The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $20,005,232 Project Grant under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758) to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. The grant, dated January 17, 2025, will support Tri-State's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of rural electric systems in multiple states. The funding will enable Tri-State to implement a range of clean energy initiatives, including energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy deployment, zero-emission systems, and carbon capture storage projects across its network of 42 distribution member cooperatives. This grant award is part of the RUS's comprehensive $9.7 billion funding approach under the Inflation Reduction Act to drive the modernization of rural electric infrastructure through flexible financing options such as low-interest loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations.
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