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.

Eligible Uses: 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; and distributed energy project portfolios, including portfolios of smaller distributed generation and storage facilities employed pursuant to a unified business plan.