Or. Admin. Code § 330-270-0020

Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 1, January 1, 2025

Section 330-270-0020 - Administration

(1) The Department may contract with one eligible entity for each region and one eligible entity for each federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon. If awarded a grant for a region with approved alternative boundaries, an eligible entity may receive grant funding for each region within the alternative boundary. An eligible entity may receive grant funding for more than one federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon or a combination of a region and one or more federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon.

(2) The contracts shall be to provide financial assistance for the purchase and installation of heat pumps and related upgrades to individuals who reside within that region or who are members of that tribe.

(3) An eligible entity may partner with other eligible entities, but the entity awarded a grant shall take a lead role in administering the grant funds and providing financial assistance.

(4) A partner entity may assist the entity awarded a grant by providing, or assisting in the provision of, financial assistance.

(5) The department shall allocate grant funds to grantees based upon the following criteria:

(a) 30 percent of the available grant funding shall be divided equally between, and then allocated to, each region and federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon;

(b) 30 percent of the available grant funding shall be allocated to the regions based upon the mean average heating zone of the counties in a region multiplied by the number of households that spend greater than six percent of their income on home energy costs and as a result are considered energy burdened;

(c) 40 percent of the available grant funding shall be allocated to the regions based upon the mean average cooling zone of the counties in a region multiplied by the number of households that spend greater than six percent of their income on home energy costs and as a result are considered energy burdened;

(d) Allocations to eligible entities selected for each federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon will consist of the allocation of available grant funding under subsection (a) of this section of the rule, plus a proportion of the funding to the regions within a tribe's service area under subsections (b) and (c). This proportion shall be based upon the proportion of occupied housing units in a tribe compared to the total number of occupied households in the regions in the service area of the tribe.

(6) Grantees shall, at a minimum, collect and process applications, verify project eligibility, and use grant funds to provide financial assistance to cover eligible purchase, installation, and upgrade costs.

Or. Admin. Code § 330-270-0020

DOE 1-2023, adopt filed 02/13/2023, effective 2/13/2023; DOE 4-2024, amend filed 08/05/2024, effective 8/6/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 86 (Senate Bill 1536)

Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 86 (Senate Bill 1536)