Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009583

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the City of Chicago Department of Fleet and Facility Management to replace 14 eligible non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The $12,401,662 award will support the purchase and installation of charging infrastructure, as well as workforce development and training programs, to facilitate the transition to...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 Conservation Research and Development) aims to train and connect 20 Clean Cities Coalitions on school bus fleet electrification. These Coalitions will then educate and support at least 3-5 school districts each as they electrify their school bus fleets, with a focus on underserved communities. The goal is to reach approximately 80 total school districts...

This $8,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will enable the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to replace 10 diesel bucket trucks with 10 battery-electric bucket trucks and install the necessary charging infrastructure. The goal of this project is to reduce diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and exposure to diesel air toxics in the city of Chicago. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $3,909,166.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The overall objective is to complete a feasibility study for a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub encompassing Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. The study will be executed in two phases: Phase 0A to complete a pre-feasibility study, and Phase 0B to complete the full feasibility study. Key...

This $4,129,400 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides funding to North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 to replace 10 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty school buses with new zero-emission battery electric school buses. The award will also support the purchase and installation of 10 DC fast chargers to maintain the new zero-emission vehicles, as well as workforce development and training...

This $2,999,679.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will support the Illinois Advancing Clean Energy (ACE) Project. The project aims to substantially expand the number of career pathways in the clean energy sector that promote the growth and efficiency of small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) in Illinois....

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $999,949 Cooperative Agreement to Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc. (MEC) on June 1, 2024 under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The objective of this 2-year project is to provide Clean Cities outreach, education, and coalition capacity building, with a focus on environmental justice communities and disadvantaged communities (DACs) in the Midwest region. MEC, a non-profit...

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the 2025 Clean Tech Economy Coalition's efforts to accelerate development of a new clean tech industry cluster in the Midwest region. Led by Mhub in Chicago, the 19-member coalition will pursue six independent but related clean tech projects from December 2021 to December 2023. These projects range from electrical vehicle testing and infrastructure...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.200 - Highway Research and Development Program) will support the Municipal EV Readiness Program, which aims to prepare at least 30 municipalities to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and EV charging infrastructure. The program will guide these municipalities to become "EV ready" by facilitating the safe and rapid deployment of EV charging infrastructure, promoting equitable investments,...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant to the City of Chicago under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The grant will support the city's collaborative development of a Chicago Building Performance Standard, which will require the city's largest commercial and multifamily residential buildings to meet achievable energy efficiency targets. The award, with a...