Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001403
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- The DOE-GFO in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cities Leading through Energy Analysis and Planning (Cities-LEAP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.117.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 23, 2016 and posted on Mar 23, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 17, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
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Opportunity Summary:
Cities Leading through Energy Analysis and Planning (Cities-LEAP) is a U.S. Department of Energy funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0001403) designed to help local and tribal governments build and test practical, data-driven decision frameworks for clean energy planning. The core idea is to strengthen how cities, counties, and tribal entities pull together different kinds of information, make sense of it, and use it to guide real-world choices across multiple clean energy areas. Rather than focusing on a single technology, the opportunity emphasizes improving the underlying practices and processes governments use to integrate, analyze, and interpret varied datasets so they can identify and act on opportunities in sectors like sustainable transportation, energy efficiency, and renewable power.
The grant is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning DOE expects more active involvement than in a simple pass-through grant. Projects funded under Cities-LEAP are meant to go beyond general planning and move into development and piloting, where a proposed framework is actually tried in a real local or tribal context. The expectation is that applicants will create models or repeatable approaches that can improve decision-making quality, transparency, and speed, particularly when governments are dealing with fragmented data sources, inconsistent formats, or limited internal analytics capacity. In practice, that could include designing a framework for combining utility data, transportation activity data, building performance information, and community-level indicators into a single planning workflow that helps prioritize investments and policies.
A major theme of the announcement is collaboration. DOE strongly encourages partnerships between eligible local or tribal governments and outside organizations that can bring technical expertise, tools, or access to data. Examples named in the announcement include academic institutions, technology companies, utilities, regional planning bodies, and non-governmental organizations. This reflects the reality that much of the relevant data and analytic capability sits outside government agencies, and that effective clean energy planning often depends on coordinated action among many stakeholders. A competitive application would therefore typically show how partners will contribute specific capabilities such as data management, modeling and analytics, software platforms, community engagement methods, or sector-specific expertise.
Eligibility is limited to government and closely related public entities: county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments. The program is listed under CFDA 81.117 and falls in the energy funding activity category. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $500,000. The opportunity was posted March 23, 2016, with an application deadline of June 17, 2016.
Applications are submitted only through DOE's EERE eXCHANGE system (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov). Applicants must register and create an account in EERE eXCHANGE before submitting, and DOE provides a user guide through the same portal. The full Funding Opportunity Announcement hosted on EERE eXCHANGE contains the official requirements, instructions, and the designated points of contact for both content-related questions about the FOA and technical or submission questions about the application process.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Cities Leading through Energy Analysis and Planning (Cities-LEAP)
What is Cities Leading through Energy Analysis and Planning (Cities-LEAP)?
Cities-LEAP is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0001403) focused on helping local and tribal governments build and test practical, data-driven decision frameworks for clean energy planning.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The purpose is to strengthen how cities, counties, and tribal entities integrate different kinds of information, analyze it, and use it to guide real-world decisions across multiple clean energy areas. The emphasis is on improving planning practices and processes for working with varied datasets, rather than promoting a single clean energy technology.
Which clean energy areas can Cities-LEAP support?
The opportunity is designed to help governments identify and act on opportunities across multiple sectors, including sustainable transportation, energy efficiency, and renewable power.
Is Cities-LEAP focused on planning only, or implementation too?
Projects are intended to go beyond general planning and move into development and piloting. DOE expects the proposed decision framework to be tried in a real local or tribal context.
What kind of deliverable is DOE looking for from applicants?
Applicants are expected to create models or repeatable approaches that improve decision-making quality, transparency, and speed. The framework should help address challenges like fragmented data sources, inconsistent formats, or limited internal analytics capacity.
What are examples of data sources a Cities-LEAP framework might integrate?
One example described is combining utility data, transportation activity data, building performance information, and community-level indicators into a single planning workflow to help prioritize investments and policies.
Does this grant require collaboration or partners?
Collaboration is a major theme. DOE strongly encourages partnerships between eligible local or tribal governments and outside organizations that can provide technical expertise, tools, or access to data.
What types of partners are encouraged?
The announcement names potential partners such as academic institutions, technology companies, utilities, regional planning bodies, and non-governmental organizations.
What kinds of contributions can partners provide?
Competitive applications typically explain how partners will contribute specific capabilities such as data management, modeling and analytics, software platforms, community engagement methods, or sector-specific expertise.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to government and closely related public entities, including county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments.
What is the funding mechanism for Cities-LEAP?
The grant is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning DOE expects more active involvement than with a simple pass-through grant.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $500,000.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 81.117.
What is the funding activity category?
The opportunity falls in the energy funding activity category.
When was the opportunity posted and when was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on March 23, 2016, and the application deadline was June 17, 2016.
How do applicants submit an application?
Applications are submitted only through DOE's EERE eXCHANGE system at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.
Do applicants need to register before applying?
Yes. Applicants must register and create an account in EERE eXCHANGE before submitting an application.
Where can applicants find the official requirements and instructions?
The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) hosted on EERE eXCHANGE contains the official requirements and instructions.
Where can applicants find points of contact for questions?
The FOA on EERE eXCHANGE includes designated points of contact for both content-related questions about the FOA and technical or submission questions about the application process.
What is DOE trying to improve through Cities-LEAP?
DOE is aiming to improve the underlying practices and processes governments use to integrate, analyze, and interpret varied datasets so they can make better, faster, and more transparent decisions about clean energy investments and policies.
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