Project Grant 00E02033

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $8,500,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources. The project aims to improve the energy efficiency and reduce emissions of existing large public, commercial, and multifamily buildings in Minnesota through the design and implementation of a successful and...

The Department of Energy awarded the City of Milwaukee a $9,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The grant aims to: 1) Reduce energy use in Milwaukee's commercial and multifamily buildings through adoption of updated building performance standards equivalent to ASHRAE 90.1-2019 and 2021 IECC, to help meet the city's greenhouse gas reduction goals; 2) Create...

The Midwest Control Products Corp was awarded a $166,119 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services on August 9, 2023. The grant will fund the installation of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements for the company's operations in Illinois over a 2-year performance period ending August 9, 2025. The REAP program provides grants and loan guarantees of up to 25% of eligible project costs...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Center for Energy and Environment received a $3.2 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under CFDA 81.117 (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance), effective July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for October 2, 2025. The award supports a comprehensive initiative to advance energy code adoption and...

This $275,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support Community Energy Labs Inc.'s development of an advanced building management system using model predictive control and machine learning techniques. The system aims to automate complex aspects of energy-efficient building control to simplify setup and implementation for small to mid-sized commercial building owners. By reducing costs and complexity, the technology...

The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) was awarded a $812,429 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) on October 1, 2023. The award will support CEE's research and development of innovative aerosol sealing techniques for occupied residential buildings to improve energy efficiency. Key activities include assessing the feasibility of air source heat...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The funding will support the inclusion of energy efficiency and resiliency measures at OPM's Theodore Roosevelt Building headquarters in Washington, D.C. Key project activities...

This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will support the Ohio Cities Building Performance Standard Initiative. The initiative will implement a building performance standard across commercial buildings in four Ohio cities (Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton) to achieve energy savings equivalent to or greater...

Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc. received a $215,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Under this award, Metropolitan Energy Center will serve as a Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) Coalition, delivering stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, and outreach services within its Kansas City, Missouri territory...

The Department of Energy awarded a $3.1 million Cooperative Agreement to the Midwestern Governors Association under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) for the period August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026. The recipient will serve as a regional convener and analytical resource for Midwestern states, facilitating collaboration among state governor advisors, public utility commissioners, energy office officials, and federal representatives to advance...