SunShot Initiative: Rooftop Solar Challenge to Induce Market Transformation

The summary for the SunShot Initiative: Rooftop Solar Challenge to Induce Market Transformation 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.

SunShot Initiative: Rooftop Solar Challenge to Induce Market Transformation: I. The purposes of this amendment are to: A) Revise the Letter of Intent (LOI) due date to 07/29/2011, 5:00 PM Eastern Time; B) Clarify that the period of performance for Phase 1 of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is one year, and the period of performance for Phase 2 is up to two years; C) Add Appendix F, Webinar Schedule for SunShot Initiative: Rooftop Solar Challenge to Induce Market Transformation; and D) Revise the identified questions in Attachment 1 of this FOA. II. The areas which have changed are highlighted within the Funding Opportunity Announcement. III. All other parts of the FOA remain unchanged. The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement for a Rooftop Solar Challenge is to achieve measurable improvements in market conditions for rooftop photovoltaic across the United States, with an emphasis on streamlined and standardized permitting and interconnection processes. DOE anticipates providing up to $12.5M to up to 25 awardees to accomplish the goals of this funding opportunity. This FOA directly supports the goals of the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Program and the SunShot Initiative. This FOA will take a phased approach addressing four main action areas (listed below), designed so that awardees that succeed in all action areas will have the necessary policy and process framework in place to support a robust solar market in their region: Permitting and Interconnection Processes; Net Metering and Interconnection Standards; Financing Options; and Planning and Zoning. The full 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: http://eere.energy.gov/financing/exchange/Manuals.aspx after logging into 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.