SOLAR POWERING AMERICA BY RECOGNIZING COMMUNITIES (SPARC)

Agency: Golden Field Office

81.117 -- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The purpose of modification 000001 is to update the Program Policy Factors is Section V.C.1. of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). All other parts of the FOA remain unchanged. This FOA will establish a prominent national recognition and technical assistance program for local governments that will signal to installers and the public that a community is receptive to solar businesses and has established a supportive solar market environment. This, in turn, will reduce market barriers and lower soft costs, thus contributing to SunShot goals. The program will also assist marginal communities...

in improving their solar markets. The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Applications must be submitted through the EERE Exchange website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE Exchange website. A User Guide for the EERE Exchange can be found on the EERE website https://eere- exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx after logging in to the system. Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE Exchange website.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Unrestricted

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

SPARC@ee.doe.gov SPARC@ee.doe.gov

Email

SPARC@ee.doe.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/default.aspx#FoaIda273061c-c80a-4ae4-a303-716f29ac69c6

Archived: September 30, 2015

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$13,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

DE-FOA-0001241

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Energy

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

February 5, 2015

Archive date:

September 30, 2015