Oregon
Business &
Cooperative Programs
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Oregon
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§9006 Energy Efficiency
Improvements
This program is obsolete. In 2009,
the §9006 program was replaced by the Rural Energy for
America Program.
Go to RD-Oregon Business Programs homepage
First-round §9006 grant application
deadline was April 15, 2008.
Second-round §9006 grant application
deadline was June 16, 2008.
2008
Federal Register notice inviting 9006 applications
- now expired.
Application Process
9006 application contents and thresholds - the larger your project is, the greater the professional technical documentation required
Forms for grant applicants - or use the applicable templates below
Energy Audit/Assessment guidelines
- or use the applicable templates below
9006 grant packagers in Oregon - if you decide not do-it-yourself (or use the templates below)
Application Templates
Whether seeking a grant or a guaranteed loan, the applicant must submit the following items to RD. The make-up of a complete application differs depending on the cost of the project being proposed.
| Simple Applications (≤$200,000 total project cost) |
Full Applications (>$200,000 total project cost) |
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| Part I. Applicant Forms, |
Part I Template - all of the Part I items in a single
template or complete them individually: Cover letter Table of contents Form SF 424 Form SF 424C Form SF 424D Form AD-1047 n/a Form AD-1049 n/a n/a Form RD 400-1 Form RD 400-4 Certification of relationship Certification of need Form RD 1940-20 Supplemental environmental information Organizational documents Project summary n/a Matching funds spreadsheet Self-evaluation score sheet |
complete them individually: n/a Table of contents Form SF 424 Form SF 424C Form SF 424D Form AD-1047 Form AD-1048 Form AD-1049 Exhibit A-1, 1940-Q Form SF LLL Form RD 400-1 Form RD 400-4 Certification of relationship Certification of need Form RD 1940-20 Supplemental environmental information Organizational documents Project summary Financial information Matching funds spreadsheet Self-evaluation score sheet |
| Part II. Technical Report |
Energy efficiency technical report | Energy efficiency technical report |
| Part III. Energy Audit or Assessment |
Energy audit
- required for projects costing >$50,000; always preferred Energy assessment - only for ≤$50,000 projects; awarded less priority |
Energy audit |
| Part IV. Addendum - Important Supporting Documentation |
aTax returns
- applicant's last year's tax returns aWarranties for main components - to show commercial availability aEvidence of interim funds - to prove "readiness" to proceed aBETC application/award - to prove incentive aUtility or Energy Trust application/award - to prove incentive |
aTax returns
aWarranties for main components aEvidence of interim funds aBETC application/award aUtility or Energy Trust application/award |
Regulations
9006 regulation - RD Instruction 4280-B
Links
RD-Oregon Energy portal
- includes links to other energy efficiency-supporting programs & agencies
in Oregon
RD-Oregon contacts for the §9006 program