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Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000078
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
May 27, 2009
Creation Date:
Jul 21, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jul 30, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jul 30, 2009
Archive Date:
Sep 27, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Energy
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$6,000,000
Award Floor:
$100,000
CFDA Number(s):
81.117
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
¿This is a restricted eligibility. ¿ Topic 1:
In accordance with 10 CFR
600.6(b) eligibility for award is restricted to the existing 25 Solar
America
Cities awarded under the FY07 Solar City Strategic Partnerships Funding
Opportunity Announcement DE-PS36-07GO97007 and the FY08 Solar City
Strategic
Partnerships Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-PS36-08GO98003.
Topic 2: is open to all domestic entities and
institutions.
Agency Name
Golden Field Office
Description
A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement
is found by scrolling to
the bottom of this page.
Topic 1 DOE is looking for the Solar America Cities to scale-up innovative
programs and concepts so they can be tested in a broader marketplace;
thereby,
increasing the likelihood of replication in other U.S. cities. Such an
approach
recognizes the city¿s role as an important end user of electricity, as a
key
intermediary to other end users within their jurisdiction, and as a
regulatory
entity. DOE expects award recipient cities to develop projects that
support
their city-wide solar implementation plans. Projects must tackle specific
barriers important to urban solar and must be replicable at some level
among
fellow Solar America Cities, other cities and local governments, states,
and
internationally.
Topic 2 intends to address the workforce development needs of the solar
industry, both for grid-tied PV systems in residential, commercial, and
utility
markets, and for SHC systems. Funded activities are not intended to
support
off-grid PV applications.
The overall goal of this FOA is to promote an increase in the quality and
availability of instruction relating to the installation of PV and SHC
systems.
¿This is a restricted eligibility. ¿ Topic 1: In accordance with 10 CFR
600.6(b) eligibility for award is restricted to the existing 25 Solar
America
Cities awarded under the FY07 Solar City Strategic Partnerships Funding
Opportunity Announcement DE-PS36-07GO97007 and the FY08 Solar City
Strategic
Partnerships Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-PS36-08GO98003.
Topic 2: is open to all domestic entities and institutions.
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APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH FEDCONNECT AT
https://www.fedconnect.net/ TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. NOTE:
Organizations
with system-to-system capabilities with Grants.gov for their submissions
may
continue to use their systems, and their applications will be accepted in
Grants.gov to be considered for award.
To submit an application in response to this FOA, Applicants must be
registered
with FedConnect. Before you can register with FedConnect, you will need
the
following:
1. Your company¿s DUNS (including plus 4 extension if applicable). If you
don¿t know your
company¿s DUNS or if your company does not have a DUNS you can search for
it or
request one at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do .
2. A federal Central Contractor Registration (CCR) account. If your
company is
not currently registered with CCR, please register at www.ccr.gov before
continuing with your FedConnect registration.
3. Possibly, your company¿s CCR MPIN. If you are the first person from
your
company to register, FedConnect will need to create a company account. Only
a
person who knows your company¿s CCR MPIN can do this. To find out who this
is
in your company, go to http://www.ccr.gov/ and click Search CCR. Once
you¿ve
found your company, locate the Electronic Business Point of Contact.
After the initial FedConnect account is created, employees can register
themselves without
the MPIN. If you are not sure whether your company has an account with
FedConnect, don¿t
worry. Complete the registration form and FedConnect will let you know.
Applicants who are not registered with CCR and FedConnect, should allow at
least 21 days
to complete these requirements. It is suggested that the process be
started as
soon as
possible. For those Applicants already registered in CCR, the CCR
registration
must be updated annually at http://www.ccr.gov/Renew.aspx.
Questions regarding the content of the announcement must be submitted
through
the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect to respond as an
interested party to submit questions, and to view responses to questions.
It
is recommended that you register as soon after release of the FOA as
possible
to have the benefit of all responses. More information is available at
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf.
DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business days, unless a
similar
question and answer have already been posted on the website.
Questions pertaining to the submission of applications through FedConnect
should be directed by
e-mail to support@FedConnect.net or by phone to FedConnect Support at
1-800-899-6665.
The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis
with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is
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