Deadline: Concept Papers February 14, 2025 Full Application May, 2 2025
Award Amount: $1,000,000 to $3,000,000
Match: At least 20% for R&D; None for education and outreach projects; Tribes 10% required cost share
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher Education Entities, Nonprofits, Small Businesses
Description: This NOFO is being issued by DOE’s EERE SETO to invest in R&D, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement activities that improve the compatibility of large-scale solar (LSS) facilities with
wildlife and facilitate the dual use of land for agricultural and solar energy production (agrivoltaics).
Projects selected in this NOFO will a) test strategies that mitigate adverse impacts and/or maximize benefits to wildlife and ecosystems at LSS facilities, b) provide technical assistance and engagement
opportunities that enable stakeholders to improve the compatibility of LSS facilities with wildlife, or c) provide technical assistance and stakeholder engagement opportunities related to agrivoltaics.