Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003096
The Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF) is a U.S. Department of Energy funding opportunity created to strengthen Puerto Rico's electric resilience by accelerating renewable energy and storage solutions, with a clear focus on households and communities that are most likely to be harmed by outages and high energy costs. Congress provided $1 billion for these kinds of resilience activities through the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, and DOE's Grid Deployment Office set up PR-ERF to manage and deploy those funds through practical, near-term investments. The emphasis is on improving day-to-day reliability and emergency preparedness by supporting distributed energy resources, especially rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) paired with battery storage, alongside community partnerships and efforts that expand Puerto Rico's clean energy economy.
This first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0003096) is structured around three strategic goals. The first is to directly improve energy resilience for vulnerable households by rapidly installing rooftop solar PV and battery storage systems, with DOE aiming to incentivize roughly 30,000 to 40,000 residential installations through this round of funding. The second goal is to reduce the energy burden for participating households, meaning lowering the share of household income that must go toward electricity and related energy expenses. The third goal is to build durable local capacity by supporting the growth of Puerto Rico's clean energy workforce and ensuring households are prepared to benefit safely and effectively from these investments through education, training, and consumer protections.
To reach those goals, the FOA is divided into three topic areas that reflect different delivery models and support functions. Topic Area 1 focuses on third-party deployment of residential rooftop solar PV and battery storage, generally aimed at scaling installations through qualified organizations that can manage procurement, installation, and program delivery at high volume. Topic Area 2 focuses on community-sponsored residential deployments, which is geared toward locally rooted entities and community-based approaches that can coordinate projects in ways that reflect neighborhood needs and trusted relationships. Topic Area 3 supports the enabling conditions around deployment by funding beneficiary education, training, and consumer protection, which can include helping households understand system operation and benefits, ensuring fair treatment and transparent terms, and strengthening the local workforce and support ecosystem that will install and maintain these systems over time.
The opportunity is offered as a discretionary funding program using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning DOE typically expects substantial involvement during execution (for example, coordination, oversight, or collaboration on program requirements and outcomes). It falls under the Energy funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 81.254. The issuing agency is the Department of Energy through the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions); for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses); small businesses; and other eligible entities as described in the FOA's additional eligibility language. The funding details listed for this FOA include an award ceiling of $200,000,000 and an expected 18 awards, indicating DOE anticipated a limited number of relatively large, scalable projects rather than many small grants. The FOA was created on July 31, 2023, with an original closing date of September 18, 2023.
Overall, the PR-ERF opportunity is designed to deliver tangible, household-level resilience in Puerto Rico by pairing rooftop solar and batteries with program structures that prioritize low- and moderate-income households and households that include individuals with disabilities, while also investing in the workforce, education, and protections needed to make these systems effective, trustworthy, and sustainable long after installation.Apply for DE FOA 0003096
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Puerto Rico - Energy Resilience Fund" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.254.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 31, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 18, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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