Closed · DE-FOA-0002841 · CFDA 81.255 · Other
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Request for Information (RFI): Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- November 28, 2022
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Request for Information (RFI): Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas is a closed other listing from Golden Field Office that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.255
- CFDA program
- 839
- other opportunities from Golden Field Office
Archived opportunity record
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is closed (last close November 28, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 November 28, 2022
Instrument
Other
Description
To help inform Department of Energy's (DOE) implementation of the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program, this Request for Information (RFI) seeks input on: Outcomes the program should seek to deliver for residents of rural or remote areas, and the types of innovative energy projects that achieve those outcomes and meet the authorization languageConsiderations that could impact programmatic design or strategyCommunity benefits, including energy and environmental justice (EEJ), diversity, equity inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) considerations; and quality jobs, andWays to broadly share knowledge gained and impacts. Responses to this RFI will be used by DOE for planning purposes to develop the ERA Program, which may include the use of Technical Assistance, Prizes, Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA), Other Transactional Authorities (OTAs), or Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIAs). The information collected will not be published. Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to ERA@hq.doe.gov no later than 12:00pm (ET) on 11/28/2022. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) will not pay for information provided under this RFI and no project will be supported as a result of this RFI. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance or financial incentives. OCED may or may not issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) based on consideration of the input received from this RFI. To view the full RFI document, please visit https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/ and search by the RFI document number.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002841
Grants.gov marks Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity codes span Energy · Information and Statistics (EN;IIJ). 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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Agency Contact
https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/
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What to do next
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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