Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP)
At a glance
Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was May 24, 2024. Individual awards are listed as $10K – $1.5M. Applicant types listed as eligible include federally recognized tribal governments. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.148 (Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Feb 22, 2024Posted
- May 24, 2024Application deadline
- Posted
- Feb 22, 2024
- Close date
- May 24, 2024
- Award floor
- $10,000
- Award ceiling
- $1,500,000
- Est. total funding
- Not specified
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Federally recognized tribal governments
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
DEMD administers the EMDP grant. This solicitation seeks proposals for projects that conduct resource inventories and assessments, feasibility studies, or other pre-development studies necessary to process, use and develop energy and mineral resources. These resources and their uses include, but are not limited to, biomass (woody and waste) for heat or electricity; transportation fuels; hydroelectric, solar, or wind generation; geothermal heating or electricity production; district heating; other forms of distributed energy generation; oil, natural gas, and helium; sand and gravel, coal, precious minerals, and base minerals (lead, copper, zinc, etc.).EMDP projects may include, but are not limited to:Initial resource exploration;Defining potential targets for development;Performing a market analysis to establish production/demand for a commodity;Performing economic evaluation and analysis of the resource;Baseline studies related to energy and mineral projects; andOther pre-development studies or work necessary to promote the use and development of energy and mineral resources.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 15.148
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Jo.Metcalfe@bia.gov
7033906410
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP)”?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Federally recognized tribal governments. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP)”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $10k – $1.5m.
How do I apply for “Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP)”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BIA-EMDP-2024-01), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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