Cooperative Agreement DESE0000728

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) provides $5,100,000 to the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) to develop and pilot a standardized, legally robust, and technically feasible alternative compliance pathway (ACP) framework for building...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), aims to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to put them on a pathway to net-zero energy and emissions for new homes. The key...

This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), is intended to scale a support program throughout California to credential those who prepare California Energy Code (Energy Code) permit documentation and plans examiners who verify compliance during plan...

This federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides $20,104,032 to the National Housing Trust to retrofit 785 homes and improve indoor air quality, reduce localized pollution from fossil fuel use, and protect vulnerable residents from extreme weather. Key activities include electrifying 667 housing units, replacing 569 HVAC gas furnaces with heat pumps, and installing 98...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides $982,633 to the City of Jamestown, NY to implement an all-electric home retrofitting and electrification project in underserved neighborhoods. The project will work with the community-based non-profit Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation to retrofit, insulate, and electrify approximately 12...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program to the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology (ICAST), a non-profit organization. This three-year grant will fund a program to decrease tribal reliance on propane heating in New Mexico by retrofitting and replacing propane heating systems in tribal buildings with beneficial electrification (BE)...

This Project Grant award of $20,000,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will support community resilience, residential electrification and energy efficiency upgrades, and community education efforts in East Alabama and West Georgia. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of 10 community resilience hubs to provide the community access to electricity, heating,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The key objectives of this award include: (1) developing three sets of IECC amendments (Zero Ready, Near Zero, and Zero) for use by states and jurisdictions; (2) providing...

This $60,704,701 Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041), will support the Economic Development Authority of Iowa (IEDA) in developing and implementing a home energy performance-based, whole-house rebates program to benefit U.S. households. The program aims to increase market transformation of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies through state-level policies, strategies, and public-private partnerships. This...

The Town of Natick, MA was awarded a $2,663,927 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) for the "IIJA: Healthy Learning Environments Matter" project. This funding, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, will support the town's efforts to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in local learning environments. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include research,...