The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2.1 million Project Grant to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant will fund services to address extremely high energy costs in Anchorage, Alaska through May 2024. The Consortium will leverage the funding to deliver programs that help rural Alaskan communities reduce energy expenses. Given the program's focus on assisting areas with...
This $2,800,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) will support energy infrastructure improvements and renewable energy deployment in Fairbanks, Alaska. The grant recipient, Dena Nena Henash (doing business as Tanana Chiefs Conference), is a non-profit, Alaskan Native organization that will use the funding to address the community's exceptionally high residential...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $974,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to the Puvurnaq Power Company, a tribally owned non-profit organization serving the rural Alaskan community of Kongiganak. The grant, awarded on August 16, 2024, supports a two-year project to address the community's exceptionally high residential energy costs through improvements to energy generation, transmission, and...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant was awarded on March 24, 2025 to the Alaska Energy Authority (Aidea), a state government entity, to address energy infrastructure challenges in rural Alaskan communities with exceptionally high residential energy costs. The funding will support projects focused on improving...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $780,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to Nuvista Light & Electric Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, awarded on January 31, 2024, will fund technical assistance and the deployment of renewable energy solutions to address the extremely high energy costs faced by rural Alaskan communities. Key activities include...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $730,000 High Energy Cost Grant (CFDA 10.859) to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) on April 30, 2024. The grant will support a 2-year project to improve energy infrastructure, reduce energy expenses, and enhance energy efficiency in rural Alaskan communities with extremely high residential energy costs. ANTHC will use the funding to acquire, construct, or improve energy generation, transmission, and...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,490,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The award was granted to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. (AVEC), a non-profit electric utility, to address energy infrastructure challenges in rural Alaskan communities with exceptionally high residential energy costs. The funding will be used to improve energy...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant aims to address energy infrastructure challenges and improve energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities in the rural community of Juneau, Alaska. The award recipient, Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc., will use the funding to implement renewable energy...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $817,690 Project Grant to the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Grants and Loans program (CFDA 10.858) on August 9, 2023. This 2-year grant supports the Denali Commission's efforts to deliver infrastructure improvements and services that increase access to reliable, affordable energy for rural Alaskan communities where household energy costs exceed 275% of the national average. Through this funding, the Denali...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,907,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859), will support the City of Nome, Alaska's Nome Joint Utility System in addressing their exceptionally high residential energy costs. The grant funding will be used to improve the community's energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, as well as implement renewable energy...