[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 243 (Monday, December 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79086-79087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32119]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Golden Field Office; Notice of Solicitation for Financial 
Assistance Applications; Million Solar Roofs Initiative Small Grant 
Program for State and Local Partnerships

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for financial assistance applications 
number DE-PS36-01GO90001

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE 
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.8, is announcing its intention 
to solicit applications for Million Solar Roofs Program for State and 
Local Partnerships. The selected applicants will receive financial 
assistance under a grant with DOE.

DATES: The solicitation will be issued in mid December, 2000.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the Solicitation once it is issued, 
interested parties must access the Golden Field Office Application, 
Award and Solicitation page at http://www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html, click on ``solicitations'' and then locate 
the solicitation number identified above. DOE does not intend to issue 
written copies of the solicitation.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE's Million Solar Roofs (MSR) Initiative 
is an initiative to install solar energy systems on one million U.S. 
buildings by 2010. It was announced by President Clinton on June 26, 
1997 in his speech before the United Nations Session on Environment and 
Development. This effort includes two types of solar energy 
technology--photovoltaics that produce electricity from sunlight and 
solar thermal panels that produce heat for domestic hot water, space 
heating or heating swimming pools. A key strategy of the Initiative is 
to catalyze market demand in local areas through the establishment of 
State and Local MSR Partnerships. The overall goal of this solicitation 
is to assist State and Local Partnerships in contributing to the 
installation of one million solar energy systems on U.S. rooftops by 
the year 2010.
    The MSR Partnerships bring together business, government and 
community organizations, (e.g., solar energy educational organizations, 
or not-for-profit housing agencies) at the regional level with a 
commitment to install a pre-determined number of solar energy systems. 
DOE provides access to a variety of financing options, training and 
technical assistance from DOE=s existing infrastructure, recognition 
and support, and a link to solar energy businesses, associations and 
related industries that can provide assistance. New MSR Partnerships 
can declare their intent to join the Initiative by including such a 
letter with their application for this solicitation. A complete 
description of partnerships and their representative activities can be 
found on the MSR website at http://www.eren.doe.gov/millionroofs/  
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will only 
consider proposals from interested State and Local Partnerships to help 
fund their MSR program development and implementation activities. Grant 
awards will be administered by the DOE Regional Offices. DOE intends to 
allocate a portion of total available funding to each of the six DOE 
regions based on the number of MSR Partnerships and the potential for 
new partnerships to be established in each Region. Applicants will only 
be competing against other partnerships in their DOE region. The 
project or activity must be conducted in a designated MSR partnership 
community. Any member of a State or Local Partnership, except industry 
associations, can apply on behalf of the Partnership, including 
builders, energy service providers, utilities, non-governmental 
organizations, local governments, or state governments. The different 
organizations/offices involved in a State or Local Partnership are 
encouraged to collaborate on their response to this solicitation. There 
is no cost-sharing requirement for these grants although cost-sharing 
will be favorably considered in the selection process. Subject to the 
availability of funds, 20-50 awards totaling $1,500,000 (DOE funding) 
in FY 2001 are anticipated to be awarded as a result of this 
Solicitation. DOE funding for individual awards will be up to $50,000 
in size. Solicitation number DE-PS36-01GO90001 will include complete 
information on the program including technical aspects, funding, 
application preparation instructions, application evaluation criteria, 
and other factors that will be considered when selecting applications 
for funding. No pre-application conference is planned. Issuance of the 
solicitation is planned for mid December, with applications due 45 days 
after the solicitation has been issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James McDermott, Contract Specialist, 
at 303-275-4732, e-mail [email protected]. Responses to questions 
will be made by amendment to the solicitation and will be posted on the 
DOE Golden Field Office Home Page.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on December 7, 2000.
Jerry Zimmer,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 00-32119 Filed 12-15-00; 8:45 am]
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