The Indiana Office of Energy Development (IOED) will make available $1,469,358 for Indiana’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program.
Donor Name: Indiana Office of Energy Development (IOED)
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This program will fund efforts to increase energy efficiency and conservation for units of local government. Grant funds will support eligible program activities, such as energy planning, energy audits and building upgrades, and electric transportation for communities. Funding for this opportunity is available only to units of local government in Indiana that were not allocated EECBG formula funds directly from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Program Objectives & Priorities
IOED uses the five pillars of electricity policy, as codified in Indiana law: affordability, reliability, resiliency, stability, and environmental sustainability, in the development and implementation of grant programs. Energy efficiency supports the five pillars in multiple ways, including maintaining affordability through reducing energy consumption, increasing reliability, resiliency, and stability by reducing demands placed onto the electric grid, and providing environmental benefits. The application also includes consideration for disadvantaged communities, and applications that improve outcomes specifically for disadvantaged communities are strongly encouraged.
Funding Information
There is no minimum or maximum, but IOED anticipates awarded projects to be between $100,000 and $200,000, on average
Project Period
Up to 2 years
Program Activities
- Energy Planning
- This activity will allow for local governments to develop a strategic roadmap to focus and guide energy efficiency and conservation efforts. Energy plans will identify existing energy consumption, goals, and strategies to meet the goals.
- Energy Efficiency Audits and Retrofits
- This activity allows local governments to identify and implement energy efficiency improvements for reduced energy consumption and for cost savings.
- Electric Transportation
- This program activity supports local governments to deploy zero-emission transportation measures. Eligible activities for this program include electric vehicles and fleets, community EV charging infrastructure, and grid modernization efforts that are necessary to support electric transportation (such as metering systems, grid-interactive technologies). This program may be subject to further NEPA and Buy America (BABA) compliance.
- Workforce Development
- This program activity assists local governments in enhancing and broadening skills of the workforce, fostering prosperity for individuals, communities, and businesses, with a focus on clean energy and the energy efficiency industry. Actions for this program might include workforce development program and curriculum development, stakeholder engagement, and paying trainers and trainees.
Eligible Applicants
Local governments are eligible to apply for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG).
For more information, visit IOED.
