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DE-FOA-0002978: TRANSITIONING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO CLEAN ENERGY - 2023

Closed Closed July 27, 2023 Opportunity DE-FOA-0002978 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT) (DE-FOA-0003647). Status: Closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left). It is in our archive of Golden Field Office notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$4.0 million
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$15.0 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Please read the FOA document for full eligibility requirements at https://ie-exchange.energy.gov/. The eligibility requirements are in section III.A of the FOA document.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Renewable Energy Research and Development awards averaged $2.8 million; this notice allows up to $4.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (30% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

DE-FOA-0002978: TRANSITIONING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO CLEAN ENERGY - 2023 Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Tribal Colleges and Universities for: (1) clean energy project and curriculum planning (Topic Area 1); and (2) clean energy technology and curriculum deployment (Topic Area 2) See Section III.A. of the FOA for eligibility information and Appendix A for definitions. DOE expects to make approximately $15 million in federal funding available for new awards under this FOA. DOE anticipates making approximately 10 to 25 awards under this FOA. DOE may issue awards in one, multiple, or none of the of the aforementioned topic areas. A 10% cost share of the total allowable costs of the project (i.e., the sum of the federal share, and the non-federal Recipient cost share of allowable costs equals the total allowable cost of the project) is required. All modifications to the Funding Opportunity Announcement are highlighted in yellow in the body of the FOA. Modification 0001 1. Section I.A. (Description) – Change ‘20 U.S.C. § 1059’ to ‘20 U.S.C. §1001, et seq.’ in the first paragraph, replace ‘in’ with ‘and eligible for funding under’ in the third paragraph, and add § to the U.S.C. references on page 7. 2. Section III.A. (Eligible Applicants) – Change ‘20 U.S.C. §1059’ to ‘20 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq.’ in the first paragraph, replace ‘in’ with ‘and eligible for funding under’ in the third paragraph, and add § to the U.S.C. references on page 16. 3. Appendix A – Add definition of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to page 75. Please see full announcement at: https://ie-exchange.energy.gov/

Category: Energy.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DE-FOA-0003647, which is open now.

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