The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $7,750,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Southface Energy Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant is funded under the DOE's Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program, which supports research, development, and deployment of innovative energy efficiency and decarbonization technologies. Through this Cooperative Agreement, Southface will implement its Renew America's Nonprofits program, which aims to...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a 3-year, $7,551,911 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Sustainable Westchester, Inc. (SW) to fund and support the implementation of clean energy projects by 25-32 nonprofit organizations across New York State. The project, titled "Renew America's Nonprofits (RAN)", will provide grants, technical assistance, and resources to the selected nonprofits to make building and facility...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $15,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program to 22 Beacon, Inc. (doing business as Charter Schools Development Corporation, or CSDC). The funding will focus on conducting American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Level 2 energy audits of all schools/school facilities in the portfolio and developing a comprehensive strategic plan for...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $7,620,000 Cooperative Agreement to Ecology Action of Santa Cruz, a California-based nonprofit energy efficiency consultancy, under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. Through this award, Ecology Action will provide energy efficiency upgrades to a portfolio of approximately 40-55 nonprofit food bank network facilities across up to three western U.S. states. The project aims to deliver an estimated total...
This Project Grant award 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) provides $9,000,000 to the City of Kansas City, MO to advance climate resilience and sustainability through the development of a building performance standards (BPS) policy and program for existing buildings. The 6-year project aims to prepare the city and key stakeholders for BPS...
This $9,859,649 Department of Energy Cooperative Agreement, awarded under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), supports the Alaska Municipal League (AML) in improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions at 11 school facilities across 7 rural, disadvantaged communities in Alaska. Specifically, AML will foster collaboration between three school districts, conduct energy audits, and oversee the successful deployment of energy efficiency improvements. The project...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $3,200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), a non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The award is funded under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). Through this Cooperative Agreement, CEE will pursue five key goals: 1) Support a statewide residential...
The City of Kansas City, Missouri has been awarded a $477,390 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program (CFDA 81.128). The grant is intended to assist the city in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, lower fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. Key products and services to be funded include energy audits, building retrofits, development of energy efficiency and conservation plans, and...
The Department of Energy awarded a $14,790,300 Cooperative Agreement to the Canton City School District under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The funding will support two phases: 1) Conducting ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits of all school facilities and developing a strategic plan for implementing energy improvements, and 2) Implementing the identified energy efficiency upgrades to advance measurable goals of energy savings and health/safety...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $19,994,217.00, is provided by the Department of Energy (DOE) under the "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117). The City and County of San Francisco's Environment Department (SFE) will partner with the City of Berkeley and regional entities to adopt, implement, and enforce Building Performance Standards (BPS) in both...