We use a competitive review system with well-defined criteria to select the most qualified projects for funding. Awards are based on the individual merit of the proposal, but we also aim to provide funding to a diverse range of Tribes living in various areas.

We often receive more proposals than can be funded by our annual budget, which is determined by Congress and varies on a year-to-year basis.

For FY2019, $4.6 million was requested and we provided $1 million in funding. View past funding levels.

Funded in 2019

Reservation 

State 

Amount 

Purpose 

Angoon Community Association 

Alaska 

$85,000 

Investigate the feasibility of forming a Tribal utility authority and assess current energy costs  

Hughes Village 

Alaska 

$109,000 

Form an intertribal energy agency to improve electric service to villages 

Kwethluk, Inc. 

Alaska 

$98,000 

Develop Tribal policies and regulations to deploy renewable energy  

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 

Minnesota 

$85,000 

Conduct a Phase 1 Tribal utility authority feasibility analysis 

Morongo Band of Mission Indians 

California 

$70,000 

Explore the possibility of developing a Tribal electric utility  

Muscogee (Creek) Nation 

Oklahoma 

$100,000 

Conduct a Phase 2 Tribal utility authority feasibility analysis 

Native Village of Kiana 

Alaska 

$125,000 

Conduct a phase 2 study on forming a regional energy authority 

San Luis Rey Indian Water Authority 

California 

$100,000 

Conduct a Phase 1 Tribal utility authority study to include management of energy resources 

Seminole Tribe of Florida 

Florida 

$100,000 

Conduct a study on expanding the Tribal public works department to include a Tribal utility authority 

Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians 

California 

$85,000 

Conduct a Tribal utility authority feasibility study 

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians 

California 

$75,000 

Conduct a phase 2 Tribal utility authority study to assess potential off-reservation power sales 

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