The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs is seeking applications for its 2022 Clean Energy Technology Deployment on Tribal Lands.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/09/2023
Size of the Grant: $4,000,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’ Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations (hereafter referred collectively as “Indian Tribes”), Intertribal Organizations, and Tribal Energy Development Organizations to:
- install clean energy generating system(s) and energy efficiency measure(s) for Tribal Building(s) (Topic Area 1); or,
- deploy community-scale clean energy generating system(s) or energy storage on Tribal Lands (Topic Area 2); or,
- install integrated energy system(s) for autonomous operation (independent of the traditional centralized electric power grid) to power a single or multiple essential tribal facilities during emergency situations or for tribal community resilience (Topic Area 3).
DOE Office of Indian Energy is charged by Congress under the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act of 2005 (Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), Title V, § 502, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 7144e and 25 U.S.C. §;
Topic Areas
The FOA is soliciting applications under the following Topic Areas:
- Clean Energy Generating System(s) and/or Energy Efficiency Measure(s) for Tribal Building(s) (Topic Area 1)
- Clean Energy Generating System(s) (Topic Area 1.a.)
- Energy Efficiency Measure(s) (Topic Area 1.b.)
- Clean Energy Generating System(s) and Energy Efficiency Measure(s) (Topic Area
- Community-Scale Clean Energy Generating System(s) or Community Energy Storage Deployment (Topic Area 2)
- Community-Scale Clean Energy Generating System(s) (Topic Area 2.a.)
- Community-Scale Energy Storage (Topic Area 2.b.)
- Integrated Energy System(s) for Autonomous Operation (Topic Area 3)
- Powering Essential Tribal Building(s) (Topic Area 3.a.)
- Tribal Community Resilience (Topic Area 3.b.)
Funding Information
DOE expects to make approximately $20.0 million of federal funding available for new awards under this FOA, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on Congressional appropriations. DOE anticipates making approximately 6 to 15 awards under this FOA. DOE may issue awards in one, multiple, or none of the following topic areas.
- Under Topic Area 1 (Clean Energy Generating System(s) and/or Energy Efficiency Measure(s)), DOE anticipates making two to five awards, with DOE funding per individual award varying from no less than $100,000 to a maximum of $2,000,000.
- Under Topic Area 2 (Community-Scale Clean Energy Generating System(s) or Community Energy Storage Deployment), DOE anticipates making two to five awards, with DOE funding per individual award varying from no less than $250,000 to a maximum of $4,000,000.
- Under Topic Area 3 (Integrated Energy System(s) for Autonomous Operation), DOE anticipates making two to five awards, with DOE funding per individual award under Topic Area 3.a. (Powering Essential Tribal Building(s) varying from no less than $100,000 to a maximum of $2,000,000 and DOE funding per individual award under Topic Area 3.b. (Tribal Community Resilience) varying from no less than $250,000 to a maximum of $4,000,000.
Grant Period
DOE anticipates making awards with a period of performance of approximately two (2) to four (4) years including a mandatory 12-month verification period.
Eligibility Criteria
Only the following types of Applicants are eligible to apply to this FOA. All Applicants will be required to provide eligibility statements and evidence (see Section IV.C.5.) to support DOE’s eligibility determination. DOE will not make sufficiency determinations prior to an application being submitted. Applicants who do not meet the requirements of this subsection will be deemed ineligible and their applications will not be reviewed or considered.
In accordance with EPAct 2005 authorities and consistent with 2 CFR § 910.126 eligibility for award under this FOA is restricted to:
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- an Indian Tribe;
- Intertribal Organization; or
- Tribal Energy Development Organization; and (4) on whose Tribal Lands the project(s) will be located. More specifically
- Indian Tribe, for the purposes of this FOA and as defined in in section 4 of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. §) [ 43 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians
because of their status as Indians. - For the purposes of this FOA, an eligible Indian tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community (including Alaska Native villages), must be federally recognized as listed in Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, published by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Federal Register on January 28, 2022, 87 FR 19.
- “Alaska Native Regional Corporation” for the purposes of this FOA, means one of the thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations, as defined in and established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. § 1602(g)).
- “Alaska Native Village Corporation” or “Village Corporation”, for the purposes of this FOA, means an Alaska Native Village Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska as a business for profit or nonprofit corporation to hold, invest, manage and/or distribute lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets for and on behalf of a Native village, as defined in and established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. § 1602(j)).
- “Tribal Consortium” (plural consortia), as defined for the purposes of this FOA, means a group of Indian Tribes (as defined above), that have chosen to submit a single application. Under this FOA, a Tribal Consortium is eligible to submit an application provided the application is submitted by a single Indian Tribe representing the Consortium.
Applications may also be submitted on behalf of Indian Tribe(s) by an authorized “Tribal Organization”, provided evidence of that authority is included as part of the application.
- “Tribal Organization,” per Public Law 115-245 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. § 5304). Specifically, per 25 U.S.C. § 5304, “Tribal Organization” means the recognized governing
body of any Indian tribe; any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities: Provided, That in any case where a contract is let or grant made to an organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian tribe, the approval of each such Indian tribe shall be a prerequisite to the letting or making of such contract or grant. - “Intertribal Organization,” as defined for the purposes of this FOA, means any organization comprised of two or more Indian Tribes, established under Congressional, State, or Tribal law to act on behalf of the participating Indian Tribes. “Intertribal Organizations” may include, but are not limited to, intertribal councils, regional tribal organizations or associations, Alaska regional development organizations, and tribal federations.
- “Tribal Energy Development Organization,” for the purposes of this FOA, means:
- any enterprise, partnership, consortium, corporation, or other type of business organization that is engaged in the development of energy resources and is wholly owned by an Indian tribe (including an organization incorporated pursuant to section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. § 5124) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’) or section 3 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967, chapter 831, 25 U.S.C. § 5201, et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act’));
- any “organization” of two or more entities, at least one of which is an Indian tribe, that has the written consent of the governing bodies of all Indian tribes participating in the organization to apply for a grant, loan, or other assistance under 2602 of EPAct (25 U.S.C. § 3502) or to enter into a lease or business agreement with, or acquire a right-ofway from, an Indian tribe pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) or (b)(2)(B) of 2604 of EPAct (25 U.S.C. § 3504), where “organization” means a partnership, joint venture, Limited Liability Company (LLC) or other unincorporated association or entity that is established to develop Indian energy resources.
- “Tribal Lands,” for the purposes of this FOA, is defined as:
- “Indian land”
- lands held in fee simple (purchased or owned) by an Indian Tribe, Intertribal Organization, Tribal Energy Development Organization, or other eligible Applicant;
- lands held under a long-term land lease (as a minimum, for the useful life of the proposed project) by an Indian Tribe, Tribal Energy Development Organization, or other eligible Applicant; and
- land that was conveyed to a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq.) and subsequently conveyed to another entity, provided that entity is either a Native village or Tribal governmental entity or the land is held, invested, managed for and on behalf of a Native village or Tribal governmental entity.
- “Indian land,” for the purposes of this FOA, means –
- any land which is located within the boundaries of an “Indian reservation” pueblo, or rancheria:
- any land not located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo or rancheria, the title to which is held –
- in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian
- by an Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or
- by a dependent Indian community;
- land that is owned by an Indian tribe and was conveyed by the United States to a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq.), or that was conveyed by the United States to a Native Corporation in exchange for such land;
- any land located in a census tract in which the majority of residents are Natives (as defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. § 1602(b)); and
- any land located in a census tract in which the majority of residents are persons who are enrolled members of a federally recognized Tribe or village.
For the purposes of this FOA and as defined under Part 503 of EPAct 2005, the term “Indian reservation” includes an Indian reservation in existence in any State or States as of the date of enactment of Title V of EPAct 2005; a public domain Indian allotment; and a dependent Indian community located within the borders of the United States, regardless of whether the community is located on original or acquired territory of the community; or within or outside the boundaries of any State or States.
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