Project Grant A24AP00177

This $120,020 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) will support the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California in building their capacity for commercial energy development and management. The grant will fund activities to quantify the financial and administrative investments required for the tribe to operate its own energy distribution assets, install distributed energy resources, and engage in wholesale electricity procurement and sales to commercial partners. Additionally, the project will develop a workforce development plan to identify and address capacity gaps for the tribe to directly participate in these energy-related commercial activities. A final report will detail the findings and recommendations from the tribe's capacity-building efforts, cost of service analysis, and workforce planning. This project aligns with the TEDC Grants program's objective of developing tribal technical, managerial, and organizational capabilities to maximize the economic potential of energy resource development on tribal lands.