The U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $7.5 million to drive adoption of regional clean energy technologies that are critical for climate protection.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Energy
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/18/2022
Grant Size: $500,000 and $4,000,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
This FOA supports multiple avenues for localities to improve their energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and bolster their local workforce through research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) projects for renewable-fueled energy systems and technical assistance to support manufacturers in adopting innovative, smart technologies to help better manage their energy use.
Under this FOA, DOE will provide up to $7.5 million to support activities that drive innovation, deployment, and technical assistance activities for clean energy technologies that are critical for climate protection under two topics:
- Topic Area 1: Advanced Technology Demonstration in a Renewably Supplied District Energy System
- Topic Area 2: Regional Initiative to Integrate Smart Manufacturing and Energy Management Systems
Funding Information
- EERE expects to make a total of approximately $7,500,000 of federal funding available for new awards under this FOA, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. EERE anticipates making approximately 2 to 3 awards under this FOA. EERE may issue one, multiple, or no awards. Individual awards may vary between $500,000 and $4,000,000.
- EERE anticipates making awards that will run from 12 months up to 36 months in length, comprised of one or more budget periods.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals
- U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient or subrecipient.
- Domestic Entities
- For-profit entities, educational institutions, and nonprofits that are incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a particular state or territory of the United States and have a physical location for business operations in the United States are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient or subrecipient. Nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995 are not eligible to apply for funding.
- State, local, and tribal government entities are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient or subrecipient.
- DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are eligible to apply for funding as a subrecipient, but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient.
- Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are eligible to apply for funding as a subrecipient, but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient.
- Federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE) are eligible to apply for funding as a subrecipient, but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
