Eligible applicants

(a) Eligible applicants for grants to fund projects serving eligible extremely high energy cost communities include Persons, States, political subdivisions of States, and other entities organized under the laws of States.

(b) Eligible applicants may be for-profit or non-profit business entities including but not limited to corporations, associations, partnerships, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), cooperatives, trusts, and sole proprietorships.

(c) Eligible government applicants include State and local governments, and agencies and instrumentalities of States and local governments.

(d) Indian tribes, other tribal entities, and Alaska Native Corporations are eligible applicants.

(e) Individuals are also eligible applicants under this program, however the proposed grant project must provide community benefits and not be for the sole benefit of the individual applicant or an individual household.

(f) As a condition of eligibility, the applicant must demonstrate the capacity:

(1) to enter into a binding grant agreement with the Federal Government at the time of the award approval; and

(2) to carry out the proposed grant project according to its terms.