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 Central Pines Regional Council a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement on April 1, 2026, under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to conduct outreach, engagement, and market tracking for Clean Cities and Communities Coalitions.

Central Pines, doing business as the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government, will engage key stakeholders, provide technical assistance and outreach within its seven-county territory (Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake counties), and track and report critical program and performance metrics. The work supports the Transportation Technologies Office mission to enhance energy security, support economic prosperity, and improve air quality through locally driven transportation energy choices and collaborative partnerships with public and private stakeholders.

The award period runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. Place of performance is Durham, 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.