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 $130,000 Cooperative Agreement to Land-of-Sky Regional Council on April 1, 2026, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086).

Land-of-Sky Regional Council, a multi-county Council of Governments based in Asheville, North Carolina, delivers stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, and outreach for the Clean Cities and Communities Coalition within its service territory spanning Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Counties. The award funds coalition work to engage key stakeholders in transportation energy choices, provide technical assistance and market tracking related to alternative transportation technologies and domestic energy resources, and report critical program and performance metrics in support of the U.S. Department of Energy Transportation Technologies Office's objectives to enhance energy security, support economic prosperity, and improve air quality.

Performance period runs April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with place of performance in Asheville, North Carolina.

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.