On Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Grid Deployment Office hosted a webinar for tribal entities to learn about recent updates to Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant application requirements including a new amendment that allows a group of Indian Tribes, including Alaska Native Corporations, to submit a single application as a Tribal Consortium.
On June 22, 2023, GDO released an amendment to the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program that will better enable Indian Tribes to take advantage of the available funding. In response to feedback from Tribes, this amendment allows groups of Tribes to collaborate and form a consortium to apply for grid resilience grants.
The Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants are non-competitive grants available to Indian Tribes, States, and Territories, based on a formula that incorporates five factors: population size, land area, probability of and severity of disruptive events, and a locality’s historical expenditures on mitigation efforts.
The application deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 22 and FY23 grants has been extended for Indian Tribes, including Alaska Native Corporations, until August 31, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET (with a mail-in option post-marked by this date). GDO will assist Tribes in modifying a submitted application if they wish to join a Tribal consortium.