Federal Energy Funding for Rural and Remote Areas

This guide for communities looking to plan or build clean energy projects provides an overview of many federal programs that offer funding or advice to support these types of projects.

These programs provide opportunities available through various offices in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), including the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and many others. This guide also describes other opportunities available across the federal government, including opportunities available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Consult those agencies for a comprehensive list of their respective opportunities.

In addition to other issues specific to low-population areas, rural and remote communities often face high energy costs. Those same communities often lack energy access, energy reliability, and support for diversifying their local economies and reducing their reliance on traditional fossil energy resources.