The Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia, Inc. (ECA), a non-profit organization, has been awarded a $1,999,231.55 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900). This multi-year grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2023 to March 1, 2027, will support ECA's efforts to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low- and...
The Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia, Inc. was awarded $500,000 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 to provide environmental job training services. Through this cooperative agreement, ECA will train 240 individuals from disadvantaged communities in Philadelphia in skills for environmental remediation and renewable energy careers. Specifically, ECA will offer 10-week job skills courses to cohorts of 15...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the City of Philadelphia a $1,316,810 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) under CFDA 81.128. This formula grant, with a period of performance from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026, is designed to assist state, local, and tribal governments in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, fossil fuel emissions, and improve overall energy efficiency. The City of Philadelphia, through its Office of the Director of Finance, will leverage these...
The City of Erie, PA has been awarded a $151,020 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program (CFDA 81.128). The grant will fund the city's strategies to reduce energy use, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve overall energy efficiency. Key project activities will include conducting energy audits, performing building retrofits, developing energy efficiency plans, and installing renewable energy technologies. The grant...
The Department of Energy awarded a $411,780 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (CFDA 81.128) to the County of Lancaster in Pennsylvania. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, is designed to assist state and local governments in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. Typical activities funded under the EECBG program include conducting energy audits, performing building retrofits,...
The City of Port Arthur has been awarded a $118,760 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's 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 funded through this award include energy audits, building retrofits, development of energy efficiency and conservation plans, and...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund a comprehensive initiative to enhance community resilience and address environmental and socioeconomic challenges in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. The $19,997,822 grant will be used to establish a Community Resilience Hub that will centralize climate resilience programs and emergency...
The City of Reading was awarded a $145,490 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program (CFDA 81.128). The EECBG program is designed to assist state, local, and tribal governments in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, fossil fuel emissions, and improve overall energy efficiency. The grant will support the City of Reading in executing a range of energy efficiency and conservation projects over the 2-year performance...
The County of Bucks in Pennsylvania received a $404,580 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the U.S. Department of Energy (CFDA 81.128). This formula grant, awarded on December 1, 2024, will support the county's implementation of strategies to reduce energy use, lower fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency across its operations. Eligible activities under the EECBG program include conducting energy audits, performing building retrofits, and installing...
The County of Luzerne in Pennsylvania was awarded a $287,780 formula grant under the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program (CFDA 81.128). The grant will be used to implement strategies to reduce energy use, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve overall energy efficiency within the county. Eligible activities include conducting energy audits, performing building retrofits, developing comprehensive energy efficiency plans, and installing...