65FR36125 Denver Regional Office; Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications; Weatherization Training and Program Enhancement
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 110, Page 36125
[Federal Register: June 7, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 110)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Denver Regional Office; Solicitation for Financial Assistance
Applications; Weatherization Training and Program Enhancement
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Solicitation for financial assistance applications,
solicitation number DE-PS48-00R810686.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.8, is announcing its intention
to solicit applications for a state sponsor for Weatherization Training
and Program Enhancement activities to be conducted for the
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) in the Denver Region. The
financial assistance award issued under this Solicitation will be a
cooperative agreement.
DATES: The solicitation will be issued on or about May 31, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Solicitation, once issued, can be obtained
from the Golden Field Office Home page at http://www.eren.doe.gov/
golden/solicitations.html. DOE does not intend to issue written copies
of the solicitation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is soliciting Applications for a state
sponsor for Weatherization Training and Program Enhancement activities
to be conducted for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) in the
Denver Region. Eligibility is restricted to the twelve states within
DOE's Denver Region. The selected applicant (hereinafter called
recipient) will receive financial assistance to administer training and
other activities that assist with the enhancement and advancement of
the WAP under a cooperative agreement with the DOE. It is anticipated
that one award will result from this solicitation. Under the
cooperative agreement, the recipient will have primary responsibility
for providing training and technical development activities that are
intended to improve the depth, knowledge and the caliber of technical
skills of grantees and subgrantees administering the DOE WAP in the
Denver Region. It is expected that the recipient will coordinate and
work in conjunction with Weatherization organizations within the region
that specialize in the delivery of training and enhancement-type
activities, such as the Weatherization Manager's Association (WMA), and
other technical skills training organizations.
The recipient will conduct solicitations for WAP projects in the
region, coordinate the selection process for subgrants, and oversee the
management and monitoring of training and enhancement projects. The
recipient will also ensure that information about the projects, through
reports and minutes of informational meetings, are developed and
distributed. It is estimated that $100,000 will be made available for
the initial award in Fiscal Year 2000, and DOE anticipates that up to
$750,000 may be made available over the five-year project period,
depending upon availability of funding.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Dennis D. Maez, Contract Specialist,
at (303) 275-4825, or send an e-mail to denni...@nrel.gov.
Issued in Golden, Colorado, on May 26, 2000.
Jerry L. Zimmer,
Procurement Director, GO.
[FR Doc. 00-14323 Filed 6-6-00; 8:45 am]
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