# Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas – Fiscal Year 2025 Release

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003428-energy-improvements-in-rural-or-remote-areas-fiscal/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356630

> Headquarters offered grants of up to $50.0 million (at least $2.0 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 50 awards worth $400 million in total. Applications closed on August 28, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003428 |
| Agency | Headquarters |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 28, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $50.0 million |
| Award floor | $2.0 million |
| Expected awards | 50 |
| Total funding | $400 million |
| Cost sharing | 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"

The following entities are eligible to apply: (1) Indian Tribes; (2) state and local governmental entities; (3) nonprofit organizations; and (4) for-profit organizations. This program serves rural and remote communities with 10,000 people or fewer.

## What the grant funds

Rural and remote areas often have higher energy costs and burden, less resilient energy systems, and fewer alternatives for accessing clean energy compared with their urban counterparts. Furthermore, small communities do not always have the available time, money, or other resources to pursue clean energy options. This program serves communities of 10,000 people or fewer. Applicants must propose projects that support at least one of these eligible activities: A. Improving overall cost-effectiveness of energy generation, transmission, or distribution systems; B. Siting or upgrading transmission and distribution lines; C. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from energy generation in rural or remote areas; D. Providing or modernizing electric generation facilities; E. Developing microgrids; and F. Increasing energy efficiency. Applications may include any technology that meets these eligible activities, as long as those technologies are commercially available. Applicants must choose one of the four topic areas for their project’s application. For further information, please see the Full Funding Opportunity Announcement at https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/. All application materials must be submitted through the OCED Funding Opportunity Exchange.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003428 still open?

No. It closed on August 28, 2025.

### Who can apply for Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas – Fiscal Year 2025 Release?

Headquarters accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas – Fiscal Year 2025 Release?

Closed August 28, 2025. 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 $50.0 million each. About $400 million in total across about 50 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.