Project Grant RO1563432511

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 Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant through the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), a state government entity, on March 24, 2025. The funding will support a 2-year project to address energy infrastructure challenges and high residential energy costs in rural Alaskan communities. Key activities include improving energy generation, transmission, and distribution...

The Department of Energy awarded a $3,400,000 Project Grant under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the Albuquerque Housing Authority (AHA) to rehabilitate and electrify two existing public housing properties in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant will fund the replacement of gas furnaces, water heaters, and appliances with high-efficiency electric heat pump systems and electric hot water heaters, as well as the replacement of service panels and wiring. This...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2.8 million Project Grant to the Yurok Tribe on May 13, 2022 through the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant will fund energy cost reduction initiatives for the Tribe through May 13, 2024. The Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program aims to help rural communities with extremely high energy costs by supporting projects that reduce costs. This award will allow the Yurok...

The City of Tenakee Springs was awarded a $3,000,000 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). This two-year grant, running from January 2025 to January 2027, will support the city's efforts to improve energy infrastructure and efficiency, including implementing renewable energy systems, upgrading energy generation and distribution facilities, and launching energy...