Project Grant DEIE0000055

This $14,081,785 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program aims to deploy a 5 MW solar power and 8 MWh battery storage hybrid mini-grid on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe's reservation in Wisconsin. The project will enable the Odanah and Birch Hill communities to maintain power during extreme weather events and outages, while helping the tribe reach its goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2027. The...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of North Dakota (UND), in collaboration with North Dakota State University, Kansas State University, Haskell Indian Nations University, Turtle Mountain Community College, and Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. The grant project, titled "RII TRACK-2 FEC: Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures and Solutions for Tribal Energy...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $21,652,072 and provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), aims to improve the internal capacity of Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association, Inc. (MTERA) and its member tribes to plan, fund, deploy, and manage climate and pollution reduction infrastructure projects. Specifically, the grant will fund the deployment of energy-efficient, healthy,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $875,335 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association (MTERA) to develop climate action plans for eight Native American tribes in the Midwest region. The four-year project aims to help these tribes establish near-term and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies across key sectors. Key deliverables include a...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $4,097,938 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA), a non-profit organization. The goal of the FURTHR project is to improve energy efficiency building practices and code adoption in under-resourced tribal and home rule communities...

This $250,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) will support the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in building its capacity to regulate and manage energy resources. The project aims to develop the organizational, business, legal, and regulatory infrastructure to establish a tribal utility authority in the form of a community electric cooperative. Key activities...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs has awarded a $128,920 Project Grant to the Mechoopda Indian Tribe under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The grant will fund a feasibility study to assess the viability of implementing solar photovoltaics (PV) with storage and combined heat and power (CHP) technology on the tribe's recently acquired 650-acre trust land property. This study will provide the tribe with the information...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,372,744 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Red Cloud Renewable, a minority-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization. The 36-month project aims to bridge gender inequality and racial disparities in the renewable energy sector by customizing an...

This $500,000 Economic Development Administration project grant supports the Southern California Tribal Accelerated Clean Energy Economy Initiative led by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. The coalition aims to rapidly expand an innovative clean energy economy for the 24 tribes of the Southern California Tribal Chairmens Association region. Products and services include establishing an SCTACEE facility, building and operating at least one solar panel manufacturing plant, deploying a...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $338,276 Project Grant to the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) on October 1, 2023 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The funding will support the tribe's "JIJAK GISES PROJECT" which aims to conduct balanced research and development efforts in solar, biomass, hydrogen and fuel cells, wind, hydropower, and geothermal energy...