The Department of Energy awarded a $1,533,830 State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) formula grant to the New Mexico State Energy Office (NMSEO) on November 1, 2024. Through this 2-year grant, NMSEO will contract with several agencies to provide training, support, and evaluation services for workforce development initiatives across New Mexico. The key products and services to be delivered include: Training, testing, and wrap-around support services for trainees, with a focus on underserved...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $4,460,718 Cooperative Agreement to Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation (TDS) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The goal of the project is to install energy efficiency improvements at approximately 17 nonprofit-owned buildings located in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The energy efficiency projects aim to achieve 25% energy cost savings and, where applicable, a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. By...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement to Texas Tech University (TTU) to provide training and conduct building assessments focused on reducing energy burden in small commercial buildings, particularly those located in disadvantaged communities. Under this award, TTU will train university/community college/K-12 students and incumbent workers to perform building assessments, with a focus on recruiting and auditing small commercial buildings in Climate and...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $14,291,756.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) supports a project titled "CARRIZO PUMPED STORAGE HYDROPOWER: SEASONAL STORAGE FOR FULLY DECARBONIZED GRIDS" at New Mexico State University (NMSU). The project aims to conduct research and development on advanced pumped storage hydropower technologies to enable...
This Cooperative Agreement 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 $900,000 in funding to Fayetteville State University (FSU) to be a catalyst for growth in energy management business opportunities and jobs in the economically challenged southeastern region of North Carolina. The key products and services to be delivered include:...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The goal of this award is to provide targeted training and support for commercial and residential energy code compliance, including American Society of...
This $900,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will fund the Michigan State University Building Training and Assessment Center (MI-BTAC) initiative. The program aims to develop and implement a high school-level training curriculum focused on energy efficiency retrofits, energy auditing, and sustainable building technologies....
This $900,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by 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) will fund the Southeast Building Training, Research, and Center (SEBTRAC) project at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The project aims to advance energy efficiency, renewable energy adoption, and building performance standards across the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The overall goal of this 3-year project, named the Louisiana Building Training and Assessment Centers (LA BTAC), is to create a sustainable and replicable statewide building workforce training program that addresses building...
This $1,499,687 Cooperative Agreement award from the 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) will support the Crater Lake Electrical Training Center in creating a replicable electrician pre-apprenticeship program focused on training the next generation of solar industry workers, particularly from...