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Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

15.038

Program objective

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.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No Information Available.

  2. 2017

    No Information Available.

  3. 2018

    No Information Available.

  4. 2020

    Indian Affairs fulfilled program objectives by issuing five grants in FY2020

  5. 2021

    Indian Affairs issued 2 new awards and modifications to existing awards to 2 recipients.

  6. 2024

    This award funded 58 programs for the exploration, identification, and analysis of sand, gravel, and hard rock resources; studies for developing wind and solar resource, geotechnical, solar generation facility or solar storage microgrid, mineral exploration, developing a tribal utility organization, to conduct a study into the feasibility of developing solar photovoltaic energy and combined heat and power, to investigate the feasibility of developing hydropower upon its tribal land.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

25 CFR, Part 900 and Subchapter I - Energy and Minerals.

  1. 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 Project Act, Public Law 101-557, 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Natural Resources

Eligible beneficiaries

  • American Indian
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Native American Organizations

Additional resources