The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) is seeking applications for its Energy Efficiency Priorities Grants that improve energy efficiency and implement clean energy systems.
Donor Name: Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
State: Maine
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Community Resilience Partnership provides grants and assistance to municipalities, Tribal Governments, and unorganized territories for projects that reduce energy use and costs, transition to clean energy, and make communities in Maine more resilient to climate change.
The Energy Efficiency Priorities Grant (EEPG) is a special, one-time grant round of the Community Resilience Partnership. The purpose of the Energy Efficiency Priorities Grant is to distribute federal funds to disadvantaged communities in Maine for projects that improve energy efficiency and implement clean energy systems. This special grant round differs from the Community Resilience Partnership’s standard Community Action Grant in important ways described in this Request for Applications.
Funding Information
- OPIF will award approximately $1,000,000 of the state allocation to disadvantaged communities.
- Minimum and Maximum Award: Individual communities, as defined above, are eligible for a minimum award of $80,000 and a maximum award of $100,000. Groups of communities applying jointly are eligible for awards of up to $100,000 per community.
Contract Terms
Contract terms will be either one (1) or two (2) years, as specified by the applicant’s proposal.
Eligible Activities
- Energy conservation and energy efficiency retrofit
- Transportation electrification
- Clean Energy and Distributed Energy Systems
- Public Engagement Activities
- Administrative Activities
- Ancillary Equipment and Limitations
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Energy Efficiency Priorities Grant, a community must be BOTH:
- enrolled in the Community Resilience Partnership,
AND - contain a census tract designated as Disadvantaged by the US EPA’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST).
Municipalities and federally recognized tribal governments that are eligible for a direct allocation of federal EECBG funds are not eligible for this grant.
For more information, visit GOPIF.
