DOE Grant for Tribal Weatherization Program Establishment and Capacity Building

This FOA is restricted to (1) an Indian Tribe; (2) Tribal Energy Resource
Development Organization; or (3) Tribal Consortium; and on whose (4)
Tribal
Lands weatherization services may be provided.

Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA or Announcement), DOE
intends to support Tribes in the establishment of Tribal weatherization
programs, building weatherization skills and capabilities, and positioning
them
to provide weatherization services to their Tribal members and potentially

neighboring Tribes. Eligible activities under this Announcement may
include,
but are not limited to:

1) Technical and administrative weatherization education and training
(see
http://www.waptac.org/sp.asp?mc=training_facilities for Weatherization
Assistance Program Training Facilities for technical positions); and/or

2) Skills development through apprenticeships or on-the-job training at
existing weatherization provider organizations (see
http://www.waptac.org/sp.asp?mc=what_contacts for State contacts and local

providers under the DOE Weatherization Assistance Program).

Applications must be submitted through the DOE Industry Interactive
Procurement
System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. Instructions on how to submit
an
application or application amendment and how to register, submit
questions, and
view questions and answers are located in Appendix D of the FOA and on the
web
site at http://e-center.doe.gov: click on the Help button.