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Funding Resources
Funding Resources
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant | |
|---|---|
| Type of Incentive | Grant |
| Eligible States | National |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | # 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste heat Recovery |
| Eligible Project Size | |
| Number of Awards | |
| Size of Award | The EECBG Program provides grants to local governments, tribal governments, states, and U.S. territories to reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and to implement energy efficiency improvements. Through formula and competitive grants, the Program empowers local communities to make strategic investments to meet the nation's long-term goals for energy independence and leadership on climate change. Funding for the EECBG Program under ARRA totals $3.2 billion. Of this amount, approximately $2.7 billion will be awarded through formula grants. In addition, approximately $454 million will be allocated through competitive grants. |
| Start Date | 2/17/2009 |
| End Date | 12/14/2009 |
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| Additional Information | On October 19, 2009, DOE issued its competitive EECBG funding opportunity announcement. The announcement seeks innovative state and local government and Indian tribe programs, and will use up to $454 million in ARRA EECBG funds for these competitive grants awarded in the two topic areas described below. Applications are due to DOE by December 14, 2009, and the voluntary letters of intent are due by November 19, 2009. - Topic 1: Retrofit Ramp-Up, $390 million. The first topic area will award funds for innovative programs that are structured to provide whole-neighborhood building energy retrofits. These will be projects that demonstrate a sustainable business model for providing cost-effective energy upgrades for a large percentage of the residential, commercial, and public buildings in a specific community. DOE expects to make 8 to 20 awards under this topic area, with award size ranging from $5-75 million. Eligible entities include states, formula-eligible local and tribal governments, entities eligible under Topic 2, and nonprofit organizations authorized by the preceding entities. - Topic 2: General Innovation Fund, $64 million. The second topic area will award up to $64 million to help expand local energy efficiency efforts and reduce energy use in the commercial, residential, transportation, manufacturing, or industrial sectors. DOE expects to make 15 to 60 awards, with award size ranging from $1-5 million. Eligible entities include local and tribal governments that were not eligible to receive population-based formula grant allocations from DOE under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program; a governmental, quasi-governmental, or non-governmental, nonprofit organization authorized by and on behalf of a unit of local government (or Indian tribe) that was not an eligible entity; or a consortia of units of local governments (or tribes) that were not eligible entities. |
| Web Site |
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/wip/block_grants.cfm  |
| Primary Contact |
EERE Information Center 1000 Independence Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20585 U.S.A. (877) 337-3463 |