The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for its Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) Program which provides grant funding for sustainable energy strategies that mitigate climate change, reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fuels, develop and utilize domestic energy sources, and improve the performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency in the territories.
Donor Name: Office of Insular Affairs (OIA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,500,000
Details:
All proposals must be directly and explicitly tied to updated and in-use strategic energy plans, energy action plans, or integrated resource plans. The Office of Insular Affairs will use the following criteria in evaluating proposals:
- whether the proposal is identified and supported in the strategic energy plan, energy action plan, or integrated resource plan;
- the projected energy cost savings.
Multiple project proposals may be submitted. Satisfactory Energizing Insular Communities funding proposals will:
- provide a title, detailed narrative description, and budget for each proposed project;
- provide a complete timeline that demonstrates the project can be accomplished within 36 months (inclusive of required NEPA compliance);
- provide a copy of the territory’s current energy plan, and describe the connection to the plan, impact on foreign fuel imports, and to the extent practicable, electricity costs;
- include the applicable SF-424 grant application forms; and
- include a project abstract.
EIC grant funds are not intended to supplant local funding for routine operating expenses of an insular government or organization. EIC grant funds are not intended to fund the salaries of local, existing employees though they may be utilized to provide temporary, short-term expertise from contractors or consultants to help carry out the project if approved in the proposed budget.
Eligible technologies for energy supply and energy efficiency projects should incorporate commercially available technology. This may include energy from solar, wind, geothermal, geothermal heat pumps, waste to energy, and biogas. Energy storage, transportation and grid feasibility studies are also eligible.
Funding Information
Estimated Total Funding: $15,500,000
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are local government entities, utilities, semi-autonomous agencies, and educational institutions located in the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
