3.0 million Project Grant on August 1, 2025, for the replacement of a powerhouse generator in Hoonah, Alaska. This infrastructure improvement project, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2027, addresses critical energy infrastructure needs in the rural Alaskan community. The generator replacement will enhance electrical system reliability and operational capacity for the cooperative's service...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,363,673 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758) on January 14, 2025. The grant funds are being used by the recipient, Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc., to support clean energy projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the reliability and affordability of the cooperative's rural electrical infrastructure in...

The federal Project Grant award, funded by the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100), provides $959,183.00 to the Alaska Energy Authority (Aidea) for the "RAMPART ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION AND HEAT RECOVERY" project. The project aims to implement several critical infrastructure improvements in the Rampart Village community, including upgrading the electric distribution system and installing a heat recovery system to serve the local school and washateria. As...

Kotzebue Energy Sustainability and Resilience Project Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc. received a $6.0 million Cooperative Agreement awarded September 30, 2025, under the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability through the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122). The project, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2026, focuses on decreasing diesel generator reliance in Kotzebue, Alaska by implementing a Battery Energy...

The federal Project Grant award of $70,972,123 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The grant is intended to support the Golden Valley Electric Association Inc., a non-profit electric utility cooperative in Fairbanks, Alaska, in transforming its rural electric infrastructure to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing the resiliency, reliability,...

The Manokotak Electric Distribution Upgrade is a federal Project Grant awarded by the Denali Commission (CFDA 90.100 Denali Commission Program) on March 1, 2025 for $4,072,678.00. The grant funds critical energy infrastructure improvements in the rural Alaskan community of Manokotak, with a planned completion date of December 31, 2027. The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, is the primary awardee responsible for designing and constructing the power system upgrades. AEA may...

The federal Project Grant award of $6,345,049.00 was provided by the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. (AVEC) to upgrade the power system in Goodnews Bay, Alaska. The award has a performance period from December 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027. AVEC is a non-profit electric utility serving 59 remote Alaskan communities and specializes in delivering critical energy infrastructure and renewable energy solutions. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Energy's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs awarded $3.817 million to the Northwest Arctic Borough on May 1, 2026, under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to support the installation of a community-scale renewable energy microgrid in Ambler, Alaska. The project, which will be completed by May 1, 2029, involves the development and deployment of a high-penetration distributed solar photovoltaic and battery...