# Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities (10.859)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-859-assistance-to-high-energy-cost-communities/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $41.7 million in 24 grants, about $1.7 million per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of this grant program is to assure access to adequate and reliable energy services for persons in extremely high energy cost communities by providing financial assistance to acquire, construct, extend, upgrade, and otherwise improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving the community.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.9 million | 2 |
| 2022 | $14.4 million | 7 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $7.3 million | 6 |
| 2025 | $18.0 million | 9 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Energy Authority | Alaska | $8.0 million |
| Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. | Alaska | $4.2 million |
| City of Tenakee Springs | Alaska | $3.0 million |
| Native Village of Port Heiden | Alaska | $3.0 million |
| City of Nome | Alaska | $2.9 million |
| Dena Nena Henash | Alaska | $2.8 million |
| Akiachak Native Community | Alaska | $2.3 million |
| TDX Manley Generating, LLC | Alaska | $2.1 million |
| Yap State Public Service Corporation | Federated States of Micronesia | $1.8 million |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Alaska | $1.8 million |
| Kwig Power Company | Alaska | $1.7 million |
| Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Alaska | $1.5 million |
| Yurok Tribe | California | $1.4 million |
| Kosrae Utilities Authority | Federated States of Micronesia | $1.3 million |
| Puvurnaq Power Company | Alaska | $974,000 |
| City of Saint Paul | Alaska | $800,000 |
| Naknek Electric Association Inc | Alaska | $786,948 |
| Nuvista Light & Electric Cooperative Inc | Alaska | $780,000 |
| Kawerak, Inc. | Alaska | $600,000 |