U.S. Department of Energy To Announce Funding Opportunity for Energy Technology Deployment on Tribal Lands

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (Office of Indian Energy) issued a notice of intent (NOI) to release a $25 million notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) this spring to support energy technology deployment on Tribal lands. Awards from this planned NOFO are anticipated to range from $100,000 to $2.5 million or from $250,000 to $5 million, depending on the area of interest. Applications will be due about 90 days after the NOFO is issued.

“Our Office is excited to continue DOE’s focused investment to promote Tribal energy deployment and electricity access in American Indian and Alaska Native communities,” said Wahleah Johns, Director of the Office of Indian Energy. “This type of funding continues to be an important step in supporting energy sovereignty in Tribal communities across the country.” 

Through this planned NOFO, the Office of Indian Energy intends to solicit applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, Intertribal Organizations, and Tribal Energy Development Organizations, to:

1. Install energy generating system(s) and/or energy efficiency measure(s) for Tribal building(s)
2. Deploy community-scale energy generating system(s) or energy storage on Tribal lands
3. Install integrated energy system(s) for autonomous operation (independent of the traditional centralized electric power grid) to power a single or multiple essential Tribal building(s) during emergency situations or for Tribal community resilience
4. Power unelectrified Tribal buildings. 

In partnership with Native communities, the Office of Indian Energy will continue to build on its efforts to accelerate the deployment of energy infrastructure on Tribal lands through this planned NOFO. Between 2010 and 2024, the DOE Office of Indian Energy invested over $190 million in more than 240 Tribal energy projects, valued collectively at over $300 million, implemented across the contiguous 48 states and Alaska. See the DOE Office of Indian Energy’s Tribal Energy Projects Database for summaries of these competitively funded projects. 

Download the NOI for Energy Technology Deployment on Tribal Lands–2025 (DE-FOA-0003547).

Download the fact sheet. 

Find more information about past funding opportunities and learn more on the DOE Office of Indian Energy website.