Project Grant DEEE0002967

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $516,258 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the Clean Energy Economy For The Region. The funding will support the design and deployment of a fifth-generation geothermal district heating and cooling (5G) system that can initially supply 25% of the heating and cooling needs for the 32 Zero Energy District (32ZED) in Carbondale, CO and...

The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program awarded $1.9 million in Project Grant funding to the General Services Administration (GSA) Greater Southwest Finance Center under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to implement a geothermal heating and cooling system at the Mike Mansfield Federal Building and Courthouse in Butte, Montana. The award, effective August 1, 2025,...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $233,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Seward, Alaska. The funding will support the final design of a fourth-generation, community-scale, tidal source geothermal district heating and cooling system for the city. The project aims to reduce the community's dependency on heating oil and lower CO2 emissions by supplying over...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $397,351 Cooperative Agreement to Kawerak, Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The funding will support the design of a new direct-use geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system to provide space conditioning for tribal buildings at Pilgrim Hot Springs in Nome, Alaska. The project aims to develop a scalable GDHC system that will provide 95%...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The City of Rochester received a $7.41 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded June 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The project will design, procure, and install geothermal wells to transition four city buildings in Rochester, Minnesota to a 130-degree hot water heating and cooling...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $700,414 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Duluth, Minnesota to design and deploy a geothermal heating and cooling system in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The project objectives are to: 1) Design a new geothermal system to meet 100% of the heating demand in the underserved Lincoln Park community, and 2) Develop a career pathways plan to build the workforce needed for...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Pennsylvania State University was awarded a $1.5 million cooperative agreement by the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135, effective November 13, 2025, with completion targeted for November 12, 2028. Under this competitive award, Penn State will develop and validate thermally activated cellular screens (TACS) for autonomous flow control in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). The primary deliverable is a kirigami-inspired TACS...

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $1,000,000 in federal funding on October 1, 2025, to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves Program (CFDA 11.420) to support infrastructure improvements at the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve. The project will retrofit and upgrade the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system at the Norrie Point Environmental...

The City of Providence received a $3.6 million Project Grant 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) awarded on September 25, 2025. The project involves upgrading multiple recreation centers in Providence, Rhode Island into community heating and cooling centers designed to provide residents relief during extreme weather events while advancing the city's decarbonization...