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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. DE-FOA-0003298, CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT ON TRIBAL LANDS - 2024
The Office of Indian Energy intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0003298, CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT ON TRIBAL LANDS - 2024 This Notice is issued so that interested parties are aware of DOE’s intention to issue this FOA in the near term.
All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change.
DOE will not respond to questions concerning this Notice.
However, once the FOA has been released, DOE will provide an avenue for potential Applicants to submit questions.
Applications will be due about 90 days after the FOA is issued.
Through this planned Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE Office of Indian Energy plans to solicit applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, Intertribal Organizations, and Tribal Energy Development Organizations to:
1. Install clean energy generating system(s) and/or energy efficiency measure(s) for Tribal Building(s) (Area of Interest 1); or, 2. Deploy community-scale clean energy generating system(s) or energy storage on Tribal Lands (Area of Interest 2); or, 3. Install integrated energy system(s) for autonomous operation (independent of the traditional centralized electric power grid) to power a single or multiple essential tribal buildings during emergency situations or for tribal community resilience (Area of Interest 3); or, 4. Power unelectrified Tribal Buildings (Area of Interest Area 4).
Except for Area of Interest 4, projects proposed under this FOA are intended for Tribal Buildings that are either (1) grid-connected (which, for the purposes of the planned FOA, means the Tribal Building(s) are connected to the traditional centralized electric power grid), or (2) connected to a stand-alone (isolated) microgrid that operates autonomously from the traditional centralized electric power grid.
Area of Interest 4 is intended to deploy integrated energy system(s) or energy infrastructure to provide electricity to Tribal Buildings which otherwise would be unelectrified, where “unelectrified” means Tribal Building(s) that are (1) not connected to the traditional centralized electric power grid, and (2) not connected to a stand-alone (isolated) microgrid that operates autonomously from the traditional centralized electric power grid.
The DOE Office of Indian Energy envisions awarding multiple financial assistance awards in the form of grants.
The estimated period of performance for each award will be approximately from two (2) to four (4) years, including a 12-month mandatory verification period.
Under the planned FOA, DOE’s Office of Indian Energy anticipates making awards that range from $100,000 to $2,500,000 or from $250,000 to $5,000,000, depending on the Area of Interest.
The DOE Office of Indian Energy plans to issue the FOA spring 202 4. If Applicants wish to be notified when the FOA is issued, they should subscribe to the DOE Office of Indian Energy email newsletter list on its website homepage (https://energy.gov/indianenergy).
When the FOA is released, applications will be accepted only through IE-Exchange (https://ie-exchange.energy.gov).
NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE.
See the attached NOI for more details and the registrations needed prior to submitting an application.
This is a NOI only.
DOE may issue a FOA as described herein, may issue a FOA that is significantly different than the FOA described herein, or DOE may not issue a FOA at all.
All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change.
DOE will not respond to questions concerning this Notice.
However, once the FOA has been released, DOE will provide an avenue for potential Applicants to submit questions.
Applications will be due about 90 days after the FOA is issued.
Through this planned Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE Office of Indian Energy plans to solicit applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, Intertribal Organizations, and Tribal Energy Development Organizations to:
1. Install clean energy generating system(s) and/or energy efficiency measure(s) for Tribal Building(s) (Area of Interest 1); or, 2. Deploy community-scale clean energy generating system(s) or energy storage on Tribal Lands (Area of Interest 2); or, 3. Install integrated energy system(s) for autonomous operation (independent of the traditional centralized electric power grid) to power a single or multiple essential tribal buildings during emergency situations or for tribal community resilience (Area of Interest 3); or, 4. Power unelectrified Tribal Buildings (Area of Interest Area 4).
Except for Area of Interest 4, projects proposed under this FOA are intended for Tribal Buildings that are either (1) grid-connected (which, for the purposes of the planned FOA, means the Tribal Building(s) are connected to the traditional centralized electric power grid), or (2) connected to a stand-alone (isolated) microgrid that operates autonomously from the traditional centralized electric power grid.
Area of Interest 4 is intended to deploy integrated energy system(s) or energy infrastructure to provide electricity to Tribal Buildings which otherwise would be unelectrified, where “unelectrified” means Tribal Building(s) that are (1) not connected to the traditional centralized electric power grid, and (2) not connected to a stand-alone (isolated) microgrid that operates autonomously from the traditional centralized electric power grid.
The DOE Office of Indian Energy envisions awarding multiple financial assistance awards in the form of grants.
The estimated period of performance for each award will be approximately from two (2) to four (4) years, including a 12-month mandatory verification period.
Under the planned FOA, DOE’s Office of Indian Energy anticipates making awards that range from $100,000 to $2,500,000 or from $250,000 to $5,000,000, depending on the Area of Interest.
The DOE Office of Indian Energy plans to issue the FOA spring 202 4. If Applicants wish to be notified when the FOA is issued, they should subscribe to the DOE Office of Indian Energy email newsletter list on its website homepage (https://energy.gov/indianenergy).
When the FOA is released, applications will be accepted only through IE-Exchange (https://ie-exchange.energy.gov).
NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE.
See the attached NOI for more details and the registrations needed prior to submitting an application.
This is a NOI only.
DOE may issue a FOA as described herein, may issue a FOA that is significantly different than the FOA described herein, or DOE may not issue a FOA at all.
Who's Eligible
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
IE Funding Opportunity Exchange
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.This program NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993.
The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, 16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II-Public Lands Corps, is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under this authority.
Therefore, eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects developed under NOFO 15.243 – BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands. CESUs are partnerships with a purpose to promote, conduct, and provide research, studies, assessments, monitoring, technical assistance, and educational services.
If a cooperative agreement is awarded to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement which is consistent with the CESU purpose, indirect costs are limited to a rate of no-more-than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner's Federal Agency-approved Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA).
Applicant’s should specify if their proposal furthers the purpose of the CESU program, and if so which CESU Network should be considered as host.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://ie-exchange.energy.gov
Contact:
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Date Posted:
2024-01-17
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2024-04-30
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