Group 1: Smart Grid Operation and $2,000,000 $1,000,000 Management Practices Group 2: Distribution Automation $3,000,000 $500,000 Enhancements $1,500,000 Group 3: Bi-Directional Distribution $3,000,000 Equipment and Technologies Match Funding Requirement Match funding is not required for this solicitation. However, applications that include match funding will receive additional points during the scoring phase. funds” include: (1) funds; (2) equipment; (3) “cash-in-hand” materials; (4) information technology services; (5) travel; (6) subcontractor costs; (7) Applicant/Project Partner in-kind labor costs; and (8) “advanced practice” costs. Match funding sources include the prime Recipient, subcontractors, and pilot testing/demonstration sites (e.g., test site staff services). funds” do not include: Energy Commission awards, EPIC funds “Match received from other sources, future/contingent awards from other entities (public or private), the cost or value of the project work site, or the cost or value of structures or other improvements affixed to the project work site permanently or for an indefinite period of time (e.g., photovoltaic systems). Definitions of funding” categories are listed below. “match Funds means funds that are in the recipient’s “Cash-In-Hand” possession and are reserved for the proposed project, meaning that they have not been committed for use or pledged as match for any other project. in hand” funds include funding awards earned “Cash or received from other agencies for the proposed technologies or study (but not for the identical work). As applicable, proof that the funds exist as cash is required at the project Kick-Off Meeting. Cash-in-hand funds will be considered more favorably than other types of match funding during the scoring phase. means an item with a unit cost of at least $5,000 and “Equipment” a useful life of at least one year. Purchasing equipment with match funding is encouraged because there are no disposition requirements at the end of the agreement for such equipment. Typically, grant recipients may continue to use equipment purchased with Energy Commission funds if the use is consistent with the intent of the original agreement. tangible project items that cost less than $5,000 “Materials” and have a useful life of less than one year.
Group 1: Smart Grid Operation and Management Practices $2,000,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 Group 2: Distribution Automation Enhancements $3,000,000 $1,500,000 Group 3: Bi-Directional Distribution Equipment and Technologies $3,000,000 Match Funding Requirement Match funding is not required for this solicitation. However, applications that include match funding will receive additional points during the scoring phase. funds” include: (1) “cash-in-hand” funds; (2) equipment; (3) materials; (4) information technology services; (5) travel; (6) subcontractor costs; (7) Applicant/Project Partner in-kind labor costs; and (8) “advanced practice” costs. Match funding sources include the prime Recipient, subcontractors, and pilot testing/demonstration sites (e.g., test site staff services). “Match funds” do not include: Energy Commission awards, EPIC funds received from other sources, future/contingent awards from other entities (public or private), the cost or value of the project work site, or the cost or value of structures or other improvements affixed to the project work site permanently or for an indefinite period of time (e.g., photovoltaic systems). Definitions of “match funding” categories are listed below. “Cash-In-Hand” Funds means funds that are in the recipient’s possession and are reserved for the proposed project, meaning that they have not been committed for use or pledged as match for any other project. “Cash in hand” funds include funding awards earned or received from other agencies for the proposed technologies or study (but not for the identical work). As applicable, proof that the funds exist as cash is required at the project Kick-Off Meeting. Cash-in-hand funds will be considered more favorably than other types of match funding during the scoring phase. “Equipment” means an item with a unit cost of at least $5,000 and a useful life of at least one year. Purchasing equipment with match funding is encouraged because there are no disposition requirements at the end of the agreement for such equipment. Typically, grant recipients may continue to use equipment purchased with Energy Commission funds if the use is consistent with the intent of the original agreement. “Materials” tangible project items that cost less than $5,000 and have a useful life of less than one year.
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