This $2,800,000.00 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities (CFDA 10.859) federal grant program. The grant will fund projects focused on improving energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, implementing renewable and alternative energy systems, and developing energy efficiency and conservation initiatives to address exceptionally high residential energy costs in...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255), aims to deploy high-penetration solar PV and battery storage systems into existing microgrids in eight remote tribal communities in Alaska that currently rely on diesel for 100% of their electrical production. The $26,062,370 award, with a performance period from August 2024 to December 2030, will be administered by Dena Nena Henash, doing business as...
This $20,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund a comprehensive infrastructure development and community resilience project for the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) in Huslia, Alaska. The grant will support the construction of 8 new highly energy-efficient homes, weatherization and upgrades on 16 existing homes, installation of a microgrid with...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $292,075 Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grant to The Kuskokwim Corporation (TKC), an Alaskan Native Corporation, to develop the technical, managerial, and organizational capacity to transition 10 communities in the Middle Kuskokwim region from diesel dependence to sustainable, renewable energy systems. Key activities funded under this 2-year grant include hiring a regional energy strategist, engaging stakeholders,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $4,213,476 Project Grant to Spruce Root, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Juneau, Alaska, under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) federal grant program. The award, effective October 15, 2024, with a completion date of January 30, 2029, is intended to increase the availability of clean energy, improve energy resiliency and efficiency, and realize economic and community benefits in rural and remote communities. Spruce Root, Inc., as a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) awarded a $2,833,030 Project Grant to the North West Arctic Borough in Alaska, under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255). The grant aims to increase the availability of clean energy, improve energy resiliency and efficiency, and realize economic and community benefits in rural and remote Alaskan communities. As part of this project, the North West Arctic Borough has issued a $118,000 sub-award to the...
This $209,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) will support the Organized Village of Kwethluk in Alaska to develop renewable energy strategies and climate adaptation plans. Specifically, the funding will be used to: Conduct a feasibility study to assess the potential for renewable energy to provide economic growth, energy independence, and environmental sustainability, including training local...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $54,811,907 to the North West Arctic Borough in Alaska to increase the availability of clean energy, energy resiliency, and community benefits across eleven villages in the Northwest Arctic region. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery energy storage systems (BESS),...
This $4,969,257 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will support the installation of a 943 kWh battery energy storage system, solar PV, a new wind turbine, and electric thermal storage (ETS) heating units in the remote village of Kokhanok, Alaska. The project aims to transition Kokhanok's microgrid to 100% renewable energy, significantly increasing the system's reliability and resilience while reducing the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to the Maine Community Power Cooperative, Inc. The grant aims to increase the availability of clean energy, improve energy resiliency and efficiency, and realize economic and community benefits in rural and remote communities. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2024, with a final completion date of September 30, 2026. The DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations...