Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010932

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) received a $9,022,338 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The grant will fund a three-phase effort to implement the latest model energy codes in Massachusetts over the next nine years, culminating in the adoption of a statewide zero-energy building code by 2033. Key activities...

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), will enable the Hawaii State Energy Office (HSEO) to lead the state's efforts in implementing qualifying building energy codes. The $7,324,540 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, will support HSEO's plans to assist Hawaii's counties in adopting the...

The American Samoa Government Department of Treasury was awarded a $4,082,469 Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Energy under the "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117). The grant will be used to support efforts to update the territory's building codes to the 2021 IECC for residential buildings and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2019 for commercial buildings. Key activities include:...

This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will support the Ohio Cities Building Performance Standard Initiative. The initiative will implement a building performance standard across commercial buildings in four Ohio cities (Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton) to achieve energy savings equivalent to or greater...

This $17,816,871 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will support the "ARIZONA BUILDING CODES DELIVER (ABCD)" initiative in the state of Arizona. The key objectives of this grant are to: 1) Strongly recommend the adoption of the latest IECC 2021 residential, commercial, and zero energy building codes by local jurisdictions...

The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, under the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of Montana to support a planning project titled "CC* CIRA: Improving Cyberinfrastructure to Advance Research and Education (ICARE+) Addressing Montana's Digital Equity Gap." This 2-year project, running from August 15, 2023 to July 31, 2025, brings together the University of Montana,...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $233,426 cooperative agreement to PDES, Inc. under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to extend the ISO 10303 (STEP) standards for model-based engineering, design, and manufacturing process planning to better support composites manufacturing. The key activities include: 1) integrating STEP Application Protocols 242 and 238 to enable...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) Federal Grant Program will evaluate the impacts of incorporating climate change considerations into building design load standards. The $204,838 project, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will develop metrics to quantify how adopting climate-adjusted design loads affects building structural...

This federal Formula Grant 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) provides $12,201,485.50 in funding to the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) to support the adoption and implementation of eligible building energy codes by states, territories, and local governments. The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 30, 2027, will enable...

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry received a $9,065,117 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The award will be used to improve building energy code adoption and compliance in Minnesota through the following key activities: Accelerating the adoption of the latest building energy codes and developing zero energy codes...