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Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas

Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas

Funds U.S. rural and remote clean-energy demonstration projects that improve local energy cost, resilience, access, generation, microgrids, or efficiency.

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The Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas program is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations cooperative-agreement funding opportunity under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The FY2025 release, DE-FOA-0003428, offered $400 million in total federal funding for clean-energy projects serving communities of 10,000 people or fewer. DOE expected 20 to 50 cooperative ag…

Clean-energy demonstrations for U.S. rural or remote communities, including energy generation, transmission and distribution improvements, greenhouse-gas reduction, modernized generation, microgrids, and energy efficiency.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.50%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$400M

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: oced-exchange.energy.gov