The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $14,894,552 Cooperative Agreement to the Little Rock School Board (doing business as the Little Rock School District) under the DOE's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The funding will support a two-phase project to conduct ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits of all schools/facilities in the district's portfolio and develop a comprehensive strategic plan for implementing energy improvements (Phase 1), followed by the implementation of identified energy efficiency upgrades (Phase 2). The goal is to create healthy, high-quality learning environments by improving air quality and energy efficiency, which is expected to reduce student and teacher absences and result in significant energy cost savings that can be directed to student learning supports. The project will be implemented across 17 urban, disadvantaged schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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