Request For Grant Applications #AEA08-013
Available Grant Funds: $180,000
Deadline for Submission of Applications: November 15, 2007

Purpose of Grant:

The Alaska Energy Authority is soliciting Grant Applications in accordance AS 44.83.080 (8) and US Environmental Protection Agency’s EPA-R10-WCC-2006, Collaborative Diesel Emissions Reductions 2006 Grant Program.

The grant to be awarded is intended to provide technical/business support toward the development, construction, and demonstrated operation of a mobile fish oil recovery module. This module will be employed at and relocated between multiple existing processing sites thereby increasing its annual utilization and economic return. It is expected that at some processing sites, the fish oil product will be retained and utilized by the host facility and/or community to displace the use of conventional diesel engine or boiler fuels.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible to respond to this RFA applicants must meet the following minimum criteria.

Applicants must be one of the following:
• A commercial seafood processor operating in or near Alaska waters with shore-based, at-sea, and/or barge facilities.
• An Alaskan community, community/regional organization, utility, processing group, CDQ group, or regional fishing or marketing association within which seafood processing occurs.
• Or any collaborative grouping or partnership of the above entities, existing or formed to respond to this RFA.

The applicant must demonstrate formal approval and endorsement for its project by its board of directors, executive management, or other governing authority.

The proposed fish oil module project must incorporate the following attributes.
• Operate in Alaska in excess of fifty percent of its operating year during the proposed demonstration period.
• Extract fish oil from raw fish waste materials and process to a technical grade purity, with no more than 0.5 percent water and solids by weight. This is a minimum requirement, processing to more stringent standards would satisfy this requirement.
• Configured to be “portable” in that the system may be readily relocated from one processing locale to another as a routine matter. How this is accomplished may include (but is not limited to) installation in one or more freight containers, installation on a small barge or self-propelled vessel, or by some other method that fulfills the portability requirement above.

The complete RFA is attached in PDF format: Request for Grant Application, Application Form, Sample Grant with terms and conditions. The grant application is also attached to assist applicants in MS Word format.

For questions and application submittal contact:
James Jensen, Grant Manager
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
FAX: (907) 269-3044
Phone: (907) 269-3000
E-mail:jjensen@aidea.org

Small and Minority businesses and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to participate. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer and supports workplace diversity. Individuals requiring special accommodations call the Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development at TDD 907-465-5437 or 907-465-5438.