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 FY2022, we provided $2.5 million in funding. View past funding levels. Learn more by reading the TEDC Press Release.
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Funded in 2022
| Grantee | State | Amount | Project |
| Bristol Bay Native Corporation | Alaska | $300,000 | Electric Utility Collaboration: Developing Capacity Amongst Small Microgrids in Bristol Bay |
| Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians | Oklahoma | $209,845 | Tribal Utility Authority Feasibility Study Project |
| Fort Independence Community of the Paiute Indians | California | $165,000 | Energy Sovereignty: Development for the Fort Independence Community's Tribal Utility Authority Feasibility Study |
| Lac Courte Orielles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Wisconsin | $165,000 | Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Utility Study |
| Seminole Tribe of Florida | Florida | $160,889 | Tribal Utility Authority Phase III Feasibility Study |
| Seneca Nation of Indians | New York | $150,050 | Energy Organizational Development Project |
| Reno-Sparks Indian Colony | Nevada | $150,000 | Hungry Valley Tribal Utility Authority, and Reno Government Complex Energy Infrastructure Feasibility Project |
| Lummi Nation | Washington | $150,000 | Tribal Electric Utility District Feasibility Study Project |
| Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians | Minnesota | $150,000 | Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | North Dakota | $149,680 | Standing Rock (SAGE) Renewable Energy Power Authority Capacity Building |
| Picuris Pueblo | New Mexico | $118,000 | Form a Pueblo Tribal Utility and Develop Appropriate Utility Code Provisions |
| Spirit Lake Tribe | North Dakota | $117,720 | Phase II Tribal Utility Formation & Execution for the Spirit Lake Tribe 2022 |
| Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | $100,000 | Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant - Feasibility Study
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| Little River Band of Ottawa Indians | Michigan | $99,420 | Tribal Utility Authority Feasibility Study 2022 |
| Pechanga Band of Indians | California | $94,200 | Study the Feasibility of Expanding Pechanga Western Electric to Supply Wholesale Natural Gas to the Reservation |
| Morongo Band of Mission Indians | California | $92,000 | Continuation of Tribal Utility Authority Feasibility – Special Utility District |
| Bear River Band of the Rohnverville Rancheria | California | $87,382 | Bear River Energy Regulatory Capacity |
| Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians | California | $72,320 | Paskenta Tribal Utility and Microgrid Planning Project |
Prior Funded Years
Prior Funded Years
For FY2019, $4.6 million was requested and we provided $1 million in funding. View past funding levels.
| 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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