Recapping various energy-related federal funding opportunities (open or soon-expected)





energy specific funding opportunties




Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Other Federal Funding Announcements





The *Minnesota Department of Commerce* is seeking to work with and facilitate connections with local and Tribal governments, utilities, businesses, communities and other entities interested in energy-related partnerships.??Funding opportunities outlined below are offered through the federal funding opportunities, including those funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).??






Ask us! The MN Commerce Department is your partner for energy specific IIJA funding opportunities

Interested in partnering with the Department of Commerce around funding opportunities? Have questions? Send an email, detailing the program, your organization and contact information to IIJA Initiatives Project Manager, Kellye Rose:[email protected].

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Recent and expected federal funding activity

The federal government issues a variety of announcements related to federal funding opportunities:? Requests for Information (RFI); Notices of Intent (NOI); and Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA). More information can be found on the Commerce IIJA web page [ [link removed] ] or by clicking the links below.

*--Open Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA):*

* *Section 41007(c)(3) Photovoltaics Research and Development (PVRD)*

The DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), on behalf of the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has issued a FOA under Section 41007(c)(3) Renewable Energy Projects.? DE-FOA-0002582 *Photovoltaics Research and Development (PVRD) [ [link removed] ]* will require applicants to submit the following documents by the deadlines given below:

*Required letter of Intent - 4pm CDT Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022;*

*Concept Paper - 4pm CDT Friday August 12th, 2022;*

Full application (for those invited) - 4pm CDT? Monday, October 17th, 2022. [ [link removed] ]

*--Recent Notice of Intent (NOI):*

* *Section 40511 Building Energy Codes: Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation (RECI)*

The U.S. Department of Energy, on behalf of the Building Technologies Office, issued a?Notice of Intent (NOI) [ [link removed] ]?for the?*Section 40511 Building Energy Codes: Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation (RECI).?* The FOA DE-FOA-0002813 will be focused on efforts relating to the implementation of more efficient building codes to reduction greenhouse gas emissions as and encourage more resilient buildings.? The key areas of interest are:


* State and Local Code Adoption
* Workforce Development
* Implementation and Compliance
* Innovative Approaches
* Equity, Energy and Environmental Justice
* Partnerships

*Commerce expects to apply to this funding opportunity in a joint application with the MN Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).*??Interested in contributing as partners, collaborators or commenters???Contact Kellye Rose?at [email protected].?

*--Open Requests for Information (RFI):?*

* *Section 40342 Clean Energy Demonstration on Current and Former Mine Land*

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations issued a RFI on June 29th, 2022, to inform DOE's implementation?*Section 40342 Clean Energy Demonstration on Current and Former Mine Land [ [link removed] ]. *The RFI seeks input on six areas of interest (Mine Land Development and Operations, Job Creation Potential and Challenges, Technology Specific Concerns, Mine Land Program Implementation, and Equity, Environmental and Energy Justice Priorities).

*Helpful Resources*: A recent EPA study [ [link removed] ] found approximately 17,750 mine land sites located across 1.5 million acres in the United States, offering deployment opportunities for up to 89 gigawatts of clean electricity. The EPA has created a online tool, the Repowering America's Land Initiative Mapper [ [link removed] ], to help stakeholders find current and former mine lands; this tool may be helpful as stakeholders consider projects which could be developed.

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Future IIJA-funding opportunities

Here are just a few of the many upcoming funding opportunities:


* *Section 40124: Rural And Municipal Utility Advances Cybersecurity Grant And Technical Assistance Program;?*RFI expected to be released in Q3 2022
* *Section 41001: Energy Storage Demonstration and Pilot Grant Program;?*FOA expected in Q3 2022

* *Section 410013: Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstration Initiative and Joint Program;?*FOA expected to be released in Q3 2022

* *Section 40314: Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing Recycling Research, Development, and Demonstration Program;?*NOI expected to be released in Q3 2022

It will take time for the federal government to issue the necessary details, guidance and applications for all the competitive funding opportunities authorized by the IIJA. For more background on upcoming opportunities and to aid in initial project planning, interested stakeholders should explore the?U.S. Department of Energy Bipartisan Infrastructure Law website [ [link removed] ].

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Resources

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ?How-To? Guidebook Available from White House.?The White House released a?Bipartisan Infrastructure Law guidebook [ [link removed] ]?to help potential applicants plan and prepare to apply. This guidebook is a roadmap on upcoming funding opportunities, as well as an explanatory document on program-level direct federal spending. The link to the guidebook is also found on the IIJA Build.gov [ [link removed] ]web-site.

Additional Resources for Tribal Nations

* The White House, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tribal Guidebook [ [link removed] ]
* The White House, Fact Sheet |?_Administration release Tribal Playbook [ [link removed] ]_
* U.S. Department of Energy |?Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs [ [link removed] ]?resources and upcoming events
* U.S. Department of Interior Native Communities Federal Programs [ [link removed] ]












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