Recovery Act Cooley Alert

FOA - Local Energy Assurance Planning (LEAP) Initiative

KEY ATTORNEY CONTACTS

Elias Blawie 650/843-5060

Tom Coll 858/550-6013

Alison Freeman-Gleason
206/452-8755

Jim Fulton 650/843-5103

Gordon Ho 650/843-5190

Craig Jacoby 415/693-2147

James Linfield 720/566-4010

Andrew Lustig 703/456-8134

Patrick Mitchell 617/937-2315

Kevin Mullen 202/842-7882

Ryan Naftulin 202/842-7822

John Robertson 206/452-8763

Joseph Scherer 415/693-2017

Application Deadline

The application is due on October 8, 2009 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Please note: Important information regarding registration and other pre-submission requirements are included in the funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Please refer to the FOA for details.

Anticipated Award Date: April–June 2010
Total Funding Available: $10,500,000
Award Instrument: Grants

Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility for this award is restricted to U.S. Cities. For the purpose of this FOA, a “city” is defined as a city-equivalent unit of local government, such as a town, village or other municipality. Consolidated city-county governments will be considered cities and will be eligible.

A city is eligible for funds under this FOA if all of the following conditions are met:

1. The city government is included in the latest available U.S. Census of Governments as a currently incorporated government;
2. The city government has a governance structure with an elected official and governing body; and
3. The city government has the authority to implement the eligible activities under this FOA.

Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors are not eligible for an award under this announcement, either as a prime recipient or as a team member.

Program Description

This initiative focuses on developing new, or refining existing, plans to integrate new energy portfolios (renewables, biofuels, etc.) and new applications, such as Smart Grid technology, into energy assurance and emergency preparedness plans. City governments will address energy-supply disruption risks and vulnerabilities in their plans to lessen the devastating impact that energy emergencies and supply disruptions have on the economy and the health and safety of citizens. Better planning efforts will help contribute to the resiliency of the energy sector, including the electricity grid, by focusing on the entire energy supply system, which includes refining, storage, and distribution of fossil and renewable fuels.

The objectives of this initiative are to:

1. Strengthen and expand local government energy assurance planning and resiliency;
2. Reduce the impacts from energy supply distributors; and
3. Create jobs.

Cost Sharing

Cost sharing is not required.

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