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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 5907a. Small grant program
(a) Establishment
There shall be established within the Department of Energy a
program for appropriate technology under the direction of the
Secretary. The Secretary shall develop and implement a program of
small grants for the purpose of encouraging development and
demonstration projects described in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Limitation
The aggregate amount of financial support made available to any
participant in such program, including affiliates, under this
section shall not exceed $50,000 during any two-year period.
(c) Systems and technologies to be developed and demonstrated
Funds made available under this section shall be used to provide
for a coordinated and expanded effort for the development and
demonstration of, and the dissemination of information with respect
to, energy-related systems and supporting technologies appropriate
to -
(1) the needs of local communities and the enhancement of
community self-reliance through the use of available resources;
(2) the use of renewable resources and the conservation of
nonrenewable resources;
(3) the use of existing technologies applied to novel
situations and uses;
(4) applications which are energy-conserving, environmentally
sound, small scale, durable and low cost; and
(5) applications which demonstrate simplicity of installation,
operation and maintenance.
(d) Eligible participants; simplified application procedures;
report to Secretary; allocation criteria; guidelines
(1) Grants, agreements or contracts under this section may be
made to individuals, local nonprofit organizations and
institutions, State and local agencies, Indian tribes and small
businesses. The Secretary shall develop simplified procedures with
respect to application for support under this section.
(2) Each grant, agreement or contract under this section shall be
governed by the provisions of section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear
Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5908] and
shall contain effective provisions under which the Secretary shall
receive a full written report of activities supported in whole or
in part by funds made available by the Secretary; and
(3) In determining the allocation of funds among applicants for
support under this section the Secretary may take into
consideration:
(A) the potential for energy savings or energy production;
(B) the type of fuel saved or produced;
(C) the potential impact on local or regional energy or
environmental problems; and
(D) such other criteria as the Secretary finds necessary to
achieve the purposes of this Act or the purposes of the Federal
Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C.
5901 et seq.].
Guidelines implementing this section shall be promulgated with full
opportunity for public comment.
(e) Reports to Congress
The Secretary shall -
(1) prepare and submit no later than October 1, 1977, a
detailed report on plans for implementation, including the timing
of implementation, of the provisions of this section to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives and shall keep such committees fully and
currently informed concerning the development of such plans; and
(2) include as a part of the annual report required by section
15(a)(1) )1(! of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and
Development Act of 1974 beginning in 1977, a full and complete
report on the program under this section.
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