OpportunityTitle: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Deployment in Indian Country
Description: A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement is found by scrolling to the bottom of this page. This is a restricted eligibility. Eligibility is is restricted to: (1) an Indian Tribe; (2) Tribal Energy Resource Development Organization; or (3) Tribal Consortium; (4) on whose Indian Lands the project(s) will be located. More specifically, 1) &#191;Indian Tribe,&#191; for purposes of this announcement, means any Indian tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 1601 et seq.], which are recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. 2) &#191;Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations,&#191; for purposes of this announcement and in accordance with EPAct 2005, means an &#191;organization&#191; of two or more entities, at least one of which is an Indian Tribe as defined above, that has the written consent of the governing bodies of all Indian Tribes participating in the organization to apply for a grant or loan, or other assistance under 25 U.S.C. &#167; 3502. For purposes of this announcement and as defined under Section 503 of EPAct 2005, the term &#191;organization,&#191; means a partnership, joint venture, Limited Liability Company or other unincorporated association or entity that is established to develop Indian energy resources. 3) &#191;Tribal Consortium&#191; (plural consortia), for purposes of this announcement, means a group of organizations, at least one of which is an Indian Tribe as defined above, that have chosen to submit a single application. Under this announcement, a Tribal Consortium is eligible to submit an application provided the application is submitted by a single Tribe representing the consortium. 4) &#191;Indian Lands&#191; or &#191;Indian Country&#191; for purposes of this announcement, is defined as any land located within the boundaries of an &#191;Indian reservation&#191;, pueblo, or rancheria; any land not located within boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held - in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian; by an Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or by a dependent Indian community; land that is owned by an Indian tribe and was conveyed by the United States to a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. &#167; 1601 et seq.), or that was conveyed by the United States to a Native Corporation in exchaange for such land; and lands held in fee simple (purchased or owned) or under a Federal land lease. For purposes of this announcement and as defined under Section 503 of EPAct 2005, the term &#191;Indian Reservation&#191; includes an Indian reservation in existence in any State or States as of the date of enactment of Title V of EPAct 2005; a public domain Indian allotment; and a dependent Indian community located within the borders of the United States, regardless of whether the community is on original or acquired territory of the community; or within or outside the boundaries of any State or States. Applications that propose a portion of the work to be performed by a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.017, will not be considered for award. The Department of Energy&#191;s (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is soliciting applications for the development or construction of renewable energy projects or the implementation of energy efficiency improvements in Indian Country. This effort is being undertaken under the provisions of Title V of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005. Under this announcement, DOE is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations or Tribal Consortiums for installation of efficiency improvements to existing Tribally-owned buildings, including: energy efficiency improvements; and/or renewable energy system installations for building heating or cooling; or development of renewable energy projects; or construction of renewable energy projects for power production. Successful applications under building energy efficiency improvements must demonstrate the potential for a 30 percent reduction in energy usage and applications proposing the use of renewable energy systems for building heating and cooling must meet at least 30 percent of the building heating or cooling load. Applications for the development or construction of renewable energy projects less than 1 MW at the point of interconnection will not be considered. Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to be considered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcement should be submitted through the &#191;Submit Question&#191; feature of the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov, there are several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credential provider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouraged to register as soon as possible and should allow at least 21 days to complete the registration process. When done, call the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 to verify successful registration. Registration Instructions are found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility: Grants.gov is currently incompatible with both the new Microsoft (MS) Vista Operating System and the new Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and Power Point. In order to create and submit your application to Grants.gov, you must find a computer with a previous version Microsoft Operating System, such as Windows XP. If you attach a file created using MS Office 2007, you will not get an error message when you submit the application, HOWEVER, your entire application will not be able to be processed or accepted at Grants.gov and will not reach DOE. Grants.gov can accept applications with attachments created in MS Office 2007 if the attachments are saved in the prior format. See the http://www.grants.gov/assets/Vista_and_office_07_Compatibility.pdf for detailed instructions on how to do this. A file created in MS Office 2007 can be identified by the x at the end of the file extension, for example sample.docx for a Word file. Help Mode: It is important to complete all the required fields in accordance with the pop-up instructions on the Application forms. To activate the instructions, turn on the &#191;Help Mode&#191; (Icon with the pointer and question mark at the top of the form). Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. Contact Center hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time.
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GrantorContactText: using this&lt;br/&gt;link&lt;br/&gt;iips_helpdesk@e-center.doe.gov&lt;br/&gt;Sara Wilson&lt;br/&gt;pamela.brodie@go.doe.gov&lt;br/&gt;
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