First Steps Toward Developing Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency on Tribal Lands: Strategic and Energy Resource Planning, Capacity Building, and Organizational Development

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First Steps Toward Developing Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency on Tribal Lands: Strategic and Energy Resource Planning, Capacity Building, and Organizational Development: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Tribal Energy Program promotes tribal energy self-sufficiency and fosters employment and economic development on Tribal Lands through financial assistance to Federally-recognized Tribes and Alsaskan Native Corporations. Under this solicitation, DOE is soliciting applications for financial assistance from Federally-recognized Tribes or Alaskan Native Corporations (hereafter referred to as "Tribes") for strategic planning, energy options analysis or resource planning, human capaicty building, and organizational development related to sustainable energy efficiency implementation or renewable energy development. DOE will only consider applications from Federally-recognized Tribes on whose Tribal Lands the project will be located. Applications from a consortium will be accepted but must be submitted by a single Tribe representing the consortium. A Statement of Commitment from an authorized representative of the Tribe (Chief, Governor, President, Chairperson or other representative authorized to commit the Tribe), that includes a Statement of Commitment from each participant, will be required as a part of the application. Awards under this solicitation are anticipated to be grants with terms of one year. Subject to funding availability, the total DOE funding available under this solicitation will be between $500,000, and $1,000,000. DOE anticipates selecting 5 to 20 Applications for negotiation toward Award. No Cost Share is required in order to be considered for Awards under this solicitation. Solicitation number DE-PS36-03GO93003 will include complete information including technical aspects, when selecting applications for funding. Issuance of the solicitation is planned for early March 2003, with applications due April 18, 2003. The solicitation, once issued, is avaialable through the DOE Golden Field Office Home Page at htt://www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html, click on "Solicitations," and then access the solicitation number identified above. The DOE Golden Field Office Home Page will provie a link to the solicitation synopsis in the Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) web site and provides instructions on using IIPS. The solicitation will be avaiable directly through IIPS at http://e-center.doe.gov by browsing opportunities by Contracting Activity, for those solicitations issued by the Golden Field Office. To be notified when the solicitation is issued, join the Solicitation Mailing List specific to this notice through IIPS. DOE will not issue paper copies of the solicitation. For questions regarding the operation of IIPS, contact the IIPS Help Desk at [email protected] or at (800) 683-0751. Information on Financial Assistance Regulations (10CFR 600), proposal forms, award format, or post http://www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html.