The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The purpose of this 2-year award, with a period of performance from August 2024 to August 2026, is to conduct a feasibility study to identify and evaluate potential distributed energy resource (DER) sites within the tribe's trust lands. The study results will provide a...
This $850,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) is intended to support the Ute Indian Tribe in developing its technical, managerial, and organizational capabilities for energy resource development on tribal lands. The grant will fund a range of activities, including feasibility studies, energy infrastructure assessments, tribal utility authority explorations,...
The Mi'Kmaq Nation was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The grant will fund a feasibility study to explore the development of a community-level photovoltaic (PV) facility and battery energy storage system (BESS) on the tribe's 658-acre trust lands and potentially in the residential area. The study, with the support of third-party experts, aims to...
This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) provides the Wiyot Tribe with $227,046.59 to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study, assess project alternatives, and develop an implementation roadmap for a unique hybrid solar-biomass microgrid project on the tribe's lands. The goal of this 2-year project is to alleviate high energy costs, increase the reliability of...
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes received a $124,272 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The funding will be used to enhance the Tribes' capacity to govern the sale and delivery of electricity on the Fort Hall Reservation. Key project activities include training tribal staff and council members, developing organizational structures, and evaluating the feasibility of...
This U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Project Grant for $290,661 will allow the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CTCR) to build critical operational capacity for their Colville Tribal Utility Corporation (CTUC). The grant, awarded on July 8, 2024 under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148), will enable CTUC to complete a range of administrative, regulatory, legal, and technical tasks to establish a strong foundation...
This $193,919 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) supports the Hoopa Valley Tribe's efforts to evaluate electric service expansion options for the Hoopa Valley Public Utility District (HVPUD). The award will fund a three-phase study to: 1) update the existing energy baseline assessment, 2) perform a detailed technical, economic and regulatory analysis of five electric...
The Elk Valley Rancheria, a federally recognized Indian tribe in California, received a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The grant will fund the Elk Valley Rancheria Tribal Energy Development Planning and Tribal Utility Authority Feasibility Study Project. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) Determine the tribe's technical, administrative,...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $185,000 Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grant to the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians (EBKI) to develop the tribe's technical, managerial, and organizational capacities for managing and regulating its energy resources. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Establishing organizational structures and business entities for the tribe to engage in commercial energy development...
The Mechoopda Indian Tribe received a $128,920 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The grant will fund a feasibility study to assess the viability of implementing solar photovoltaic (PV) with storage and combined heat and power (CHP) technology at the tribe's recently constructed entertainment center on its restored tribal lands. The study aims to provide the...