Closed · DE-FOA-0003428 · CFDA 81.255 · Discretionary
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas – Fiscal Year 2025 Release
Federal grant opportunity posted by Headquarters, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $2M-$50M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 28, 2025
- Close date
- 50
- Expected awards
The verdict
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas – Fiscal Year 2025 Release is a closed discretionary listing from Headquarters that offered $2,000,000 -- $50,000,000 across 50 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $2M-$50M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 50
- expected awards
- 81.255
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas – Fiscal Year 2025 Release - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003428 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.255, posted by Headquarters. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on October 3, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $2,000,000 -- $50,000,000. The agency has projected $400.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 50 awards. If the agency funds the expected 50 awards from the $400.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $8.0 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. 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 August 28, 2025. 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
$2,000,000 -- $50,000,000
Close Date
August 28, 2025
Posted
October 3, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$400,000,000
Expected Awards
50
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Rural and remote areas often have higher energy costs and burden, less resilient energy systems, and fewer alternatives for accessing clean energy compared with their urban counterparts. Furthermore, small communities do not always have the available time, money, or other resources to pursue clean energy options. This program serves communities of 10,000 people or fewer. Applicants must propose projects that support at least one of these eligible activities: A. Improving overall cost-effectiveness of energy generation, transmission, or distribution systems; B. Siting or upgrading transmission and distribution lines; C. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from energy generation in rural or remote areas; D. Providing or modernizing electric generation facilities; E. Developing microgrids; and F. Increasing energy efficiency. Applications may include any technology that meets these eligible activities, as long as those technologies are commercially available. Applicants must choose one of the four topic areas for their project’s application. For further information, please see the Full Funding Opportunity Announcement at https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/. All application materials must be submitted through the OCED Funding Opportunity Exchange.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. 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
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Agency Contact
Margaret A. Davide-Smith 240-306-4964 margaret.davide-smith@hq.doe.gov
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