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ARPA-E: A new organization, ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency), has been created under the Department of Energy to stimulate innovative energy research. Grant opportunities are regularly announced on their website: http://arpa-e.energy.gov/
The Federal Department of Treasury is now offering cash back for businesses who invest in renewable energy at their business. This is not a tax credit but a grant which can be applied for after the project at the above website. www.treas.gov/recovery/1603.shtml
The Alabama State Energy Office is ADECA (Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs). They compile and update the status of federal stimulus money dispursments throughout the state. This information can be found on ADECA's website at: www.adeca.alabama.gov/C4/ARRA
Federal grant opportunities for all federal agencies are compiled in one place: www.grants.gov
The Clean Energy Forum is an NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) sponsored event that helps those trying to find investor money. The next event is October 19-21, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Information on the Clean Energy Forum can be found at: www.cleanenergyforum.com
Clean Energy Alliance is a group of business incubators around the United States that mentor clean energy entrepreneurs and provide various other services. www.cleanenergyalliance.com
Clean Cities is a Department of Energy sponsored program that promotes alternative fuels and transportation technologies with informative factsheets that can be found at: www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities
Clean Cities information specific to Alabama can be found at: www.alabamacleanfuels.org
The Procurement Techncial Assitantance Centers (PTAC) are federally funded centers placed throughout the United States to assist small businesses in navigating through the federal procurement process. The link to Alabama's PTAC website is: http://al-ptac.org/. The PTAC office for North Alabama is located at the University of Alabama Huntsville. Information on the North Alabama PTAC office can be found at: http://sbdc.uah.edu.
Fed Biz Ops is a website clearinghouse for opportunities to contract with federal government. Visit www.fbo.gov for more information.
For information about money coming into the state from the Federal Stimulus visit: www.recovery.gov
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