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Unlike sectors such as transportation, energy and health care, the stimulus package does not include formulq fundingfor technology, according to John White, chierf of staff for U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii. fewer than a dozen competitive grantware available, tied to specific technology projects. And thosd grants have strict guidelines andtight deadlines, whicjh have put off smaller companies. John director of business development and technologyfor , said few localo companies have expressed interest in pursuing the grants. “Yoju have to put out a tremendous amounfof effort,” he said. “You have to find matching fundw and then write theactual grant.
” Whil e details of some of the grant opportunities have yet to be Strom said he’s awarew of eight stimulus grants that Hawaik companies and government agencies could qualify for, wortgh a total of more than $100 He said the nonprofiyt Enterprise Honolulu has participated in three proposals so far, includinh a $22 million grant through the federal Departmen of Energy called the Clean Cities program. The with total funding of $300 million, aims to encouragew the use of plug-ibn electric vehicles or other emerging electricvehicle technologies. Thosed eligible to apply include state andcity governments, transportatiomn authorities and private and nonprofit companies.
Strom said Hawaii’sa grant proposal includes commitments from to buy electrifc vehicles for part of its service the City and Count of Honolulu to invesy inhybrid buses; and California-based Better Placde to build 200 public charging stations on Oahu. Clean Citiew proposals were duelast month; recipientd won’t be notified until The technology grants made available through the stimulus package focus on proven technologied and do not include money for researchy and development. “A key criteria is that the monety be usedfor shovel-ready projects and to create Strom said. “This is not R&D money.” Other tech-related grantws — which are listed at grants.
govc — include: • Up to 15 grantd for $50 million each to build integrated biorefinerieas toproduce biofuel. • Up to two grante for $3 million each for large-scale photovoltaic • A $4.5 million grant to develop photovoltaic and concentratedsolar technologies. Up to 15 grants for $10 millionh each for energy-efficient communication technologies such as data centerse andtelecom systems. • Up to 60 grantds for $5 million each for geothermap technologies. Strom said most of the grantzs involve projects that individual Hawaii companiesa likely cannot qualify for or completee ontheir own.
He said the stimulus projectzs require ateam effort, usually involving a state agency, which in Hawaii’s case would be the statr Department of Business, Economic Development and “That’s where Enterprise Honolulu can help,” he “We can put togethefr small teams of companies or individual because Hawaii often doesn’t have that one big companu that can handle a project.” Applyingb for stimulus grant money involves registering with the federalo government’s FedConnect Web site.
Applicantsa also need to request aDUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) numberr and register with the Central Contractor Grant applications can be submittexd online at fedconnect.net.