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Tribal Training and Funding Opportunities Available|
Honor the Earth: What's New: DOE
Tribal Training and Funding Opportunities Available |
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Tribal Training and funding Opportunities (Contiguous 48 States) Please see below for funding and upcoming training opportunities for Tribes in the contiguous 48 States.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 1) DOE's Tribal Energy Program offers funding opportunity "Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency Deployment in Indian Country - Contiguous 48 States" (DE-PS36-08GO98022) - Deadline: May 8, 2008 2) USDA Offers $221 Million in Clean Energy Loans And Grants (Deadlines: April 15, 2008 and June 16, 2008) TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 3) DOE's Tribal Energy Program offer's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Tribal Community and Project Development Training a) Great Plains Tribes (Rapid City, SD) - May 12-15, 2008 [NOTE: Deadline for Group Rate: April 20, 2008] b) Southwest Tribes (Albuquerque, NM) - July 21-24, 2008 4) '08 HUD ONAP National Summit - Greener Homes: Creating Energy Efficient, Comfortable & Healthy Tribal Homes (Reno, NV June 17-19, 2008) 5) HUD ONAP Regional 2008 Housing Summits (Alaska: April 9-10, 2008 in Anchorage, AK) a) Southwest: April 23-24, 2008 in Temecula, CA b) Northwest: April 30-May 1, 2008 in Grand Mound, WA 1) RENEWABLE ENERGY OR ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEPLOYMENT IN INDIAN COUNTRY - CONTIGUOUS 48 STATES (DE-PS36-08GO98022) CLOSES: MAY 8, 2008 Once, there scroll down the page to the bottom and double click the pdf file under "Full Announcement and Other Files." See below for links to the Funding Opportunity Announcements. Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to be considered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcement should be submitted through the "Submit Question" feature of the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov, there are several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credential provider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouraged to register as soon as possible and should allow at least 21 days to complete the registration process. When done, call the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 to verify successful registration. Registration Instructions are found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Eligibility: This announcement has restricted eligibility. Eligibility for award under this Funding Opportunity Announcement is restricted to: (1) an Indian Tribe; or (2) Tribal Energy Resource Development Organization; (3) on whose Indian Lands the project(s) will be located; (4) within the contiguous 48 States. Summary: Under this Announcement, DOE is soliciting applications from Tribes or Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations to implement building efficiency improvements or deployment of renewable energy systems in Indian Country. DOE is seeking comprehensive project development plans for the large-scale installation of renewable energy systems or energy efficiency measures resulting in substantial energy savings within 12 to 24 months of award, subject to the availability of renewable energy hardware. Applicants are encouraged to aggregate multiple sites or regional approaches to meet DOE's goal of significantly reducing fossil fuel use. Applications demonstrating maximum unit installation, at lowest cost, over the shortest timeframe will be given preference. Successful applications under energy efficiency must demonstrate the potential for a 30% reduction in energy usage. Applications proposing the use of renewable energy systems for building heating and cooling must meet at least a minimum of 30% of the building load. Renewable energy applications proposing less than 1 MW of generation will not be considered. 2) USDA OFFERS $221 MILLION IN CLEAN ENERGY LOANS AND GRANTS The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week that it will accept $220.9 million in loan and grant applications under the agency's Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program. Loan guarantees and grants are available to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Since 2001, the USDA has invested $674 million in more than 1,763 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, including renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel and renewable energy sources such as methane gas recovery systems and wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass energy systems. Eligible applicants may seek loan guarantees to cover up to 50% of a project's cost, not to exceed $10 million. Grants are available for up to 25% of a project's cost, not to exceed $250,000 for energy efficiency improvements and $500,000 for renewable energy systems. Grants will be awarded through two separate competitions, with the deadline for the first being April 15 and the deadline for the second being June 16. Applications for loans or loan and grant combinations are due by June 16. See the USDA press release <http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/03/0072.xml> and the program Web page <http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/farmbill/index.html> . The USDA also announced its award of more than $4.1 million to help 17 small businesses and community groups find more innovative uses of woody biomass, including renewable energy uses. The grants range from $170,000 to $250,000, while the project participants are providing as little as $65,590 to as much as $1.3 million for each project. The grants will be awarded to organizations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and South Dakota, including the Coquille Tribe of Oregon. See the USDA press release <http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/03/0076.xml> . 3) REGIONAL TRAINING: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITY AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT These unique courses will help tribal leaders and staff understand the range of energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities that exist within your communities. The course material will focus on: 1) Determining community energy values and objectives; 2) Developing the outline of a tribal strategic energy plan; 3) Exploring how energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies can be used to help meet tribal objectives; 4) Organizing for tribal community success. The trainings will also address: * Renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency concepts * Renewable energy project development * The organizational structures and legal frameworks for development * Financing options. These sessions are offered free of charge to tribal members and Bureau of Indian Affairs employees. Travel and per diem are the individual's responsibility. Lunches will be provided. REGISTRATION: To register, send the registration form to David Glickson by fax (303-384-6568) or e-mail (david_glickson@nrel.gov ). Be sure to specify which training you will be attending. To obtain a registration form, see our upcoming events page at http://www.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/upcoming_events.cfm. GREAT PLAINS TRIBES (RAPID CITY, SD) MAY 12-15, 2008 Radisson Hotel Rapid City Discounted rooms are available to meeting participants for $70.00 per night (government per diem). To make reservations at the
group rate, call the hotel at (605) 348-8300 or Radisson Reservations at (888) 201-1718.
Say you want the group rate for "Renewable
Energy for Great Plains Tribes." The deadline
for receiving the group rate is April 20, 2008. After that date we are unable to guarantee the rate or room availability. Group rate for participants is $75.00 To make reservations contact Marriott reservations at 1-800-262--2043 or the hotel directly at 505-821-3333. Ask for the group rate for "Renewable Energy For Southwest Tribes" when calling to make reservations to access discounted group rate. Cutoff date for reservations is June 27, 2008. After that date we will be unable to guarantee rate or availability. 4) '08 HUD ONAP NATIONAL SUMMIT - GREENER HOMES: CREATING ENERGY EFFICIENT, COMFORTABLE & HEALTHY TRIBAL HOMES JUNE 17-19, 2008 RENO, NV The '08 National Greener Homes Summit, hosted by HUD ONAP, will be a 3 day session to be located in Reno, NV. This informational workshop focuses on home energy efficiency and comfort, as well as indoor air quality, renewable energy resources, and mold and moisture prevention. The workshop also features hands-on demonstrations of energy efficiency products. The National Training will be held at the Peppermill Hotel Casino in Reno, NV. Attendees are responsible for arranging and covering costs associated with their own travel and lodging. There are no registration fees for this training. Peppermill Hotel Casino Book your hotel room by dialing 800.282.2444 and requesting a room in the HUD ONAP room block. Be certain to make hotel arrangements before May 23, 2008 in order to take advantage of the group rate of $152 per night. After this date, rooms at the group rate will be available on a first come, first serve basis. For more, see http://www.firstpic.org/. Information courtesy of Glenn Reece, HUD ONAP. Thank you, Glenn. 5) HUD ONAP REGIONAL 2008 HOUSING SUMMITS The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Native American Programs is hosting Regional Indian Housing summits in the spring of 2008. These interactive, two-day summits will provide the opportunity for tribal leaders, TDHE staff, representatives from local and national lending institutions, state and federal agencies, and other industry experts to come together to discuss Indian housing issues, innovative programs and how to maximize HUD funding. The summits will be presented in a forum that will facilitate information sharing and networking. The summits will set the framework for a National Indian Housing Summit to be held in 2009 and will produce regional strategies and action plans. Southwest: April 23-24, 2008 in Temecula, CA Northwest: April 30-May 1, 2008 in Grand Mound, WA For an agenda and hotel and registration information, see http://www.hudonapsummits.com/. Information courtesy of Glenn Reece, HUD ONAP. Thank you, Glenn. Lizana Pierce, Project Manager For information on the Program and our "Guide to Tribal Energy Development", see www.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy |
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