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Subscribe to BurnWise Funding is available to state, local, and tribal governments from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This funding can be used to support climate and energy initiatives including energy efficiency, regional planning, and community education. For full eligibility and application details, please visit the links provided below. To learn more about helping homeowners purchase cleaner-burning appliances, visit our State and Local Funding page.
Rural Development Housing & Community Facilities Programs, Home Improvement Loans and Grant Program - One-time grants up to $7500 are available to very low-income, rural elderly homeowners. Low-income elderly (62+), rural (less than 10,000 population) homeowners can use grants to remove health and safety hazards from their homes. Subsidized loans are available to lower income elderly homeowners. For more information, visit www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/.
Rural Development Housing & Community Facilities Programs, Housing Preservation Grant - Grants to repair or rehabilitate individual housing, rental properties, or co-ops owned and/or occupied by very low- and low-income rural persons. For more information, visit http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/mfh/brief_mfh_hpg.htm.
EPA Environmental Education Regional Grants- $1.9 million
Application Due: May 2, 2011
Eligible Applications: Local education agency, college or university,
state education or environmental agency, nonprofit organization, or a
noncommercial educational broadcasting entity
EPA is seeking grant proposals from eligible applicants to support environmental
education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop
knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers, and citizens. This grant
program provides financial support for projects that design, demonstrate,
and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques
as described in this notice. Under this solicitation EPA expects to award
environmental education grants from the 10 EPA Regional offices. EPA expects
approximately $1,943,000 to be available for grants in amounts of a minimum
of $15,000 and a maximum of $100,000. Each of EPA’s 10 Regions anticipates
funding a minimum of 2 grants resulting in a minimum number of grants
issued to be approximately 20 grants nationwide. For more information,
contact Karen Scott at EEgrants@epa.gov
or read the full solicitation at http://www.epa.gov/education/pdf/solNotice2011.htm.
DOC Green Economies – $6 million
Application Due: May 26, 2011
Eligible Applications: District organizations (as defined in 13 C.F.R. § 304.2), federally recognized tribes, state or local governments, institutes of higher education, public or private nonprofit organization, or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a state.
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, requests proposals for i6 Green. This multi-agency competition focuses on the nexus between economic development and environmental quality, spotlighting the best ideas that contribute to a vibrant, innovative, clean economy. Applicants must address a persistent problem or an unaddressed opportunity with a sense of urgency and demonstrate how an i6 Green Proof of Concept Center will avoid duplication of existing efforts, remove road blocks, and spark sustainable economic opportunities in the applicant's region. $6 million expected to be available, up to 6 awards anticipated. Letters of Intent are required, and are due 5/2/11, final proposals due 5/26/11. For more info, including regional contacts, go to: http://www.eda.gov/i6. Refer to Sol# I6GREENEDA031011.
DOC Economic Development Administration Public Works, Economic Adjustment,
and Global Climate Change Mitigation Programs Opportunity – Likely
~$25 million
Application Due: Depends on funding cycle; next funding cycle is due June
10, 2011
Eligible Entities: State and local governments, federally recognized tribes,
nonprofits, private institutes of higher education
DOC’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) helps distressed
communities establish a foundation for durable regional economies throughout
the United States. EDA generally allocates funds for the Global Climate
Change Mitigation Incentive Fund (GCCMIF) to support projects that foster
economic competitiveness while enhancing environmental quality. EDA anticipates
that these funds will be used to advance the green economy by supporting
projects that create jobs through and increase private capital investment
in initiatives to limit the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels,
enhance energy efficiency, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and protect
natural systems.
While the amount of funding available through this opportunity is dependent
on FY2011 appropriations and is not yet known, EDA allocated $25,000,000
for the GCCMIF in 2010. The average size of a GCCMIF investment was approximately
$840,000. For more info, including regional contacts, go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=58457.
DOE Weatherization Formula Grants – Likely to be approximately
$210 million
Application Due: Varies by program year
Eligible Applications: Agencies that administer the WAP program
DOE requests proposals for the Weatherization Assistance Program Formula
Grant. The purpose of WAP is to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings
owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce residential expenditures,
and improve health and safety. Lead applicants must be agencies that administer
the WAP program. Proposals due date varies by prime applicant’s program
year. Grantees will be notified as soon as an update on FY 2011 funding
becomes available. For planning purposes, until a final budget is passed
and signed by the President, grantees should proceed with their respective
plans using the same funding level as the DOE 2010 appropriated funds.
For more info, contact Meghaan Hampton at Meghaan.Hampton@netl.doe.gov
or go to: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0000446&agency=DOE.