Grants Alert

• Published date: 19 May 2016
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.30074
• Date: 19 May 2016

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Funding supports solar

real-time grid integration

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has

announced $25 million in funding through the

Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration

of Solar Energy (ENERGISE) program to help

software developers, solar companies and

utilities accelerate the integration of solar

energy into the grid.

“Our ongoing grid modernization work will help

accelerate the widespread adoption of the clean

energy resources that will dene our low-carbon

future. This funding will help that mission by

supporting industry partners working to integrate,

store, and deploy solar energy throughout our

electric grid,” said Lynn Orr, Energy Department

Under Secretary for Science and Energy, in

a statement. “In doing so, we hope to drive

down costs and encourage even more American

homeowners and businesses to install solar

systems.”

According to the funding opportunity, the

program has two topic areas:

• Topic Area 1—Near-term projects will develop

commercially-ready, scalable distribution system

planning and real-time grid operation solutions

compatible with existing grid infrastructure to

enable the addition of solar at 50% of the peak

distribution load by 2020.

• Topic Area 2—Projects that tackle long-term

challenges will develop transformative and highly

scalable technologies compatible with advanced

grid infrastructure to enable solar at 100% of the

peak distribution load by 2030.

Concept papers are due June 17, 2016.

Proposals are due Aug. 26, 2016.

To learn more, visit http://1.usa.gov/1WOzabS. ■

Grants alert

Strengthening Law Enforcement’s Partnerships

with Women’s Justice Centers (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s Bureau of International

Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) seeks

applications to implement a program entitled

Strengthening Law Enforcement’s Partnerships with

Women’s Justice Centers.

Deadline: July 6, 2016.

Funds: One award of up to $250,000.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities and nonprofit

organizations.

Areas: INL said this project is intended for

professionals in the criminal justice field, including

judges, prosecutors and police managers working

on women’s access to justice, including personnel

assigned to the various Women’s Justice Centers

throughout Mexico.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# INL-16CA0036-

WHPMEXICO-05062016

Low Emission Accelerator Partnership Program

(DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s Bureau of Oceans and

International Environmental and Scientific Affairs seeks

applications for the Low Emission Accelerator Partnership

Program to help developing countries overcome barriers

to implementing Nationally Determined Contributions

(NDCs).

Deadline: July 11, 2016.

Funds: $2 million total for one award. The maximum

period of performance is years.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities and nonprofit

organizations.

Areas: DOS said objectives are: to demonstrate tangible

progress in NDC and Low Emission Development

Strategies (LEDS) implementation in clean energy–

related sectors in selected developing countries;

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