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 New York City And Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities, Inc. (doing business as Empire Clean Cities) on April 1, 2026, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086).

Empire Clean Cities will engage key stakeholders, provide technical assistance and outreach within its service territory across New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley, and track and report critical program and performance metrics in support of the Clean Cities and Communities Coalition's mission to enhance energy security, support economic prosperity, and improve air quality through locally driven transportation energy choices and innovative mobility technologies. The work supports the coalition's collaborative partnerships with public and private stakeholders to advance clean transportation and emissions-reduction initiatives.

The award covers a period of performance from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with place of performance in New York, New York. Empire Clean Cities is a New York-based nonprofit organization that operates exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on transportation electrification and zero-emissions vehicle adoption across its service region.

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.