Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition received a $215,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Under this agreement, the Coalition will serve as a Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) coalition partner, delivering stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, and outreach activities across its designated territory in East Tennessee. The Coalition will also track and report critical program performance metrics to support the Department of Energy's Transportation Technologies Office mission of enhancing national energy security, supporting economic prosperity, and improving air quality through locally driven transportation energy choices and collaborative public-private partnerships.

This award supports the Coalition's continued role in the CC&C Coalitions network, which fosters innovative mobility technologies and domestic energy resource utilization within regional transportation sectors. The performance period is one year, with work to be conducted in Knoxville, Tennessee.