Cooperative Agreement DEFC3607GO17072

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement grant under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) to the Central Pines Regional Council, also known as the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government, to begin planning a network of regional, energy-resilient community hubs in North Carolina. The main objectives of the project are to host 19 community workshops, conduct technical assessments on 17 resilience hub sites, produce individual site reports, and...

The City and County of San Francisco (SFE) received a $19,994,217 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The award will enable SFE to partner with the City of Berkeley and regional entities to adopt, implement, and enforce building performance standards (BPS) in both San Francisco and Berkeley, while also helping smaller...

This $2,432,808 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 Conservation Research and Development) aims to accelerate the deployment of 60 curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), in "Justice40" communities across four U.S. cities. The key objective is to demonstrate that using a behind-the-meter connection to install these curbside EVSE units can...

The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability awarded a $7,690,134 Cooperative Agreement under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122) to the New Orleans Sponsoring Committee/Together New Orleans on March 28, 2024. The award supports community-based solar and energy storage initiatives aimed at enhancing the resilience of the local energy infrastructure. The project will run for one year, with an ultimate completion date of...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $999,708 Cooperative Agreement to Partnership For Clean Transportation Inc., operating as Clean Cities through its Georgia Division. The award, granted on June 1, 2024, aims to expand the Southeast Clean Cities Network under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The project objective is to grow existing Clean Cities coalitions, increase outreach in new regions including...

The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded a $4,251,000 cooperative agreement to the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) to develop the "WINDWISE" program. WINDWISE aims to advance the Wind Energy Technologies Office's goals by building strong and equitable distributed wind (DW) markets through incentivizing communities to implement transformative, locally generated solutions for reducing soft...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $738,318 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. Over the 14-month period from October 2023 to November 2024, this funding will support EPRI in conducting planning and design for a community geothermal heating and cooling system retrofit project. The key objectives are to: 1) perform a...

The Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program awarded a $7,620,000 Cooperative Agreement to Ecology Action of Santa Cruz, a nonprofit energy efficiency consultancy, to provide energy upgrades to 40-55 nonprofit food bank and community facilities across up to three western states. The project aims to deliver an estimated 20.7M kWh in lifetime energy savings, resulting in approximately 14,455 metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. Ecology Action will...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $19,994,460 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the New York City Department of Buildings. The funding will support a six-year effort, ending in 2030, to address challenges in implementing New York City's Local Law 97 of 2019, an aggressive building performance standard aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions from...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $17,222,016 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE). The project, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, aims to operationalize Seattle's Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) policy to ensure equitable implementation and high...