High Energy Cost Grant Program
The summary for the High Energy Cost Grant Program 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.
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High Energy Cost Grant Program: The Rural Utilities Service(RUS), an agency of the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture (USDA),announces the availability of up to $7.766 million in fiscal year 2013(FY13) for competitive grants to assist communities with extremely highenergy costs and, up to $1 million in FY13 for competitive grants to state entities to establish and support a revolving fund to provide a more costeffective means of purchasing fuel where the fuel cannot be shipped by means of surface transportation. The grant funds to assist communities with extremely high energy costs may be used to acquire, construct, extend, upgrade, or otherwise improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities in which the average residential expenditure for home energy exceeds 275 percent of the national average. The grant funds to establish and support a revolving fund must be used to facilitate cost effective fuel purchases for persons, communities, and businesses in eligible areas. This notice describes theeligibility and application requirements, the criteria that will be used by RUS to award funding, and information on how to obtain application materials.
Federal Grant Title: | High Energy Cost Grant Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Utilities Programs |
Grant Categories: | Business and Commerce Community Development Energy |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | RD-RUS-HECG2013 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.857 |
CFDA Descriptions: | State Bulk Fuel Revolving Fund Grants |
Current Application Deadline: | Sep 03, 2013 |
Original Application Deadline: | Sep 03, 2013 |
Posted Date: | Aug 06, 2013 |
Creation Date: | Aug 06, 2013 |
Archive Date: | Oct 03, 2013 |
Total Program Funding: | $8,766,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $3,000,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $50,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 7 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Individuals
County governments
Small businesses
Special district governments
City or township governments
Independent school districts
For profit organizations other than small businesses
State governments - Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Grant Program description
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Kristi Kubista-Hovis
Senior Policy Advisor
Phone 202-720-9545
email address
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