The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is offering the Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Program (CI&A FY23 Program) to Maryland commercial, industrial, data centers, non-profits, and farms and other agricultural entities, for the implementation of energy efficiency improvement projects to their facilities.
Donor Name: Maryland Energy Administration (MEA)
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,400,000
Details:
Program Budget
The CI&A Program budget in Fiscal Year 2023 is anticipated to be up to $2,400,000.
Eligible Applicants
The following types of facilities can apply for an award under the Program:
AOI 1: Commercial, Industrial, and Non-profit Sector
- Businesses (registered corporations, LLPs, LLCs, GPs, etc.)
- Manufacturers & Industrial Entities
- Data Centers
- Eligible data centers must have a data floor facility size of at least 1,000 square feet, and be able to identify, track, and monitor data facility Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). PUE is the “ratio of the total amount of power used by a computer data center facility to the power delivered to computing equipment”.
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Private Schools (Pre-K, K – 12)
- Privately-owned Colleges and Universities
- Other types of commercial buildings may be eligible, determined by MEA on a case-by-case basis.
AOI 2: Agricultural Sector
- Farms and Businesses in the Agricultural sector
- Other entities that fall within North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Eligible Activities
The CI&A FY23 Program is available for projects that increase the energy efficiency of electric and non-electric fuel consumption of existing facilities, or dedicated spaces within existing buildings.
Examples of possible energy efficiency measures that can be eligible under the Program include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Building insulation and envelope improvements
- Lighting and controls
- Motors and variable frequency drives (VFDs)
- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades
- Refrigeration
- Retro-commissioning or recommissioning
- Energy data analytics and operational changes to improve energy efficiency
- Data center server virtualization, server decommissioning and consolidation, airflow optimization, aisle containment, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) upgrades
- Building Management Software (BMS
For more information, visit Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural Grant.
