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DE-FOA-0003525: BIL DE-FOA-0003525: 2025 RENEW AMERICA'S SCHOOLS PRIZE TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

Closed Closed April 3, 2025 Opportunity DE-FOA-0003525 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$15.0 million
• Award floor$300,000
• Total funding$89.2 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Other

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 NOFO document for full eligibility requirements at https://www.herox.com/2025renewschoolsprize

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Conservation Research and Development awards averaged $2.5 million; this notice allows up to $15.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (31% 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

To apply, please register with the online application portal, HeroX, at https://www.herox.com/2025renewschoolsprize. Rules and required documents for application packages are available on the HeroX website. 2025 Renew America’s Schools PRIZE to Cooperative Agreement Overview: The 2025 Renew America’s School Prize will provide up to $4.2M in cash prize awards of $300,000 each, followed by cooperative agreement awards between $7.5M and $15M. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE’s) Renew America’s Schools program provides investments to transform decaying public school infrastructure into healthier, more energy efficient learning environments. The program supports the implementation of infrastructure improvements in schools, with a focus on local educational agencies (LEAs) that qualify as rural and/or high poverty. Through Renew America’s Schools, DOE will help create healthier learning environments, lower utility costs, and redirect funds to support students and teachers. The 2025 Renew America’s Schools Prize consists of the Prize competition (Phase 1) and a subsequent Cooperative Agreement (Phase 2 and Phase 3). Competitors submitting proposals should be organizations with the capacity to aggregate and manage portfolios of school facilities to receive energy assessments and improvements. Competitors should consider leveraging the Teaming Partner List, found on the HeroX prize page, to add additional capacity and expertise. This Official Rules document outlines the components of the Renew America’s Schools Prize (Phase 1) and subsequent Cooperative Agreement process and funding (Phase 2 and Phase 3). Submission Deadlines Application Submission Deadline: Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 by 5pm ET. Applications must be submitted on HeroX, not through Exchange. PRIZE (PHASE 1) PHASE 1 (PRIZE): Portfolio + Team = Up to 14 Winners at $300,000 cash prize each In Phase 1 (“Portfolio + Team”), competitors will identify a minimum of 10 schools/school facilities to be included in their application. The portfolio may span multiple LEAs. The portfolio should exhibit a high need for energy assessments and, ultimately, energy improvements. The goal of Phase 1 is for competitors to successfully assemble their project team, assemble their portfolio of school facilities, demonstrate the need for energy improvements at schools and school facilities in the defined portfolio, and outline their process to complete the tasks in Phase 2.

Category: Energy.

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