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GFO-24-501 – Paving the Way for California’s Gas Transition

Grantor:
CA Energy Commission
Departmental Grant ID:
GFO-24-501
Portal ID:
99756
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The purpose of this solicitation is to fund applied research projects that meet the following initiatives:

Location-Specific Analysis of Decommissioning to Support Long-Term Gas Planning (Gas Research and Development (R&D) Budget Plan FY 2021-2022)

Scaled-Up Gas Decommissioning Pilots and Integrated Planning Tools (Gas R&D Budget Plan FY 2022-2023)

Description:

The State of California aims to greatly decrease reliance on fossil gas (commonly known to consumers as natural gas) over the next few decades, including by electrifying current gas end uses, decommissioning gas system infrastructure, reducing gas-fired power generation, and potentially by integrating lower-carbon gases into the utility gas system or deploying other alternatives to fossil gas. The focus of this solicitation is understanding and supporting both the prerequisites to and impacts of conversion from gas end uses in the residential and commercial sectors, considered in the context of a transition from fossil gas use overall.

Over 11 million homes and commercial buildings in California use gas, and electrification of gas end uses in these buildings is technically feasible. In many cases, however, electrification may not be practical or desirable from logistical, affordability, financial, equity, functional, energy system planning, or other perspectives. Additionally, there are hurdles to achieving primarily policy-driven, and ideally coordinated, change in a domain dominated by private, personal choices (Blazquez et al. 2020).

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Individual
  • Nonprofit
  • Other Legal Entity
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

This solicitation is open to all public and private entities. All projects in this solicitation must benefit Gas IOU ratepayers.

Eligible Geographies:

This solicitation is open to all public and private entities. All projects in this solicitation must benefit Gas IOU ratepayers.

Matching Funding Requirement:

Match funding is required in the amount of at least 5% of the requested project funds.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
July 30, 2025
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Until funds expire

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$2,200,000
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Dependent
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Dependent
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No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
5%
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Natural Gas (NG)

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Marissa Sutton, 1-916-896-1586, marissa.sutton@energy.ca.gov

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