Closed · DE-FOA-0003548 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Unleashing Tribal Energy Development
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $250K-$7.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 24, 2026
- Close date
- 40
- Expected awards
The verdict
Unleashing Tribal Energy Development is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $250,000 -- $7,500,000 across 40 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $250K-$7.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 40
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Unleashing Tribal Energy Development - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003548 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.087, posted by Golden Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 25, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $7,500,000. The agency has projected $50.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 40 awards. If the agency funds the expected 40 awards from the $50.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.3 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 24, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$250,000 -- $7,500,000
Close Date
July 24, 2026
Posted
March 25, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$50,000,000
Expected Awards
40
Instrument
Grant
Description
DE-FOA-0003548: Unleashing Tribal Energy Development Under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs is soliciting applications to advance affordable, reliable, and secure energy development of Tribal energy resources for the benefit of Tribes and their members. Projects funded under this NOFO are expected to advance Tribal sovereignty through Tribal energy development, efficiency, and use. Projects under Topic Area 1 are expected to serve the electric loads and support the energy needs of Tribes at the scale of a Tribal community or communities. These projects entail the construction of energy assets and projects. Projects under Topic Area 2 are expected to complete all pre-development activities necessary for the deployment of community scale energy projects. Projects under Topic Area 3 are expected to complete necessary pre-development activities for large scale commercial development of Tribal energy resources which lead to enhancement and strengthening of Tribal energy and economic infrastructure. DOE expects to make approximately $50 million of federal funding available for new awards under this NOFO. DOE may issue awards in one, multiple, or none of the Topic Areas. Please see full notification of funding opportunity at: https://ie-exchange.energy.gov
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 07, 11. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Daniel Kaim 240-981-0901 daniel.kaim@hq.doe.gov
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