Texas Geothermal Outreach and Networking Group - Suggested Grants and Loans

• Geothermal-Biz  - A list of current solicitations by the US Government is available here.

• USDA GRANTS & LOANS Available:  http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/farmbill/index.html

• The Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc. (CEEP ) is pleased to provide you with a government funding opportunity newsletter. For more information about CEEP, go to: http://www.ceepinc.org. If you would like to receive the most updated funding newsletter, send an e-mail request to laurie.brown@ceepinc.org. To subscribe to the bi-monthly list send a blank message to: subscribe-funding@listserv.energy.wsu.edu.

Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program   The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05) authorizes the U.S. Department of Energy to issue loan guarantees to eligible projects that "avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases" and "employ new or significantly improved technologies as compared to technologies in service in the United States at the time the guarantee is issued".

• DOE Golden Field Office has a  Request for Information entitled, "Demonstration of Electric Power Generation Using Geothermal Energy Co-Produced with Oil and/or Gas Wells."  Submission are requested by May 17, 2007.  For more details see:  https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/50D3734745055A73852572CA006665B1?OpenDocument

• SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

         Program Details for Phase I 2005 as an example for 2007.

• $$$$  Many Investment Venture Capital Firms are looking for renewable projects to help fund.

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Please contact Maria Richards if you have an idea you would like funding assistance on.  Through networking there may be other possibilities to help you find what you need.

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