Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund: Resilient Communities Program

Background
In December 2022, President Biden signed the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act into law, which included $1B to drive key investments in renewable and resilient energy infrastructure in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office established the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF) to administer these funds through programs focused on residential and community-based energy resilience investments, including solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage deployments. The program aims to grow Puerto Rico’s clean energy economy.

Grant Details
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) has three Strategic Goals:

(1) Mitigate against the disproportionate impacts associated with severe and prolonged power outages affecting low- and moderate-income residents of public or privately owned subsidized multi-family properties through energy resilience investments.

(2) Enable quality, equitable health care services for the most vulnerable populations and disadvantaged communities, including the medically underserved in Puerto Rico, by ensuring energy reliability and resiliency.

(3) Support the growth of the clean energy workforce in Puerto Rico.

The FOA includes two Topic Areas:

Topic Area 1 focuses on Solar PV and Battery Storage Installations for Common Areas within Public or Privately Owned Subsidized Multi-Family Properties.

Topic Area 2 focuses on Solar PV and Battery Storage Installations for Community Healthcare Facilities.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility requirements are not specified in the provided text.

Grant Value
$1 billion is available under this grant opportunity, with potential individual grant awards not specified.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed in Puerto Rico.