Project Grant A25AP00261
- The La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians received a $280,092 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038) to develop a feasibility study for a tribally owned microgrid. The key objectives are to: 1) assess options for generation, battery, and control components of the microgrid; 2) determine appropriate sizing of the components; 3) evaluate the likely costs; 4) compare the economic viability of the...
- The Wiyot Tribe, a federally recognized tribe in Humboldt County, CA, has been awarded a $245,518.83 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038). The funding will enable the tribe to complete the final development steps for its planned Front of the Meter (FOM) solar microgrid project. Key objectives of the grant include value engineering review, economic analysis, environmental review, securing federal...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $4,240,947 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The grant will support the tribe's installation, operation, and monitoring of approximately 880 kW of solar photovoltaic systems and 918 kWh of battery energy storage systems on essential tribal facilities. This project is expected to generate approximately...
- The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, a federally recognized tribe in California, was awarded a $326,287 Project Grant under the Department of the Interior's Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038) to complete a comprehensive feasibility study for a tribally owned energy generation and storage system. The study will assess the tribe's energy needs, evaluate solar, geothermal, and natural gas generation options paired with energy storage, and develop competitive rate...
- 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...
- 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 $119,250 to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians to conduct a feasibility assessment for adding battery energy storage systems (BESS) to their existing solar arrays. The goal is to create microgrids that will shield the tribe from uncertain energy prices and increase the capacity to produce clean renewable energy. The...
- 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 $175,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the CFDA program 15.038 "Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands" supports the Picuris Pueblo Indian Tribe's efforts to evaluate energy and mineral resource potential on their reservation lands in New Mexico. The grant will fund pre-development technical studies and assessments focused on identifying, evaluating, and assessing renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, as well as...
- This federal Project Grant award of $590,157 was provided by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs through the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The grant funding will enable the Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District (HVPUD), a federally recognized tribal government entity, to develop a community microgrid plan and detailed engineering designs for the Hoopa Valley Reservation. The key deliverables of this two-year project, with an...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $200,345 Project Grant to the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake tribe under the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038) to support the development of a comprehensive Tribal Energy Plan. The 2-year project, with an award date of September 22, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of September 21, 2027, will fund technical assistance and pre-development studies to identify, evaluate, and assess the tribe's energy and...
This $100,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs through the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038) to the Cahuilla Band of Indians. The funding will support a study to assess the energy resource potential and feasibility of installing an integrated resilient energy microgrid to serve the tribe's planned Cahuilla Tribal Administration Resilience Campus. The project will evaluate the technical, economic, financial, and legal feasibility of the microgrid system, which is intended to ensure continued availability of vital emergency services and community support during extreme weather and wildfire events. The grant funding period is from September 22, 2025 to September 21, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $100.0k | 9/11/25 |