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Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

Denali Commission Grants and Loans (10.858)

Also known as RUS - Denali Commission Grants

Denali Commission Grants and Loans (Assistance Listing 10.858) is run by the Rural Utilities Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $3.7 million in 4 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $928,151 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $921,345. Half of the 4 awards fell between $797,545 and $1.1 million, and they ranged from $737,110 to $1.1 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

This program assists the Denali Commission in lowering the cost of energy for families and individuals in areas with extremely high per-household energy costs (275% of the national average or higher). Funds may be used to finance energy generation, transmission and distribution initiatives to assist with equalizing household energy costs in areas where local conditions cause higher than national average energy costs.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

The Denali Commission, a Federal Agency, is the only eligible applicant.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds must be used for energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities where annual average residential energy expenditures are at least 275 percent of the national average. Grant must be in coordination with State rural development initiatives. Planning and administrative expenses must not exceed 4 percent of the grant amount.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title 7, Part 1709, Subpart A,Public Law 106-472.Denali uses HECG funding to make sub awards for eligible HECG purposes.Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Grant awards have ranged from $2,310,686 to $18,500,000.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Denali Commission Grants and Loans (10.858) awarded$3.7 million across 4 grant awards, an average of $928,151 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Denali CommissionAlaska4$3.7 million

Top states: Alaska ($3.7 million).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits4$3.7 million100%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Alaska4$3.7 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.