# Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Request for Information (RFI): Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002841-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil-request-for-information/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344218

> Golden Field Office offered grants to any type of organization. Applications closed on November 28, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002841 |
| Agency | Golden Field Office |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 28, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.255 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

To help inform Department of Energy's (DOE) implementation of the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program, this Request for Information (RFI) seeks input on: Outcomes the program should seek to deliver for residents of rural or remote areas, and the types of innovative energy projects that achieve those outcomes and meet the authorization languageConsiderations that could impact programmatic design or strategyCommunity benefits, including energy and environmental justice (EEJ), diversity, equity inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) considerations; and quality jobs, andWays to broadly share knowledge gained and impacts. Responses to this RFI will be used by DOE for planning purposes to develop the ERA Program, which may include the use of Technical Assistance, Prizes, Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA), Other Transactional Authorities (OTAs), or Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIAs). The information collected will not be published. Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to ERA@hq.doe.gov no later than 12:00pm (ET) on 11/28/2022. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) will not pay for information provided under this RFI and no project will be supported as a result of this RFI. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance or financial incentives. OCED may or may not issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) based on consideration of the input received from this RFI. To view the full RFI document, please visit https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/ and search by the RFI document number.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002841 still open?

No. It closed on November 28, 2022.

### Who can apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Request for Information (RFI): Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas?

Golden Field Office accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Request for Information (RFI): Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas?

Closed November 28, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won Clean Energy Demonstrations grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Heidelberg Materials Us Inc, National Cement Company of California, Inc. The program made 101 awards worth $6.6 billion in that time.