Project Grant 84096001
- This federal Project Grant award of $250,000, provided by the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868), supports Partner Community Capital, Inc. (doing business as Ncif) in delivering technical assistance and capacity building services focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects for agricultural producers and rural small businesses in West Virginia. The two-year grant, awarded on...
- This $1,999,950 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The project, awarded to the Urban Forest Carbon Registry in August 2024, delivers three key solutions over 3 years to enable hundreds of land trusts to enroll thousands of rural landowners in carbon offset and ecosystem services programs: Technical assistance toolkits to help landowners assess eligibility,...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, provides $450,000,000 to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a Priority Climate Action Plan. The key activities under this award include initiatives to rapidly accelerate the adoption of cold-climate...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Inc. a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Under this award, the awardee will serve as a Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) Coalition, delivering stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, and outreach activities within its territory in...
- This $38,646,534 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program will fund the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed by the Southeast Conference in Alaska. The key objectives are to achieve significant cumulative GHG reductions by 2030, deliver substantial community benefits particularly in low-income...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $1,000,000 in funding to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission to develop regional climate action plans and quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction measures. The key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (due 03/01/2024), a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (due 2 years from the award date), and a...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under CFDA 81.117 "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" will provide $19,994,460 to the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) to support the implementation of New York City's Local Law 97 of 2019, an aggressive building performance standard aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions from approximately 50,000 of the city's largest...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The City of Providence received a $3.6 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) on September 25, 2025. The award funds the upgrade of multiple recreation centers in Providence, Rhode Island into community heating and cooling centers designed to provide residents relief during extreme heat and cold events...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Premier Resource Management LLC received $18.46 million in federal funding under the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The cooperative agreement supports the design, installation, and demonstration of a Geological Thermal Energy Storage (GEOTES) system integrated with...
- The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $1,307,199.20 Project Grant under its Project Development program (CFDA 87.101) to Lightsmith Group, LLC, a New York-based limited liability company. The grant, awarded on November 14, 2024, is intended to support the creation of a new scalable platform that will provide the full range of equity, credit, and technical assistance to growth-stage climate adaptation companies. The project has a performance period ending on...
DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO POWER FORWARD COMMUNITIES (PFC). THE RECIPIENT WILL UTILIZE THE FUNDING TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND OTHER AIR POLLUTANTS; DELIVER BENEFITS OF GREENHOUSE GAS- AND AIR POLLUTION-REDUCING PROJECTS TO AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (LIDACS); AND MOBILIZE FINANCING AND PRIVATE CAPITAL TO STIMULATE ADDITIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS- AND AIR POLLUTION-REDUCING PROJECTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT -- FORMED BY FIVE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST TRUSTED HOUSING, CLIMATE, AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GROUPS -- WILL BUILD AND LEAD A NATIONAL FINANCING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED AND AFFORDABLE CAPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS, DRIVING DOWN COSTS AND CREATING STRONGER, MORE AFFORDABLE, MORE RESILIENT HOMES. THE COALITION WILL ALSO DEDICATE TIME AND FUNDING TOWARDS COLLABORATING WITH AND EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP PRIORITIZE THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL'S SPECIFIC NEEDS IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE LASTING AND GENUINELY-IMPACTFUL SOLUTIONS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A BALANCE OF LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION WITH A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO DELIVER FOCUSED, SCALED, AND LIDAC-FIRST MARKET TRANSFORMATION. POWER FORWARD COMMUNITIES (PFC) WILL ENRICH THE LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION, LED BY COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS), BY PUTTING ALL BUILDING OWNERS IN A POSITION TO ACT THROUGH AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALIZED, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION INCLUDING PLANNING TOOLS, SIMPLIFIED CHOICES, AND TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE SUPPORT SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING A VETTED LOCAL CONTRACTOR NETWORK. THE NATIONAL STRATEGY WILL WORK TO REDUCE THE COST OF PARTICIPATION AND STREAMLINE PROJECT DELIVERY AND REDUCE FRICTION, ALONGSIDE CUSTOMIZED AND AFFORDABLE FINANCING SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, PFC WILL MOBILIZE A VARIETY OF AFFORDABLE CAPITAL SOLUTIONS THAT CATER TO A VARIETY OF PROJECTS AND NEEDS. SUBRECIPIENT:POWER FORWARD COMMUNITIES (PFC) IS ABLE TO GENERATE A PIPELINE FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES: (1) LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT (LIHTC) PROPERTIES WITH EXPIRING COMPLIANCE PERIODS THAT ARE SLATED FOR GREEN RETROFITS, AS WELL AS THE ORIGINATION OF NEW NET-ZERO EMISSIONS PROPERTIES, THROUGH ENTERPRISE AND LISC'S LIHTC BUSINESS LINES; (2) ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S PORTFOLIO OF UNITS OWNED AND OPERATED ACROSS 115 PROPERTIES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION; (3) ENTERPRISE REAL ESTATE EQUITY'S PORTFOLIO OF AFFORDABLE PROPERTIES WITH GREEN RETROFIT NEEDS; (4) COMMUNITY FACILITY PROJECTS THROUGH ENTERPRISE AND LISC'S NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT (NMTC) UNITS, THE TWO LARGEST ALLOCATEES IN THE COUNTRY; (5) HABITAT'S 1,200 CHAPTER NETWORK OF SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPERS; AND (6) ENTERPRISE AND LISC'S EXISTING INITIATIVES FOR SUPPORTING MWBE DEVELOPERS AND CONTRACTORS. ENTERPRISE GREEN ACCELERATOR, INC. (EGA) WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH A FEW DIFFERENT MECHANISMS: 1) LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT (LIHTC) PROPERTIES WITH EXPIRING COMPLIANCE PERIODS THAT ARE SLATED FOR GREEN RETROFITS, 2) THEIR REAL ESTATE EQUITY PORTFOLIO INVOLVING WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE PROPERTIES WITH GREEN RETROFIT NEEDS AS WELL AS THE ORIGINATION OF NEW NET-ZERO EMISSIONS PROPERTIES, 3) THEIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO WHICH INCLUDES OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTIES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC SPECIFICALLY, AND 4) THEIR NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT (NMTC) UNITS WHICH WILL INCLUDE GREEN RETROFIT OR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF NET-ZERO EMISSION PROPERTIES. THEY WILL BE COLLABORATING WITH LISC GREEN LLC TO ASSIST PROPERTY OWNERS WITH DECARBONIZATION PLANS. EGA WILL ALSO BE USING SOME OF THEIR SUBAWARD FOR MARKET BUILDING, PREDEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES. LISC GREEN LLC WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH A FEW LOAN OFFERINGS THAT LEAN ON LISC'S CURRENT SYSTEMS FOR IMPACT INCLUDING T
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 12/20/24 | ||
| Not listed | $2.0b | 8/8/24 |