{"id":61454,"date":"2018-03-15T23:31:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T23:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=61454"},"modified":"2018-03-15T23:31:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T23:31:14","slug":"interior-requests-proposals-from-u-s-territories-for-energizing-insular-communities-program-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=61454","title":{"rendered":"Interior Requests Proposals From U.S. Territories For Energizing Insular Communities Program Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary of Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech, is requesting proposals for its Energizing Insular Communities Program for FY2018 funding, the Department of Interior announced Thursday. Those e<\/span><span class=\"\">ligible to apply are local government entities, independent authorities, and educational institutions located in the\u00a0U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.\u00a0\u00a0The deadline is May 31<sup class=\"\">st<\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\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 Mr. Domenech.\u00a0Island communities have a perennial struggle of high costs for fuel.\u00a0\u00a0Lowering energy costs to consumers is a key goal of these grants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The Office of Insular Affairs will use the following criteria in evaluating proposals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">Estimated size of reduction in a territory\u2019s dependence on off-island fuels;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Estimated size of reduction in cost of electricity in the territory; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Degree to which the proposal is identified and supported in the territory\u2019s Strategic Energy Plan and\/or Energy Action Plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">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.\u00a0\u00a0Satisfactory Energizing Insular Communities funding proposals will:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">provide a title, detailed narrative description, and budget for each proposed project;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">provide a complete timeline that demonstrates the project can be accomplished within 24 months;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">discuss the applicability of the above three factors to each proposed project; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">include the applicable SF-424 grant application forms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">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.\u00a0\u00a0For more information and instructions for applying for financial assistance from the OIA, refer to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/oia\/fiscal-payments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"\">OIA website<\/span><\/a><span class=\"\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary of Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech, is requesting proposals for its Energizing Insular Communities Program for FY2018 funding, the Department of Interior announced Thursday. 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