Project Grant CLSS00000088368

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,800,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to Dena Nena Henash, doing business as the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), a non-profit Alaska Native organization. The grant funding will support projects to improve energy infrastructure, reduce energy expenses, and enhance energy efficiency in remote Alaskan communities where residential energy costs significantly exceed the national average. TCC, which serves over 10,000 Alaska Natives across 42 villages in Interior Alaska, will utilize the grant to implement on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems, acquire and construct energy generation and distribution facilities, and develop energy efficiency initiatives. This federal grant award demonstrates the program's focus on addressing the extremely high energy costs faced by rural and tribal communities, particularly in Alaska.