Solar America Initiative Market Transformation: SolarAmerica Cities 2008

The summary for the Solar America Initiative Market Transformation: SolarAmerica Cities 2008 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 America Initiative Market Transformation: SolarAmerica Cities 2008: A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcementis found by scrolling tothe bottom of this page.In accordance with 10 CFR 600.6(b), this announcement has a restrictedeligibility as follows:1. Eligibility is restricted to the 258 incorporated places with estimatedpopulations of 100,000 or more, as listed by the U.S. Census Bureau, as ofJuly1, 2006 at http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/SUB-EST2006.html, Table 1, Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places over 100,000,Ranked by July 1, 2006 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006(SUB-EST2006-01). For the purposes of this FOA, these places are referredtoas Cities . This eligibility was made to maximize visibility of Federalinvestment in solar infrastructure given limited Federal resources and a2015timeframe for SAI success. Eligible Cities may form teaming arrangementswithother cities in close geographical proximity including unincorporatedplacesthat are not eligible to apply on their own and other cities withpopulationsof less than 100,000. The eligible City, however, must apply as the primerecipient, and DOE will provide its assistance only through that primeeligibleCity.2. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) areineligibleto apply or contribute to the Applicant's proposed projects under this FOA.3. The thirteen cities ( 2007 Solar Cities ) funded under the 2007 SAICityStrategic Partnership FOA (Solar America Cities) as prime recipients,namely,Ann Arbor (MI), Austin (TX), Berkeley (CA), Boston (MA), Madison (WI), NewOrleans (LA), New York (NY), Pittsburgh (PA), Portland (OR), Salt Lake City(UT), San Diego (CA), San Francisco (CA), and Tucson (AZ), are ineligibletoapply under this FOA. The 2007 Cities may be a part of a teamingarrangementas described above, but may not apply as a prime recipient or receivefederalfunds under these awards.The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to formstrategicpartnerships with U.S. cities as part of the Solar America Initiative(SAI).These Federal-city partnerships are intended to accelerate the adoption ofsolar technology across the nation by engaging city governments assignificantusers of electricity, key intermediaries to other end users within theirjurisdiction, and regulatory entities.As the load centers of energy use across the nation, cities play astrategicrole in the SAI and present unique challenges and opportunities for solarmarket transformation. Cities can be champions of progressive energyefficiency and renewable energy efforts. DOE wishes to support their boldandinnovative approaches to accelerate solar technology adoption at the locallevel. DOE expects award Recipient cities to develop a fully-scopedcity-widesolar implementation plan as a deliverable under this project.Through the Solar America Cities 2008 Funding Opportunity Announcement, DOEwill provide funding as well as tailored Technical Assistance to therecipientcities to support their efforts in developing a comprehensive, systemic,city-wide approach to solar technology that facilitates mainstream adoptionandprovides a model for other cities. Under this Solar America Cities 2008effort, DOE is looking for cities to commit to achieving a sustainablesolarinfrastructure, not simply a year or two of experimental solar projects.Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed,completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to beconsidered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcementshould be submitted through the Submit Question feature of the DOEIndustryInteractive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov.VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov,thereare several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and BradstreetDataUniversal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the CentralContractRegistry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credentialprovider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouragedtoregister as soon as possible and should allow at least 21 days to completetheregistration process. When done, call the Grants.gov Helpdesk at1-800-518-4726 to verify successful registration. RegistrationInstructionsare found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in theFunding Opportunity Announcement. Note that Grants.gov does not currentlysupport the new Microsoft Vista Operating system, and the PureEdge softwareused by Grants.gov for forms is not compatible with Vista. Go tohttp://www.grants.gov/help/general_faqs.jsp#15 for additional information.Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, pleasecontactthe Grants.gov Contact Center at [email protected] or 1-800-518-4726.ContactCenter hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm EasternStandard Time.