DOE Grant for Community-Scale Clean Energy Projects in Indian Country

I. Clarify the relative importance of the factors to be considered in determining whether an applicant?s request for reduced cost share will be granted.

a. Under Part III Section C (Cost Share Reduction Request) add: ?In evaluating an applicant?s cost share reduction justification, the applicant?s financial need is significantly more important than the project?s economic or environmental benefits. If the applicant fails to demonstrate financial need, the other factors will not be considered, and the cost share request will be denied.?

II. All other parts of the Funding Opportunity Announcement remain unchanged.

III. All edits are highlighted in yellow to clearly call attention to the revisions that have been made in Amendments 001, 002 and 003.

DOE is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations and Tribal Consortia to install community-scale or facility-scale clean energy systems on Indian lands to provide electricity and or heating and cooling for local use in tribal buildings. For purposes of this announcement, clean energy systems include renewable energy systems and combined heat and power systems. Projects selected under this Funding Opportunity Announcement are intended to reduce energy costs and increase energy security for Indian Tribes and tribal members.

The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Applications must be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE website. A User Guide for the EERE eXCHANGE can be found on the EERE website https://eere- exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx after logging in to the system.

Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website.

I. Amend the FOA to add Appendix E, ?Calculating Energy Savings:?

a. Under the Table of Content, Appendix E ? Calculating Energy Savings is added;

b. Add the following on page 2: ?See Appendix E for instructions on how to calculate the percentage reduction in fuel use, conversion factors, and examples;?

c. Add Appendix E, beginning on Page E-1.

II. All other parts of the Funding Opportunity Announcement remain unchanged.

III. All edits are highlighted in yellow to clearly call attention to the revisions that have been made in Amendments 001 and 002.

DOE is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations and Tribal Consortia to install community-scale or facility-scale clean energy systems on Indian lands to provide electricity and or heating and cooling for local use in tribal buildings. For purposes of this announcement, clean energy systems include renewable energy systems and combined heat and power systems. Projects selected under this Funding Opportunity Announcement are intended to reduce energy costs and increase energy security for Indian Tribes and tribal members.

The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Applications must be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE website. A User Guide for the EERE eXCHANGE can be found on the EERE website https://eere- exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx after logging in to the system.

Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website.

I. Amend the FOA to omit the word ?fossil,? such that a reduction of 15 percent in fuel use in tribal buildings is eligible (regardless of whether the fuel is fossil-based or renewable).

II. All other parts of the Funding Opportunity Announcement remain unchanged.

III. All edits are highlighted in yellow to clearly call attention to the revisions that have been made.

DOE is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations and Tribal Consortia to install community-scale or facility-scale clean energy systems on Indian lands to provide electricity and or heating and cooling for local use in tribal buildings. For purposes of this announcement, clean energy systems include renewable energy systems and combined heat and power systems. Projects selected under this Funding Opportunity Announcement are intended to reduce energy costs and increase energy security for Indian Tribes and tribal members.

The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Applications must be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE website. A User Guide for the EERE eXCHANGE can be found on the EERE website https://eere- exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx after logging in to the system.

Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website.

The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Applications must be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE website. A User Guide for the EERE eXCHANGE can be found on the EERE website https://eere- exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx after logging in to the system.

Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website.