Opportunity Title:
Geothermal Grant and Loan Program
Funder/Agency:
California Energy Commission (CEC)
Opportunity Number:
59793
Description:
The purpose of this solicitation is to award grants to fund projects focused on geothermal energy and lithium recovery from geothermal brine that support local jurisdictions and private entities to advance the geothermal sector and related activities per Public Resource Code (PRC) Sections 3800-3827 and California Code of Regulations (CCR) Sections 1660-1665. Under no circumstances will loans be issued under this solicitation.
This solicitation aims to support the goals of Senate Bill 100 (SB 100, De Leon, Chapter 312, Statures of 2018), Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32, Nunez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006), and SB 32 (Pavley, Chapter 249, Statutes of 2016) to meet the eligible renewable energy, zero-carbon energy, and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
This solicitation will be conducted as a two-phase process. Phase one is for local jurisdictions that want to compete for technical assistance funds to develop and prepare the full proposal for this solicitation. Phase one applicants need to complete a
Technical Assistance Application Form,
Technical Assistance Project Summary, and
Technical Assistance Scope of Work.
Phase two is for local jurisdictions and private entities to submit the full proposal, as indicated in Section I E. (Key Activities Schedule) of this solicitation.
Eligibility:
Business
Tribal Government
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$4,560,000
Deadline:
Applications Due May 03, 2024
Questions Due March 29, 2024
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