The Great Lakes Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center, funded in April 2023 by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, has announced the suspension of its services due to the unilateral termination of its EPA cooperative agreement, effective February 21, 2025. This termination impacts hundreds of communities and organizations with active requests for technical assistance.

Ohio State Extension grant team developed new video tools to assist grant writers.

The Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (TCGM) opened all grant competitions this month: Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3.

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) at the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a funding opportunity for the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program. A number of grant resources have been developed to assist applicants. 

The Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy has published a new funding opportunity to continue to advance the clean energy transition on Tribal lands.

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) at the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a funding opportunity for the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program. 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  has opened two new competitions to address solid waste under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program (SWIFR): one for Political Subdivisions/Communities and one for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia.

Congratulations to the Lower Sioux Indian Community, C̣aƞṡayapi, who was selected as an awardee of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) under the Tribal and territories competition!

Today MTERA members include 26 Midwest Tribes and it offers services to all 35 Tribes in the region. MTERA seeks to alleviate the burden of planning, funding, and implementing energy projects for individual Tribes by providing free technical assistance through support to Tribes wherever they are in their energy journey. 

The EPA has announced 25 selected CPRG applications to receive over $4.3 billion in grants and will announce the results of a separate competition for Tribes and territories later this summer. Five Tribes partnered closely with the Great Lakes TCTAC to complete their applications.