10 CFR § 420.32 - Program guidance/solicitation.

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title: "10 CFR § 420.32 - Program guidance/solicitation."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "420.32"
section_name: "Program guidance/solicitation."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION"
part_number: "420"
part_name: "STATE ENERGY PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Title III, part B, as amended, of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 ); Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 )"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 35895, July 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 420.32 Program guidance/solicitation.

After the publication of the notice of availability in the *Federal Register,* DOE shall, upon request, provide States interested in applying for one or more project(s) under the special projects financial assistance with a detailed program guidance/solicitation that will include:

(a) The control number of the program;

(b) The expected duration of DOE support or period of performance;

(c) An application form or the format to be used, location for application submission, and number of copies required;

(d) The name of the DOE program office contact from whom to seek additional information;

(e) Detailed descriptions of each type of program activity for which financial assistance is being offered;

(f) The amount of money available for award, together with any limitations as to maximum or minimum amounts expected to be awarded;

(g) Deadlines for submitting applications;

(h) Evaluation criteria that DOE will apply in the selection and ranking process for applications for each program activity;

(i) The evaluation process to be applied to each type of program activity;

(j) A listing of program policy factors if any that DOE may use in the final selection process, in addition to the results of the evaluations, including:

(1) The importance and relevance of the proposed applications to SEP and the participating programs in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and

(2) Geographical diversity;

(k) Reporting requirements;

(l) References to:

(1) Statutory authority for the program;

(2) Applicable rules; and

(3) Other terms and conditions applicable to awards made under the program guidance/solicitation; and

(m) A statement that DOE reserves the right to fund in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the applications submitted.