DOGE lists $50,000,000 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $50,000,000 in claimed savings. Recipient: TRIBAL ENERGY CONSORTIUM. Description: INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – SOVEREIGNTY & SUSTAINABILITY: A TRIBAL-OWNED METHANE REDUCTION PROGRAM THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EMPOWER TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS ON TRIBAL OWNED AND OPERATED MARGINAL CONVENTIONAL WELLS AND AT OI. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.