Energy and Mineral Development Program 2025
This grant offers federally recognized tribes funding for technical assistance to identify, evaluate, or assess energy and mineral resources and related projects.
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Funder: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Due Dates: August 13, 2025 (11:59 PM EST)
Funding Amounts: $10,000–$2,500,000 per award | Estimated total program funding: $8,500,000 | Project period: 1 year
Summary: Supports Federally recognized Tribes and Tribal Energy Development Organizations in technical assistance projects to identify, evaluate, or assess energy or mineral resources on Indian land.
Key Information: No cost sharing or matching required; Tribal resolution required with application.
Description
The Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP) provides technical assistance funding to Federally recognized Tribes and Tribal Energy Development Organizations (TEDOs) for projects on Indian lands. The program supports initiatives that identify, evaluate, or assess energy and mineral resources to advance Tribal self-governance, economic development, and resource sovereignty. Eligible projects include resource inventories, feasibility studies, market analyses, and other pre-development activities necessary for the sustainable use and development of energy and mineral resources such as biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, oil, gas, sand, gravel, coal, and minerals.
