Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), through its EPA Solar for All award, invites applications from federally recognized Tribes and ANCSA regional nonprofit Tribal organizations with service areas on the Alaska Railbelt grid to apply for funding to plan, design, and construct community-owned solar energy facilities. These projects must benefit low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC) Alaska Native and American Indian households.
The program aims to:
– Reduce household energy burdens
– Advance tribal energy sovereignty
– Foster clean energy workforce development
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Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), through its EPA Solar for All award, invites applications from federally recognized Tribes and ANCSA regional nonprofit Tribal organizations with service areas on the Alaska Railbelt grid to apply for funding to plan, design, and construct community-owned solar energy facilities. These projects must benefit low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC) Alaska Native and American Indian households.
The program aims to:
– Reduce household energy burdens
– Advance tribal energy sovereignty
– Foster clean energy workforce development
Eligible applicants must:
– Be a federally recognized Tribe or ANCSA regional nonprofit
– Have a service area connected to the Railbelt grid (served by GVEA, MEA, CEA, or HEA)
– Demonstrate organizational capacity or commit to partner with an experienced entity
– Provide 20% minimum household energy savings to enrolled LIDAC AN/AI participants
Applicants must submit:
1. Standard Form SF-424
2. Application Narrative covering:
– Executive summary
– Project purpose and community served
– Scope of work and schedule (tasks, deliverables, milestones)
– Organization background, key personnel
– Utility coordination evidence
– Community benefit plan (LIDAC enrollment, savings methodology)
– Operations and maintenance plan
– Budget narrative and justification
3. Budget Tables:
– Budget by cost category
– Budget by task
– Funding summary (requested, leveraged, and gap funding)
4. Pre-Award Risk Assessment Questionnaire
5. Appendix (optional, up to 5 pages): maps, photos, resumes, utility agreements, letters of support
– Site acquisition (lease or ownership)
– Engineering, design, and permitting
– Utility interconnection studies and agreements
– Construction of solar PV arrays (1-4 MW)
– Project management, member enrollment, administrative support
– Project Readiness: 25 points
– Community Benefit Design: 20 points
– Technical Capacity & Experience: 15 points
– LIDAC Community: 10 points
– Scope of Work and Schedule: 15 points
– Budget and Resources: 10 points
– Workforce Development Plan: 10 points
– Bonus: Financial Leverage & Match: +15 points
Submission Format: PDF only
Email to: jason.paskvan@tananachiefs.org
Subject line: [Tribe Name] – Solar for All Application
File Naming: [TribeName_SFA2025.pdf]
– NOFO Release: ***
– Application Deadline: ***
– Application Review & Scoring: ***
– Notification of Award: ***
– Award Negotiation & Execution: ***
– Project Start: ***
Applicants must:
– Comply with 2 CFR 200 cost principles
– Be subject to Single Audit if expending >$750,000/year in federal funds
Jason Paskvan
Project Manager, Tanana Chiefs Conference
Email: jason.paskvan@tananachiefs.org
Phone: 907-452-8251 ext. 2062
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
LIDAC: Low-Income Disadvantaged Community
TCC: Tanana Chiefs Conference
SFA: Solar for All
SF-424: Standard Form 424: Application for Assistance
UEI: Unique Entity Identifier
SAM: System for Award Management
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations