Opportunity Information: Apply for BIA FA EMDP 0008
The Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), specifically the Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD) within the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED). Its purpose is to fund projects that help federally recognized Indian tribes and eligible Tribal Resource Development Organizations better understand, evaluate, and move forward with energy and mineral resource opportunities on Indian lands. The central idea is to support tribes in doing the early, technical work that is usually required before a project can responsibly move into development, financing, or construction.
EMDP funding is aimed at pre-construction and planning-stage activities that build a clear foundation for decision-making. Competitive proposals generally focus on items like resource inventories and assessments (figuring out what resources exist and where), feasibility studies (determining whether development makes practical and financial sense), and other technical or economic analyses that help advance the processing, use, or development of energy and mineral resources. The program is designed to help tribes expand their internal knowledge and capacity around these resources, with an emphasis on reaching a point where real economic benefits can be achieved in a way that is both economically efficient and environmentally sound.
This opportunity is funded through discretionary, non-recurring appropriations from Congress, meaning the program is funded year by year and the available dollars can vary by funding cycle. Because DEMD historically receives more proposals than it can fund, awards are made competitively using established ranking procedures and well-defined evaluation criteria. In practice, this means only the highest-ranked applications are selected, and proposal quality, clarity, and demonstrated merit matter a lot. DEMD also notes that it supports a wide range of project types and tries to encourage diversity across geographic regions and tribal representation when making awards, while still basing decisions on proposal rankings.
Key details from the listing include the funding opportunity title "Energy and Mineral Development Program" with opportunity number BIA FA EMDP 0008. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses the grant funding instrument. The activity category is energy, and the CFDA number is 15.038. Eligible applicants are federally recognized Native American tribal governments (and, per the description, Tribal Resource Development Organizations tied to Indian lands). The agency is the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The original closing date shown is 2019-03-15, the award ceiling is $2,500,000, and the opportunity anticipated around 35 awards.
A critical application instruction in the announcement is that applicants must retrieve and follow the full announcement package located in the "Related Documents" tab. That package contains the specific requirements on how to apply, what to submit, and how proposals will be reviewed. In other words, the public listing gives the overview and intent, but the detailed rules, forms, and submission instructions that determine eligibility and compliance are in the full announcement materials.Apply for BIA FA EMDP 0008
- The Bureau of Indian Affairs in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Energy and Mineral Development Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.038.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-10-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-03-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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