Project Grant DEIE0000113

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $3,998,434 project grant to Aha Macav Power Service through the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on April 26, 2023. The grant funds the construction of a 2.3 megawatt solar power system to develop a new renewable energy source for the Fort Mojave Reservation in Mohave Valley, Arizona. Once completed, the solar project will produce affordable electricity to attract private investment and...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will receive a $4,240,947 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development) to install approximately 880 kW of solar photovoltaic systems and 918 kWh of battery energy storage systems on essential tribal facilities. This project will generate an estimated $8.73 million in savings over the life of the systems and interconnect the installations with the...

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The grant funding will be used to conduct a feasibility study to develop utility-scale photovoltaic solar generation systems on the tribe's lands. The study will evaluate the solar potential, possible off-takers, and transmission interconnection costs required to deliver the clean...

The Hopi Utilities Corporation (HUC), the tribally-owned utility of the Hopi Tribe, was awarded a $358,170 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038). The funding will support HUC in completing a comprehensive feasibility study and business plan for developing up to 2,000 MW of generation and storage capacity to serve large-load customers, particularly data centers, on Hopi-controlled lands in...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded Gila River Indian Community a $517,419 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant will fund the installation of a solar array over water canals near Chandler, Arizona to provide renewable energy. Key deliverables include completing NEPA compliance, final design, procuring solar panels and other materials, and installing the solar cover system over the...

The Quechan Indian Tribe was awarded a $661,600 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant funds will support the construction of a pump station, pipeline, and associated structures to divert water from the nearby Mohave Canal and deliver it to the Tribe's agricultural lands on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. This project will provide a dependable water supply to the...

The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, a federally recognized tribal government in California, was awarded a $326,287 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038). The grant funding will support a comprehensive feasibility study for a tribally owned energy generation and storage system to serve the tribe's planned industrial hub. The study will assess tenant energy needs, evaluate generation...

This 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) provides $119,250 to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians to conduct a feasibility assessment for adding battery energy storage systems (BESS) to their existing solar arrays. The goal is to create microgrids that will shield the tribe from uncertain energy prices and increase the capacity to produce clean renewable energy. The...

The Mechoopda Indian Tribe received a $128,920 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs 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 photovoltaic (PV) with storage and combined heat and power (CHP) technology at the tribe's recently constructed entertainment center on its restored tribal lands. The study aims to provide the...

The Pit River Tribe was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The purpose of this grant is to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the potential for installing photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) on the XL Ranch and Burney Trust Lands in California. Preliminary assessments indicate the potential for up to 1.2 MW of PV...