This federal Formula Grant award, totaling $1,269,190, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041). The grant funds will support the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) initiative in the state of Connecticut over the period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029. The grant aims to increase market transformation of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies through policies, strategies, and public-private partnerships...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $9,631,117.54 Formula Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Department of Administration Services Bureau of Enterprise Systems & Technology (BEST), a division of the Connecticut state government. The grant supports BEST's efforts to assist state, territorial, and local governments in adopting and implementing the latest and...
This $2,797,870 federal Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). The grant will be sub-awarded by DOER to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), which will then distribute funds to individual training agencies throughout the state. The primary focus of the grant is to upskill existing workers in the energy efficiency, home performance, and HVAC contractor fields,...
This $1,303,340 Formula Grant awarded to the Maine Governor's Energy Office by the U.S. Department of Energy (CFDA 81.041 - State Energy Program) will support workforce development initiatives in the state. The funding will be used to train approximately 100 new workers, 100 existing workers, and 20 contractors in priority occupations such as insulation, carpentry, and HVAC. The state plans to award funds to 2-4 subrecipients who will implement local workforce development programs, with a...
This $178,910 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (CFDA 81.128 - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program) to the City of Stamford, Connecticut will support the implementation of strategies to reduce energy use, fossil fuel emissions, and improve overall energy efficiency at the local government level. The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, will enable the city to conduct energy audits, perform building retrofits,...
The Department of Energy awarded a $2,035,680 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) under CFDA 81.128. The grant, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, will support DEEP's implementation of strategies to reduce energy use, fossil fuel emissions, and improve overall energy efficiency at the state and local levels in Connecticut. The EECBG program, authorized under the Energy Independence...
This $62,450,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All program (CFDA 66.959), will provide financial and technical assistance to low-income and disadvantaged communities in Connecticut to deploy and benefit from residential-serving distributed solar energy and storage projects. The grant recipient, the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), will use the funding to offer...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041), will fund the State of Delaware's efforts to train 185 workers, including 74 from underserved or underrepresented populations, over a 48-month period. The $1,151,040 grant will enable Delaware to offer a diverse range of high-quality training and certification options for industry-recognized credentials in energy efficiency. Additionally, the state will establish a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $897,536 Cooperative Agreement to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The grant objectives for Budget Period 1 are: (1) designing a technically and economically feasible low-temperature geothermal heating and cooling system for a low-income, CT environmental justice community in...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) provides $11,674,260 to the Texas State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) to implement a workforce development plan. SECO will sub-contract with an experienced implementer that has at least 5 years' experience as a Building Performance Institute (BPI) test center and Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) training provider, and is accredited by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council...