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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Renewable Energy Development and Deployment in Indian Country" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000424) is a discretionary grant program offered through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), specifically the Tribal Energy Program within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The overall aim is to support renewable energy efforts on Tribal Lands by funding work that helps Tribes move renewable projects from early investigation through to actual construction and power production. The opportunity is administered through DOE's Golden Field Office and is listed under CFDA 81.087, Renewable Energy Research and Development. A cost share or matching contribution is required, meaning applicants should expect to provide some portion of project costs from non-DOE sources, consistent with the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) rules.

The announcement is structured to fund three main types of projects. First, DOE will consider applications for feasibility studies that evaluate whether a potential renewable energy project makes sense technically and economically, which typically includes resource assessment, preliminary engineering, financial modeling, and evaluation of market or interconnection conditions. Second, DOE will consider "development" or pre-construction activities that directly prepare a project for deployment, such as detailed engineering, permitting, interconnection applications, power purchase agreement preparation, environmental reviews, and other steps that reduce risk and position a project to break ground. Third, DOE will consider full deployment efforts, meaning construction of renewable energy facilities intended for power production. In other words, the program is meant to cover a pipeline of work, from asking "will this work here" to taking concrete steps toward "build it" and, in some cases, actually building it.

Eligibility is focused tightly on Tribal control and Tribal Lands. DOE states it will only consider applications from an Indian Tribe, a Tribal Energy Resource Development Organization, or a Tribal Consortium, and the project must be located on the Indian Lands of the Tribe(s) tied to the application. If multiple Tribes apply together as a consortium, the application still has to be submitted by one Tribe acting as the official applicant on behalf of the group. A key update in Amendment 003 is that an authorized Tribal or Inter-tribal Organization may submit an application on behalf of an Indian Tribe, as long as the application includes evidence showing the organization has the authority to do so. Amendment 003 also clarifies and defines Tribal or Inter-tribal Organizations for purposes of submission, making it easier for Tribes to use a delegated entity to handle the application process when appropriate.

Amendment 003 makes three notable administrative changes. The most important timing change is that the application deadline was extended: the original closing date of March 31, 2011 was moved to May 11, 2011, with a due time of 11:59 PM Eastern Time. The second change is a document requirement update: what was previously called the "Energy Use and Energy Audit File" is renamed the "Energy Use and Savings File," and the amendment adds clarification about what that file must contain. All references throughout the FOA to the former file name are replaced with the new name, so applicants need to follow the revised naming and content expectations. The third change, as noted above, expands who can submit by allowing authorized Tribal or Inter-tribal Organizations to apply on a Tribe's behalf with documented authorization. Aside from these items, the DOE states that all other content in the announcement remains the same.

From an application standpoint, the FOA is the controlling document for what must be submitted, how the application should be organized, and how proposals will be evaluated. The DOE indicates that selection will be based on criteria laid out in the FOA, and applicants are directed to review that document for required forms, narrative sections, file attachments (including the Energy Use and Savings File), and any specific technical or financial details DOE expects. The listing indicates the funding instrument is a grant and the activity area is energy, but it does not provide specific award floor, award ceiling, or estimated total funding figures in the summary data shown, so applicants would need to rely on the full FOA text to understand anticipated award sizes and the number of awards, if those details are provided there.

For applicants looking for the full announcement or submission details, the opportunity points to FedConnect as the primary source (https://www.fedconnect.net). For access issues or questions about obtaining the full announcement electronically, the listed contact is Kathryn Buckley at kathryn.buckley@go.doe.gov.

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