Closed · DE-FOA-0003403 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLANNING FOR CLEAN ENERGY - 2025
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$350K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- December 18, 2024
- Close date
- 35
- Expected awards
The verdict
TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLANNING FOR CLEAN ENERGY - 2025 is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $100,000 -- $350,000 across 35 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $100K-$350K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 35
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLANNING FOR CLEAN ENERGY - 2025 - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003403 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.087, posted by Golden Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on September 26, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $100,000 -- $350,000. The agency has projected $5.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 35 awards. If the agency funds the expected 35 awards from the $5.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $143,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on December 18, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$100,000 -- $350,000
Close Date
December 18, 2024
Posted
September 26, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
35
Instrument
Grant
Description
Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) for planning to transition their campuses to clean energy. Eligible clean energy planning activities under this FOA, may include, but are not limited to: (1) Strategic energy planning; (2) Conducting an energy options analysis; (3) Conducting energy audits to establish baseline energy use and energy efficiency options; (4) Developing an energy organization or office; (5) Conducting climate resiliency planning; (6) Establishing energy policy, regulations, or codes to reduce energy use or promote energy development; and, (7) Obtaining skills and training related to energy use, development, or management. Applicants may propose a single eligible planning activity, multiple planning activities, or all eligible activities, provided the amount of DOE funding being requested does not exceed the maximum DOE funding per individual award specified under Section II.A.1 of the FOA. No recipient cost share is required under this FOA. DOE expects to make approximately $5 million of federal funding available for new awards under this FOA. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on Congressional appropriations. DOE anticipates making approximately 15 to 35 awards under this FOA. DOE funding per individual award under this FOA will range from no less than $100,000 to a maximum of $350,000. Further, DOE anticipates making awards with a period of performance of approximately two(2) to three (3) years. See the FOA document for a full description.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 07, 11, 20. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
TCU FOA Email TribalGrants@hq.doe.gov
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