The U.S. Department of energy has administered a congressionally directed spending to the metlakatla indian community to fund the design and engineering of a selected mitigated action (MA) to…

The Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded the Metlakatla Indian Community $184,444 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) on October 1, 2026, as congressionally directed spending. The award funds design and engineering of a mitigated action to protect Purple Lake Hydro from environmental impacts, including geotechnical evaluation and analyses, cost estimates, literature review, interviews, project site visits, and conceptual design. All activities occur at Purple Lake Hydro in Metlakatla, Alaska. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2028. Metlakatla Indian Community, doing business as Metlakatla Power & Light, is a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Metlakatla on the Annette Islands Reserve in southeast Alaska and serves approximately 1,400 tribal members.

The U.S. Department of energy has administered a congressionally directed spending to the metlakatla indian community to fund the design and engineering of a selected mitigated action (MA) to protect purple lake hydro (PLH) from environmental impacts. This would include identifying environmental work needed before MA implementation can take place. All award activities will take place at PLH (metlakatla, AK). Award activities will consist of design and engineering, planning, literature review, interviews, geotechnical evaluation and analyses, cost estimates, project site visits and conceptual design.