DOE Tribal Clean Energy Planning and Development Grant

MTERA and the Great Lakes TCTAC presented on the Department of Energy (DOE) Tribal Clean Energy Planning and Development grant program, which provides approximately $25 million of federal funding to Indian Tribes, Tribal consortia, Intertribal organizations, and Tribal energy development organizations to maximize the deployment of clean, reliable, affordable and local energy solutions on Tribal lands. In support of these objectives, the DOE Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications for the planning, assessing, and developing clean energy projects on Tribal Buildings or Tribal Lands and anticipates making approximately 20 to 40 awards.

View the webinar recording HERE.
Access the presentation slides from this webinar HERE.
Review Q&A from this webinar HERE.
View the DOE Tribal Clean Energy Planning and Development Grant Application Guide HERE.

This funding opportunity provides up to $2.5 million, depending on the topic area, for 2-3 years.

Topic Area 1 - Tribal Clean Energy Planning
Topic Area 2 - Comprehensive Clean Energy Feasibility and Viability Assessment
Topic Area 3 - Design and Development of Clean Energy Projects

MTERA is ready to provide Midwest Tribes with the following technical assistance.

1:1 project design and grant application assistance for up to 6 Midwest Tribes.
If only one of the topic areas is needed, there may be an opportunity to accommodate more Tribes based on capacity.

The DOE Tribal Clean Energy Planning and Development Grant Application Guide is a great resource that includes valuable information such as:

An introductory recap of TCEPD grant
Links and resources
What activities fall under each topic area
Cost-share requirement and potential reduction request
Examples of what can be used as cost-share
DOE TCEPD checklist

Next Steps:
To receive project design and/or grant application assistance, please email David Waybenais, MTERA Tribal Energy Program Manager (david.waybenais@mtera.org).