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Background and Context The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing, on behalf of the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, also more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Under Section 41007(c)(1), the BIL provides funding to carry out research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities relating to solar energy technologies, which includes conducting workforce development activities.
The activities to be funded under this FOA support the broader government-wide approach to addressing the climate crisis and maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition as the nation works to curb the climate crisis, empower workers, and advance environmental justice.
Program Purpose This FOA supports the administration goals laid out above by supporting the development of workforce programs and partnerships that will facilitate the continued deployment of solar energy technologies, while supporting an inclusive workforce with opportunities for career advancement, including through union membership.
As part of the whole-of-government approach to advance equity and encourage worker organizing and collective bargaining, this FOA and any related activities will seek to encourage meaningful engagement and participation of labor unions and underserved communities and underrepresented groups, including consultation with Tribal Nations.
Areas of Interest SETO will consider and evaluate a variety of multi-stakeholder high-road training partnership proposals under this FOA.
Projects should primarily relate to PV solar deployment and associated careers including in installation, system design, operations and maintenance (O&M), electrical work, project management, sales, and business operations.
Proposals focused on manufacturing for solar PV modules and other equipment will be considered, but is not expected to be the primary area of focus for the funding program.
Proposals related to CSP or other solar-thermal heating systems will not be considered.
Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, also more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Under Section 41007(c)(1), the BIL provides funding to carry out research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities relating to solar energy technologies, which includes conducting workforce development activities.
The activities to be funded under this FOA support the broader government-wide approach to addressing the climate crisis and maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition as the nation works to curb the climate crisis, empower workers, and advance environmental justice.
Program Purpose This FOA supports the administration goals laid out above by supporting the development of workforce programs and partnerships that will facilitate the continued deployment of solar energy technologies, while supporting an inclusive workforce with opportunities for career advancement, including through union membership.
As part of the whole-of-government approach to advance equity and encourage worker organizing and collective bargaining, this FOA and any related activities will seek to encourage meaningful engagement and participation of labor unions and underserved communities and underrepresented groups, including consultation with Tribal Nations.
Areas of Interest SETO will consider and evaluate a variety of multi-stakeholder high-road training partnership proposals under this FOA.
Projects should primarily relate to PV solar deployment and associated careers including in installation, system design, operations and maintenance (O&M), electrical work, project management, sales, and business operations.
Proposals focused on manufacturing for solar PV modules and other equipment will be considered, but is not expected to be the primary area of focus for the funding program.
Proposals related to CSP or other solar-thermal heating systems will not be considered.
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Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants The following organizations are eligible to apply: Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education For- Profit Organizations Small Businesses For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses) Higher Education Institutions Public/State Controlled Institutions of higher Education Private Institutions of Higher Education Other • Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments • Faith-based or Community-based Organizations • Regional Organizations • Foreign Organizations: a Foreign Organization is a public or private organization, whether non-profit or for-profit, located in a country other than the United States (U.S.) and its territories that is subject to the laws of the country in which it is located, irrespective of the citizenship of project staff or place of performance.
Bona Fide Agents: a Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application.
If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required.
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• Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs): FFRDCs are operated, managed, and/or administered by a university or consortium of universities, other not-for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an industrial firm, as an autonomous organization or as an identifiable separate operating unit of a parent organization.
A FFRDC meets some special long-term research or development need which cannot be met as effectively by an agency’s existing in-house or contractor resources.
FFRDC's enable agencies to use private sector resources to accomplish tasks that are integral to the mission and operation of the sponsoring agency.
For more information on FFRDCs, go to http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=512ff78311f427c00454772dcf21523a&rgn=div8&view=text&node=48:1.0.1.6.34.0.1.18&idno=48.
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Foreign Organizations Foreign Organizations are eligible to apply.
Foreign components of U. S. Organizations are eligible to apply.
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Date Posted:
2022-07-27
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Archive Date:
2023-01-05
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