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 Centralina Council of Governments a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement on April 1, 2026, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to support stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, and outreach for transportation energy innovation across the Charlotte region through March 31, 2027.

Centralina, a local government council-of-governments entity based in Charlotte, North Carolina, serves as a Clean Cities and Communities Coalition coordinator. The award funds the Coalition's work to enhance 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. Under the award, Centralina engages key stakeholders, provides technical assistance and outreach within the Coalition's territory, and tracks and reports critical program and performance metrics across its nine-county service area in the greater Charlotte metropolitan 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.