Assistance program
Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands
$30.7 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Direct Payments for Specified Use;Provision of Specialized Services;Dissemination of Technical Information
- CFDA number
- 15.038
- What it does
- The objectives of the Energy and Mineral Development Program are to: (1) provide funds to Tribes to perform technical evaluations of the energy (both renewable and conventional) and mineral resource potential of Indian reservations; (2) provide Tribes with geological, geophysical and engineering reports, maps, and other data concerning their energy and mineral resources; (3) provide Tribes technical assistance on using and interpreting assessment information so that Tribes can understand and plan for the potential development of these resources; and (4) provide Tribes with an outreach vehicle to promote their lands and resources to potential partners if they so desire. Those projects that fell into economic development categories will be considered for funding through the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development.
- Who benefits
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and their members, Native American Organizations, and/or individual American Indian mineral property owners.
- Who applies
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Individual American Indian mineral owners.
- Authorized by
- Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 450; Snyder Act of 1921, Public Law 67-85, 42 Stat. 208, 25 U.S.C. 13; Indian Minerals Development Act, Public Law 97-382, 98 Stat. 1938, 25 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.; Umatilla Basin Projec…
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act (ITEDSDA) of 2005, as amended U.S.C. § 3501-3507
- Indian Minerals Development Act of 1982 U.S.C. § 2101 through 2108
- Program site
- https://www.bia.gov/service/grants/emdp ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
How the money flows
Committed dollars by how this program's money is paid out.
Direct payments
$342.0K
1%
Grants
$30.3M
99%
Top recipients
By dollars committed.
How to read these numbers
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Direct payments