To support Tribal investment in energy-related projects by providing direct loans or partial loan guarantees to federally recognized Tribes, including Alaska Native villages or regional or village corporations, or a Tribal Energy Development Organization that is wholly or substantially owned by a federally recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Corporation. The Inflation Reduction Act increased the total loan authority from $2 billion to $20 billion and provides $75 million to carry out the program.

DOE can support a broad range of projects and activities for the development of energy resources, products, and services that utilize commercial technology (innovative technology is permitted but not required). The following non-exclusive list of potential types of Eligible Projects is provided for illustrative purposes only:

• Electricity generation, transmission and/or distribution facilities, utilizing renewable or conventional energy sources
• Energy storage facilities, whether or not integrated with any of the above
• Energy resource extraction, refining or processing facilities
• Energy transportation facilities, including pipelines
• District heating and cooling facilities
• Cogeneration facilities
• Distributed energy project portfolios, including portfolios of smaller distributed generation and storage facilities employed pursuant to a unified business plan

Please read the solicitation for more information about eligible projects.