# Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/bia-emdp-2024-01-energy-and-mineral-development-program-emdp/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352590

> Bureau of Indian Affairs offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $10,000) to tribes. Applications closed on May 24, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | BIA-EMDP-2024-01 |
| Agency | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 24, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.148 |

## Who can apply

- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

## What the grant funds

DEMD administers the EMDP grant. This solicitation seeks proposals for projects that conduct resource inventories and assessments, feasibility studies, or other pre-development studies necessary to process, use and develop energy and mineral resources. These resources and their uses include, but are not limited to, biomass (woody and waste) for heat or electricity; transportation fuels; hydroelectric, solar, or wind generation; geothermal heating or electricity production; district heating; other forms of distributed energy generation; oil, natural gas, and helium; sand and gravel, coal, precious minerals, and base minerals (lead, copper, zinc, etc.).EMDP projects may include, but are not limited to:Initial resource exploration;Defining potential targets for development;Performing a market analysis to establish production/demand for a commodity;Performing economic evaluation and analysis of the resource;Baseline studies related to energy and mineral projects; andOther pre-development studies or work necessary to promote the use and development of energy and mineral resources.

## Questions people ask

### Is BIA-EMDP-2024-01 still open?

No. It closed on May 24, 2024.

### Who can apply for Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP)?

Bureau of Indian Affairs accepted applications from tribes.

### What is the deadline for Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP)?

Closed May 24, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.5 million each.

### Who has won Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Kawerak, Inc., Igiugig Village, Ute Indian Tribe. The program made 119 awards worth $26.7 million in that time.