Eligible: Agriculture, Businesses, Education, Local Government, Nonprofits, Tribes, Utilities

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$2,000,000 - $5,000,000

Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas FY2024

From US Department of Energy (DOE)

The DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) intends to issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) entitled “Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas FY24.” The grant's goals are to deliver measurable and sustained benefits to people who live in rural or remote areas; demonstrate rural or remote energy system approaches; and build clean energy knowledge, capacity, and self-reliance in rural and remote parts of America. Funding will support materials, equipment, time, labor, and other resources to build clean energy projects in rural or remote communities and other allowable activities, such as collaboration, outreach, and engagement with Tribes and stakeholders, or workforce development programs.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Grant

    • Title

      Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas FY2024

    • Source

      US Department of Energy (DOE)

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $400,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      16–69

    • Award Range

      $2,000,000 - $5,000,000

    • Status

      Active

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Agriculture, Businesses, Education, Local Government, Nonprofits, Tribes, Utilities

    • Sector

      Energy Infrastructure

    • Activity

      Capacity Building, Outreach & Education, Project Finance

    • Eligibility

      This program will serve rural and remote communities, namely those with 10,000 people or fewer, prioritizing disadvantaged communities (as defined by Justice40), low-income, underserved, high energy burden, frontline communities

  • Application Process

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Jan 1, 2025

    • Application Close Date

      Dec 31, 2025

  • Resources & Contacts

    • Contact

      OCED-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov

    • Resources

      More details will be forthcoming once the funding opportunity is announced.

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