Closed · DE-FOA-0002206 · CFDA 81.086 · Other
Connected Communities
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $3M-$7M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 17, 2021
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Connected Communities is a closed other listing from Golden Field Office that offered $3,000,000 -- $7,000,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- $3M-$7M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 81.086
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Connected Communities is closed (last close March 17, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 81.086 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Golden Field Office still indexes 839 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed March 17, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$65,000,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Amendment 000003: The purposes of this modification were to: 1. Extend the Concept Paper submission due date to be March 3, 2021; 2. Extend the Full Application submission due date to be March 17, 2021. Amendment 000002: The purposes of this modification were to: Remove the down select language under section II.A.i. Award Information, Estimated Funding on page 20; Clarify language around the Open Source Software Distribution Plan on page 46 to make it encouraged but not required; Replace Appendix H - Project Evaluation. Amendment 000001: The purpose of this modification was to add Section I.C.: Teaming List, to page 18 of the FOA. Initial Posting: A Connected Community (CC) is a group of grid-interactive efficient buildings GEB with diverse, flexible end use equipment and other distributed energy resources (DERs) that collectively work to maximize building, community, and grid efficiency. Under this FOA, DOE will select a portfolio of “Connected Community” projects totaling up to $65 million in varying climates, geographies, building types, building vintages, DERs utility/grid/regulatory structures and resource bases. Through funding these projects, DOE hopes to find and share technical and market solutions that will increase demand flexibility and energy efficiency. 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, https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002206
Grants.gov marks Connected Communities with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Energy · Opportunity Zones (EN;OZ). This eligibility-code string dominates the Golden Field Office book (634 peers, 75% of 840).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Conservation Research and Development
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
CCPilotsFOA@ee.doe.gov
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Notice of Intent to Issue Federal Agency Call (FAC) No. DE-FOA-0002329 entitled “Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) 2020”
Request for Information: Funding Opportunity Announcement 2206 - Connected Communities
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What to do next
Connected Communities is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 81.086 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Conservation Research and Development indexes 29 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Golden Field Office lists 839 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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