The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Research and Development is requesting proposals for the Energy Program.
Donor Name: County of Hawaiʻi Department of Research and Development
State: Hawaii
County: Hawaii County (HI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Eligible proposals for Impact Grant Awards under the Energy Program may address the following program objectives:
- Seek sources and uses of energy that reduce the practice of importation (POI) of fossil fuel.
- Identify and implement energy efficiency projects to reduce energy expenses.
- Plan and implement renewable energy projects for the County of Hawaiʻi with significant return on investment.
- Expand the use of alternative fuel vehicles, including within the County fleet.
- Advance innovative, low-cost efficient transportation systems like transportation networks, autonomous vehicles, and car sharing.
- Address the disproportionate health, environmental, economic, and climate impacts on disadvantaged communities.
- Collaborate with agencies, industry and the community to implement a demonstration project that has the potential to reduce the cost of living for Hawai’I Island residents.
- Advance community knowledge and awareness of the scale of Hawaiʻi Island’s reliance on fossil fuels, and the impacts of fossil fuel dependency in local communities. Community education will include positive steps that average residents can easily implement.
- Advance community knowledge and awareness of existing renewable resource infrastructure on Hawaiʻi Island, and/or the economic and environmental benefits of a circular energy economy with an analysis of the process needed to achieve a circular energy economy.
Funding Information
A total of $70,000.00 is available to award grants in the range of $3,000.00 to $60,000.00.
Grant Period
12 months.
Eligible Expenses
The following list includes examples of some common expenses allowed under this RFP:
- Advertising and public relations.
- Electronic media.
- Equipment, purchase or rental.
- Facility rental.
- Postage.
- Printing, posters, signage, brochures, collateral materials.
- Products.
- Salary and wages (at prevailing rates). While salary and wages are eligible uses of grant funds, personal costs should ideally not be the primary use of grant funds. To demonstrate financial sustainability potential, projects shall not rely on County funds for critical ongoing operating expenses.
- Security.
- Shipping.
- Some consultant services.
- Supplies and materials.
- Travel.
- Website development or enhancement.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for an award through this RFP, the proposer shall:
- Be an educational institution, state of county agency, a not-for-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Hawaiʻi, or a non-profit organization exempt from the federal income tax by the Internal Revenue Service. In the case of a non-profit organization, members of its governing board shall have served without compensation and have no material conflict of interest.
- Be licensed and accredited, in accordance with the applicable statutes, codes, or ordinances of the federal, state, and county governments.
- Have bylaws or policies that describe the manner in which business is conducted including management, fiscal policies and procedures, and policies on nepotism and the management of potential conflicts of interest.
- Have at least one (1) year of experience with the project or in the program area being proposed. The Director may grant an exception from this requirement, if, in the Director’s sole discretion, the entity can show it has the equivalent level of expertise and experience, which may include proof of project management capabilities and understanding of the program area for which the entity is applying.
- Have staff or authorized representatives adequately trained to administer and conduct the service described.
- Meet all the requirements set forth in this RFP.
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