ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Oneida Nation Reservation is investing a grant in green energy.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $648,339 in American Rescue Plan funds to support sustainable energy on the reservation.
The money will help develop a strategic energy transition plan and explore the potential for a utility-scale solar facility and electric vehicle for tribal operations.
“Tribal communities were disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic,” said Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo. “This EDA investment in the Oneida Nation will support its efforts to transition to renewable energy to not only build economic resiliency on the reservation, but also diversify its economy and create energy sector-related jobs.”
This initiative is funded under EDA’s American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program, which allocates $100 million in American Rescue Plan funding specifically to support the needs of Tribal Governments and Indigenous communities.
