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DE-FOA-0003026: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) ASSISTING FEDERAL FACILITIES WITH ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES (AFFECT) ADVANCING NET-ZERO FEDERAL FACILITIES

Closed Closed April 18, 2025 Opportunity DE-FOA-0003026 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Notice of Intent to Issue NOFO DE-FOA-0003649: Leveraging Domestic Infrastructure and Resources to Unleash Alternative Chemicals, Fuels and Feedstocks (DE-FOA-0003648). Status: Closes April 26, 2027 (170 days left). It is in our archive of Golden Field Office notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$10.0 million
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$250 million
• Expected awards100
• Cost sharingNot required
• 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)

This Federal Agency Call is available to federal agencies ONLY. Only U.S. federal agencies (including sub-agencies) are eligible to apply for funding under this FAC. Only facilities that are owned by the U.S. federal government are eligible for funding under this FAC.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance awards averaged $4.0 million; this notice allows up to $10.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (68% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) ASSISTING FEDERAL FACILITIES WITH ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES (AFFECT) ADVANCING NET-ZERO FEDERAL FACILITIES Modification 0004 - See the Modification table in the FAC. Changes from modification 0004 are highlighted in yellow. Modification 0003 - See the Modification table in the FAC. Changes from modification 0003 are highlighted in yellow. Modification 0002 - See the Modification table in the FAC. Changes from modification 0002 are highlighted in grey. Modification 0001 - See the Modification table in the FAC. Changes from modification 0001 are highlighted in grey. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 authorized the Secretary of Energy to establish a fund with the stated purpose of providing competitive grants to federal agencies to assist them in meeting the energy and water conservation requirements in Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. § 8253). Through this authority, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) created the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) program to provide funding to federal agencies for the development of energy and water saving technologies and to meet federal mandates. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 8256 (b)(3), FEMP will make selections and awards under this Federal Agency Call (FAC) through a competitive process, with agency applications evaluated against the Technical Review Criteria set forth in Sections V.A and V.C. Section 40554 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to provide grants authorized under section 42 U.S.C. § 8256 (b), $250 million for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended. FEMP intends to award the $250 million authorized under BIL through this AFFECT BIL FAC. FEMP is seeking to make awards that support achievement of the Administration’s goals for federal leadership as described in Section 543 of NECPA, as amended through the Energy Act of 2020 (EA2020) and codified in 42 U.S.C. § 8253, Executive Order (E.O.) 14057, Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Economy Through Federal Sustainability and E.O. 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.

Category: Energy, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DE-FOA-0003648, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.