Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010933

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under CFDA 81.117 - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program provides $3,200,000 in funding to the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), a non-profit organization in Minneapolis, MN. The award aims to support five key goals: 1) Develop a statewide residential stretch code in...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $3,600,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The key objectives include: (1) developing three sets of IECC amendments (Zero...

The Department of Energy awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant to Montgomery County, Maryland to develop, adopt, and implement county building codes targeting 100% net zero energy building codes by the 2027 code cycle. The grant, funded through the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), will support the county's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new...

The Department of Energy awarded a $2 million Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources on March 1, 2023 through the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program (CFDA 81.042). The objective of this three-year project is to develop and implement a pilot program demonstrating an equity-focused pathway for decarbonization of residential homes for low-income households in St. Paul, Minnesota. This will be accomplished by targeting major roofing...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $8,500,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources. The project aims to improve the energy efficiency of and reduce emissions in existing large public, commercial and multifamily buildings in Minnesota through the design and implementation of a successful and...

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry received a $9,065,117 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). The grant aims to improve new residential and commercial construction, as well as major renovations, through the adoption of the latest building energy codes, accelerated code amendments, and the development of zero...

The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) was awarded a $812,429 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) on October 1, 2023. The award will support CEE's research and development of innovative aerosol sealing techniques for occupied residential buildings to improve energy efficiency. Key activities include assessing the feasibility of air source heat...

This $62,450,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Section 134(a)(1) - Zero Emission Technologies Grant Program will provide financial and technical assistance to low-income and disadvantaged communities in Minnesota to deploy and benefit from residential-serving distributed solar energy and storage projects. The key activities funded under this award include solar project subsidies, associated energy storage and upgrades,...

The Department of Energy awarded a $2,802,670 Formula Grant under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) to the Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources. The grant funding will support two main initiatives: Tribal Set-Aside Program: The program will train up to 120 new workers and upskill up to 80 existing workers and contractor firms in in-demand energy occupations, such as energy auditors, home performance contractors, HVAC, shell contractors, and electricians. This effort...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the CFDA 81.117 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program will establish a Pacific Northwest Building Training and Assessment Center (PNW BTAC) to support the transformation of the regional building infrastructure to meet net zero emissions targets. The $900,000 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026,...