DEGD0000986
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - Barnstable School Microgrid
The objectives of this project are to reduce energy expenses to education facilities and the adult community center complex, reduce the carbon footprint, increase the multi building emergency shelter capacity, drive energy and climate related workforce development, reduce student and staff absenteeism from respiratory diseases through improves HVAC systems and increase awareness of local energy and climate initiatives through our student interns.
This will be accomplished thought creation of a renewable energy supported microgrid at the public high school, middle school, and adult community center complex.
Modification 000004 - The purpose of this modification is to revise the community benefits plan area of interest 2 only on page 22; page limit changed from 5 to 14; section IV.E.XVII. Community benefits plan: job quality and equity – applicable to AOI 2 only on page 33 – page limit changed from 12 to 14; section IV.E.IV. Resumes on page 27 – page limit changed from three to two; section IV.E.XVIII. Community benefits plan budget justification – AOI 2 only on page 36 – remove reference to appendix K; page 38 – link updated from https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/nsfapprovedformats/cps.pdf to https://seedfund.nsf.gov/assets/files/applicants/current.and.pending.support.form.pdf.
The objectives of this project are to reduce energy expenses to education facilities and the adult community center complex, reduce the carbon footprint, increase the multi building emergency shelter capacity, drive energy and climate related workforce development, reduce student and staff absenteeism from respiratory diseases through improves HVAC systems and increase awareness of local energy and climate initiatives through our student interns.
This will be accomplished thought creation of a renewable energy supported microgrid at the public high school, middle school, and adult community center complex.
Modification 000004 - The purpose of this modification is to revise the community benefits plan area of interest 2 only on page 22; page limit changed from 5 to 14; section IV.E.XVII. Community benefits plan: job quality and equity – applicable to AOI 2 only on page 33 – page limit changed from 12 to 14; section IV.E.IV. Resumes on page 27 – page limit changed from three to two; section IV.E.XVIII. Community benefits plan budget justification – AOI 2 only on page 36 – remove reference to appendix K; page 38 – link updated from https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/nsfapprovedformats/cps.pdf to https://seedfund.nsf.gov/assets/files/applicants/current.and.pending.support.form.pdf.
Funding Goals
THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ENSURE THE TIMELY SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OR UPGRADED INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES WHILE PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE AND STRENGTHEN SITING AND PERMITTING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL SITING AND PERMITTING AUTHORITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO STANDARDIZE AND STREAMLINE SITING AND PERMITTING PROCESSES, COORDINATE ACROSS JURISDICTIONS, AND CARRY OUT ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO SITING AUTHORITIES OR OTHER TYPES OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS TARGETED TO THE NEEDS OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Hyannis,
Massachusetts
02601-3487
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Massachusetts Department Of Energy Resources was awarded
Renewable Energy Microgrid Education Facilities Community Center
Cooperative Agreement DEGD0000986
worth $42,328,000
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Hyannis Massachusetts United States.
The grant
has a duration of 6 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$3,256,000 (7.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Inflation Reduction Act - Transmission Siting and Economic Development Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 5/21/25
Period of Performance
1/10/25
Start Date
9/30/31
End Date
Funding Split
$42.3M
Federal Obligation
$3.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$45.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEGD0000986
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000986
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
DW9VKLKKUJG3
Awardee CAGE
5TKW1
Performance District
MA-09
Senators
Edward Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Modified: 5/21/25