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TEMP-24287: BIA-2024-Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC)

Closed Closed January 11, 2024 Opportunity TEMP-24287

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Indian Affairs notices from 2023.

Bureau of Indian Affairs offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $10,000) to tribes. Applications closed on January 11, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 9, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedOctober 19, 2023
DeadlineJanuary 11, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) grant program seeks to develop the Tribal management, organizational and technical capacity needed to maximize the economic impactof energy resourcedevelopment on Federally recognized tribal land. TEDCgrants equip Federally recognized tribal entities to regulate and manage their energy resources through development oforganizational 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; adoptionand/or implementation of a securedtransactions code; feasibility studies on forming a Tribal utility authority; feasibility studies on emergency response during heat and cold waves; and development of Tribal energy regulations pursuant to the Helping Expediteand Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2012(HEARTH Act) 25 U.S.C. § 415.

Category: Community Development.

Who has won Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants (15.148) awarded $26.7 million across 119 grant awards, an average of $224,435 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Kawerak, Inc.Alaska2$1.8 million
Igiugig VillageAlaska1$1.5 million
Ute Indian TribeUtah2$1.4 million
Southern Ute Indian TribeColorado2$1.1 million
Navajo Nation Tribal GovernmentArizona2$750,610

Top states: Alaska ($6.9 million), California ($5.4 million), Utah ($2.2 million), Oklahoma ($2.0 million), Nevada ($1.2 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is TEMP-24287 still open?

No. It closed on January 11, 2024.

Who can apply for BIA-2024-Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC)?

Bureau of Indian Affairs accepted applications from tribes.

What is the deadline for BIA-2024-Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC)?

Closed January 11, 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 $1.0 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.

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