Clean cities and communities coalition outreach, engagement, and market tracking program clean cities and communities (CC & c) coalitions work cooperatively with the U.S. Department of energy's…

The Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $215,000 Cooperative Agreement to Clean Fuels Ohio on April 1, 2026, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to deliver stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, and outreach services supporting clean transportation energy choices within central Ohio.

Clean Fuels Ohio, a Columbus-based nonprofit operating as a Clean Cities Coalition, will execute stakeholder engagement, provide technical assistance, and conduct outreach activities within its territorial jurisdiction in the Columbus area. The organization will also track and report critical program and performance metrics relevant to the coalition's work fostering locally driven transportation energy choices that leverage domestic energy resources and innovative mobility technologies.

The award runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with place of performance in Columbus, Ohio. This is Clean Fuels Ohio's continuation of similar work under the Clean Cities and Communities Coalitions Outreach, Engagement, and Market Tracking Program, which supports the Department of Energy's Transportation Technologies Office objective to enhance national energy security, support economic prosperity, and improve air quality through collaborative partnerships with public and private stakeholders.

Clean cities and communities coalition outreach, engagement, and market tracking program clean cities and communities (CC & c) coalitions work cooperatively with the U.S. Department of energy's (DOE) transportation technologies office (TTO) to enhance the nation's energy security, support economic prosperity, and improve air quality by fostering locally driven transportation energy choices that leverage domestic energy resources and innovative mobility technologies through collaborative partnerships with public and private stakeholders. The objective of this project is for CC & c coalitions to engage key stakeholders, provide technical assistance and outreach within the coalition's territory, and to track and report critical program and performance metrics.