On February 17, 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was enacted. As a result of this new law, the State of Florida was allocated $126,089,000 in economic stimulus funds for its State Energy Program (SEP). This funding has been allocated to the Florida Energy and Climate Commission (FECC) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Of the total amount, the FECC will distribute $18.6 million in EECBG Program funds to local governments that are not eligible for direct formula funding through DOE.

Qualified entities are considered local governments that were not directly funded by DOE are eligible for funds if the following conditions are met:

*              The government is included in the latest available Census of Governments as a currently incorporated government;

*              The government has a governance structure with an elected official and governing body;

*              The government has the authority to implement the eligible activities under this program; and

*              The government meets the population thresholds in EISA as further defined in the Federal Register. All Bidders must be qualified at the time of bid opening in accordance with the

SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION: Applications must be submitted in a sealed envelope/package, the face referencing EECBG APPLICANT FOR NON-ENTITLED CITIES AND COUNTIES with the date and time of the submittal. Submit at least one clearly marked ORIGINAL, five (5) additional copies and one digital format on a non-rewritable CD, preferably PDF, of the application and all supplemental materials. Each applicant is responsible for ensuring its application is received and delivered at the proper time and to the proper place. The FECC shall not consider late proposals. To be considered, SEALED APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FECC STAFF BEFORE 5:00 p.m. (EST), FEBRUARY 12, 2010.

Application must be delivered to:

Florida Energy & Climate Commission

Executive Office of the Governor

EECBG Application for Non-entitled Cities and Counties

600 S. Calhoun Street, Suite 251

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001

Any person requiring a special accommodation because of disability should call: FECC, (850)487-3800 at least five (5) workdays prior to the scheduled event. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact FECC by using the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771 (TDD).