Energy Conservation for Institutional Buildings

The Department of Energy administered CFDA 81.052, Energy Conservation for Institutional Buildings, which funded energy efficiency retrofits and conservation measures at public and nonprofit institutional buildings through state-administered grant programs, with the most recent award issued on September 26, 1995 — over 30 years ago.

This program is no longer active. The final grant award was made in 1995, with no subsequent disbursements recorded. The portfolio shows 11 total awards spanning from 1989 to 1995, concentrated in the final two years (1994–1995). No recent grant opportunities are posted or available for pursuit.

When active, the program funded state-level coordination of energy conservation efforts targeting schools, hospitals, and buildings owned by local government units and public care institutions. The Rebuild America initiative in the Kansas City area exemplified direct retrofit activity. States administered technical assistance and energy conservation measure grant programs under formula allocations.

The assistance-type mix was predominantly Formula Grants (91 percent of awards, 10 grants), with a single Cooperative Agreement (9 percent). The Department of Energy was the sole funding agency across all 11 awards. Combined total dollars obligated across federal and non-federal shares reached $7.9 million over the program's active period. The largest single award was a Cooperative Agreement to Kansas City for building retrofit activity, obligating $6.3 million. Formula grants to Missouri, Ohio, and Indiana for institutional conservation program administration ranged from approximately $1.2 million to $2.1 million per award.

This program should be marked inactive and not pursued. The 31-year gap since the last award, absence of any posted opportunities, and historical focus on state-administered conservation programs suggest the funding line is dormant or has been superseded by successor programs.