Tribal Energy & Mineral Grant Programs

• EMDP Grant

  The Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD) Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP) grant provides the opportunity for Tribes to receive financial assistance to evaluate the energy and mineral resource potential of their lands.

  For more information, email: emdpgrants@bia.gov

  EMDP is now open

  The closing date is May 24, 2024.

  View and apply for the EMDP at grants.gov

  Learn More about EMDP

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• TEDC Grant

  The DEMD Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) grant provides the opportunity for Tribes to receive financial assistance to establish the legal framework for developing and regulating their energy resources.

  For more information: email: tedcgrants@bia.gov

  The submission deadline for TEDC grants was January 11, 2024.

  Thank you to everyone that submitted TEDC grant applications. We are currently reviewing grant applications.

Grant Assistance

DEMD staff may provide technical consultation, upon written request by an applicant. The request must clearly identify the type of assistance sought.   

Technical consultation does not include funding to prepare a grant proposal, grant writing assistance, or pre-determinations as to the likelihood that a proposal will be awarded. The applicant is solely responsible for preparing its grant proposal.  

Technical consultation may include clarifying application requirements, confirming whether an applicant previously submitted the same or a similar proposal, and providing registration information for SAM or ASAP.  

DEMD also offers Tribes many in-house technical capabilities and services at no charge. These services include but are not limited to:  

• searching nearby reference materials for technical literature on previous investigations and work performed in and around reservations 
• providing well log interpretation 
• supplying technical mapping capabilities, using data from well log formation tops and seismic data 
• providing contour mapping capabilities  
• supplying three-dimensional modeling of mine plans 
• providing economic analysis and modeling for energy and mineral projects 
• supplying market studies for various energy and mineral commodities 
• offering a preliminary opportunity assessment for renewable energy resources 

For more information about DEMD’s technical services, please visit our technical assistance page.