The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) has up to $225 million to grant to Tribal governments and Alaska Native entities for Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates. This program will provide up to $14,000 per eligible household for energy efficiency and electrification home upgrades.
DOE has issued new and revised resources for Tribes to apply for their Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates funding. This program will provide up to $14,000 per eligible household for energy efficiency and electrification home upgrades to be administered by Tribal entities.
Tribal Budget Justification Workbooks: Tribes will use this workbook to describe how they plan to budget their program funds across the applicable number of funding tranches. Tribes should use the workbook that corresponds with their expected award size based on the tranche approach outlined in the Administrative and Legal Requirements:
One Tranche: $500,000 or less to receive 100% of funds in tranche
Two Tranches: $500,000 - $3 million
Three Tranches: $3 million or more.
Getting Started on the Tribal Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Application: This resource identifies tasks and resources for Tribes when applying for their funding.
View the full list of application resources for Tribes, and refer to DOE’s Program Design and Implementation page for additional resources.