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 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) 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.
--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)?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. 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 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, 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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