[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3742]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Intent To Issue 
a Funding Opportunity Announcement

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to issue funding opportunity announcement No. 
DE-PS26-04NT42089, entitled ``Million Solar Roofs Initiative Small 
Grant Program for State And Local Partnerships.''

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE financial 
assistance rules, 10 CFR 600.8, is announcing its intention to solicit 
applications from State and local partnerships under the Million Solar 
Roofs (MSR) Program. DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy will consider proposals from interested State and local 
partnerships to help fund their MSR program development and 
implementation activities.

DATES: The announcement will be issued mid-February 2004.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the announcement will be accessible through the 
Department of Energy, Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) 
Web site at: http://e-center.doe.gov/ by browsing opportunities by 
Program Office for those funding opportunity announcements issued by 
the National Energy Technology Laboratory. DOE will not issue hard 
copies of the announcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James McDermott, Contracting Officer, 
at 215-656-6976 or electronically at [email protected]. 
Responses to questions will be posted on the DOE IIPS Web site.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy's MSR Initiative is 
an initiative to support State and local partnerships who agree to 
install solar energy systems on one million buildings in the United 
States (U.S.) by 2010. This effort includes two types of solar energy 
technology: (1) Solar electric (photovoltaic) systems that produce 
electricity from sunlight, and (2) solar thermal systems panels that 
produce heat for domestic hot water, for space heating or for heating 
swimming pools. The partnerships bring together business, government 
and community organizations at the regional level with a commitment to 
install a pre-determined number (at least 500) of solar energy systems.
    A complete description of partnerships and their representative 
activities can be found on the MSR Web site at http://www.MillionSolarRoofs.org.
    Applications under the announcement must further the work of State 
and local partnerships, including partners in the building industry, 
State and local governments, utilities, the solar energy industry, 
financial institutions and non-governmental organizations, to remove 
market barriers to solar energy use and to develop and strengthen local 
demand for solar energy products and applications.
    There are two types of grants available: Phase 1--New Partnership 
grants, and Phase 2--Meeting the Commitment grants. Only one 
application may be submitted per partnership in one or the other of the 
categories, but not both. Partnerships that have been awarded prior MSR 
partnership grants in the past may not apply for a Phase 1--New 
Partnership grant. Newly formed or existing partnerships that have not 
received prior MSR grants may apply for a Phase 1--New Partnership 
grant. Any partnership with the prerequisites may apply for a Phase 2--
Meeting the Commitment grant.
    The project or activity must be conducted in a designated MSR State 
and local partnership area. There is no cost sharing requirement for 
these grants, although cost sharing will be one of the criteria 
considered. Subject to the availability of funds, multiple awards for a 
total of $1,500,000 (DOE funding) in Fiscal Year 2004 are anticipated 
as a result of this funding opportunity. The selected applicants will 
receive financial assistance under a grant. DOE will fund up to $50,000 
per project. DOE anticipates funding approximately 30 to 40 grants in 
the amount of $10,000 to $50,000 each.
    Funding opportunity announcement number DE-PS26-04NT42089 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 announcement is planned for mid-February 2004, 
with applications due 45 days after the announcement has been issued.

    Issued in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 5, 2004.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 04-3742 Filed 2-19-04; 8:45 am]
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