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The activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection.
Specifically, this funding program will help to reduce the soft costs of solar energy deployment—those costs not associated with the hardware—which account for up to 64% of the upfront cost of a residential solar installation.
This FOA seeks an entity to manage and expand DOE’s SolSmart program, which supports and recognizes local governments that reduce soft costs and expand access to solar energy.
This community designation and technical assistance program was launched in 2016 and has recognized almost 400 communities from Florida to Alaska.
Now, DOE is expanding the program to incorporate new solar-related technologies and respond to the evolving needs of local governments.
The chosen entity will manage the program for the next five years.
Specifically, this funding program will help to reduce the soft costs of solar energy deployment—those costs not associated with the hardware—which account for up to 64% of the upfront cost of a residential solar installation.
This FOA seeks an entity to manage and expand DOE’s SolSmart program, which supports and recognizes local governments that reduce soft costs and expand access to solar energy.
This community designation and technical assistance program was launched in 2016 and has recognized almost 400 communities from Florida to Alaska.
Now, DOE is expanding the program to incorporate new solar-related technologies and respond to the evolving needs of local governments.
The chosen entity will manage the program for the next five years.
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For purposes of this solicitation, the term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virginia Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign colleges and universities are not eligible to apply.
Federal agencies are eligible to apply.
(Any award made to a federal agency will be made as an inter-agency reimbursable agreement.) To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient.
For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.
All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-nij-2021-99003
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Date Posted:
2021-05-04
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Archive Date:
2021-09-16
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