WASHINGTON\u2014The U.S. Department of the Interior is asking U.S. territories to provide proposals for its Energizing Insular Communities Program for fiscal year 2018 funding.<\/p>\n
Those eligible to apply are local government entities, independent authorities, and educational institutions in the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
\nThe deadline is May 31.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis program supports the Secretary and the President\u2019s priority to utilize our natural resources by ensuring American energy is available to meet security and economic needs,\u201d said U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary – Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech.
\nIsland communities have a perennial struggle of high costs for fuel. Lowering energy costs to consumers is a key goal of these grants.<\/p>\n
The Office of Insular Affairs will use the following criteria in evaluating proposals:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tEstimated size of reduction in a territory\u2019s dependence on off-island fuels;<\/p>\n
\u2022\tEstimated size of reduction in cost of electricity in the territory; and<\/p>\n
\u2022\tDegree to which the proposal is identified and supported in the territory\u2019s Strategic Energy Plan and\/or Energy Action Plan.<\/p>\n
In addition, multiple project proposals may be submitted, ranging from a minimum of $150,000 per project to the full $2,811,000 expected to be available. Satisfactory Energizing Insular Communities funding proposals will:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tprovide a title, detailed narrative description, and budget for each proposed project; <\/p>\n
\u2022\tprovide a complete timeline that demonstrates the project can be accomplished within 24 months;<\/p>\n
\u2022\tdiscuss the applicability of the above three factors to each proposed project; and<\/p>\n
\u2022\tinclude the applicable SF-424 grant application forms.<\/p>\n
Applications should be submitted through the grants.gov website. The grant may be found under Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance or CFDA number 15.875. For more information and instructions for applying for financial assistance from the OIA, refer to the OIA website. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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