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ActiveMichigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) · 2026

Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA)

Quick Facts

Agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)
Funding: $5,000 per MW
Deadline: Check Source
Status: Active
Eligibility: Michigan municipalities that have, on or after October 1, 2023, begun physically hosting and/or performing local permitting for any portion of an eligible renewable energy project.

About This Grant

Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA) is sponsored by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). This award program incentivizes Michigan municipalities that host or permit eligible renewable energy projects. While directly for municipalities, a small business could benefit indirectly by partnering with an eligible municipality on a project.

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Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy * District office locations * Boards and advisory groups * Accountability and Transparency * Mission, Vision, and Values Go to Divisions and Offices * Drinking Water and Environmental Health * Geologic Resources Management * Office of Legislative Affairs * Office of Climate and Energy * Office of Public Information * Office of the Clean Water Public Advocate * Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate * Office of the Great Lakes * Remediation and Redevelopment District office locations Boards and advisory groups Go to Boards and advisory groups Go to Career Opportunities Accountability and Transparency Go to Accountability and Transparency * Nondiscrimination in EGLE Programs Mission, Vision, and Values Go to Mission, Vision, and Values * Data centers and environmental review Community involvement and public participation are an essential part of EGLE’s mission, vision, and values.

* About public comments and public comment periods * About different types of public meetings * Public Participation Policy * Community engagement database Go to Services we provide * Environmental Lending Station * Drinking Water in Michigan * Learn About our Great Lakes * Inland Lakes and Streams * Making Contaminated Sites Safe for Reuse * Water Quality Monitoring Go to Regulatory Assistance * Environmental rules and regulations * Water Operator Certification Programs Go to Compliance Assistance * Environmental audit privilege and immunity * Environmental Consultant Assistance SARA Title III establishes requirements regarding emergency planning and "Community Right-to-Know" reporting on hazardous and toxic chemicals for federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as regulated facilities.

* Michigan Facilities’ Guide Go to Forms and templates * EGLE Grants System (EGX) Environmental rules and regulations Go to Environmental rules and regulations * Michigan Guide to Environmental Regulations * Policies and procedures Water Operator Certification Programs * Remediation Information Data Exchange (RIDE) Information about the GeoWebFace application.

Remediation Information Data Exchange (RIDE) Go to Remediation Information Data Exchange (RIDE) Resources and information on utilizing RRD's data exchange and the Inventory of Facilities.

* Cleanup Contract Information * State Funded and BSA Submittals * Submittals Under Legal Agreements * Accessing Electronic Documents (Files) * RIDE Submittal Types & Guidance * Guide to Electronic Submittals * Guide to Location Not Found Submittal * Submitting Onsite Work Activity Notices An interactive map displaying contaminated sites throughout Michigan regulated under Parts 213, 201, and 211.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) Water Well Viewer (WWV), is an interactive mapping system that displays water wells along with other information, such as wellhead protection areas, underground storage tanks, and sites of environmental contamination. Water well locations have been identified by address matching, the use of global positioning systems (GPS), and by legal descriptions.

This system allows water well drilling and pump installation contractors to submit water well records. Go to Wetlands Map Viewer * Training, workshop, and conference calendar Go to Public notice calendar Training, workshop, and conference calendar Go to Training, workshop, and conference calendar * Binational Lake St.

Clair Conference * Great Lakes PFAS Summit * Great Lakes Drinking Water Conference * Great Lakes Environmental Emergency Response and Management Conference * Great Lakes Microplastics Summit * Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference * Michigan Environmental Compliance Conference * Michigan Environmental Justice Conference * Michigan Sustainability Conference * MI Healthy Climate Conference * MI Materials Management Conference * Source Water Protection Conference * Community Learning Series * Environmental emergency preparedness and response * MiEnviro Portal for Air * MiEnviro for Everyone webinar series * Remediation and risk management * SARA Title III - Tier II * Report an environmental emergency * Environmental Assistance Center * Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests * District office locations * Legal service of process * Lobbyable Public Officials Report an environmental emergency Go to Report an environmental emergency Environmental Assistance Center Go to Environmental Assistance Center Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests Go to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests District office locations Go to District office locations Go to Legal service of process Anyone wishing to formally serve legal documents upon the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), or its officers or employees, may do so by the following methods.

Lobbyable Public Officials Go to Lobbyable Public Officials * District office locations * Boards and advisory groups * Accountability and Transparency * Mission, Vision, and Values BackDivisions and Offices * Drinking Water and Environmental Health * Geologic Resources Management * Office of Legislative Affairs * Office of Climate and Energy * Office of Public Information * Office of the Clean Water Public Advocate * Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate * Office of the Great Lakes * Remediation and Redevelopment BackBoards and advisory groups BackAccountability and Transparency * Nondiscrimination in EGLE Programs BackMission, Vision, and Values * Data centers and environmental review * About public comments and public comment periods * About different types of public meetings * Public Participation Policy * Community engagement database * Environmental Lending Station * Drinking Water in Michigan * Learn About our Great Lakes * Inland Lakes and Streams * Making Contaminated Sites Safe for Reuse * Water Quality Monitoring BackRegulatory Assistance * Environmental rules and regulations * Water Operator Certification Programs BackCompliance Assistance * Environmental audit privilege and immunity * Environmental Consultant Assistance * Michigan Facilities’ Guide * EGLE Grants System (EGX) BackEnvironmental rules and regulations * Michigan Guide to Environmental Regulations * Policies and procedures * Remediation Information Data Exchange (RIDE) BackRemediation Information Data Exchange (RIDE) * Cleanup Contract Information * State Funded and BSA Submittals * Submittals Under Legal Agreements * Accessing Electronic Documents (Files) * RIDE Submittal Types & Guidance * Guide to Electronic Submittals * Guide to Location Not Found Submittal * Submitting Onsite Work Activity Notices * Training, workshop, and conference calendar BackPublic notice calendar BackTraining, workshop, and conference calendar * Binational Lake St.

Clair Conference * Great Lakes PFAS Summit * Great Lakes Drinking Water Conference * Great Lakes Environmental Emergency Response and Management Conference * Great Lakes Microplastics Summit * Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference * Michigan Environmental Compliance Conference * Michigan Environmental Justice Conference * Michigan Sustainability Conference * MI Healthy Climate Conference * MI Materials Management Conference * Source Water Protection Conference * Community Learning Series * Environmental emergency preparedness and response * MiEnviro Portal for Air * MiEnviro for Everyone webinar series * Remediation and risk management * SARA Title III - Tier II * Report an environmental emergency * Environmental Assistance Center * Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests * District office locations * Legal service of process * Lobbyable Public Officials BackReport an environmental emergency BackEnvironmental Assistance Center BackFreedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests BackDistrict office locations BackLegal service of process BackLobbyable Public Officials /egle/about/organization/materials-management/energy/rfps-loans/renewables-ready-communities-award Back to Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Search is currently unavailable.

Please try again later. * Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) * Water operator certification programs * Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) * Emergency planning (SARA Title III) * Report an environmental emergency? * Get help with a permit?

* Dispose of household hazardous waste? * Test my home for radon? * Test my drinking water?

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gov/egle "Home") 7. Renewable Ready Communities Award The Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA) is a one-time payment that local governments can receive for hosting and/or permitting **eligible** large-scale renewable energy projects. Local governments can apply as soon as an eligible energy project is permitted, and award payment is made when construction on the project begins.

**For an energy project to be eligible, it must be:** * A grid-connected wind, solar, battery storage, or hybrid project; * Rated for a nameplate capacity of at least 50 megawatts (or 100 megawatts if wind is involved); * Locally permitted after Sept 30th, 2023, most commonly through special use or site plan approval. (Projects sited through MPSC certification are not eligible.) **Continue reading for full application details.

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KORoEIc7fBRSka5O%3FstartTime%3D1787680864000) Preview of the Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA) Dashboard Preview of the Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA) Dashboard ## Renewables Ready Communities Award Summary Dashboard This dashboard provides an overview of the awarded municipality with the eligible renewable energy projects, award amount, the intended use of their award, and additional details.

Launch the dashboardDownload the dataset ## Eligibility requirements Any municipality involved as host or permitter of an eligible project may apply. An eligible project is a grid-connected wind, solar, or energy storage project in Michigan which received a local permit (e.g. a land use permit or site plan approval) after September 30th, 2023.

All projects must be at least 50 megawatts (MW), unless any wind energy is involved, in which case a project must be at least 100 MW. All capacity values refer to nameplate capacity in alternating current. The Renewables Ready Communities Award offers a local government up to $5,000 per MW for their portion of an eligible energy project.

For example, if a township permitted 20 MW of an eligible 100 MW solar project, they may apply for a 20 MW RRCA. The award amount is $4,000/MW with a potential 25% increase (+$1,000/MW) if a satisfactory Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is in place for the energy project’s construction.

If host and permitter are separate (such as with a county permitting and a township hosting), each local unit may apply for half of the award (e.g., $2,500 per MW with a satisfactory PLA, or $2,000 per MW without.) Please consult the Request for Proposals (RFP) at the bottom of this page for more details on determining award amount and eligibility.

## Project labor agreements A Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is established and managed by the energy project developer, not the local government.

Since terms and conditions for private employment are not involved in municipal zoning and permitting, applicants are encouraged to discuss the likelihood of a satisfactory PLA with the project developer after making permitting decisions in consideration of the baseline $4,000/MW or $2,000/MW award. Additional information about this requirement, such as the definition of a satisfactory PLA, can be found in the RFP.

Please contact the Renewables Ready Communities Award managers for further questions. EGLE has no requirements on how Renewables Ready Communities Award dollars are spent.

Prior RRCAs have supported a wide range of local priorities such as township hall repairs, new recreation equipment, roadwork, cemetery upgrades, rooftop solar installations, consulting services for master plan updates, contributions to fire department equipment purchases, and more.

To receive payment when the energy project begins construction, an awarded local government: * An Award Use Plan, following a designated template * A resolution of approval for the Award Use Plan, issued by the municipality’s legislative body at a public meeting. * A Proof of Construction form, attesting that construction on the energy project has started.

* A satisfactory PLA must also be submitted to receive the 25% increased award payment. Please read the Requests for Proposals (RFP) or contact the RRCA managers to learn more. After this single and final payment is completed, the award agreement between EGLE and the municipality will be concluded.

The local government will administer the award dollars as described in their legislatively-approved Award Use Plan, without any further requirements from EGLE. However, EGLE appreciates learning how communities put their RRCA payments to use and will ask past awardees to participate in follow-up surveys.

Please review the Request for Proposals (RFP) and application first to prepare the following documents in advance: * A copy of the energy project’s permit * A Developer Questionnaire completed by the project developer * Download the Developer Questionnaire Request for Proposals (RFP) Begin your Renewables Ready Communities Award application ## Contact the Renewables Ready Communities Award managers * Ian O'Leary at OLearyI@Michigan.

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Explore current vacancies * Our mission, vision, and values * Internship opportunities * Search open positions&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending) * LEARN MORE ABOUT EGLE ► * District office locations * ⚠ Report an environmental emergency * Environmental assistance center * MORE CONTACT INFORMATION ► * Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) * Nondiscrimination in EGLE programs * Office of Legislative Affairs * Policies and procedures * Regulations, laws, and rules Permits for lakes, streams, and wetlands Permits for lakes, streams, and wetlands * Contact permitting staff * Look up current permits * Projects on inland lakes & streams * Shoreline protection projects * MORE AND OTHER PERMITS ►

Eligibility Requirements

Michigan municipalities that have, on or after October 1, 2023, begun physically hosting and/or performing local permitting for any portion of an eligible renewable energy project.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can apply for Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA)?

According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Michigan municipalities that have, on or after October 1, 2023, begun physically hosting and/or performing local permitting for any portion of an eligible renewable energy project. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.

How much funding does Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA) offer?

The current listing shows $5,000 per MW. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.

Who funds Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA)?

Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA) is funded by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.

Which states are eligible for Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA)?

This opportunity targets applicants in Michigan. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.

How do I apply for Renewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA)?

Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.

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SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL (SCALEUP) READY

The purpose of this modification is to clarify the meaning of the Program Policy Factors in Section V.C. To obtain a copy of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. To apply to this NOFO, Applicants must register with and submit application materials through ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Registration.aspx). For detailed guidance on using ARPA-E eXCHANGE, please refer to the ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx). ARPA-E will not review or consider concept papers submitted through other means. For problems with ARPA-E eXCHANGE, email ExchangeHelp@hq.doe.gov (with NOFO name and number in the subject line). Questions about this NOFO? Check the Frequently Asked Questions available at http://arpa-e.energy.gov/faq. For questions that have not already been answered, email ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.gov. AGENCY OVERVIEW The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), an organization within the Department of Energy (DOE), is chartered by Congress in the America COMPETES Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-69), as amended by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-358), as further amended by the Energy Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260): “(A) to enhance the economic and energy security of the United States through the development of energy technologies that— (i) reduce imports of energy from foreign sources; (ii) reduce energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases; (iii) improve the energy efficiency of all economic sectors; (iv) provide transformative solutions to improve the management, clean-up, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and (v) improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy; and (B) to ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced energy technologies.” ARPA-E issues this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under its authorizing statute codified at 42 U.S.C. § 16538. The NOFO and any cooperative agreements or grants made under this NOFO are subject to 2 C.F.R. Part 200 as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 910. ARPA-E funds research on, and the development of, transformative science and technology solutions to address the energy and environmental missions of the Department. The agency focuses on technologies that can be meaningfully advanced with a modest investment over a defined period of time in order to catalyze the translation from scientific discovery to early-stage technology. For the latest news and information about ARPA-E, its programs and the research projects currently supported, see: http://arpa-e.energy.gov/. ARPA-E funds transformational research. Existing energy technologies generally progress on established “learning curves” where refinements to a technology and the economies of scale that accrue as manufacturing and distribution develop drive improvements to the cost/performance metric in a gradual fashion. This continual improvement of a technology is important to its increased commercial deployment and is appropriately the focus of the private sector or the applied technology offices within DOE. In contrast, ARPA-E supports transformative research that has the potential to create fundamentally new learning curves. ARPA-E technology projects typically start with cost/performance estimates well above the level of an incumbent technology. Given the high risk inherent in these projects, many will fail to progress, but some may succeed in generating a new learning curve with a projected cost/performance metric that is significantly better than that of the incumbent technology. ARPA-E will provide support at the highest funding level only for submissions with significant technology risk, aggressive timetables, and careful management and mitigation of the associated risks. ARPA-E funds technology with the potential to be disruptive in the marketplace. The mere creation of a new learning curve does not ensure market penetration. Rather, the ultimate value of a technology is determined by the marketplace, and impactful technologies ultimately become disruptive – that is, they are widely adopted and displace existing technologies from the marketplace or create entirely new markets. ARPA-E understands that definitive proof of market disruption takes time, particularly for energy technologies. Therefore, ARPA-E funds the development of technologies that, if technically successful, have clear disruptive potential, e.g., by demonstrating capability for manufacturing at competitive cost and deployment at scale. ARPA-E funds applied research and development (R&D). The Office of Management and Budget defines “applied research” as an “original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge…directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective” and defines “experimental development” as “creative and systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience, which is directed at producing new products or processes or improving existing products or processes.”0F1 Applicants interested in receiving financial assistance for basic research (defined by the Office of Management and Budget as “experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts”)1 should contact the DOE’s Office of Science (http://science.energy.gov/). Office of Science national scientific user facilities (http://science.energy.gov/user-facilities/) are open to all researchers, including ARPA-E Applicants and awardees. These facilities provide advanced tools of modern science including accelerators, colliders, supercomputers, light sources and neutron sources, as well as facilities for studying the nanoworld, the environment, and the atmosphere. Projects focused on early-stage R&D for the improvement of technology along defined roadmaps may be more appropriate for support through the DOE applied energy offices including: the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (http://www.eere.energy.gov/), the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (https://www.energy.gov/fecm/office-fossil-energy-and-carbon-management), the Office of Nuclear Energy (http://www.energy.gov/ne/office-nuclear-energy), and the Office of Electricity (https://www.energy.gov/oe/office-electricity). ARPA-E encourages submissions stemming from ideas that still require proof-of-concept R&D efforts as well as those for which some proof-of-concept demonstration already exists. 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These pre-commercial scaling projects aim to 1) translate the performance achieved at bench scale to commercially scalable versions of the technology, 2) integrate the technology with broader systems, 3) provide extended performance data, and 4) validate the manufacturability and reliability of new energy technologies. Successful scaling projects should enable industry stakeholders to justify the substantial commitments of financial resources, personnel, manufacturing facilities, and materials necessary to subsequently deploy the technologies at a commercial scale. SCALEUP Ready seeks to scale the most promising technologies previously funded by ARPA-E. The possibility of ARPA-E-funded technologies becoming stranded along their development pathways leaves substantial intellectual property developed with American taxpayer dollars vulnerable to adoption by foreign competitors, who capture it for continued development and economic benefit overseas. This harms national competitiveness, as U.S. industries often fall behind on the development, scaling, and manufacturing of technologies necessary to compete in rapidly evolving global energy markets. Thus, projects selected for SCALEUP Ready will meet ARPA-E’s statutory goals by “accelerating transformational technological advances in areas that industry by itself is not likely to undertake because of technical and financial uncertainty." Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0003467. Assistance Listing: 81.135. Funding Instrument: CA,O. Category: OZ,ST. Award Amount: $5M – $20M per award.

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