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Funding Resources
Funding Resources
| MI Low Income and Energy Assistance Grants (LIEAG) | |
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| Type of Incentive | Grant |
| Eligible States | MI |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | Biogas, Biomass, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other |
| Eligible Project Size | All (MW) |
| Critical Information | Michigan's public benefits fund, known as the Low-Income and Energy Efficiency Fund (LIEEF) allocates grants for projects that assist low-income households with their energy needs. These grants, titled Low Income Energy Assistance Grants (LIEAG), are administered by the Michigan Public Service Commission and $50 million was made available for the June 2007 request for proposals. To be eligible to receive a LIEAG, the applicant must meet the following eligibility requirements: - Applicants must be a non-profit or public organization (governmental agency) offering service to low-income residents in Michigan. - The funds requested must supplement, not substitute for, existing funding. Guidelines require 75 percent of LIEEF funding to go towards grants for energy efficiency projects and energy assistance for low-income residents, while 25 percent will go toward grants for energy efficiency projects to support all customer classes. The following types of renewables/technologies are eligible for funding: photovoltaics, wind, CHP, anaerobic digestion, fuel cells, and biomass. |
| Start Date | 6/5/2000 |
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| Additional Information | Normally requests for proposals for this program are issued in the late summer or early fall. |
| Web Site | http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,1607,7-159-16370_27289---,00.html |
| Primary Contact | Robert Tuttle P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909 U.S.A. Robert Tuttle (retuttl@michigan.gov) (517) 241-9920 |