Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001847
The ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT ON TRIBAL LANDS - 2018 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001847) is a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), administered through the DOE Office of Indian Energy with the Golden Field Office listed as the issuing agency office. The program is designed to support practical, on-the-ground energy infrastructure projects on Tribal Lands, with an emphasis on reducing or stabilizing energy costs while improving energy security and resilience for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages. A key feature of this FOA is that it is fuel and technology neutral, meaning DOE is not limiting proposals to a specific generation type or fuel source; instead, it is looking for projects that meet tribal energy needs and deliver measurable benefits.
Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments as well as Native American tribal organizations (including entities such as Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations) and Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations. The FOA also allows an authorized Tribal Organization or Inter-Tribal Organization to apply on behalf of an Indian Tribe or multiple tribes, as long as the application includes evidence that the organization has the authority to do so. While the brief notice highlights these categories, the full FOA contains the detailed definitions, documentation expectations, and any additional eligibility conditions applicants must meet.
DOE organized the funding around three topic areas so applicants can align proposals with the scale and purpose of the project. Topic Area 1 focuses on tribal buildings and supports installation of energy efficiency measures and/or energy generating systems serving one or more tribal buildings. This can include deep energy retrofits, deployment of building-serving generation, or a combined approach where efficiency upgrades reduce load and a generating system supplies part or all of the remaining demand. Projects under this topic may be grid-connected and/or designed to provide power directly to individual or multiple tribal buildings. Topic Area 2 targets broader community needs by supporting community-scale energy generating systems on tribal lands that supply electricity and/or heating and cooling to many buildings or potentially an entire tribal community; these projects are intended solely for grid-connected energy generating systems. Topic Area 3 addresses emergency preparedness and resilience by supporting energy systems capable of autonomous operation, either by operating independently of the traditional centralized grid or by being normally grid-connected but able to disconnect and continue powering essential loads during outages. Under Topic Area 3, projects can be sized to back up a single essential load, multiple essential loads, or a substantial portion of essential community loads depending on the resilience goal.
The FOA anticipates cost-shared projects, meaning applicants are expected to contribute a portion of project costs consistent with the cost-share requirements described in the full announcement. DOE stated an intent for approximately 50 cost-shared projects in total outcomes, while projecting it would make approximately 6 to 15 awards under this specific FOA round. The estimated federal funding available was projected to fall between about $5.5 million and $11.5 million, contingent on Congressional appropriations, and DOE noted it could choose to fund projects in one, multiple, or none of the topic areas depending on application quality and available funds. The award ceiling listed is $1,000,000, indicating individual awards were not expected to exceed that amount.
For timing and submission logistics, the FOA was created on February 16, 2018, and applications were due April 19, 2018 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time. Applications had to be submitted electronically through the EERE eXCHANGE system (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov), and applicants were required to register and create an account in that system before submitting. DOE emphasized that eXCHANGE enforces hard deadlines: the system disables the APPLY and SUBMIT buttons at the deadline, so late submissions are effectively prevented by design. Applicants experiencing technical submission problems before the deadline were directed to contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk at EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov, while questions about the FOA content and other process questions were routed according to instructions in the full FOA posting.
DOE also offered an informational webinar on February 27, 2018 at 3:00 pm Eastern to walk potential applicants through the opportunity, including eligibility, required application components, cost share and other requirements, the question process, and how applications would be reviewed and selected. DOE indicated the session would be recorded and posted for later viewing for those unable to attend live, providing an additional resource for tribes and tribal entities preparing proposals.Apply for DE FOA 0001847
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT ON TRIBAL LANDS - 2018" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 16, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2018 Submission Deadline for Applications April 19, 2018 at 500 pm Eastern Time. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
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