The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions
The DOE Office of Indian Energy's grant program, identified as DE-FOA-0003298: CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT ON TRIBAL LANDS - 2024, aims to support the deployment of clean energy technologies across tribal lands. The program is designed to fund projects that fall into one of four topic areas: 1) Installation of clean energy systems and/or energy efficiency measures for Tribal buildings; 2) Deployment of community-scale clean energy generating systems or community energy storage on Tribal lands; 3) Installation of integrated energy systems for autonomous operation to power essential Tribal buildings during emergencies or for community resilience; 4) Provision of electric power to Tribal buildings that would otherwise be unelectrified. This initiative stresses the importance of enhancing energy independence and sustainability within tribal communities, alongside requiring a non-federal cost share of at least 20% of the total allowable costs of the project, subject to possible reduction with DOE approval.