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Community Microgrid Assistance Program

Link
View Program Website
Sponsor
U.S. Department of Energy
Deadlines
Dec 20, 2024
Contact

Dan Ton
cmap@nrel.gov

Kyndall Jackson
kyndall.jackson@nrel.gov

Purpose

Participants in the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP) will receive technical support and/or funding to design or deploy a microgrid that aligns with community-defined priorities to improve or to optimize existing microgrid technology.

C-MAP offers four different topic areas that provide funding and other resources to meet key stages of development:

  • Regional microgrid community operations assistance
  • Regional microgrid community development assistance
  • Microgrid development
  • Microgrid transformation
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include nonprofits, state and local governments, and federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. Applicants must be from or directly represent specific underserved and indigenous communities with 10,000 or less people in remote, rural, and islanded regions of:

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Colorado
  • Hawaii
  • Kansas
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • South Dakota
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
Geographic coverage
Indigenous communities in 14 states
Amount of funding

Project amounts and timelines are:

  • Regional microgrid community operations assistance:
    • Amount: $200,000 base, $75,000 per community with a maximum award of $650,000
    • Project period: 24 months
  • Regional microgrid community development assistance:
    • Amount: $300,000 plus $50,000 per community with a maximum award of $550,000
    • Project period: 24 months
  • Microgrid development:
    • Amount: up to $300,000
    • Project period: 22 months
  • Microgrid transformation:
    • Amount: up to $400,000
    • Project period: 18 months
Application process

Links to additional guidance and application instructions are available on the program website.

Email the completed application to kyndall.jackson@nrel.gov. Contact to confirm eligibility prior to submission.

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American Indian or Alaska Native · Infrastructure · Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Alaska · Arizona · Colorado · Hawaii · Kansas · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Mexico · North Dakota · Oklahoma · South Dakota · Utah · Wyoming

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