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 Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc. on April 1, 2026, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086).

Metropolitan Energy Center will serve as a Clean Cities and Communities Coalition, engaging key stakeholders, providing technical assistance and outreach within the coalition's territory in Kansas City, Missouri, and tracking and reporting critical program and performance metrics to support locally driven transportation energy choices that leverage domestic energy resources and innovative mobility technologies.

The award runs through March 31, 2027, with place of performance at Kansas City, Missouri. The cooperative agreement funds the nonprofit organization's work to enhance the nation's energy security, support economic prosperity, and improve air quality through collaborative partnerships with public and private stakeholders in the transportation and community energy sectors.

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.