This Notice is issued so that interested parties are aware of DOEs intention to issue a Tribal Clean Energy Planning and Development FOA in the near future. All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change. DOE will not respond to questions concerning this Notice. However, once the FOA has been released, DOE will provide an avenue for potential Applicants to submit questions. Applications will be due about 90 days after the FOA is issued. Through this planned Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE Office of Indian Energy plans to solicit applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, Intertribal Organizations, and Tribal Energy Development Organizations to: (1) Conduct tribal clean energy planning (Area of Interest 1); (2) Comprehensively assess the feasibility and viability of deploying clean energy technology on Tribal Lands (Area of Interest 2); or (3) Conduct clean energy project design and development activities for deployment on Tribal Buildings or Tribal Lands (Area of Interest 3). A 10% recipient cost share of the total allowable project costs is anticipated to be required under the planned FOA. However, the DOE Office of Indian Energy may provide an opportunity for eligible Applicants to request a cost share reduction from 10% to 0% based on poverty rate and median household income of the tribal community relative to the statewide median household income. The DOE Office of Indian Energy envisions awarding multiple financial assistance awards in the form of grants. The estimated period of performance for each award will be approximately two (2) years to three (3) years. Under the planned FOA, DOE Office of Indian Energy anticipates making approximately $25 million available with awards that range from $100,000 to $2,500,000 depending on the Area of Interest. The DOE Office of Indian Energy plans to issue the FOA late Spring 2024. If Applicants wish to be notified when the FOA is issued, they should subscribe to the DOE Office of Indian Energy email newsletter list on its website homepage (https://energy.gov/indianenergy). When the FOA is released, applications will be accepted only through IE-Exchange (https://ie-exchange.energy.gov). NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE. See the attached NOI for more details and the registrations needed prior to submitting an application. This is a NOI only. DOE may issue a FOA as described herein, may issue a FOA that is significantly different than the FOA described herein, or DOE may not issue a FOA at all.
