Solar Training And Education For Professionals (step)

The summary for the Solar Training And Education For Professionals (step) 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 Golden Field Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Solar Training And Education For Professionals (step): The Solar Training and Education for Professionals (STEP) FOA will support many activities in solar training and education. Firstly, it will support coordination among the Solar Training Network (STN), military bases, and the solar industry. This will ensure that solar instructors are well connected to solar employers, the STN materials are up-to-date, and veterans are connected to solar training institutions. Secondly, it will establish new credentials in solar operations & maintenance and mid-scale installations. Next, this FOA will enable solar training and education for professionals in indirect and related fields such as real estate, finance, insurance, fire and code enforcement, and state regulations. Finally, it will support the expansion of the GEARED initiative.

The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Applications must be submitted through the EERE Exchange website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE Exchange website. A User Guide for the EERE Exchange can be found on the EERE website https://eere- exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx after logging in to the system.

Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE Exchange website.

Federal Grant Title:	Solar Training And Education For Professionals (step)
Federal Agency Name:	Golden Field Office
Grant Categories:	Education Energy
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0001329
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	81.087
CFDA Descriptions:	Renewable Energy Research and Development
Current Application Deadline:	Jul 29, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 29, 2015
Posted Date:	May 14, 2015
Creation Date:	May 14, 2015
Archive Date:	May 14, 2016
Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$4,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$200,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Small businesses
State governments
City or township governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
County governments
Individuals
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Special district governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: For Topic 3, eligibility to apply is restricted to current awardees of the Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment (GEARED) FOA Topic 1.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId9bd049b7-d012-4116-b197-494ad7f895dd
Grant Announcement Contact: Clay L. Pfrangle [email protected]
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Golden Field Office 720-356-1478
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