Project Grant DEIE0000132

The Department of the Interior - Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $174,291 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The funding will support the installation of a 40.80 kW grid-tie solar energy system at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Saipan. The solar project aims to provide a 100% offset of the community center's...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $262,907 Project Grant to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) through the Economic, Social and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) grant program. This funding will be used to install a 26.4 kW photovoltaic solar energy system at the Office on Aging (Man Amko) Center in Rota, CNMI, as well as 19 new 60W LED solar-powered outdoor lights throughout the facility's...

The Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) received a $646,891 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Economic, Social and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant will fund the installation of a 466-unit, 400-watt solar energy system capable of producing an estimated 312,300 kWh of renewable electricity annually. This system is expected to offset approximately 93% of the central government's...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) awarded a $232,718 Project Grant to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant will fund the installation of 10 solar panels on the rooftop of the Tinian Public Library, a critical community facility used for educational programs, workforce training, and municipal events. The project...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $443,691 Project Grant (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to install a 285.60 kW grid-tie solar rooftop energy system. The proposed design and construction project will utilize the entire rooftop, comprising 714 400-watt solar energy modules with an estimated annual output of 478,597 kWh. This...

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Election Commission will install fifteen solar photovoltaic units at Saipan coastal pavilions and parks through a $164,250 project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. Funded through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program, the project aims to reduce power costs and provide safe environments for community members through solar installations at heavily frequented public...

The University of Arizona was awarded a $207,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year award will support the establishment of a Sonoran Photovoltaics Laboratory focused on engaging K-12 students and the public in hands-on citizen science activities related to solar energy technology development. Through this collaboration research RET site, the University aims to...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $15,789,413 Cooperative Agreement to Austin Independent School District (Austin ISD) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to implement solar energy systems at schools. The award, dated February 1, 2024, supports a project titled "IIJA: SOLAR FOR SCHOOLS AT AUSTIN ISD" with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2025. Through this federal grant, Austin ISD will deploy solar energy infrastructure across its...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $2,032,800.00, funded by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), will support two renewable energy projects at Guam Community College (GCC). The first project involves the installation of a 140 kW hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage system on GCC's Building 1000. The second project will install a 100 kW grid-tied solar...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $450,200 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Northern Marianas Technical Institute (NMTI) for the "Energizing NMTECH" project. This initiative aims to modernize NMTI's campus infrastructure and enhance energy efficiency to significantly reduce its carbon footprint. Key deliverables include upgrading the HVAC system, installing a 52.80 kW...