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Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Fixed Award Grant Program (DE-FOA-0003045) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). This program provides support for rural and remote communities (10,000 people or fewer) to build clean energy projects that lower energy costs, improve energy access and resilience, increase economic opportunity, and/or reduce environmental harm.
Projects should demonstrate effective rural or remote energy system approaches using climate-resilient technologies, business structures, accessible financing, and community engagement.
Eligible activities include improving cost-effectiveness of energy systems, siting/upgrading transmission lines, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, providing/modernizing electric generation facilities, developing microgrids, and increasing energy efficiency.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Communities of 10,000 people or fewer. Applicants must propose projects that support eligible activities related to improving energy cost-effectiveness, transmission/distribution, greenhouse gas reduction, electric generation, microgrids, or energy efficiency. Commercially available technologies are eligible. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Fixed Award Grant Program (DE-FOA-0003045) is funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). This program provides financial investment, technical assistance, and other resources to advance clean energy demonstrations and energy solutions that are replicable and scalable in rural or remote areas (areas of less than 10,000 people).
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program (small community-driven projects) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). This program funds clean energy projects that deliver measurable benefits to energy customers in rural or remote areas (10,000 people or fewer) by lowering energy costs, improving energy access and resilience, and/or reducing environmental harm.
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