Agency: Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Description:
Block and competitive grant program to assist states, tribes, and local governments. Funds can be used for a variety of activities such as conducting residential and commercial building energy audits, incentivizing energy efficiency improvement, improved building codes, technology to capture methane from landfills, and many more.
Bill Section:
40552
Potential Cost:
$550,000,000
Timeline:
Until expended
Implementation Status/Rulemaking:
DOE will distribute $440 million in formula and competitive EECBG Program funding: $299 million (68%) in formula awards to local governments, $123 million (28%) in formula awards to states, $8.8 million (2%) in formula funding for Tribes, and $8.8 million (2%) in competitive grants to ineligible local governments and Indian tribes.
The application deadline for formula funding for states and territories was July 31, 2023. The application deadline for formula funding for local governments and Tribes is April 30, 2024. Grant Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until April 30, 2024.
On June 29, 2022, DOE announced individual state, local and Tribal EECBG Program formula allocations: Source
As of January 2024, DOE has awarded a total of $74,225,620 in EECBG Program formula funding to 67 communities: Source