Deadline: 01-Sep-2020
The Secretary of the Interior (“Secretary”), through the Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD), Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), is soliciting grant proposals from Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Federally recognized Tribal entities to build Tribal capacity for energy resource regulation and management.
The Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) grant program seeks to develop the Tribal management, organizational and technical capacity needed to maximize the economic impact of energy resource development on American Indian and Native Alaskan land. TEDC grants equip Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Federally recognized Tribal entities to regulate and manage their energy resources through development of organizational and business structures and legal and regulatory infrastructure.
The purpose of TEDC grants is to increase tribal technical capacity to manage and regulate energy resources only.
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; adoption and/or implementation of a secured transactions code; feasibility studies on forming a Tribal utility authority; and development of Tribal energy regulations pursuant to the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2012 (HEARTH Act).
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: 1,000,000
- Award Floor: 10,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Only Indian Tribes, as defined at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e), are eligible to receive TEDC grants. “‘Indian Tribe’ means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat.688) [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
- The applicant determines who will conduct its study.
- An applicant has several choices, including but not limited to:
- Universities and colleges;
- Private consulting firms; or
- Non-academic, non-profit entities.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=327500