The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $730,000 High Energy Cost Grant (CFDA 10.859) to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) on April 30, 2024. The grant will support a 2-year project to improve energy infrastructure, reduce energy expenses, and enhance energy efficiency in rural Alaskan communities with extremely high residential energy costs. ANTHC will use the funding to acquire, construct, or improve energy generation, transmission, and...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2.1 million Project Grant to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant will fund services to address extremely high energy costs in Anchorage, Alaska through May 2024. The Consortium will leverage the funding to deliver programs that help rural Alaskan communities reduce energy expenses. Given the program's focus on assisting areas with...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $974,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to the Puvurnaq Power Company, a tribally owned non-profit organization serving the rural Alaskan community of Kongiganak. The grant, awarded on August 16, 2024, supports a two-year project to address the community's exceptionally high residential energy costs through improvements to energy generation, transmission, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc. in Juneau, Alaska. The award, granted on September 24, 2024, supports a 2-year project to improve energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, implement renewable energy systems, and develop energy efficiency and conservation initiatives in the high-cost...
The federal Project Grant award, valued at $2,000,000.00 and awarded on March 24, 2025, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant funding will support the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), a state government entity, in implementing a range of energy infrastructure and efficiency projects that address the exceptionally high residential energy costs faced by rural Alaskan...
The City of Nome was awarded a $2,907,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant, awarded on November 27, 2024, will fund projects to improve energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, implement renewable energy systems, and develop energy efficiency and conservation initiatives to address the exceptionally high residential energy costs in the...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $3.4 million Project Grant under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the Albuquerque Housing Authority (AHA) to rehabilitate and electrify two public housing properties in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The award will support the replacement of gas furnaces, water heaters, and refrigerators with high-efficiency electric systems, as well as the upgrading of electrical infrastructure. This project aims to increase energy...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,200,076 Project Grant to TDX Manley Generating, LLC of Anchorage, AK under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities federal grant program (CFDA 10.859). The two-year award running from May 2022 to May 2024 will support the delivery of energy assistance services to rural communities in Alaska with extremely high energy costs. The grant funds will aid TDX Manley Generating, LLC in reducing energy costs for rural Alaskan...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $780,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to Nuvista Light & Electric Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, awarded on January 31, 2024, will fund technical assistance and the deployment of renewable energy solutions to address the extremely high energy costs faced by rural Alaskan communities. Key activities include...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5.9 million Project Grant to the Alaska Energy Authority doing business as Aidea under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities federal grant program (CFDA #10.859). The grant aims to provide assistance to rural Alaskan communities with extremely high energy costs through May 2024. As the parent organization of Aidea, the State of Alaska Office of the Governor will oversee delivery of cost-reduction services. Given...