Eligibility: Local governments, State governments, townships, municipalities.
To challenge the ingenuity of America’s businesses and communities to make it faster, easier, and cheaper to install rooftop solar energy systems. Concept Paper Submission Deadline: 10/31/2014

Description: Description: Seeks proposals from organizations or individuals interested in conducting research to: (1) develop a combined heat and power (CHP) white paper that will evaluate regulatory issues and policies specific to Minnesota, and (2) perform a Minnesota CHP potential study. The information obtained from this effort is intended to inform electric and natural gas utility Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) development and state energy policy.

Eligibility: Organizations and individuals with research expertise

To develop a “turn key” BAS solution using Open-Source software and architecture specifically tailored to small and medium buildings. Concept Paper Deadline: 4/22/2013. Full Application Deadline: 6/24/2013.

DOE is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations and Tribal Consortia to install “community-scale” or “facility-scale” clean energy systems on Indian lands to provide electricity and/or heating and cooling for local use in tribal buildings.

Description: Seeks proposals from organizations or individuals interested in applied research and development projects that serve to accelerate the development and adoption of new energy efficient technologies and strategies in Minnesota. The information obtained from this effort is intended to inform electric and natural gas utility Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) development and state energy policy. Deadlines: June 3, 2013 for Intent to Propose, Aug. 12, 2013 for Full Proposal.

Eligibility: Individuals, public or private entities actively involved in electricity and natural gas efficiency program implementation or research and development

To develop and implement a variety of activities that deploy U.S. technical expertise in areas such as strategic and policy planning and analysis, energy market analysis, energy modeling, workforce development, and technical analysis to prime markets for increased use of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies in South Africa and Saudi Arabia.

DOE is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations and Tribal Consortia, to install “community-scale” or “facility-scale” renewable energy and/or energy efficiency energy projects on Indian lands.

Eligibility: Limited to rural small businesses and agricultural producers.

Part of the Rural Energy for America Program. Funding available for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvements.