The Washington State Department of Commerce is accepting applications for its Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG).
Donor Name: Washington State Department of Commerce
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Capacity-building planning grants for local governments. Washington will pass-through $2,046,501 in federal formula funding for the federal EECBG program to cities and counties ineligible for direct allocations from the federal Department of Energy. In alignment with both the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL) Justice 40 and Washington’s HEAL Act priorities, cities and counties demonstrating the highest levels of need as shown on the DOE’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJEST) will receive priority in scoring. The primary objectives are:
- advancing the state energy strategy, equity and policy goals, and expediting delivery of these funds to local governments; and
- capacity-building for the smaller cities and counties that are not eligible for direct federal EECBG funding.
County, city or tribal governments may apply for one of three planning grants:
- Communities may work with consultants to develop plans and strategies for energy efficiency and conservation including financing, purchasing, and installing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and zero-emission transportation and associated infrastructure.
- Energy audits may be conducted on commercial and residential buildings.
- Public education programs may be developed to build public awareness and energy saving actions.
Funding Information
Washington has been awarded formula funding to be passed through to city, county, and tribal governments. Funding will be awarded based on proposed project budgets in the applications. Up to a total of $2,046,501 will be awarded.
Grant Period
The period of performance of any contract(s) resulting from this RFA is tentatively scheduled to begin on or about 7/1/2024 and to end on 12/30/2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants will be smaller cities, counties or tribal governments that did not qualify for direct EECBG allocations from the federal government. Three types of planning projects that are eligible for this program include:
- Communities that work with consultants to develop plans and strategies for energy efficiency and conservation including financing, purchasing, and installing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and zero-emission transportation and associated infrastructure.
- Energy audits that are conducted on commercial and residential buildings.
- Public education programs developed to build public awareness and energy saving actions.
Qualifications
- Open to city or county governments that did not qualify for direct EECBG allocations.
- Eligible applicant cities or counties will contain one or more census tracts designated as Disadvantaged using the DOE’s CEJEST tool. The planning project will include meaningful benefits for one or more of those communities.
- Where these census tracts are also ranked highly impacted on Washington’s Environmental Health Disparities Map will be given additional priority.
For more information, visit WSDC.
