The California Solar Initiative (CSI) is pleased to announce the release of its Third Grant Solicitation for the Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (RD&D) Program.
Up to $12 million in funding is available through this solicitation, with $9 million allocated to fund grid integration projects and up to $3 million available to fund smaller projects in the areas of production technologies or/or business development and deployment. Any individual, business, public entity, non-profit institution, university, or national laboratory is eligible to apply for funding. A minimum of 50% match funding is required for each project.
Target Area |
Grid Integration |
Production Technologies and Business Models |
Total |
|
Estimated Funding for Area |
$9 million |
$3 million |
$12 million |
|
Estimated Per-Project Funding |
$500,000 - $2 million |
$200k - $500k |
N/A |
Action |
Date |
| Grant Solicitaiton Released | July 14, 2011 |
| Pre-bid Webinar | August 2, 2011 (10:00 am PDT) |
| Deadline to submit Questions | August 2, 2011 |
| DUE DATE for Grant Proposals | September 1, 2011 by 4:00 pm PDT |
| Grants Approved by CPUC (estimate) | Early December, 2011 |
| Grant Start Date (estimate) | January - Febuary, 2011 |
The CSI RD&D Program is releasing its Third Solicitaiton. Document available here.
Solicitation Summary
Up to $12 million in funding is available through this solicitation with $9 million allocated to fund grid integration projects and $3 million available to fund smaller projects in the area of production technologies or business development or deployment. Any individual, business, public entity, non-profit institution, university, or national laboratory is eligible to apply for funding and a minimum of 50% match funding is required for each project.
Question submission is closed now. The Q&A will be posted to the site by Aug 12, 2011.
Submissions closed at this time.