This grant, offered by the Energy Department, addresses high energy costs and infrastructure challenges in rural and remote areas, specifically communities with 10,000 or fewer residents. This grant is for the purpose of supporting projects that enhance the cost-effectiveness, resilience, and clean energy access of local energy systems. Eligible activities include improving energy generation, transmission, or distribution systems; siting new lines; reducing greenhouse gas emissions; modernizing electric generation facilities; developing microgrids; and increasing energy efficiency. Applicants must propose projects utilizing commercially available technologies and select one of four specific topic areas, ultimately fostering more robust and sustainable energy solutions for underserved communities.
Opportunity ID: 356630
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0003428 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas – Fiscal Year 2025 Release |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Energy |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 50 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.255 — Clean Energy Demonstrations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 03, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 03, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 27, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $400,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $2,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Headquarters |
| Description: | 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | OCED Funding Opportunity Exchange |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Margaret A. Davide-Smith 240-306-4964
margaret.davide-smith@hq.doe.gov Email:margaret.davide-smith@hq.doe.gov |
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