The Tribal Electric Boats Program (TEBP), funded by the Climate Commitment Act, is awarding $4,750,000 to tribes to support the electrification and hybridization of marine propulsion power for tribal fishing vessels, including boats for research and patrol activities. Grants include marine charging equipment needed to power the boats.
This program upholds tribal sovereignty, advances tribal goals for air quality improvement and climate change resilience, and supports decarbonization of marine vessels for federally recognized tribal governments and tribal enterprises.
The online application is preferred, but electronic responses may also be submitted through email to the RFA coordinator.
- Apply now
- RFA documents available on Box:
- Full RFA document
- Grant instructions
- Exhibits A, B, and C in Word and PDF formats
- Certifications and assurances
- Application questions
- Budget template
- Pre-application conference PowerPoint slide deck
- Questions and answers – August 2025
RFA 2025 timeline
- July 7 – Application window opened.
- July 7-August 20 – Question and answer period.
- July 16, 10 a.m. – Pre-application conference.
- October 23, 5 p.m. – Applications due.
- October 27-November 10 – Application evaluation period (may be subject to change).
- November 18 – Apparent successful applicants announced and notification sent via email will be sent unsuccessful applicants.
- November 18-December 3 – Debriefing conferences.
- November-December – Contract negotiations.
- December 5 – Earliest date contracts may be signed.
Resources
- Contact Caitlin Roberts to request a copy of the current vendor resource list.
- Submit a vendor information form (Microsoft Forms).
- Contact Alden Andy to request a tribal consultation with Commerce Office of Tribal Relations.
For vendors
- Vendors are not eligible to apply as main applicants but may partner with tribes as a subcontractor.
- To facilitate vendor selection, Commerce is sharing a vendor resource list with interested applicants.
- To add vendor information to the list, submit a vendor information form. Completing the form does not guarantee contact with applicants, nor does it guarantee a subcontract.
We’ll add responses to the vendor resource list as we receive them and share the updated list with interested applicants.