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 $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by 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" will support the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) in advancing state energy office leadership on building energy codes. The key objectives and outcomes include: Facilitating regular...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, awarded a $2,814,917 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Slipstream Group Inc. (doing business as Energy Finance Solution), a non-profit organization. The funding will support a two-phase project to provide technical assistance and outreach to Native Nations in Michigan to...
This $2,800,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 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) aims to advance equitable energy codes and policy in Illinois and build a diverse and capable workforce. Key activities include: Developing a roadmap to frame the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act's (CEJA)...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has awarded a $2,600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Utah Clean Energy Alliance, Inc. The primary goal of this project is to increase the construction of cost-effective, resilient, low and zero emissions (LZE) residential and commercial buildings across the...
This $2,800,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The primary goal of this project is to advance equitable energy codes and policies in the State of Hawaii, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Key activities include:...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $4,097,938 Project Grant to the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA), a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. The award is funded under EERE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The goal of this project, titled "FURTHR" (Focus on Under-Resourced Tribal and Home Rule), is...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc. (Neep), a non-profit organization based in Woburn, Massachusetts. The funding will support Neep's efforts to increase consistent adoption of updated and advanced energy codes, improve code compliance across urban and rural...
This $4,692,212 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 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). The award aims to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), putting these states on a pathway to net-zero energy and...
The Department of Energy awarded a $2,802,670 State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) Formula Grant to the Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources. The grant funding will be used to strengthen the state's workforce in tribal and contractor entrepreneurship initiatives. Specifically, the program will train up to 120 new workers and upskill up to 80 existing workers and contractor firms in in-demand occupations such as energy auditors, home performance contractors, HVAC, shell...