The Energy Efficiency Planning for Rural Communities (EEPRC) program is a special, one-time technical assistance offering through the Community Resilience Partnership.
Donor Name: State of Maine Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation & Future
State: Maine
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/04/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Partnership provides grants and assistance to municipal governments, Tribal Governments, plantations, townships, or unorganized territories in Maine (“Communities”) for projects that reduce energy use and costs, transition to clean energy and make communities more resilient to climate change impacts such as flooding, extreme temperatures, and public health risks.
The purpose of the EEPRC program is to support Maine communities with energy efficiency planning for publicly owned buildings through energy audits, energy benchmarking trainings and support, and energy conservation plans.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Energy Efficiency Planning in Rural Communities program, a community must BOTH:
- Be enrolled in the Community Resilience Partnership,
- Be either a community with a population of less than 10,000 OR have a Medium or High vulnerability according to the Maine Social Vulnerability Index (SVI).
For more information, visit GOPIF.
