ECPA Regional Energy Competition

The summary for the ECPA Regional Energy Competition grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the US Mission to Costa Rica, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
ECPA Regional Energy Competition: The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica seeks grant / cooperative agreement proposals in amounts of no less than $100,000 up to a maximum of $250,000 from organizations interested in promoting clean energy in Central America and the Caribbean. The Embassy plans to award a total of no more than $850,000 for a project period not to exceed 18 months, pending congressional funding approval and availability of funds. Submissions in English to the request for proposals (RFP) will be reviewed by a committee that will select between four and no more than six projects. Awarded grants / cooperative agreements will receive financial disbursements in amounts approved by the Grants Officer (GO) upon demonstration of satisfactory progress. There is no obligation or reasonable expectation of additional funding from the U.S. Government (USG) upon completion of the project period. The Embassy reserves the right not to award any funds based on the quality of the proposals received.Competitive proposals will lay out a plan for taking a best practice or new technology in the field of clean energy and / or energy efficiency to the next phase of deployment. Under public and private research programs and alliances such as the Energy Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), various clean energy demonstration projects are being undertaken in this region. A strong submission to this RFP will take the "demonstration project" concept to the next level by leveraging a strong public or private sector partnership, using a commercially viable new technology, and by engaging multi-country networks. Preference will be given to organizations that can demonstrate a strong programmatic foundation and a history of success, which will more quickly allow for implementation and scale. Proposals should be designed to demonstrate concrete deliverables upon completion that are within the scope of the proposed budget. From a project management perspective, a competitive proposal will include an effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework.If possible, the committee will select at least one project from each of two dimensions outlined in section IV of this request for proposals; a) mobilizing the private sector, and b) technical aspects of clean energy and clean technology deployment. Technical aspects proposals should specifically address at least one of the four themes described in the section, "Proposal Themes." If possible, the committee will select at least one proposal with a geographic focus in Central America and one in the Caribbean. Ultimately projects will be selected based on merit, rather than dimension or geographic requirements.
Federal Grant Title: ECPA Regional Energy Competition
Federal Agency Name: US Mission to Costa Rica
Grant Categories: Energy Environment
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: ECPA-2012-1
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement Grant
CFDA Numbers: 19.700
CFDA Descriptions: General Department of State Assistance
Current Application Deadline: Jun 04, 2012
Original Application Deadline: Jun 04, 2012
Posted Date: Apr 20, 2012
Creation Date: May 10, 2012
Archive Date: Jun 30, 2013
Total Program Funding: $850,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $250,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $100,000
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit organizations (NPOs), as well as public and state controlled institutions of higher education. Grants and / or Cooperative Agreements will be awarded directly to the organization. Eligible applicants must provide documentation of legal status with the proposal. After the Grants Officer determines grant and / or cooperative agreement recipients, based on the recommendations of a diverse review committee, selected organizations may be subject to an audit of financial accounting systems and procedures before receiving US government funds. NGOs, NPOs and public and state controlled institutions of higher education, are encouraged to include some form of partnership with a public or private institution, which may participate in-kind (human capital, facilities, equipment, etc.) or with financial support. While financial cost sharing or matching is not a minimum requirement, a successful partnership will be a factor in evaluating proposals' competitiveness.
Grant Announcement Contact
Alain Norman Regional Environmental Officer Phone 506-2519-2392

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