Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

The Executive Office of the State of South Carolina Energy Office, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), received a $215,000 cooperative agreement awarded April 1, 2026, with performance completion scheduled for March 31, 2027. The South Carolina Clean Cities and Communities Coalition will leverage this funding to enhance the nation's energy security, support economic prosperity, and improve air quality through locally driven transportation energy initiatives and collaborative public-private partnerships.

Under this cooperative agreement, the awardee will deliver stakeholder engagement and technical assistance services throughout its coalition territory, with emphasis on advancing innovative mobility technologies and domestic energy resource utilization. Key deliverables include outreach programming to promote sustainable transportation energy choices, provision of technical assistance to coalition members and stakeholders, and comprehensive tracking and reporting of critical program performance metrics that support DOE's Transportation Technologies Office objectives.