Closed · DE-FOA-0003403 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLANNING FOR CLEAN ENERGY - 2025
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$350K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- December 18, 2024
- Close date
- 35
- Expected awards
The verdict
TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLANNING FOR CLEAN ENERGY - 2025 is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $100,000 -- $350,000 across 35 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- $100K-$350K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 35
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLANNING FOR… is closed (last close December 18, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Golden Field Office still indexes 839 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed December 18, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
35
Instrument
Grant
Description
Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) for planning to transition their campuses to clean energy. Eligible clean energy planning activities under this FOA, may include, but are not limited to: (1) Strategic energy planning; (2) Conducting an energy options analysis; (3) Conducting energy audits to establish baseline energy use and energy efficiency options; (4) Developing an energy organization or office; (5) Conducting climate resiliency planning; (6) Establishing energy policy, regulations, or codes to reduce energy use or promote energy development; and, (7) Obtaining skills and training related to energy use, development, or management. Applicants may propose a single eligible planning activity, multiple planning activities, or all eligible activities, provided the amount of DOE funding being requested does not exceed the maximum DOE funding per individual award specified under Section II.A.1 of the FOA. No recipient cost share is required under this FOA. DOE expects to make approximately $5 million of federal funding available for new awards under this FOA. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on Congressional appropriations. DOE anticipates making approximately 15 to 35 awards under this FOA. DOE funding per individual award under this FOA will range from no less than $100,000 to a maximum of $350,000. Further, DOE anticipates making awards with a period of performance of approximately two(2) to three (3) years. See the FOA document for a full description.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors
TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLANNING FOR… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Federally recognized tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Education · Energy (ED;EN). Inside Golden Field Office's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
TCU FOA Email TribalGrants@hq.doe.gov
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