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BIA-TEDC-2025-01: Tribal Energy Development Capacity

Closed Closed January 16, 2025 Opportunity BIA-TEDC-2025-01 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$450,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Only Indian Tribes and Tribal Energy Development Organizations (TEDOs) are eligible to receive TEDC grants for projects on Indian land, as provided under the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended and codified under section 3502 of title 25 of the United States Code (25 U.S.C. § 3502 (a)). TEDC grants may only fund projects occurring on Indian land as defined in the under 25 U.S.C. § 3502. All grant applications must be accompanied by a Tribal resolution stating the Tribe’s commitment to fully comply with grant award requirements and identifying the Tribal grant lead point of contact. If there exists within the Tribal government a policy, procedure, or other business rule that clearly establishes said authority to commit the Tribe a complying with the terms of grant awards and accompanied by a written statement from the authorized Tribal POC explicitly committing the Tribe to fully complying with the terms of the TEDC award as stated in this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In this case only, grant applications may be accompanied by a written Tribal statement of commitment other than but of like effect to a Tribal resolution only. Upon successful award of the grant, the Department shall direct all grant funding to the successful Tribal grantee. The Tribal grantee will then be responsible for distributing monies within the Tribe, Tribal Energy Development Organization, or other Tribal grant management office as needed.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants awards averaged $224,435; this notice allows up to $450,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (90% over five years) went to tribes.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Secretary of the Interior (“Secretary”), through the Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD), Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), is soliciting grant proposals from Federally recognized tribal entities to build Tribal capacity for energy resource regulation and management. The Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) grant program seeks to develop the Tribal management, organizational and technical capacity needed to maximize the economic impact of energy resource development on Federally recognized tribal land. TEDC grants equip Federally recognized tribal entities to regulate and manage their energy resources through development of organizational and business structures and legal and regulatory infrastructure. Examples of projects TEDC grants may fund include establishment of Tribal business charters under Federal, state, or Tribal law with a focus on energy resource development; adoption and/or implementation of a secured transactions code; feasibility studies on forming a Tribal utility authority; and development of Tribal energy regulations.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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