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WASHINGTON — A $20 billion federal investment in clean energy projects could unlock up to $250 billion in total funding for disadvantaged communities, including tribal nations, Sen. Edward J. Markey told Native CDFI leaders at their annual policy summit Thursday.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that it would dedicate up to $15 million in tribal-specific funding as part of a broader $100 million habitat restoration and coastal resilience grant program.
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Tribes face steep — and expensive — hurdles before breaking ground on renewable energy projects. Feasibility studies, grid connectivity surveys, environmental reviews, and other predevelopment costs can stall projects before they begin.
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A five-day power outage last winter on Indian Island — a part of the Penobscot Nation reservation in northern Maine — spurred the tribe to accelerate its microgrid development plans.
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With over 50 microgrid projects across the country, Colusa Indian Energy isn’t thinking small. The tribal enterprise, owned by the Cachil DeHe band of Wintun Indians, is setting its sights on utility-scale energy development.
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Federal funding that has powered unprecedented broadband and clean energy development across Indian Country faces an uncertain future following Donald Trump’s election victory this week.
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Sometimes the biggest barrier to renewable energy isn’t financing or building the project — it’s getting the power where it needs to go.
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The Department of the Interior is delivering nearly $82 million in federal funding to ensure clean drinking water for tribal communities in the western United States.
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Six Indigenous-led projects have been awarded grant funding through the Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) that will help advance Native-directed land stewardship and environmental protection.
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Could renewable energy development help alleviate poverty on reservations?