HomeMy WebLinkAboutIIJA-BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) DOE Notification Letter to AEA - GRIP 3 - Transforming Alaskas Rural Microgrids - Oct 2023
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October 18, 2023
SENT VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Alaska Energy Authority
Curtis Thayer
813 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage, AK 99503-2407
cthayer@akenergyauthority.org
SUBJECT: Topic Area 3, Application Number GRANT13888586, titled “Transforming Alaska's Rural
Micrgrids”
Dear Curtis Thayer:
Evaluation of your application received in response to Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number
DE-FOA-0002740 titled “BIL – Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP)” has been completed in
accordance with the process specified in the “Application Review Information” section of the Funding
Opportunity Announcement.
We regret to inform you that based on this evaluation, your application has not been selected for
award. Your application’s strengths and weaknesses will be provided in a separate email on
approximately November 10, 2023. This information will be provided to you as important feedback on
the quality of your application and will hopefully be valuable to you in the preparation of future
applications. This letter and the strengths and weaknesses document will constitute your sole
debriefing for this FOA.
This process was highly competitive, with less than 20% of applications being selected for negotiation
across the GRIP program. We strongly encourage you to consider applying in subsequent GRIP funding
cycles, and to incorporate the feedback regarding your application’s strengths and weaknesses in any
future applications.
On behalf of the Department, I would like to express a sincere appreciation for your interest and
participation in this program and encourage your participation in future programs. If you have any
questions, please contact Janet Laukaitis at 412-386-5173 or janet.laukaitis@netl.doe.gov.
Sincerely,
Jacqulyn M. Wilson
Contracting Officer
Finance and Acquisition Center
cc: FOA File
rgarrett@akenergyauthority.org