Project Grant 12DG11100165005

The City of Nenana, Alaska received a $1.14 million project grant award from the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to implement a biomass district heating system in Nenana, Alaska. The grant period runs from November 15, 2021 through June 30, 2022 and will support the delivery of biomass heating to residents and businesses in the community. As the federal agency designed to provide critical utilities and infrastructure funding for distressed Alaskan communities,...

The City of Nenana received a $335,490 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Alaska Region to install a wood biomass district heat boiler. Funded through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674), the award will support the installation of a new boiler system utilizing local wood biomass to provide heating for municipal buildings in Nenana, Alaska. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote the effective management of...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Alaska Energy Authority $836,723 under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) on September 16, 2025, for engineering design of an updated combined heat and power (CHP) system at Tok School in Alaska. The project will develop a modernized woodchip-fired CHP system incorporating a 125-kilowatt steam turbine integrated with the existing woodchip heating infrastructure, a GE...

The federal Project Grant award of $1,778,414 was provided by the Denali Commission (CFDA Program 90.100) to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) for the "NULATO BIOMASS" project. The award has an effective date of October 1, 2023 and a planned completion date of September 30, 2026. The Denali Commission Program provides funding for critical infrastructure and community development projects in rural Alaska, including energy, transportation, healthcare, climate adaptation,...

The City of Nenana was awarded a $344,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the Nenana Biomass District Heat Project. The project aims to develop a biomass-based district heating system for the city, which will reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products sectors. The grant has an award date of...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $397,351 Cooperative Agreement to Kawerak, Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The funding will support the design of a new direct-use geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system to provide space conditioning for tribal buildings at Pilgrim Hot Springs in Nome, Alaska. The project aims to develop a scalable GDHC system that will provide 95%...

Federal Grant Award Summary On September 22, 2025, the Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded Eklutna Inc., an Alaska Native Village Corporation, $195,000 through the Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.038) to fund the design and engineering phase of a waste heat generation project at the Matanuska Electric Association's Eklutna Generation Station in Chugiak, Alaska. The project deliverables include foundation sketches, control systems architecture, piping and instrumentation...

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 Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $373,500 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to the Southeast Island School District in Thorne Bay, Alaska. The grant funding will be used to support the Thorne Bay Wood Boiler Heating Project, which involves installing a community wood energy system to replace fossil fuels as the primary heating source. The project aims to promote forest health, stimulate the local economy, and expand...

The Napaskiak Distribution Upgrades project was awarded a $1,231,303.00 Project Grant on December 1, 2024 under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100). The grant, provided by the Denali Commission, a federal agency, will fund critical energy infrastructure improvements in the rural Alaskan community of Bethel. The project aims to design and construct power system upgrades, including electrical distribution system improvements, to reduce high energy costs and support sustainable...