DE-FOA-0003401: TRIBAL ENERGY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT - 2025
Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, Intertribal Organizations, and Tribal Energy Development Organizations to:
(1) Conduct energy planning (Topic Area 1);
(2) Comprehensively assess the feasibility and viability of deploying energy technology (Topic Area 2); or
(3) Conduct energy design and development activities (Topic Area 3).
Unless DOE approves a requested cost share reduction from 10% to 0%, all Applicants are required to provide non-federal cost share of at least 10% of the total allowable costs of the project (i.e., the sum of the federal share and the non-federal Recipient cost share of allowable costs equals the total allowable cost of the project). If requested by the Applicant as part of its application, a cost share reduction from 10% to 0% may be considered based on financial need, specifically (1) poverty rate, or (2) median household income of the tribal community as a percentage of statewide median household income. (see Section III.B.2. of the FOA and ‘Application Forms and Templates’ for this FOA on IE-Exchange).
DOE expects to make approximately $25 million of federal funding available for new awards under this FOA. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on Congressional appropriations. DOE anticipates making approximately 20 to 40 awards under this FOA. DOE may issue awards in one, multiple, or none of the Topic Areas.
See the FOA document for a full description.
All modifications to the Funding Opportunity Announcement are highlighted in yellow in the body of the FOA.
Modification 0001:
Submission deadline for applications: February 06, 2025, at 5:00PM Eastern Time
Modification 0002:
1. Submission deadline for applications: March 20, 2025, at 5:00pm Eastern Time
2. Modification of applicable technologies eligible for funding
Submission Details:
IE-Exchange is designed to enforce the deadlines specified in this FOA. The “Apply” and “Submit” buttons will be automatically disabled at the defined submission deadlines.
Applicants that experience issues with submission PRIOR to the FOA deadline (in the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission), the Applicant should contact the Exchange helpdesk for assistance (ExchangeHelp@hq.doe.gov). The Exchange helpdesk will assist Applicants in resolving issues. However, those Applicants who are unable to submit their applications because they are submitting them at the last minute, when network traffic is at its heaviest, will not be eligible for assistance from the Exchange helpdesk.
Upon the issuance of a FOA, DOE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with potential Applicants regarding the FOA except through the established question and answer process as described below. Specifically, questions regarding the content of this FOA must be submitted to: TribalGrants@hq.doe.gov not later than three (3) business days prior to the application due date. All questions and answers related to this FOA will be posted on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) webpage on IE-Exchange.
Informational Webinar:
An informational webinar was held on October 24, 2024 to provide information on the FOA to potential applicants.
View the webinar and download presentation slides here:
Tribal Energy Planning and Development - 2025 FOA Webinar