Project Grant A25AP00265
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $135,994 Project Grant to the Fort Belknap Indian Community through the Tribal Climate Resilience program (CFDA 15.156). The grant will support the FBIC CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS AND CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE from August 2021 through August 2023. As described under the CLC program, the funding will enable the Fort Belknap Indian Community to better understand potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities, and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $192,560 was provided by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038) to support the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes in Poplar, MT. The grant will fund technical assistance and pre-development studies to identify, evaluate, and assess the energy (renewable and conventional) and mineral resource potential on the tribe's lands. This includes resource inventories, feasibility...
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded $161,416 under the Indian Economic Development (CFDA 15.032) federal grant program to the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Harlem, Montana. Through this Project Grant award ending in May 2025, Fort Belknap will analyze key broadband infrastructure and usage data, assess current and needed technical and administrative capacities, and conduct a feasibility study to estimate the cost and determine viable methods to build...
- 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 U.S. Department of the Interior (CFDA 15.018 - Energy Community Revitalization Program) provides $2,326,679.33 to the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands. Key activities include plugging one orphaned well, reducing methane emissions, restoring degraded soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, identifying and characterizing additional undocumented orphaned wells,...
- The Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians was awarded a $153,398 Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP) grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs to conduct a feasibility study for a community-scale microgrid. The proposed microgrid will integrate solar photovoltaic, battery energy storage, and backup generator systems to provide reliable power to the tribal water treatment plant and village housing complex during extended power outages, which frequently occur...
- This $329,902 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.038) will enable the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation to create a comprehensive roadmap for deploying viable energy projects. The three-phase methodology includes assessing generation and storage options, advancing selected concepts to preliminary design, and producing a final implementation plan. The expected...
- This $245,128 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038), will fund a comprehensive study by the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin to analyze energy demands, assess battery technologies, review regulations, and model financial outcomes for optimal deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS). The 2-year project aims to identify suitable locations to serve residential, government, and...
- This $481,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation on September 9, 2025 supports the rehabilitation and modernization of three-mile pump facilities, infrastructure, and equipment for the Fort Belknap Indian Community located in Harlem, Montana. The funding will enable the resumption of pumping to the three-mile reservoir and provide more efficient and flexible water delivery service to the community's irrigated agricultural lands. The new...
- 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 Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) received a $173,793 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038) to conduct a feasibility study for developing a solar plus storage facility on a recently restored brownfield site on the Fort Belknap Reservation. The study will assess the potential to utilize the renewable energy infrastructure to serve the energy needs of the nearby Eagle Valley Estates tribal housing development. The project aims to transform the brownfield site into an economic and energy asset for the tribe, increase grid resilience, and contribute to the tribe's long-term goals for sustainability, climate adaptation, and energy independence. The award has an initial completion date of September 21, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $173.8k | 9/11/25 |