https://www.bia.gov/service/electrification/faq
IRA S 80003 requires that electricity is to be provided "to unelectrified Tribal homes through zero-emissions energy systems" and for "transitioning electrified Tribal homes to zero-emissions" The grant process aims to balance this zero-emissions requirement with the need to connect unelectrified homes to existing power grids
https://www.bia.gov/news/biden-harris-administration-announces-72-million-presidents-investing-america-agenda-electrify
WASHINGTON — Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced $72 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities electrify homes. This investment from the Inflation Reduction Act — the largest ever investment in climate — is a critical step toward the goal of electrifying all homes in the United States with clean energy sources and advances
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-funds-launch-new-tribal-electrification
The program will provide financial and technical assistance to Tribes to connect homes to transmission and distribution that is powered by renewable energy; provide electricity to unelectrified Tribal homes through zero-emissions energy systems; transition electrified Tribal homes to zero-emissions energy systems; and support associated home
https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/ira_tribal_electrfication_approved_accepted_8-4-2023.pdf
The Department is highly focused on maximizing the benefits of the Tribal Electrification Program as the goal of electrifying as many unelectrified homes in Indian Country is critical.
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-71-million-through-presidents-investing-america
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $71 million in funding through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities electrify their homes. This investment is a critical step toward the goal of electrifying all homes in Indian Country with clean energy sources and advances the Biden-Harris administration's work to reach a
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/EXEC-2023-000952%20-%20Tribal%20Electricity%20Access%20Reliability%20Report%20to%20Congress%20%28Final%20Draft%20-%20Clean%29-signed%20by%20S1.pdf
The estimated number of unelectrified homes within these two communities is nearly 15,000, representing nearly 48,000 Tribal residents without access to electricity.
https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/tribal-electricity-access-and-reliability-congressional-report-listening-session-2
To meet this requirement, the Office of Indian Energy Policies and Programs hosted an initial listening session on Nov. 4, 2021, to gather insights directly from Native Nations about the status of unelectrified homes and electricity reliability issues in tribal communities.
https://www.indian.senate.gov/newsroom/press-release/democratic/schatz-tribes-receive-72-million-in-federal-funding-for-home-electrification-projects/
More than 16,000 Tribal homes and 54,000 residents lack electricity, with a majority of unelectrified homes located in the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe.
https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/transcript-tribal-electricity-access-and-reliability-congressional-report-listening
And looking deeper into this, about 38 percent responded that there is between 1 to 50 homes that were unelectrified in the community, 2 percent said 50 to 100, and 8 percent said 100-plus unelectrified homes.
https://energycommunities.gov/funding-opportunity/tribal-electrification-program/
Eligible Uses: For (1) the provision of electricity to unelectrified Tribal homes through zero-emissions energy systems; (2) transitioning electrified Tribal homes to zero-emissions energy systems; and (3) associated home repairs and retrofitting necessary to install the zero-emissions energy systems.
https://www.doi.gov/ocl/tribal-energy-development
In 2022 the Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy issued a report citing that 16, 805 total Tribal homes were unelectrified with most being in the Southwest region and Alaska. Specifically, 21% of Navajo Nation homes and 35% of Hopi Indian Tribe homes are unelectrified. Access to electricity will improve the health, welfare, education
https://apnews.com/article/native-american-homes-electricity-infrastructure-energy-6ebeee0b027e5aa1d1204e0c0ddcc7b1
FILE - Jayden Long starts the generator behind his Kaibeto home on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, May 8, 2019, so that he can charge his cell phone inside the family home. The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, unveiled a new program to bring electricity to more homes in Native American communities as the Biden administration looks to funnel more money toward climate and
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/energy/14638-bia-awards-72m-to-electrify-tribal-homes
The TEP, which first announced a funding opportunity in August 2023, will provide grant awards and technical assistance to each tribe as they connect unelectrified homes. The money, allocated under 2022's Inflation Reduction Act, will also pay for repairs and retrofitting necessary to bring each home onto zero-emissions energy systems.
https://www.capradio.org/articles/2024/03/08/four-tribes-in-california-receive-federal-funds-to-boost-access-to-electricity/
The Tribe plans to use their portion of the funding to develop a small hydro-powered system that would generate 1.5 megawatts of power and connect unelectrified homes in the upper reservation with
https://www.ijpr.org/environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-03-08/yurok-three-other-tribes-in-california-receive-federal-funds-to-boost-access-to-electricity
The Tribe plans to use their portion of the funding to develop a small hydro-powered system that would generate 1.5 megawatts of power and connect unelectrified homes in the upper reservation with
https://sourcenm.com/2023/08/21/help-for-tribes-to-electrify-homes-available-through-new-grant-program/
The program will work to provide electricity to unelectrified homes located on tribal land through zero-emissions energy systems, and it will transition electrified tribal homes to zero-emission energy systems, including the associated home repairs within homes to install necessary systems for zero-emission energy.
https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/tep_round_2_grant_guidance_final_approved.pdf
The Department is highly focused on maximizing the benefits of the Tribal Electrification Program as the goal of electrifying as many unelectrified homes in Indian Country is critical.
https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-announces-68-million-from-presidents-investing-in-america-agenda-to-electrify-homes-in-ca-02-tribal-communities-with-clean-energ
This first round of funding from the Office of Indian Affairs' Tribal Electrification Program will provide financial and technical assistance to 21 Tribes to connect homes to transmission and distribution that is powered by clean energy; provide electricity to unelectrified Tribal homes through zero-emissions energy systems; transition
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