In December 2022, Congress appropriated $1 billion in the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act for activities to improve the resilience of the Puerto Rican electric grid, including renewable energy and storage solutions for vulnerable households and communities. Per the Act, these activities will include resilience investments for low-and-moderate income households and households with individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) established the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF) to administer the $1 billion through a program focused on both residential and community-based energy resilience investments, including but not limited to solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage deployments, as well as community partnerships and other activities to grow Puerto Rico’s clean energy economy. This first Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under the PR-ERF can be found at the following link: S3 eXCHANGE: Funding Opportunity Exchange (energy.gov)
Modification 000001 is issued to amend the Spanish translation of this Funding Opportunity Announcement to correct words that were incorrectly translated; change phrasing to better express the intent of the English version; and add English terminology when a literal translation is inappropriate such as the name of an enacted statute, act, or reference to regulations.
Modification 000002 is issued to reduce the Planning Phase (Phase 1) for all Topic Areas from 5 months to 3 months.
