Department of Energy Grant for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Indian Country

This is a restricted eligibility. Eligibility is is restricted to: (1) an
Indian Tribe; (2) Tribal Energy Resource Development Organization; or (3)
Tribal Consortium; (4) on whose Indian Lands the project(s) will be
located.
More specifically,

1) ¿Indian Tribe,¿ for purposes of this announcement, means any Indian
tribe,
band, nation or other organized group or community, including any Alaska
Native
village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43
U.S.C.
§§ 1601 et seq.], which are recognized as eligible for the special programs
and
services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status
as
Indians.

2) ¿Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations,¿ for purposes of this

announcement and in accordance with EPAct 2005, means an ¿organization¿ of
two
or more entities, at least one of which is an Indian Tribe as defined
above,
that has the written consent of the governing bodies of all Indian Tribes
participating in the organization to apply for a grant or loan, or other
assistance under 25 U.S.C. § 3502.

For purposes of this announcement and as defined under Section 503 of EPAct

2005, the term ¿organization,¿ means a partnership, joint venture, Limited
Liability Company or other unincorporated association or entity that is
established to develop Indian energy resources.

3) ¿Tribal Consortium¿ (plural consortia), for purposes of this
announcement,
means a group of organizations, at least one of which is an Indian Tribe as

defined above, that have chosen to submit a single application. Under this

announcement, a Tribal Consortium is eligible to submit an application
provided
the application is submitted by a single Tribe representing the consortium.

4) ¿Indian Lands¿ or ¿Indian Country¿ for purposes of this announcement, is

defined as any land located within the boundaries of an ¿Indian
reservation¿,
pueblo, or rancheria; any land not located within boundaries of an Indian
reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held – in trust by
the
United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian;
by an
Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against
alienation
under laws of the United States; or by a dependent Indian community; land
that
is owned by an Indian tribe and was conveyed by the United States to a
Native
Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
§
1601 et seq.), or that was conveyed by the United States to a Native
Corporation in exchaange for such land; and lands held in fee simple
(purchased
or owned) or under a Federal land lease.

For purposes of this announcement and as defined under Section 503 of EPAct

2005, the term ¿Indian Reservation¿ includes an Indian reservation in
existence
in any State or States as of the date of enactment of Title V of EPAct
2005; a
public domain Indian allotment; and a dependent Indian community located
within
the borders of the United States, regardless of whether the community is on

original or acquired territory of the community; or within or outside the
boundaries of any State or States.

Applications that propose a portion of the work to be performed by a
Federally
Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), as defined by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.017, will not be considered for award.

The Department of Energy¿s (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy is soliciting applications for the development or construction of
renewable energy projects or the implementation of energy efficiency
improvements in Indian Country. This effort is being undertaken under the
provisions of Title V of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005.

Under this announcement, DOE is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes,

Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations or Tribal Consortiums for
installation of efficiency improvements to existing Tribally-owned
buildings,
including: energy efficiency improvements; and/or renewable energy system
installations for building heating or cooling; or development of renewable
energy projects; or construction of renewable energy projects for power
production.

Successful applications under building energy efficiency improvements must
demonstrate the potential for a 30 percent reduction in energy usage and
applications proposing the use of renewable energy systems for building
heating
and cooling must meet at least 30 percent of the building heating or
cooling
load. Applications for the development or construction of renewable energy

projects less than 1 MW at the point of interconnection will not be
considered.

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.

Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility: Grants.gov is currently
incompatible with both the new Microsoft (MS) Vista Operating System and
the
new Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and Power Point.
In
order to create and submit your application to Grants.gov, you must find a
computer with a previous version Microsoft Operating System, such as
Windows
XP.

If you attach a file created using MS Office 2007, you will not get an
error
message when you submit the application, HOWEVER, your entire application

will not be able to be processed or accepted at Grants.gov and will not
reach
DOE. Grants.gov can accept applications with attachments created in MS
Office
2007 if the attachments are saved in the prior format. See the
http://www.grants.gov/assets/Vista_and_office_07_Compatibility.pdf for
detailed
instructions on how to do this. A file created in MS Office 2007 can be
identified by the x at the end of the file extension, for example
sample.docx for a Word file.

Help Mode: It is important to complete all the required fields in
accordance
with the pop-up instructions on the Application forms. To activate the
instructions, turn on the ¿Help Mode¿ (Icon with the pointer and question
mark
at the top of the form).

Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please
contact
the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.
Contact
Center hours of operation are Monday – Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm Eastern

Standard Time.

This is a restricted eligibility. Eligibility is is restricted to: (1) an

Indian Tribe; (2) Tribal Energy Resource Development Organization; or (3)
Tribal Consortium; (4) on whose Indian Lands the project(s) will be
located.
More specifically,

1) ¿Indian Tribe,¿ for purposes of this announcement, means any Indian
tribe,
band, nation or other organized group or community, including any Alaska
Native
village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43
U.S.C.
§§ 1601 et seq.], which are recognized as eligible for the special
programs and
services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status
as
Indians.

2) ¿Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations,¿ for purposes of
this
announcement and in accordance with EPAct 2005, means an ¿organization¿ of
two
or more entities, at least one of which is an Indian Tribe as defined
above,
that has the written consent of the governing bodies of all Indian Tribes
participating in the organization to apply for a grant or loan, or other
assistance under 25 U.S.C. § 3502.

For purposes of this announcement and as defined under Section 503 of
EPAct
2005, the term ¿organization,¿ means a partnership, joint venture, Limited

Liability Company or other unincorporated association or entity that is
established to develop Indian energy resources.

3) ¿Tribal Consortium¿ (plural consortia), for purposes of this
announcement,
means a group of organizations, at least one of which is an Indian Tribe
as
defined above, that have chosen to submit a single application. Under
this
announcement, a Tribal Consortium is eligible to submit an application
provided
the application is submitted by a single Tribe representing the
consortium.

4) ¿Indian Lands¿ or ¿Indian Country¿ for purposes of this announcement,
is
defined as any land located within the boundaries of an ¿Indian
reservation¿,
pueblo, or rancheria; any land not located within boundaries of an Indian
reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held – in trust
by the
United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian;
by an
Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against
alienation
under laws of the United States; or by a dependent Indian community; land
that
is owned by an Indian tribe and was conveyed by the United States to a
Native
Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. §
1601 et seq.), or that was conveyed by the United States to a Native
Corporation in exchaange for such land; and lands held in fee simple
(purchased
or owned) or under a Federal land lease.

For purposes of this announcement and as defined under Section 503 of
EPAct
2005, the term ¿Indian Reservation¿ includes an Indian reservation in
existence
in any State or States as of the date of enactment of Title V of EPAct
2005; a
public domain Indian allotment; and a dependent Indian community located
within
the borders of the United States, regardless of whether the community is
on
original or acquired territory of the community; or within or outside the
boundaries of any State or States.

Applications that propose a portion of the work to be performed by a
Federally
Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), as defined by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.017, will not be considered for award.

The Department of Energy¿s (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable
Energy is soliciting applications for the development or construction of
renewable energy projects or the implementation of energy efficiency
improvements in Indian Country. This effort is being undertaken under the

provisions of Title V of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005.

Under this announcement, DOE is soliciting applications from Indian
Tribes,
Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations or Tribal Consortiums for

installation of efficiency improvements to existing Tribally-owned
buildings,
including: energy efficiency improvements; and/or renewable energy system
installations for building heating or cooling; or development of renewable

energy projects; or construction of renewable energy projects for power
production.

Successful applications under building energy efficiency improvements must

demonstrate the potential for a 30 percent reduction in energy usage and
applications proposing the use of renewable energy systems for building
heating
and cooling must meet at least 30 percent of the building heating or
cooling
load. Applications for the development or construction of renewable
energy
projects less than 1 MW at the point of interconnection will not be
considered.

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.

Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility: Grants.gov is currently
incompatible with both the new Microsoft (MS) Vista Operating System and
the
new Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and Power Point.
In
order to create and submit your application to Grants.gov, you must find a

computer with a previous version Microsoft Operating System, such as
Windows
XP.

If you attach a file created using MS Office 2007, you will not get an
error
message when you submit the application, HOWEVER, your entire
application
will not be able to be processed or accepted at Grants.gov and will not
reach
DOE. Grants.gov can accept applications with attachments created in MS
Office
2007 if the attachments are saved in the prior format. See the
http://www.grants.gov/assets/Vista_and_office_07_Compatibility.pdf for
detailed
instructions on how to do this. A file created in MS Office 2007 can be
identified by the x at the end of the file extension, for example
sample.docx for a Word file.

Help Mode: It is important to complete all the required fields in
accordance
with the pop-up instructions on the Application forms. To activate the
instructions, turn on the ¿Help Mode¿ (Icon with the pointer and question
mark
at the top of the form).

Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please
contact
the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.
Contact
Center hours of operation are Monday – Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm
Eastern
Standard Time.

This is a restricted eligibility. Eligibility is is restricted to: (1) an

Indian Tribe; (2) Tribal Energy Resource Development Organization; or (3)
Tribal Consortium; (4) on whose Indian Lands the project(s) will be
located.
More specifically,

1) ¿Indian Tribe,¿ for purposes of this announcement, means any Indian
tribe,
band, nation or other organized group or community, including any Alaska
Native
village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43
U.S.C.
§§ 1601 et seq.], which are recognized as eligible for the special
programs and
services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status
as
Indians.

2) ¿Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations,¿ for purposes of
this
announcement and in accordance with EPAct 2005, means an ¿organization¿ of
two
or more entities, at least one of which is an Indian Tribe as defined
above,
that has the written consent of the governing bodies of all Indian Tribes
participating in the organization to apply for a grant or loan, or other
assistance under 25 U.S.C. § 3502.

For purposes of this announcement and as defined under Section 503 of
EPAct
2005, the term ¿organization,¿ means a partnership, joint venture, Limited

Liability Company or other unincorporated association or entity that is
established to develop Indian energy resources.

3) ¿Tribal Consortium¿ (plural consortia), for purposes of this
announcement,
means a group of organizations, at least one of which is an Indian Tribe
as
defined above, that have chosen to submit a single application. Under
this
announcement, a Tribal Consortium is eligible to submit an application
provided
the application is submitted by a single Tribe representing the
consortium.

4) ¿Indian Lands¿ or ¿Indian Country¿ for purposes of this announcement,
is
defined as any land located within the boundaries of an ¿Indian
reservation¿,
pueblo, or rancheria; any land not located within boundaries of an Indian
reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held – in trust
by the
United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian;
by an
Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against
alienation
under laws of the United States; or by a dependent Indian community; land
that
is owned by an Indian tribe and was conveyed by the United States to a
Native
Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. §
1601 et seq.), or that was conveyed by the United States to a Native
Corporation in exchaange for such land; and lands held in fee simple
(purchased
or owned) or under a Federal land lease.

For purposes of this announcement and as defined under Section 503 of
EPAct
2005, the term ¿Indian Reservation¿ includes an Indian reservation in
existence
in any State or States as of the date of enactment of Title V of EPAct
2005; a
public domain Indian allotment; and a dependent Indian community located
within
the borders of the United States, regardless of whether the community is
on
original or acquired territory of the community; or within or outside the
boundaries of any State or States.

Applications that propose a portion of the work to be performed by a
Federally
Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), as defined by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.017, will not be considered for award.

The Department of Energy¿s (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable
Energy is soliciting applications for the development or construction of
renewable energy projects or the implementation of energy efficiency
improvements in Indian Country. This effort is being undertaken under the

provisions of Title V of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005.

Under this announcement, DOE is soliciting applications from Indian
Tribes,
Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations or Tribal Consortiums for

installation of efficiency improvements to existing Tribally-owned
buildings,
including: energy efficiency improvements; and/or renewable energy system
installations for building heating or cooling; or development of renewable

energy projects; or construction of renewable energy projects for power
production.

Successful applications under building energy efficiency improvements must

demonstrate the potential for a 30 percent reduction in energy usage and
applications proposing the use of renewable energy systems for building
heating
and cooling must meet at least 30 percent of the building heating or
cooling
load. Applications for the development or construction of renewable
energy
projects less than 1 MW at the point of interconnection will not be
considered.

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.

Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility: Grants.gov is currently
incompatible with both the new Microsoft (MS) Vista Operating System and
the
new Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and Power Point.
In
order to create and submit your application to Grants.gov, you must find a

computer with a previous version Microsoft Operating System, such as
Windows
XP.

If you attach a file created using MS Office 2007, you will not get an
error
message when you submit the application, HOWEVER, your entire
application
will not be able to be processed or accepted at Grants.gov and will not
reach
DOE. Grants.gov can accept applications with attachments created in MS
Office
2007 if the attachments are saved in the prior format. See the
http://www.grants.gov/assets/Vista_and_office_07_Compatibility.pdf for
detailed
instructions on how to do this. A file created in MS Office 2007 can be
identified by the x at the end of the file extension, for example
sample.docx for a Word file.

Help Mode: It is important to complete all the required fields in
accordance
with the pop-up instructions on the Application forms. To activate the
instructions, turn on the ¿Help Mode¿ (Icon with the pointer and question
mark
at the top of the form).

Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please
contact
the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.
Contact
Center hours of operation are Monday – Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm
Eastern
Standard Time.