# Battery Energy Storage System Pilot (BESSP)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/esf-hochiminh-fy2020-0102-battery-energy-storage-system-pilot-bessp/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334339

> U.S. Mission to Vietnam offered grants of up to $3.0 million (at least $3.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 6, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ESF-HOCHIMINH-FY2020-0102 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Vietnam |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 6, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $3.0 million |
| Award floor | $3.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.124 |

## Who can apply

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

U.S. non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations, U.S. and overseas private/state institutions of higher education, and for-profit and commercial firms.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Pilot. A grant for up to $2,962,000 U.S. Dollars (USD) in FY 2020 Economic Support Funds (ESF) will be awarded (pending availability of funds) for work that will support a battery energy storage pilot project in Vietnam. The period of performance is 4 years. Funding authority rests in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

## Questions people ask

### Is ESF-HOCHIMINH-FY2020-0102 still open?

No. It closed on August 6, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0003897, closes November 19, 2026 (12 days left).

### Who can apply for Battery Energy Storage System Pilot (BESSP)?

U.S. Mission to Vietnam accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Battery Energy Storage System Pilot (BESSP)?

Closed August 6, 2021. 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 $3.0 million each. About $3.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won East Asia and Pacific Grants Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Asia Foundation, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation. The program made 118 awards worth $154 million in that time.