High Energy Cost Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- RD-RUS-HECG25
- Agency
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Rural Utilities Services
Washington Office, Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $100,000 to $3,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Business and Commerce
- Community Development
- Energy
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- Individuals
- State Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Independent School Districts
- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Unrestricted
- For Profit Organizations
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Small Businesses
- Special District Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is offering up to $10 million in competitive High Energy Cost Grants to fund projects that address extremely high energy costs in eligible rural communities. Eligible projects include improvements to energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities; on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems; and energy efficiency measures. Applications will be evaluated based on technical merit (65 points) and priority considerations such as rurality and extraordinary circumstances (35 points). The application deadline is February 28, 2025, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 PM ET and paper submissions postmarked by 4:30 PM ET.
Individual grant awards will range from $100,000 to $3,000,000, with a three-year performance period. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, nonprofits, for-profit businesses, tribes, and individuals, though projects must benefit communities rather than single households. The program operates under CFDA 10.859, Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities, and priority will be given to rural areas, tribal lands, and communities experiencing extraordinary circumstances.
Synopsis
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a notice of funding opportunity, subject to appropriation, of up to $10 million in competitive grants to assist communities with extremely high energy costs. The grant funds may be used to acquire, construct, or improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities where the average annual residential expenditure for home energy exceeds 275% of the national average. Eligible projects also include on-grid and off-grid renewable energy projects and the implementation of energy efficiency and energy conservation projects for eligible communities. Projects cannot be for the primary benefit of a single household or business. Grant funds may not be used for the preparation of the grant application, operating costs, or for the purchase of any equipment, structures, or real estate not directly associated with the provision of community energy services.
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