What are “non-federal” funds?
Non-federal sources include private, state or local government, or any source not originally derived from federal funds. • Our organization receives funds for weatherization from our city and state’s departments of housing and community development. These funds originate respectively from federal Weatherization Assistance Program dollars and Community Development Block Grant dollars. Would they be considered non-federal since we do not receive them directly from a federal agency? The funds would be considered federal funds, because the source is federally funded programs (the U.S. Department of Energy, Weatherization Assistance Program, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Block Grant Program). • On P.9 where they list Minimum Standards for this FOA, 10 CFR 440.18 on Allowable expenditures reverts back to the pre-ARRA standard OF $2,500 AVERAGE ($3,000 FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS) vs. $6500 per ARRA standards. Which per unit amount should be assu
