Solar America Initiative (SAI) Market Transformation: Solar City Strategic Partnerships

The summary for the Solar America Initiative (SAI) Market Transformation: Solar City Strategic Partnerships 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 (SAI) Market Transformation: Solar City Strategic Partnerships: A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement is found by scrolling to the bottom of this page. This is a restricted eligibility. In accordance with 10 CFR 600.6(b), eligibility for award is restricted to the 243 incorporated places with populations of 100,000 or more as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau (2000 census) as defined at http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t5/tab02.pdf. For the purposes of this FOA, these places are referred to as Cities. This eligibility was made to maximize visibility of Federal investment in solar infrastructure given limited Federal resources and a 2015 timeframe for SAI success. Eligible Cities may form teaming arrangements with other cities in close geographical proximity including unincorporated places that are not eligible to apply on their own and cities with populations less than 100,000. The eligible City, however, must apply as the prime recipient and DOE will provide its assistance only through that prime eligible City. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) are ineligible to apply or contribute to the Applicant's proposed projects under this FOA. This Funding Opportunity Announcement is seeking to form strategic partnerships with U.S. cities as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) SAI MT. These partnerships are intended to help accelerate the adoption of solar technology at the local level by engaging city governments, as important end users of energy, key intermediaries to other end users within their jurisdiction, and regulatory entities. It is critical that the city express a commitment to a city-wide approach to integration of solar energy into city planning and processes, as well as to large-scale implementation of solar technologies between now and 2015. Additionally, through SAI City Strategic Partnerships, DOE may provide tailored Technical Assistance to the Recipient to accomplish the project goals. The Technical Assistance provided to support the project will not be a part of the Cooperative Agreement. Technical Assistance described under this Notice will be provided via a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between DOE, the organization selected to receive the Technical Assistance, and the Tiger Team members providing the Technical Assistance. A MOA is a collaborative agreement between the Federal Government and the Recipient to work together on a mutually beneficial activity. The MOA will detail the scope of the activities, the forms of collaboration, the responsibilities of the partners to the Agreement, and the treatment of any potential intellectual property. Under the MOA, each partner will perform its portion of the activities utilizing its own resources. Federal funding cannot be provided to a partner under a MOA. Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to be considered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcement must be submitted through the Submit Question feature of the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov, there are several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credential provider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouraged to register as soon as possible and should allow at least 21 days to complete the registration process. When you have completed the process, you should call the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 to verify that you have completed the final step (i.e. Grants.gov registration). Registration Instructions are found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at [email protected] or 1-800-518-4726. Contact Center hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time.