Hopi Tribe loses federal funding for solar project after program termination

October 8, 2025

The Hopi Tribe in Arizona lost $25 million in federal funding to connect 600 homes to electricity after the Trump administration ended the Solar for All program, according to NPR. The Environmental Protection Agency terminated the program in August, following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which eliminated tax credits for large-scale renewable energy projects.

Hopi Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma said the tribe will now have to choose which families receive power through limited funding from the Tribal Electrification Program. The Hopi plan to join other tribes in suing the Trump administration to reinstate the Solar for All grants, which had been approved under the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.

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