Project Grant DEIE0000126

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $397,351 Cooperative Agreement to Kawerak, Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The funding will support the design of a new direct-use geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system to provide space conditioning for tribal buildings at Pilgrim Hot Springs in Nome, Alaska. The project aims to develop a scalable GDHC system that will provide 95%...

Federal Project Grant Summary Togiak Natives LTD received $727,665 in federal funding under the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038), administered by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs, awarded on September 22, 2025. The grant supports advancement of the Togiak Wind Project from its conceptual phase to a construction-ready design stage. The primary deliverables include a stamped Issued-for-Construction (IFC) planset, final specifications, and...

Unaatuq Geothermal Tribal Utility Development Project The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) awarded $445,457.47 to Kawerak, Inc. on April 5, 2025, under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants program (CFDA 15.148) to support the Unaatuq Tribal Energy Development Organization (TEDO) in establishing organizational and legal infrastructure for commercial geothermal energy development. Over a one-year performance period through April 4, 2027, TEDO—a seven-member intertribal consortium...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $233,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Seward, Alaska. The funding will support the final design of a fourth-generation, community-scale, tidal source geothermal district heating and cooling system for the city. The project aims to reduce the community's dependency on heating oil and lower CO2 emissions by supplying over...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $5.7 million Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Conservation under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (TAGP, CFDA 66.956) to reduce emissions in the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area. Through July 2022 to June 2027, the Department will implement expanded woodstove change-outs and conversions, professional installer training, and emission verification testing. Key deliverables include replacing solid fuel burning...

This $38,646,534 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program will fund the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed by the Southeast Conference in Alaska. The key objectives are to achieve significant cumulative GHG reductions by 2030, deliver substantial community benefits particularly in low-income...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $24,232,383 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC). The purpose of this award is to fund the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a previous Climate Pollution Reduction Grants planning grant. The key activities funded under...

The Alaska Energy Authority (doing business as Aidea) received a $836,723 Project Grant award on September 16, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 10 - Alaska Region under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The primary deliverable is engineering design for an updated combined heat and power (CHP) system to be installed at the Tok School in Alaska. This project aligns with the program's objectives to supplement capital costs for...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) provides $1,451,534.00 in funding to the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), a non-profit Alaskan Native organization, to replace two non-tiered generators with Tier 2 models and upgrade the switchgear at the Shageluk Community Powerplant in Alaska. The project aims to increase generation efficiency from 12.93 kWh/gal to 14.0 kWh/gal, reduce NOx emissions by 43.5%,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) will complete a feasibility study of existing direct air capture technologies and their applicability in Alaska. The $3,539,998.00 award to Asrc Energy Services, LLC, a subsidiary of the Alaskan Native Corporation Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, will analyze the viability of deploying direct air capture...