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 the American Lung Association a $215,000 cooperative agreement on April 1, 2026, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to serve as a Clean Cities and Communities Coalition partner.

The American Lung Association will provide stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, and outreach within the St. Paul, Minnesota coalition territory, and track and report critical program and performance metrics to support the Department of Energy's Transportation Technologies Office. The cooperative agreement funds the coalition's collaborative partnerships with public and private stakeholders to enhance energy security, support economic prosperity, and improve air quality through locally driven transportation energy choices leveraging domestic energy resources and innovative mobility technologies.

The award runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with place of performance in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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.