# Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Funding Opportunity Announcement

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002970-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-energy-improvement-in-rural-or/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346517

> Headquarters offered grants of up to $100 million (at least $5.0 million) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 28 awards worth $300 million in total. Applications closed on August 2, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002970 |
| Agency | Headquarters |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 2, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $100 million |
| Award floor | $5.0 million |
| Expected awards | 28 |
| Total funding | $300 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.255 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

## What the grant funds

ATTENTION (6/2/2023): This Funding Opportunity has been modified, to include an extended application due date among other updates. Please see the full Funding Opportunity Announcement - Mod 000001 at https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId90cf93a3-9947-4d2e-b1fb-f98d7b30cdab for full details. NOTE: All Concept Papers and Full Applications must be submitted through OCED Exchange at https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/. Background & Goals The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), authorizes DOE to invest $1 billion in energy improvements in rural or remote areas. DOE’s Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program will provide financial investment, technical assistance, and other resources to advance clean energy demonstrations and energy solutions that are replicable and scalable. ERA aims to fund clean energy projects with three specific goals: 1. Deliver measurable benefits to energy customers in rural or remote areas by funding replicable energy projects that lower energy costs, improve energy access and resilience, and/or reduce environmental harm; 2. Demonstrate new rural or remote energy system models using climate-resilient technologies, business structures that promote economic resilience, new financing mechanisms, and/or new community engagement best practices; and 3. Build clean energy knowledge, capacity, and self-reliance in rural America. The ERA Program is managed by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), whose mission is to deliver clean energy technology demonstration projects at scale to accelerate deployment, market adoption, and the equitable transition to a decarbonized energy system. OCED seeks to provide equal opportunity to qualified applicants from rural and remote areas of the United States, which for the purposes of this statutory section means areas of less than 10,000 people. OCED recognizes that potential applicants will come to this program with widely varying energy and resilience needs. To address this reality that one size does not fit all, OCED has organized this $300 million Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) into nine geographic regions, each with its own set of broad energy challenges that provide applicants the opportunity to propose creative solutions at a variety of sizes and scales to address those challenges. Depending on response, OCED may open up additional Funding Opportunity Announcements in the future.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002970 still open?

No. It closed on August 2, 2023.

### Who can apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Funding Opportunity Announcement?

Headquarters accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

### What is the deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Funding Opportunity Announcement?

Closed August 2, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $100 million each. About $300 million in total across about 28 awards.

### 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.