Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR LC 18 N009
The "Notice of Intent to Award to Navajo Nation" (Funding Opportunity Number BOR LC 18 N009) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.519. It is designed specifically for a federally recognized Native American tribal government, with the Navajo Nation identified as the recipient. The opportunity was created on August 24, 2018, with an original closing date of September 8, 2018. The anticipated award structure is straightforward: one expected award with a funding ceiling of $400,000.
The core purpose of the award is to provide technical assistance that helps the Navajo Nation accelerate completion of its Clean Energy Strategic Plan. The plan is intended to be developed in cooperation with DOI and the Bureau of Reclamation, reflecting the broader federal role in supporting energy transition planning, infrastructure considerations, and associated community and economic impacts in the region. Because this is a cooperative agreement, the federal government is expected to have substantial involvement in the work, rather than simply issuing funds with minimal engagement.
The opportunity is closely tied to the long-running policy and operational issues surrounding the Navajo Generating Station (NGS). A Joint Federal Agency Working Group (JFAWG), made up of DOI, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency, issued a joint statement on January 4, 2013 that framed the federal approach to NGS-related decisions. That statement emphasized aligning energy infrastructure investments by federal and private owners with long-term regional goals: clean, affordable, and reliable power; affordable and sustainable water supplies; and sustainable economic development. It also explicitly highlighted the need to reduce harmful impacts on communities that had historically received significant benefits from NGS, including tribal nations.
The grant narrative reflects a major turning point that occurred in February 2017, when the NGS owners and participants decided not to continue plant operations beyond 2019, consistent with scenarios contemplated under the 1969 NGS lease. In response, the Navajo Nation and the Salt River Project began negotiating a new lease package to keep operations going through December 2019. That arrangement is described as the "Extension Lease." Alongside these negotiations, DOI initiated a stakeholder process aimed at examining potential operational pathways and evaluating economic impacts, signaling that the federal government viewed the transition as not only an energy issue but also a broader regional economic and infrastructure issue.
Two provisions of the Extension Lease are especially important because they connect directly to what this cooperative agreement is meant to support in the strategic planning effort. First, the Navajo Nation secures access to NGS transmission lines along with 500 MW of rights to access the energy market, a detail that matters for future power development, market participation, and potential replacement generation strategies. Second, the Navajo Nation gains ownership of the NGS water pumping station on Lake Powell, which is positioned as an asset for regional water development. Together, these provisions suggest the Clean Energy Strategic Plan is expected to address not only clean energy pathways, but also practical questions about grid access, transmission value, market participation, and water-related infrastructure that influences long-term economic development.
In short, this funding supports the Navajo Nation in rapidly completing a clean energy strategy at a moment when NGS was approaching the end of its operational life. The intent is to help the tribe and federal partners move from legacy coal-based infrastructure toward cleaner energy and more sustainable economic outcomes, while using key negotiated assets, such as transmission access and the Lake Powell pumping station, to support a viable and locally beneficial transition.Apply for BOR LC 18 N009
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Award to Navajo Nation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.519.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 24, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 08, 2018. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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