The City of Seattle received a $1.8 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program (CFDA 81.042) to provide comprehensive retrofits to 3-5 multi-family affordable housing properties serving low-income tenants for 50 or more years. The project will focus on decarbonization measures such as converting heating, hot water, ventilation and appliances from gas to more efficient electric systems, as well as other...
This $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy through the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program (CFDA 81.042) will fund Elevate Energy to deliver a comprehensive weatherization and electrification program for low-income multifamily housing in Cook County, Illinois and Dane County, Wisconsin from March 2023 through February 2026. Elevate Energy will partner with sub-awardees Project Home Inc. and the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County...
The Department of Energy awarded a $2 million Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources on March 1, 2023 through the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program (CFDA 81.042). The objective of this three-year project is to develop and implement a pilot program demonstrating an equity-focused pathway for decarbonization of residential homes for low-income households in St. Paul, Minnesota. This will be accomplished by targeting major roofing...
Impact Community Action in Columbus, Ohio will receive $2 million from the Department of Energy under the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons federal grant program to conduct deep energy retrofits for 60 historic homes in the American Addition neighborhood. The project aims to ensure the highest energy efficiency standards through weatherization and electrification preparations to ready the homes for on-site renewable energy installation. The three-year project grant beginning March...
This federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides $20,104,032 to the National Housing Trust to retrofit 785 homes and improve indoor air quality, reduce localized pollution from fossil fuel use, and protect vulnerable residents from extreme weather. Key activities include electrifying 667 housing units, replacing 569 HVAC gas furnaces with heat pumps, and installing 98...
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 $20,232,335 initiative to address energy justice and implement equitable residential energy efficiency and workforce training programs in disadvantaged communities in Madison, Wisconsin. The 3-year project, starting December 1, 2024, will train a community-based organization (CBO) ambassador network to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) provides $3,000,000 to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to support the state's efforts to expand thermal energy code approaches for existing buildings. The goal is to complement building performance standards and commercial stretch and specialized codes,...
The Houston Advance Research Center (HARC) was awarded a $1,970,345 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program. The grant will fund HARC's efforts to significantly increase eligibility and uptake in the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) by helping overcome barriers to program awareness, property tax assessment concerns, title issues, and home repairs for low-income residents in Shenandoah, Texas through February...
This $19,994,487 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) aims to support the implementation and enforcement of building performance standards (BPS) in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The primary objectives are to provide building-specific decarbonization plans, technical support for compliance, and capacity building for...
The Central Coast Energy Services, Inc. was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program (CFDA #81.042). The grant will fund the Electrify Monterey Bay Project to provide whole-house electrification, energy efficiency improvements, and health and safety remediation to at least 50 low-income households in Watsonville, California between March 1, 2023 and February 28, 2026. The project aims to...